

Dan "Jungleman" Cates
"Jungleman" Dan Cates
Dan "Jungleman" Cates (Formerly "Winning The Game of Life") is hosted by Dan Cates. Known as Jungleman in the poker world, Dan has won nearly $12 million in live tournament earnings, more than $11 million in high stakes online games, and is a 2x World Series of Poker champion. On the podcast, Dan will interview interesting individuals who all have one thing in common… poker and helping others. Conversations about life lessons from poker, achieving success, personal growth, mental health, diet & fitness, parenthood, philanthropy, effective altruism, and more. Every Saturday.
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Jan 14, 2023 • 1h 32min
Is This the Best POKER Player In the World? | "Jungleman" Dan Cates & Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanTimofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov is a Russian poker player.Here is what you can expect on this week's show!0:00 Introduction0:36 Poker's latest twitter debate 9:00 Math and poker15:30 The neuro-divergent spectrum and intense focus21:18 Russia and the U.S.23:20 The rhythm of poker27:58 Jumping into high stakes poker31:00 Trueteller is a big deal37:58 Poker and life's cardinal sin41:38 When to use GTO45:08 Private game anecdotes55:57 A well balanced life1:09:48 Would Truteller fight Jungleman?▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes:► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLifeFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Websites: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast@thedancates Twitter:@junglemandan

Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 6min
Secrets To POKER Success Found Beyond The Table | "Jungleman" Dan Cates and Andrew Lichtenberger
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanLichtenberger was born in 1987 in East Northport, New York. He started playing poker online on PartyPoker when he turned 18. However, it took some time for Lichtenberger to reveal his true talents. After playing cash games for awhile Andrew switched to MTTs and emerged as a highly successful tournament player. He eventually stepped into the live tournament arena in 2007. His first deep run in pursuit of a WSOP bracelet came in 2009, finishing as runner-up in a $5,000 Shootout event for over $200,000. Lichtenberger continued to rack up the cashes across the United States in the early 2010s, making more WSOP final tables in the process. The largest cash of Lichtenberger's career came in 2014 when he won the World Poker Tour Alpha8 Las Vegas for $2,104,245 before winning his first bracelet in 2016. In 2019, he narrowly missed out on another WSOP bracelet finishing second in the $50,000 High Roller for $917,232. Lichtenberger is also a LearnWPT Instructor. Here is what you can expect on this week's show! 0:00 Introduction 2:23 Heads Up Poker and solvers 3:30 Politics 9:24 How spirituality contributes to success 20:22 Giving back 37:33 Translating personal development into success 42:09 A pilgrimage to India 51:30 The Yoga of Poker ▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Andrew Lichtenberger: Twitter: @luckychewy Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Websites: https://www.wtgol.com Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan

Jan 1, 2023 • 55min
How Poker's Youngest Champion Reads The Competition | "Jungleman" Dan Cates & Adrian Mateos
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanAdrian Mateos is a Spanish poker player. During his career he has won four World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including the 2013 WSOP Europe Main Event. During his career he has also won an EPT Main Event and a partypoker MILLIONS Main Event.He is a Winamax ambassador, and is widely considered one of the best poker players under 30. In 2017, he became the youngest player ever to win a WSOP bracelet aged just 22.Here is what you can expect on this week's show!0:00 Introduction 1:24 What do you do when you win your first million? 4:41 How Adrian found success at such a young age 8:30 Attaining financial freedom with poker 16:45 A transition from online poker to live tournaments 18:13 Reading your competition 39:07 The pitfalls of playing with ego 42:08 Winimax Ambassador and life outside of poker 45:20 Spain▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLifeConnect with Adrian Mateos:Twitter: @Amadi_17Instagram: @amadi17Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Websites: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast@thedancatesTwitter: @junglemandan

