The Runchuks Podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

00:03:52 The poker kid

00:08:37 A child among men

00:13:39 Life lessons from poker

00:18:30 The first WSOP Bracelet

00:29:33 "Costa Rica" trip

00:38:32 Playing poker during class

00:43:39 Joining the army

00:48:55 Boston Bombing

00:57:49 North Korea

01:08:41 Life lessons from Poker to Army

01:12:36 Playing poker while in the army

01:17:38 The wedding story

01:22:49 The kidnapping

01:40:09 The book project

01:45:13 War books, movies, and series

01:53:28 Living the history

01:58:44 Post-traumatic stress disorder

02:01:47 Jocko Podcast with Dakota Meyer

02:03:57 Situation in United States

02:09:59 War is always ugly

02:12:02 There's no grey area in any argument anymore

02:17:28 Phil Galfond on Phil Hellmuth

02:25:16 Haters gonna hate

02:32:34 The Galfond Challenge

02:42:26 Chance Kornuth

02:44:35 Twitch viewer numbers in perspective

02:45:52 Getting into games

02:50:10 The individual viewer matters

03:01:17 Full circle

03:03:52 Podcasts

Friday Oct 09, 2020

JNandez on achieving success in poker and business [Rebroadcast]

Friday Oct 09, 2020

This episode originally aired in mid-February 2020. It's a wide-ranging conversation with Fernando “JNandez” Habegger. Topics are listed in the Outline below.

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OUTLINE:

00:01:01 Runchuks & Toby chatting

00:06:16 Welcome JNandez

00:08:07 Introductions

00:11:16 Expand your poker horizon

00:13:39 Getting into coaching

00:16:43 1-on-1 coaching is not scalable

00:20:31 Success is muli-dimensional

00:25:36 Repetition and feedback are key

00:30:35 Learn from your mistakes

00:31:02 The Galfond Challenge

00:44:21 Variance and different playing styles

00:47:49 PLO GTO play, how to gain an edge

01:04:20 Growing popularity of PLO and 5-card PLO

01:10:51 What's the future of PLO and NLHE?

01:16:08 Short Deck Hold'Em

01:20:13 How JNandez sees poker after he became a Poker Business Man

01:30:54 On friendships

01:35:53 Seasons of Life

01:41:01 JNandez advice for social media

01:45:36 Value of sharing ideas and stimulating conversations

Friday Oct 02, 2020

Bill Perkins - Die With Zero

Friday Oct 02, 2020

Bill Perkins is one of the world's most successful hedge fund managers and entrepreneurs. Now Bill is the CEO of a consulting services firm BrisaMax Holdings. These days, Perkins is recognized for his glamorous lifestyle, high-stakes poker games, and outrageous novelty wagers. He very much lives every day to the fullest.

Bill's book DIE WITH ZERO is a labor of love project. Bill has been developing the principles outlined in the book since his first job making $16,000 a year in the 90's as a screen clerk for the New York Mercantile Exchange. The principles described in the book are timeless and at the very least will make you look at your life from an angle you might not have considered before. It is full of actionable advice and is overall a very enjoyable read.

US market:

Get the book DIE WITH ZERO: https://amzn.to/3jqHyOM

Get the book Your Money or Your Life: https://amzn.to/3jlLVKG

Get the book Tiny Habits: https://amzn.to/36oHnj8

UK market:

Get the book DIE WITH ZERO: https://amzn.to/3n2ieRj

Get the book Your Money or Your Life: https://amzn.to/3jljqwO

Get the book Tiny Habits: https://amzn.to/2Se06p8

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Follow Bill on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billperkins/

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OUTLINE:

00:01:40 The book - Die With Zero

00:02:44 Wall Street

00:06:41 The goal of Die With Zero

00:10:04 Pivotal moments of Bill's life

00:12:39 Your Money or Your Life

00:17:27 Time is money

00:26:04 Figure out what you want to do

00:30:56 We retire on our memories

00:37:58 Risk-taking

00:49:52 Life on autopilot

00:52:10 The greatest invention of mankind

00:54:03 Aha moment

01:02:52 Questions to ask yourself

01:05:56 Coin flip trip

01:09:22 Step out from the comfort zone

01:13:31 Gifting money vs gifting experiences

01:16:19 Movement is life

01:20:24 Galfond Challenge

01:24:36 Bill Perkins on Poker

01:29:57 Wasted talent

Friday Sep 18, 2020

Online poker legend Bencb on building a successful career

Friday Sep 18, 2020

Bencb won several major online poker tournament series, including the WCOOP and SCOOP. He's also the champion of the largest poker tournament that has ever taken place, where he scored a win of $1,172,360.60 for a buy-in of $102,000.00.

