The Runchuks Podcast Runchuks

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
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotroe/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliotroe
PrimedMind App: https://primedmind.com/
 
CONNECT: 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP 
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker 
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching 
 
PODCAST INFO: 
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro 
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF 
Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod 
YouTube playlist: 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/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/go0se.core/
Pokercode website: https://www.pokercode.com/
 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP 
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker 
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching 
 
PODCAST INFO: 
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro 
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF 
Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod 
YouTube playlist: 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
 

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/
 
CONNECT: 
Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt 
Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP 
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker 
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching 
 
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF
Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod
YouTube playlist: 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.
 
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https://www.corymikesell.com/store-1/p/heads-up-plo-the-definitive-guide
 
CONNECT WITH CORY:
Website: https://www.corymikesell.com/
 
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP 
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker 
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching 
 
PODCAST INFO:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF
Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod
YouTube playlist: 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
Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching
 
PODCAST INFO: 
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF
Podcast Website: https://bit.ly/runchuks-pod
YouTube playlist: 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

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
 
CONNECT: 
Subscribe to this channel: https://bit.ly/runchuks-yt
Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker
Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching
 
PODCAST INFO: 
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2XlvTro
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECWIAF
Podcast Website: https://runchuks.podbean.com/
YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt
 
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