The Runchuks Podcast is dedicated to exploring the path of success for people who have reached the top both within and surrounding the poker industry. Each episode provides a fascinating insight into the mind of someone who has excelled in poker, business or life. Runchuks brings specialized knowledge to his role as the host. He has been a professional poker player for the past 13 years and can be found in high-stakes PLO cash games around the world and on major online poker sites.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
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
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
Audio Version: https://runchuks.podbean.com/e/elliot-roe-on-whats-holding-people-back-from-becoming-successful-in-poker/
CONNECT WITH ELLIOT:
Website: https://elliotroe.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElliotRoe1
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotroe
PrimedMind App: https://primedmind.com/
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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
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
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/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/go0se.core/
Pokercode website: https://www.pokercode.com/
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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
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
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
Two Plus Two Poker: https://www.twoplustwo.com/
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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
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
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.
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https://www.corymikesell.com/store-1/p/heads-up-plo-the-definitive-guide
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Website: https://www.corymikesell.com/
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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
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
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/
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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
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Lukas Robinson went from a recreational player to a sponsored pro with his remarkable feat of streaming 1000 hours of poker on Twitch in 100 days without a single day off. Tune in to learn how he was able to achieve it, and learn his habits, routines, and tricks.
This episode is packed with useful tips and great insight into the world of streaming poker. If you are aspiring to become a professional poker player, want to play poker for fun, want to start your own poker stream, are looking for new ideas and directions in your poker career, including how to improve your routine, your schedule, your approach to nutrition and sleep - there's a lot of value to be found in this conversation.
Connect with Lukas:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robinpoker/?hl=en
Twitter https://twitter.com/robinpoker_?lang=en
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQnroFIgh-0JmGqyTGY-_Q/featured
Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/robinpoker/about
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OUTLINE:
0:00:00 Intro
00:01:23 Lukas Robinson
00:04:51 Streaming 1000 hours in 100 days
00:11:37 Quitting mid-challenge?
00:14:28 Worst and best moments during the challenge
00:21:25 Community aspect
00:23:22 Becoming a poker pro
00:31:22 Physical preparation for the challenge
00:38:03 Burning out
00:42:34 Keeping a routine
00:48:02 Achieving your dreams and having no regrets
00:54:20 Things to look for if you want to improve
00:56:25 Streaming poker vs gaming
01:01:21 Having a day off to reset your mindset
01:03:49 Last days of the challenge
01:07:39 Reality vs expectation
01:12:05 How the rest of the day looked like
01:16:54 Parents take on poker (wait for it)
01:20:54 Getting into poker, mistakes, excuses, and goals
01:27:20 Learning from mistakes
01:30:40 Being emotional
01:33:50 Finding a way to achieve your dream
01:40:21 Life after the challenge
01:42:57 What made me get better at poker
01:45:49 What's next for Lukas Robinson?
01:47:14 Collab stream
01:53:11 "it's not the end, it's the beginning"
01:55:46 Leaving the comfort zone
02:00:44 Who is going to break this record?
02:07:04 The role of variance in early stages of poker career
02:16:54 Taking the leap of faith
02:21:24 Negative society
02:23:26 Achieving full potential
02:30:44 Links in the description below
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Learn the value of having a mindset coach for poker players. Karim Chelli joins us to share his experience in helping poker players unlock their full potential. We talk about the value of having a mindset coach to improve your performance, about the biggest lessons he has learned from being a coach for seven years. Aside from helpful tips about changing your mentality, he also gives us a few keys to improve our socializing skills and maintain relationships.
Find out more about Karim on his website https://karimchelli.com/
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:18 Key advice for poker players
00:02:59 Recognizing the need for a mindset coach
00:04:50 Areas where poker players struggle the most
00:06:42 One universal advice
00:09:50 Cooldown after wrapping up your session
00:11:16 Quitting the session
00:16:40 Coaching since 21
00:21:10 Dating coaching
00:25:19 How to overcome the fear of rejection
00:38:24 I want a girlfriend
00:46:23 List five reasons why you play poker
00:52:42 Poker journey
00:56:36 Getting better and better
01:00:54 Keeping the relationship fresh
01:05:17 Biggest lessons from being a coach
01:10:29 Figuring it out by yourself
01:12:33 The value of a mindset coach
01:17:10 Karim Chelli social media
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Learn more about the healthy approach to a poker player's lifestyle! High-stakes professional poker players are brilliant people in many ways. They know they have the potential and capability to be on top of their game. However, intellectual giftedness comes with a price. Poker pros may find themselves burnt out, overworked, and crippled by their fear of failure.
