The Runchuks Podcast

Elliot Roe is one of the best mental game and performance coaches in the poker industry. This time we talk about the role sleep plays in helping us maintain high levels of performance, Eliot shares useful tips and tricks for improving our performance at work and some tips for finding and maintaining a life/work balance, and how to make sure we don’t confuse being busy with being productive. I highly recommend Elliot’s  A-Game Poker Masterclass course, I found it very useful myself, as have many of my friends. The list of testimonials for the course is very impressive. This course served as a springboard for advancing many poker careers to the next level. So at least have a look at it: http://www.runitonce.com/a/runchuks [http://www.runitonce.com/a/runchuks] I also recommend that you also listen to our first conversation with Elliot from last year, where we talk about the common roadblocks to realizing your potential in poker, that episode has received lots of great feedback as many listeners found it very useful. On YouTube: https://youtu.be/OB__aOZJxz4 [https://youtu.be/OB__aOZJxz4] Audio Version: https://runchuks.podbean.com/e/elliot-roe-on-whats-holding-people-back-from-becoming-successful-in-poker/ [https://runchuks.podbean.com/e/elliot-roe-on-whats-holding-people-back-from-becoming-successful-in-poker/] CONNECT WITH ELLIOT: Website: https://elliotroe.com/ [https://elliotroe.com/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElliotRoe1 [https://twitter.com/ElliotRoe1] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotroe/ [https://www.instagram.com/elliotroe/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotroe [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotroe] PrimedMind App: https://primedmind.com/ [https://primedmind.com/] CONNECT: Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt [https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt] Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com [https://www.runchukspodcast.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP [https://twitter.com/RunchuksP] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker [https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker] Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching [https://bit.ly/bts-coaching] PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro [https://apple.co/2XlvTro] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF [https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF] Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod [https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod] YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt [https://bit.ly/podcast-yt] OUTLINE: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Working on your sleep 00:09:43 Moving to a better time zone 00:15:03 Techniques to improve your sleep 00:19:19 A word for the young listeners 00:25:07 Why do we play poker? 00:33:30 Removing labels and transitioning 00:38:33 Work and study ethics 00:44:50 Techniques to improve your performance 00:49:15 How to know what you don't know 00:51:57 Admitting your mistakes 00:56:24 Taking care of your bankroll 01:01:15 Having a meaningful hobby 01:06:15 Setting yourself a long-term plan 01:16:27 A-Game Poker Masterclass 01:17:53 Pandemic impact on poker 01:21:19 Dealing with FOMO

Steffen Sontheimer is a poker player and coach. His total live tournament winnings exceed $13,700,000. And he's also enjoying great success in online and live cash game tables. Steffen joins us once again and this time we dive deeper into optimal techniques for studying poker, discuss GTO vs exploitative play, talk about what it takes to reach the high stakes and remain successful there, we outline the importance of staying flexible in your career as a poker player. We also discuss the importance of legitimizing your income and staying healthy and lots more. CONNECT WITH STEFFEN: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rungo0serun/ [https://twitter.com/rungo0serun/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/go0se.core/ [https://www.instagram.com/go0se.core/] Pokercode website: https://www.pokercode.com/ [https://www.pokercode.com/] CONNECT: Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt [https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt] Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com [https://www.runchukspodcast.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP [https://twitter.com/RunchuksP] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker [https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker] Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching [https://bit.ly/bts-coaching] PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro [https://apple.co/2XlvTro] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF [https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF] Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod [https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod] YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt [https://bit.ly/podcast-yt] OUTLINE: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 The impact of the pandemic on Steffen's plans 00:08:59 Transitioning back to high stakes cash games 00:13:38 New Germany regulations 00:21:37 Stay flexible 00:26:36 Weight your options 00:35:43 Paying taxes and bank accounts 00:42:44 Explaining what you do for a living 00:55:59 New players joining the game 01:00:03 Body signals 01:11:09 Gameplan to play high stakes 01:30:49 Deviating from GTO 01:44:05 Reaction game 01:51:57 Vladimir Kramnik on the best solutions 02:01:13 Pokercode 02:09:32 Who is Pokercode for? 02:13:31 Coaching plans 02:16:12 Links in the description below You might also want to check out our first conversation with Steffen here: https://youtu.be/LfCuMWvpHWc [https://youtu.be/LfCuMWvpHWc]

