Interview with Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker)
Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) is fresh off a $3.3 million win in the Super High Roller Bowl. Perhaps the most famous poker player on the planet, he is ranked #3 on the all-time money list. We start with a discussion of the new era in poker ("the Solver era") and some recent adjustments he's made in his game. We move on to some deep history - his move from Canada to Vegas; his early years with Phil Ivey, Allen Cunningham, and John Juanda; some very big gambling in the early years; and the "pump-up years" in the poker economy after WSOP 2003, Rounders, and the Andy Beal games. He tells some great golf-gambling stories from the late 2000s, and he explains how his competitive goals shifted from cash games to tournaments. Daniel goes through his WSOP routine each year, which includes a prep period, followed by extreme intensity during the WSOP (where he often gains ten to fifteen pounds), and then a long rest period.
Time Stamps:
00:01:22:32 - Super High Roller Bowl 7 and strategy adjustments
00:02:37:58 - parallels to the galfond challenge
00:05:13:33 - GTO School can’t be right all the time / playing with new/inexperienced players
00:11:40:16 - 2006 tunica
00:13:24:00 - Vegas - Original crew - Ivey, Cunningham, Juanda
00:18:29:55 - What pumps up the poker economy back In the day?
00:24:01:58 - How was your risk aversion changed over time?
00:26:37:36 - Undisciplined period - clip
00:29:15:11 - hypercompetitive streak - Rocky series
00:36:08:05 - focusing only on sleep during WSOP, no exercise
00:40:37:47 - the nightmare opponent list
00:48:01:23 - if you can’t play poker how would you occupy your time?
00:50:01:20 - do you consider your mindset as add with hyper focus?
00:55:12:41 - optimal learning process in poker
00:58:20:23 - golf stories, time away from poker
01:01:01:12 - Patrik gambling stories
01:06:22:15 - The theory of don’t, power of positive thinking
01:09:25:26 - Minus 3M down swing
01:15:37:10 - Fantasy Poker side bets
01:17:14:31 - playing the WSOP Europe
01:18:06:04 - Masterclass course
01:19:56:50 - Player-specific poker notes