Born on December 29th, 1983, in Vlissingen (Netherlands), Lex developed an early love for computer games when his uncle gave him a NES for his 5th birthday. During his teenage years, he discovered StarCraft: Brood War, where he met friends like Victor Goossens, founder of Teamliquid.net. After finishing middle school and starting criminology at Erasmus University in Rotterdam at age 20, Lex discovered poker during the poker boom following Moneymaker’s WSOP win. Starting with $10 from online friends, he quickly advanced to the highest stakes both online and live. In 2009, he signed a contract with PokerStars and traveled the world playing poker, featuring in shows like High Stakes Poker and The Big Game. In 2013, Lex transitioned from PokerStars Team Pro to PokerStars Team Online, achieving Supernova Elite status for three consecutive years. With the rise of poker on Twitch, Lex began streaming in 2015, becoming the platform's top poker streamer for eight years straight. Now 40 years old, living in Vlissingen with his wife and two young children, Lex focuses on streaming and promoting poker. In November 2016, he was inducted into the Dutch Poker Hall of Fame for his contributions to the game in the Netherlands. Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Becoming a Streamer 2:42 The Rise of Streaming 4:43 Grinding and Sticking to Schedules 5:57 Spoiled with Content 8:22 Authenticity Makes for Streaming Success 12:55 Stories from a Stream - You Can’t Ignore the Trolls 19:41 Pushing Passed the Adversity 27:24 Merging Content Creation and Poker Strategy 33:12 The Importance of ICM 35:45 Live Strategy vs. Online Strategy 43:39 The Financial Side of Streaming 46:39 Truman Show-esque - The Scary Side of Streaming 50:57 Mad Monk - Living Healthy 1:00:09 Lex vs, Elky - Starting with a FIght Follow Lex Veldhuis: X (Formerly Twitter): @lexveldhuis Twitch: @lex veldhuis Website: https://www.lexveldhuis.com/ YouTube: @lexveldhuistv Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates: Instagram:@thedancates X (Formerly Twitter): @junglemandan Join Poker Academy today using this link: https://www.preflop.academy/?via=dan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game