Dec 26, 2022 • 57min
High Stakes Mixed Master - 50k PPC Winner! - POKER Star |"Jungleman" Dan Cates & Mike Gorodinsky
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanMike Gorodinsky is an American poker player. He has won two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets including the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship in 2015. In that same year, he won WSOP Player of the Year. Gorodinsky was born in St Petersburg, Russia and graduated from Olin Business School at the Washington University in St. Louis in 2009. His first recorded cash on The Hendon Mob came in 2008, with Gorodinsky's cashes coming in a wide variety of tournaments including 8-Game, Chinese Poker, and Pot-Limit Omaha. Gorodinsky made his first WSOP final table in 2012, finishing sixth in the $2,500 10-Game and won his first WSOP bracelet in 2013, taking down Event #5: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better for $216,958. In 2015, Gorodinsky was named WSOP Player of the Year after a performance that saw him finish second in the $10,000 Razz Championship and win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship 12 months after finishing ninth in the same event. Since 2015, he has been a regular at the WSOP and in High Roller Mixed Game tournaments. In 2018, he won a US Poker Open Pot-Limit Omaha title in 2018 for $179,200. Here is what you can expect on this week's show! 2:46 Starting out as a PLO player but missing out on the boom 8:58 Mixed games proficiency and strategy 16:10 Side Action Hustles 32:00 Chinese Poker is all about the math 34:37 Surfing and rock climbing to lead a well-balanced life 36:30 A musical duet between Mike and Jungleman 53:00 Don't mess with the Jungleman ▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Mike Gorodinsky: Twitter: @gordoMG Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Websites: https://www.wtgol.com Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan

Dec 18, 2022 • 35min
Growing the Game of Poker By Grinding Out the Content - "Jungleman" Dan Cates and Andrew Neeme
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanNeeme, from Michigan, first started playing poker in 2004 but didn't pick up vlogging until 2016. Since launching his poker YouTube channel, Neeme has earned 176,000 subscribers and racked up millions of views to make him one of the most popular content creators in poker. As a WPT ambassador, Neeme will follow the tour and attend WPT events around the world and create exclusive content for WPT. Earlier in the year, Neeme and Brad Owen teamed up with fellow content creator Doug Polk to purchase The Lodge Card Club in Austin, Texas. Here is what you can expect on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:02 The scene in London 4:42 The musical forte of two poker stars 9:33 Creating content for the poker world 17:53 Where will Dan go with his content? 28:18 The Lodge Card Club in Austin ▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Andrew Neeme: Twitter: @andrewneeme Instagram: @yayandrew YouTube: youtube.com/andrewneeme Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Websites: https://www.wtgol.com Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan

Dec 12, 2022 • 1h 17min
Wisdom From One of Poker's All Time Greats - "Jungleman" Dan Cates & Daniel Negreanu
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanDaniel hails from Toronto, Canada. He first fell in love with the game when playing different variations of poker during breaks from pool hustling. It was here that his love of numbers and probability shone through, and gave him an edge in those early games. It is his ability to read people for which Daniel is best known. He won his first WSOP bracelet way back in 1998. It was in this year, at the age of 23, that he earned the nickname ‘Kid Poker’. Along the road to stardom, Daniel has even popped up as an actor in films such as ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ and ‘Detention’. And when not crushing live or online poker, he’s not a bad golfer either! Daniel is a GGPoker Ambassador. Here is what you can expect on this week's show: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 What is the PGT championship? 4:33 Are you the true #1? 6:30 Hollywood 14:01 The Poker OG - Wisdom From A Vet 20:09 Randomize in 1K? 31:34 A Cycle of self-sabotage 41:02 The downside of instant gratification 46:57 Negreanu's knack for spreading the poker word 50:56 A tip from Jungle 51:36 Questions from fans 54:58 The future of poker 1:06:55 Fun Questions ▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Daniel Negreanu: Twitter: @RealKidPoker IG: @dnegspoker YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DNegsPoker Website: https://danielnegreanu.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dnegspoker/videos Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Websites: https://www.wtgol.com Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan

Dec 4, 2022 • 57min
The World's Fastest Poker Player and an Expensive Mullet - "Jungleman" Dan Cates & Chris Brewer
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanChris Brewer is a former collegiate runner turned high stakes poker player from Oregon, currently sitting second on the state's all-time money list. After getting his first tournament cash in 2015, Brewer broke out onto the high stakes scene and is a regular in Triton events and in the PokerGO studio. In September 2021, Brewer took down the Poker Masters $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $427,500, just one month after getting $420,670 after winning the $50,000 Super High Roller at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Brewer's heater continued into 2022 and he finished first in the Triton Poker Series Madrid €20,000 No-Limit Short Deck event for $387,209. Despite racking up $485,202 in WSOP earnings across 27 cashes, Brewer has yet to take home a coveted WSOP bracelet or ring. His closest call was in the 2021 WSOP.com Circuit online series, where he finished third in a $500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $14,736. At the 2021 WSOP, Brewer finished fifth in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $211,235.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:0:00 Introduction1:04 The world's most expensive mullet7:41 3% Body Fat9:32 The world's fastest poker player18:29 Break-down of a bad beat34:20 A run at the Olympics44:18 Will Chris get slapped silly?▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes:► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLifeConnect with Chris Brewer:Instagram: @cbrewer4893Twitter: @Chris_D_BrewerFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Websites: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancatesTwitter: @junglemandan