In this episode, Coach Bahman shares his experiences in coaching professional poker players. He talks about the concept of intellectual giftedness and the challenges, fears, and struggles of high-stakes players.
Connect with Coach Bahman
Website https://www.coachbahman.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/coachbahman
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coachbahman/
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:26 Coach Bahman
00:03:40 Youth counselor
00:12:15 Mentor
00:16:48 What is intelligence?
00:23:09 Finding your potential
00:32:33 The common struggles of poker players
00:40:17 Goal setting
00:45:02 The key traits of a poker professional
00:48:11 The problem with poker freedom
00:54:23 High expectations
01:04:20 Mental performance and bad habits
01:13:16 Fear of missing out
01:18:12 Having time for yourself
01:24:32 Good diet
01:28:26 Keeping a journal
01:33:18 How to approach poker and life
01:49:54 Diversifying your skillset
01:53:56 Intellectual giftedness
02:01:29 Keeping the score
02:08:49 Struggling
02:14:54 The high stakes poker player lifestyle
02:19:50 Transitioning from NLHE to PLO
02:31:16 The podcast for smart people
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Fedor Holz has won the WSOP, EPT, and WTP titles and has over $40 million in tournament earnings. When it comes to building a successful poker career, he really knows what he’s talking about. A few years ago he was voted #1 online poker player and #1 live poker player in the world.
In this conversation, Fedor shares lots of powerful insights and advice about poker, business, and life. He explains his learning process, the way he gets in the zone when it really matters, how maintains full focus, how to avoid common pitfalls when working with solvers - so much of this is truly valuable. And of course, we also talk about his upcoming HU battle vs Wiktor 'limitless' Malinowski.
I’ll share my key takeaways from this episode in my newsletter, so sign up for it on https://www.runchukspodcast.com
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:25 Match against Wiktor 'Iimitless' Malinowski
00:08:49 Mental game
00:16:31 In the zone
00:21:01 New information
00:27:10 How to ask the right question
00:30:56 Ways of learning
00:37:25 The right questions
00:44:45 Beating mid and high stakes
00:48:06 Focus level
00:53:51 Out of the comfort zone
00:58:13 Solver traps
00:59:53 Who is Fedor Holz?
01:05:15 What do you want to do?
01:09:15 Identity
01:13:46 Opportunities
01:26:01 Picking your dreams
01:30:33 I can do anything, but I can't do everything
01:31:37 Current challenges
01:37:57 Nothing is everything
1:42:43 Taking time off
01:47:17 The path is not straight
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Richard Turner is one of the best close-up card magicians in the world. He has entertained millions of people around the world and won several prestigious awards for his achievements in magic. In this conversation, we talk about the extraordinary way Richard's brain works and how he turns his weaknesses into his strengths. Richard describes how he lives with the Charles Bonnet syndrome and how it allows him to achieve extraordinary feats. Richard also recalls multiple great stories about his interaction with Muhammad Ali. We also talk about the upcoming movie project and about the big lessons Richard took away from his 4 great mentors - John Murphey, Steve Terrell, Gene Fisher, and Dai Vernon.
Make sure to check out Richard's website http://www.RichardTurner52.com
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:04 Richardturner52
00:02:14 Trip to Russia
00:05:34 Charles Bonnet Syndrome
00:07:27 How Richard's brain works
00:11:16 Superhuman Incredible People
00:14:22 Using Charles Bonnet Syndrome
00:30:42 Runchuks plays Batty
00:38:59 Upcoming feature film about Richard's life
00:42:54 Talent trumps wealth
00:45:05 Muhammad Ali
00:53:13 The four mentors - John Murphey
00:53:44 Steve Terrell
00:54:42 Gene Fisher
01:01:48 Dai Vernon