We cover a wide variety of topics, and Ben shares a lot of useful tips and talks about what it takes to become successful.

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OUTLINE

00:02:19 Bencb's passion

00:03:43 Working with a team

00:05:36 When and why Bencb789 decided to take the next step?

00:10:04 Building a Skill Set

00:12:31 Why we got into poker

00:19:29 What were Bencb789's first experiences on business and limited time?

00:27:06 Poker is not different from sports

00:28:17 Coaching people, and a different point of view

00:36:22 What it takes to get an edge

00:39:09 Bencb789 Twitter and Marketing

00:46:09 Runchuks Poker Podcast

00:47:52 Giving away too much for free

00:50:24 Not being sponsored and piracy

00:52:43 Making the games harder?

01:02:44 Bencb789 studying ethics and brief journey summary

01:07:32 Ego

01:09:17 Bencb789 about career

01:12:35 Barry Greenstein's quote

01:14:24 Success is not static

01:18:06 Bencb's success in poker tournaments

01:22:13 Sacrifices

01:28:46 Runchuks' thought process on deciding to play the Galfond Challenge

01:30:27 Runchuks and Bencb798 face reveal

01:35:56 What is Runchuks grind and study schedule with having a family?

01:39:05 What do you use to study?

01:45:39 Grab your hands on as much studying material as you can!

01:47:22 Bencb789 presence in eSports

01:51:49 Working in a group and how to find a group

01:56:43 Bencb789 message to the viewers and leadership

02:00:15 Keeping a score of favors and honesty

02:08:18 Asking for an advice

Friday Sep 11, 2020

Steffen Sontheimer: From the Bottom to High Stakes Poker [Rebroadcast]

Friday Sep 11, 2020

At the beginning of 2017, Steffen Sontheimer close to $500,000 in live cashes and flew under the radar of many in the Poker world. But some seemed to notice the rising talent already: "Predicting the breakout year of Go0se.core! Best player in the game right now.", Fedor Holz wrote on Twitter.

Well, Fedor was right. The same year, Steffen cashed for $7.052.324 and destroyed the Poker Masters series in the Aria Casino Las Vegas, when he claimed the Purple Jacket and cashed 4 out of 5 high roller tournaments against the best in the world.

We cover a lot of topics in this conversation. It's always a pleasure to talk to Steffen, he's one of the smartest people in the poker world. I hope you'll enjoy this rerun (the episode was originially published on YouTube in March 2020)

Also, make sure to check out Steffen's Instagram profile "coachgo0se"
You can find it here: https://www.instagram.com/coachgo0se/

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OUTLINE:

00:01:18 Steffen “go0se.core!” Sontheimer Introduction by Toby

00:05:59 What are Steffen current goals

00:08:00 Why Steffen stopped traveling for Super High Rollers

00:16:30 “My biggest freedom that I have is never setting an alarm clock”

00:18:45 Steffen enjoy online poker more than live poker?

00:21:40 Travelling for High Rollers Tournaments

00:23:23 The pressure from investors?

00:24:53 Super High Roller Bowl

00:28:02 Where is the pressure coming from?

00:31:27 Proofing to himself

00:31:58 Insane amount of work for playing Super High Rollers

00:35:05 Natural confidence

00:39:05 Fedor Holz influence

00:40:35 Steffen first High Roller Tournament

00:43:48 First live tournament and Fedor Holz story

00:44:57 Steffen Hand against Nick Petrangelo on first High Roller Final Table

00:46:59 The German High Roller Team lead by Fedor Holz

00:56:43 The Content Hiding Mafia

01:00:02 Crushing without a group and LLinusLLove story

01:02:38 Will Steffen stream again?

01:04:39 Does Steffen plan to move up the stakes?

01:06:33 It will be possible to make 3-4 bb/100 on NL200 Zoom for the next 5 years?

01:08:57 Motivation to keep playing and browser game

01:15:36 The difference from NL2 to NL500 is the same from NL500 to NL10k?

