

Poker as a Zero-Sum Game | "Jungleman" Dan Cates & Dan Smith
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Originally from Manalapan, New Jersey, Dan Smith has become a star and future hall-of-famer in poker. With titles including WPT, Aussie Millions, and several high roller titles, Smith currently sits at #5 on the all-time money list. With such accomplishments on the felt, it would be enough to cement his legacy, but what he does off the felt is where he truly shines. Smith runs his annual Double Up Drive for Charity, raising millions of dollars to give to the less fortunate.
Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where these two Dans realize that you don’t have to take the same road to get to the same place.
What you will hear:
- College shenanigans
- A transition from top chess player to top poker player
- Breaking onto the poker scene and realizing how soft so many of the tournaments were
- The wild world of 24-hour poker games in Macau
- Moving from zero sum games to helping the less fortunate
- Two Dans and two different philosophical reasons for charity
- How Dan Smith’s Double Up Drive has raised more than 26 million through matching
- A logical argument for the existence of karma
- Asking if the world can be sustained without charity
- Helping the small village on the other side of the world or helping your cousin go to college
- Dealing with your mental health
- A night partying at burning man and personal revelations made
- The power of a positive mindset
We hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Dan Smith is winning the game of life and illustrates how we can help others get there as well!
Please let us know your thoughts about the episode!
Connect with Dan Smith
Websites: https://www.dansmithholla.com/
Twitter: @DanSmithHolla
Connect with Dan Cates
Website: https://www.dancatesfoundation.com/
Instagram: @thedancates