Nov 26, 2022 • 1h 4min
What Do Poker and Art Have In Common? - "Jungleman" Dan Cates with Jonas Wood
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanJonas Wood makes paintings that can be classified as a variety of different genres, including portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and interior scenes. In each of these, however, his work reflects an instantly recognizable vision of the contemporary world, as well as a personal approach to subject matter defined by his affinities and experiences. Its warmth is matched by a quasi-abstract logic that breaks pictures down into layered compositions of geometry, pattern, and color. Wood works at every scale, and maintains active drawing and printmaking practices, each of which helps him generate techniques that he eventually uses in paintings. Conjuring depth using flat forms—his process involves collage-based studies in which he works with photographs, breaking images apart and reassembling them—Wood probes the boundary between the new and the familiar, integrating emotionally resonant material from everyday life. Jonas Wood has been the subject of solo and two-person exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Art (2019); Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, the Netherlands (with Shio Kusaka, 2017); Lever House, New York (2014); and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2010). Other solo projects include Still Life with Two Owls, a monumental picture covering the façade of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2016— 2018); Shelf Still Life, High Line Billboard, High Line Art, New York (2014); and LAXART Billboard and Façade, LAXART, Los Angeles (2014). Recent group exhibitions include Since Unveiling: Selected Acquisitions of a Decade, The Broad, Los Angeles (2021–2022); Psychic Wounds: On Art and Trauma, The Warehouse, Dallas (2020); One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2018); and Los Angeles: A Fiction, Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo (2016) and Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon, France (2017). His work is in the permanent collections of many institutions, including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Guggenheim Museum, New York; The Broad, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. In 2019, Phaidon published the first monograph dedicated to Wood’s paintings and drawings. Wood lives and works in Los Angeles. He is represented by David Kordansky Gallery and Gagosian.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:Introduction 1:42 The American Dream Through ArtA Mixed Games RomanceA Love for PokerLearning DisabilitiesIntroducing Art to Mixed GamesLife Outside of Art and Partnering with Triton PokerStrategy in Art and Poker▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes:► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLifeConnect with Jonas Wood:Instagram: @jonasbrwoodFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Website: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast@thedancatesTwitter: @junglemandanPhoto Credit for Jonas Wood Headshot: Aubrey Mayer

Nov 20, 2022 • 1h 8min
Establish The Run Founder Adam Levitan & "Jungleman" Dan Cates - DFS, Prop Bets, Twitter, Poker
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanAdam Levitan is a daily fantasy sports player, sports better, and the Co-founder of Establish The Run, a premium football and analysis site. Adam is one of the most respected DFS football analysts and podcasters in the space. His podcast has been downloaded more than 5 million times and offers market moving DFS analysis each week. He won multiple Fantasy Sports Writers Association awards while at Rotoworld before focusing on DFS full-time in 2015. Not only is Adam a DFS analyst, but he also plays nearly year round, specializing in cash games.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:Fantasy sports writers win awards?The intersection of sports betting and pokerBad beatsTwitter and how to use itProp bets#teamsex and jokesConnect with Adam Levitan:Twitter: @adamlevitanInstagram: @establishtherunWebsite: https://establishtherun.com/about/our-team/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EstablishTheRun/featuredFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Websites: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast@thedancatesTwitter: @junglemandan

Nov 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
Poker Commentator Ali Nejad Questioned by "Jungleman" Dan Cates
GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/junglemanBorn and raised in San Francisco, Oliver ‘Ali’ Nejad is a mainstay in the world of televised poker, breaking onto the scene in 2005 as the host of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. His poker career started while in college at UC Berkeley. In 1998 he dropped out of college to pursue poker full time, achieving great success and becoming a renowned high-limit cash game player. Over the course of his career, Ali has become one of the most recognizable voices in poker. He has acted as a commentator or correspondent for Poker After Dark, the Heads-Up Championship, Pro-Am Poker Equalizer, and many other shows. Ali is currently part of GGPoker as the GGTeam’s Media Ambassador and will continue to share his love of poker and his talent in broadcasting.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:IntroductionAn $800/$1600 stakes game, a supermodel, and a debacleAli's career in the mediaPursuing passions and "soft riches"Dating and the ills of social mediaAli's travel and food recommendationsConnect with Oliver "Ali" Nejad:Instagram: @Ali_NejadTwitter: @ali_nejadFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social:Websites: https://www.wtgol.comInstagram: @wtgolpodcast@thedancatesTwitter: @junglemandan