01:18:06 Steffen plan for 2020 and taxes

01:21:14 Decision to settle down

01:23:23 Achieving Super Nova Elite

01:30:37 Multi-tabling now and then

01:37:51 WSOP or UEFA Euro for 2020?

01:40:36 COVID-19 canceling WSOP?

01:44:17 Steffen toughest online opponents

01:50:02 Meeting a poker celebrity for the first time

01:52:54 Meeting Phil Ivey

01:54:05 Meeting Gerard Piqué

01:56:01 Meeting Kevin Hart and Usain Bolt

01:59:15 Runchuks meeting Russell Westbrook

02:00:59 Runchuks meeting Phil Kessel

02:02:20 Becoming a celebrity

02:06:03 And becoming a role model too?

02:07:56 Blackjack Degen stories

02:11:05 Test-drive in Las Vegas desert

02:16:43 Where Steffen is going towards to?

02:19:39 From the bottom to the very top and remaining a down to earth guy

02:23:46 Steffen on social media

Friday Sep 04, 2020

Fedor Holz - Striving for excellence [Rebroadcast]

Friday Sep 04, 2020

Fedor Holz is one of the most successful poker tournament players in the world. He played a key role in assembling "the German team", we discuss how Fedor keeps aiming at bigger goals, his approach to improvement, his mental game tips & tricks, and much more.

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Outline:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:43 How Fedor Holz built his team

00:07:35 The desire for constant improving

00:11:40 Never settling down

00:13:15 Finding a way to play higher and higher

00:16:31 Bringing his friends to the (High Roller) party

00:19:28 The Rat Race

00:20:21 Playing Zoom $500 with Steffen Sontheimer

00:21:49 Sinergy and applying knowledge

00:25:14 Importance of a healthy mental game

00:27:44 When you follow what you want to do, then you're happy

00:30:40 Have a group of people to help you reflect

00:32:34 Taking a 5 months break… And then $2k to 1 million dollars

00:38:01 How the value of money changed over time

00:45:38 What do you actually want to do?

00:51:37 How do you spend your day and why?

00:55:17 Boredom is one of the most important drivers of creativity

00:58:50 Absolute love for getting better

01:04:37 Advice for those starting right now

01:05:44 Not enjoying poker anymore

01:07:22 Want to change something? Try the extremes!

01:09:26 But don't always try the extremes

01:10:07 Aligning YOURSELF to what you want TO DO

01:13:01 Only aiming to be the best

01:16:37 Fedor's poker course: The Pokercode

01:21:42 What Fedor wants to change in the world?

Friday Aug 28, 2020

Lee Davy on interviewing poker greats and on alcohol addiction

Friday Aug 28, 2020

Helping overcome alcohol addiction and interviewing poker greats like Tom Dwan, Andrew Robl, Jason Koon, and Timofey (Trueteller) Kuznetsov. That's what we talk about with Lee Davy, whom many of you know as the guy behind the mic on "I am High Stakes Poker" interview series. He is a great poker journalist and he's helped a lot of people recognize and overcome all sorts of addictions.

Make sure to check out 1000 days sober on YT: http://bit.ly/1000dayssober

Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chingster23

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OUTLINE:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:37 Quitting alcohol

00:07:11 Getting into the poker industry

00:10:26 Helping people to deal with addiction

00:16:40 Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov

00:19:35 Realizing you have an addiction

00:27:04 Pressure to take sides

00:34:15 A Species in Denial

00:39:41 The 1000 Days Sober

00:47:09 Meaning and purpose

00:52:49 In The Zone

00:55:01 Stimulus and response

00:58:47 Interviewing Tom Dwan

01:01:45 Dealing with negative feedback

01:05:02 I Am High Stakes Poker

01:11:14 Shame and purpose

01:18:24 Alcohol connections

01:26:53 The Inflammation Spectrum

01:30:57 It's only complicated if you believe so

01:34:26 Value of alcohol

01:40:16 How to work with Lee Davy

Friday Aug 21, 2020

MMAsherdog on the best poker players and how to improve at poker

Friday Aug 21, 2020

High Stakes online poker crusher MMAsherdog talks about how to improve at poker and discusses some of the best poker players in the world including Limitless, LLinusLLove on the Runchuks Podcast.

