In this episode, Arlie Shaban, full-time poker player and Twitch streamer, talks about what it was like to stream 125 days in a row for 8 hours a day – a total of 1,000 hours – and get challenged by Poker Stars. Elliot and Arlie discuss extreme tilts, online trolls, and how he has learned to control his temper during a bad beat. Listen in to hear an Enterprise Rent-a-Car employee turned full-time poker player share his journey to becoming a professional player and progress on the “12 Labors of Arlie” Poker Stars challenge.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

00:50 – Arlie Shaban is a Twitch streamer who has just been challenged by PokerStars for a chance to win a $30,000 Platinum Pass
01:20 – Arlie’s Introduction

01:30 – Arlie’s been playing poker full-time for 15 months; he hated working a regular job and loved poker
02:30 – He had a mentor to learn Twitch and Twitch poker; he went through the Max-Value Training Program
03:35 – Starting in November of 2017 he streamed 125 days in a row for a total of 1000 hours; he has an intense work ethic and went all-in
04:25 – Now he’s a full-time Twitch poker streamer

04:40 – What it was like to stream 125 days in a row, 8 hours a day

04:43 – He was confident and over-prepared; it was harder than he thought but he wasn’t willing to fail

06:50 – The challenges Arlie faced

07:00 – Arlie can grind for months; he thought that would translate well to streaming, but he completely underestimated its intensity and negativity
07:32 – He thought since he was on Big Brother Canada, he could handle anything; but he found streaming draining and distracting
09:30 – You have less time to study when you’re streaming; he stopped studying for a while

10:05 – Study and play hours

10:15 – He’s not consistent and doesn’t have a set schedule

12:23 – This past month he was at an 85% ROI; he’s up almost $4,000 and plays small $22 games and below
12:45 – The 12 Labors of Arlie challenge

13:10 –Poker Stars noticed his 1,000-hour challenge
14:00 – He later did a 43-hour stream and got 1,400 followers
14:45 – Poker Stars challenged him to the 12 Labors of Arlie, which were 12 random challenges
15:22 – He’s on challenge 5 now and just found out that the challenge is for a $30,00 platinum pass

16:30 – Breaking down the challenges

17:00 – Jamie Staples, the Twitch “Granddaddy,” set-up inspiration and things to do to improve his streaming and brand
18:30 – Mindset improvement challenge: He must clip when he has a bad beat and record himself having a positive reaction

19:30 – Arlie has intense swings and thought that’d be his barrier to entry in poker

20:10 – He realized that if he wanted to become a professional he would need to teach himself to not have negative reactions
21:05 – He understands poker enough to play without emotions affecting him

21:30 – As an MTT player, you should understand that you will have bad beats

22:00 – Play your best and you’ll be profitable over time
22:30 – As he’s gotten better and made more money, his reactions have improved

23:25 – Down time and study time is critical for success; playing 8 hours a day every day isn’t sustainable over time

24:40 – Consistency is key

24:55 – The most extreme tilt he’s had was with chats; he used to have a fan near his bed that he’d break

26:15 – He’d lose it over super-small stakes; he turned off chats for years because he knew how much it impacted him
27:10 – Where to find Arlie: Arlie.tv

3 Key Points

Mentorship and training programs can help you improve your game faster.
It’s important to balance your study and play time.
Unchecked negative emotions will hinder your success.

Contact/Resources

Twitch site: Arlie.tv

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