Poker player and gambling author Mason Malmuth joins us once again to discuss his new book, Cardrooms: Everything Bad and How to Make Them Better. We talk about the importance of the proper balance between luck and skill in poker, how poker managers can promote the game, and what can players do to sustain the profitability of the game. In his 34 years as a full-time gambler and gambling writer, Mason has co-authored 15 other books. Mason’s publishing company Two Plus Two LLC has sold over two million books on gambling. Two Plus Two has published over three dozen books on poker, written by some of the biggest names in the field. CONNECT WITH MASON: Twitter: https://twitter.com/masonmalmuth [https://twitter.com/masonmalmuth] Two Plus Two Poker: https://www.twoplustwo.com/ [https://www.twoplustwo.com/] CONNECT: Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt [https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt] Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com [https://www.runchukspodcast.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP [https://twitter.com/RunchuksP] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker [https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker] Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching [https://bit.ly/bts-coaching] PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro [https://apple.co/2XlvTro] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF [https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF] Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod [https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod] YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt [https://bit.ly/podcast-yt] OUTLINE: 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:05 Cardrooms: Everything Bad and How to Make Them Better 00:09:04 Keeping recreational players in the game 00:12:48 The balance between luck and skill 00:15:28 Small stakes are dying 00:18:46 Railing tables 00:26:35 Win rate and speeding up the game 00:31:28 Running it twice 00:39:17 Dealers 00:48:53 Favorite rooms 00:52:11 Tips for poker players 00:53:22 Maximum buy-in 01:02:11 Straddles 01:14:05 High stakes area 01:15:26 Sucker privileges 01:20:47 Private list 01:23:13 Table structures 01:26:08 Promotion ideas 01:44:59 Rake structure 01:49:48 Low stakes games 01:51:31 Online poker environment 01:56:07 Live poker environment 02:00:52 Poker variants post solver era 02:04:56 Sixteen different games that cardrooms might want to try 02:10:24 If there was one change 02:13:49 Feedback from a cardroom manager and players 02:16:06 Must move tables 02:21:01 The ever-changing poker environment 02:22:43 Free book for cardroom managers

Professional poker player and teacher Cory Mikesell talks about his book on PLO theory and practice. Also, as a National Chess Master, he talks about approaches to learning chess that also apply to poker, and shares his insights about efficient learning. Cory spends tremendous effort to dig down to the first principles in poker theory. For example, he constructed a database of analyses covering every line and stack size in Heads-up. He shared how visualization helps him strategize his plays. SPECIAL OFFER Cory is giving a 20% discount on his newest book to my audience. This book is a great and valuable resource. To apply the discount just use promo code RUNCHUKS20 at checkout. You can find the book here: https://www.corymikesell.com/store-1/p/heads-up-plo-the-definitive-guide [https://www.corymikesell.com/store-1/p/heads-up-plo-the-definitive-guide] CONNECT WITH CORY: Website: https://www.corymikesell.com/ [https://www.corymikesell.com/] CONNECT: Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt [https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt] Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com [https://www.runchukspodcast.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP [https://twitter.com/RunchuksP] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker [https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker] Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching [https://bit.ly/bts-coaching] PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro [https://apple.co/2XlvTro] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF [https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF] Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod [https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod] YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt [https://bit.ly/podcast-yt] OUTLINE: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 PLO Book 00:10:43 Most common mistakes in studying process 00:12:37 Deviating from solvers 00:20:51 Surprising learning concepts 00:33:12 Chess approach applied to poker 00:40:13 Developing your methodology 00:52:50 We are playing against humans 00:57:10 Phil Hellmuth vs. Doug Polk 01:00:22 Assuming that your opponent thinks like you 01:04:12 Observant player 01:09:27 Advice for playing anonymous tables / HUD-less tables 01:12:59 Focusing on live poker 01:18:56 Not willing to put in the work or pay for the work 01:25:30 EV from the book 01:29:49 How to approach studying 01:36:07 Podcast world 01:39:51 What top athletes have in common 01:48:40 Discipline equals freedom 01:52:56 One less decision you have to make 01:55:50 Studying hand histories 02:04:45 Laser focus 02:08:18 Learning through interesting material 02:15:48 Links in the description below

Australian poker pro Rory Young shares valuable advice for poker players. We talk about the life lessons we’ve learned from poker, and we hear the details behind the "30 days in a dark bathroom bet". Rory also talks about his journey to becoming a success and shares the importance of connecting with our emotions and being surrounded by the right people. Check out Rory's business project here: https://odinpoker.io/ CONNECT: Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt [https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt] Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com [https://www.runchukspodcast.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP [https://twitter.com/RunchuksP] Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker [https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker] Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching [https://bit.ly/bts-coaching] PODCAST INFO: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro [https://apple.co/2XlvTro] Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF [https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF] Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod [https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod] YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt [https://bit.ly/podcast-yt] OUTLINE 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:44 Meet Rory Young 00:06:21 Getting into poker back in the day 00:10:48 Variance is nasty 00:14:13 Leave work at work... And be absolutely obsessed 00:19:49 Not doing it for the money anymore 00:26:17 Successful poker players can REALLY achieve anything? 00:27:52 Figure out your hourly and where you're in your life 00:32:04 Getting into business 00:38:05 Valuing your freedom 00:43:19 Perseverance 00:44:49 Having the right people around you 00:50:33 Bidding 00:52:51 Learning from friends 00:56:55 Identifying blind spots 01:04:07 Don't have an assistant 01:07:01 The people who think they're the most self-aware 01:10:29 Do you hate poker? Poker is like a job for you? 01:19:58 Connecting with your feelings 01:22:12 Negativity 01:29:24 Not everything is for everyone 01:31:37 Hate culture 01:36:43 Censorship 01:41:49 The Dark Bathroom bet 01:56:16 The Huck Seed call 01:59:14 Would you take the bet? 02:02:53 Sauna 02:06:14 Las Vegas climate