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OUTLINE

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:27 limitless

00:06:10 Chinese poker market

00:08:30 limitless vs LLinusLLove battle

00:11:42 Reg Battles

00:17:30 RunItOnce Heads-Up Legends Showdown

00:21:15 I'm a max EV player

00:23:53 VeniVidi1993, Joey Ingram and poker publicity

00:26:46 Poker is not dead

00:30:23 Making the best of what you got

00:34:13 Being lazy at school and successful at poker

00:37:23 You have to really like what you do

00:39:04 Does MMAsherdog enjoy studying poker?

00:42:49 Different winning strategies

00:45:46 Play a good strategy perfectly than a perfect strategy poorly

00:48:54 Using an RNG

00:53:47 Telephone game

00:55:48 Wasting time

00:58:18 More on using an RNG

01:02:06 Dealing with swings on High Stakes Poker

01:06:51 Switching off after the session

01:09:49 A fresh perspective from a coach

01:12:16 Discussing strategy

01:17:20 Playing high stakes and Bill Perkins games

01:19:59 Bill Perkins: Die With Zero

01:24:18 Money and happiness

01:28:47 Value of time

01:30:30 Get things done

01:33:34 Negreanu vs Doug Polk

01:45:18 Twitch streaming

01:46:21 BluffTheSpot channel

01:47:21 Playing against celebrities

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Friday Aug 14, 2020

David Reichelt - mobile game creator who generated over $75 million in revenue

Friday Aug 14, 2020

David Reichelt is a mobile game creator who made Color Switch, which has over 250 million downloads and generated over seventy five million dollars in revenue.

We talk about his journey, how he created 40 unsuccessful games before finally hitting the home-run, where does he find inspiration, persistence, passion, and about his creative process. This is not one of those making a mobile game in a day type of story. David shares a lot of useful tips. It is quite a wide-ranging conversation and whether you're exploring a new hobby, are looking for creative ideas, or just want to broaden your horizon or find a new passion in life, there's definitely something here for you in this interview. And of course, we also take a look at the poker industry and the trend of making poker more fun. Online poker sites recently borrow a lot of ideas from the gaming world and in many ways, they are competing with EA Sports more than with the online casinos.

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Connect to David:
Color Switch Academy: https://colorswitchacademy.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr._color_switch/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.reichelt.77

Books which were mentioned:

Thinker Toys: https://amzn.to/2DRyQJH

The Art of Game Design: https://amzn.to/3fVJBaM

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:33 Don't show the same trick twice

00:05:23 Beauty of magic

00:07:08 Richard Turner

00:09:05 Nicholas James Vujicic

00:09:49 Kitten vs Monkey mindset

00:12:51 The most wealthy place on Earth

00:13:23 Passion

00:21:12 The number one indicator of a long life

00:25:35 Runchuks Newsletter

00:26:51 Steven Spielberg - Ready Player One

00:29:30 Getting into the games industry by accident

00:31:24 This is the game that's going to make it

00:35:03 Shift in the approach

00:37:26 Tearing ideas apart

00:40:26 Staying motivated after 40 failures

00:45:31 What people thought about a game design career

00:51:52 When the sample is big enough

00:56:49 Look at things in different ways

01:01:57 Designing a game to last 40 years

01:04:26 The need to switch off

01:06:29 What makes a great game

01:13:11 What makes people get back and play more

01:21:01 Changing games

01:25:27 Resistance to change

01:29:35 Waking up at 4 am

01:33:48 How does David's day look like

01:35:33 Working with a team

01:39:01 Went to buy a $10 gadget and bought a piano

01:42:45 Where is the app and game trend taking us

01:46:19 Virtual reality in video games

01:51:03 Heart attack

01:53:46 Virtual reality in movies

01:54:53 Finding direction in life

01:57:30 Color Switch 2

02:00:14 Game Design course

02:01:19 Social media

02:02:10 Color Switch brand

Friday Aug 07, 2020

State of poker - Mason Malmuth

Friday Aug 07, 2020

State of poker, online poker tournament structures and guarantees, private games, regulations, ethics, and Mason's new book "The History of the World from a Gambler's Perspective" are some of the many topics we discuss in this conversation.

Mason is the founder of TwoPlusTwo publishing company and an author of several books. His latest book looks at the history of the world from a gambler's perspective. It's a great read, a novel take on some of the events that defined the course of history.

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