Dan "Jungleman" Cates

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanWinning the Game of Life—Dylan Weisman'Dr. GTO' has the Antidote for Bad PokerSupercharge Your Poker Game with CoachingA Prescription for the Poker Community from 'Dr. GTO'Bet on Yourself, Join a Poker CommunityTake Your Poker Game to the Next Level with Coaching‘Dr. GTO’ Dylan Weisman is Lead Instructor for Upswing PLO and Founder of Weisman Consulting Group, where he serves as a peak performance coach for poker players and business executives.Dylan started playing poker professionally at age 16 but took a break from the game to earn a degree in financial math and statistics at UC Santa Barbara and pursue a career in project management and business operations.Since returning to poker, Dylan has played in the largest PLO cash games in Vegas. Some of his most notable wins include the US Poker Open 25k and a 2021 WSOP bracelet.Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode:[0:33] Introduction[2:58] Poker Coaching to Common Tendencies[5:32] Diagnosing & Overcoming a Player’s Leaks[9:19] Applying Learnings in a Live Environment[11:15] The Benefits of Learning Poker in Community[17:31] Cooperation in a Poker Ecosystem[20:49] The Feasibility of Poker as a Career[28:40] What Inspired Dan’s Discord Community[32:25] Making a Positive Impact with Poker[36:42] Financial Independence Through Poker[39:13] Applying Business Fundamentals to Poker[44:37] Pros & Cons of Exploitative Communication[49:35] How to Communicate Negative Feedback[54:49] Potential Collaborations Among Poker Influencers[59:01] Moral Ambiguity in Poker[1:05:33] How Dylan Defines a Community’s Success[1:09:54] Creating Justice in Poker CommunitiesFollow Dylan Weiseman:Dylan’s Website: https://www.dylanweisman.com/ X (Formerly Twitter): @Dweisman13Instagram: @dr.gtoFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates:Dan’s Discord Community: https://www.dancatescoaching.com/community/ Instagram:@thedancatesX (Formerly Twitter): @junglemandanPoker strategy tipsPoker tournament highlightsPoker player profilesPoker player rankingsPoker coachingPoker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanPatrick Howard is a data-driven poker strategist renowned for his evidence-based approach and exceptional results. With a bachelor's degree in physics and a brief stint in biophysics research at New York University, Patrick transitioned to poker full-time in 2019.As an online cash game player, Patrick swiftly climbed from 200nl to 2000nl in just six months. His expertise led him to lead the cash game division at Poker Detox Coaching For Profits, where he helped the team generate over $5M in profits over three years.In 2022, Patrick founded Mobius Cash, an elite community for high-stakes players. Here, he focuses on analyzing solver databases to develop simplified game theory optimal strategies, empowering players to excel in the competitive world of poker.Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's show:0:00 Introduction1:19 Concern Over The Path for New Poker Players3:35 Average Win Rates Online7:03 Why Charge So Much Rake?9:59 A Non-Sustainable Direction for Online Poker12:46 A Lack of Transparency in Calculating Rake-Back14:22 Is the Poker Boom Over - No More Reg Battling20:18 The Landscape of Online Poker24:39 The Bot Problem in Online Poker29:28 Rooting Out Cheaters3:17 Mass Data Analysis52:28 High Stakes Poker is SaferFollow Patrick Howard:X (formerly Twitter): @mobiuspoker Instagram @mobius_pokerYouTube: @MobiusPokerWebsite: https://www.mobiuspoker.com/Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental gameHigh Stakes Poker

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanOleg Ostroumov is a mathematician and a poker player who created the world’s first No-Limit Hold'em solver in 2013 and a Triple Draw solver in 2014, which calculated Nash Equilibrium (also known as GTO strategy) for those games. Oleg then partnered with a group of elite players—including Trueteller, Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar, RaulGonzalez, and Daniel Cates—and played a pivotal role in their rise to prominence.He previously dropped out of college to play poker professionally full-time.Here is what you can expect on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction1:00 Working With the Big Names in Poker4:50 The Beauty of Nash Equilibrium7:58 Best Response - Predicting Your Opponent’s Strategy10:33 Early to the Game with Solvers14:09 A Bet to Disprove Nash Equilibrium and Other Failures18:51 Making the Case for Solvers23:11 Ancient Wisdom - Jungle’s Solver Realization30:42 Who is Better at Poker - Man or Machine?39:35 All the Possible Solvers45:14 Dividing the Shares - The Worth of a Solver50:27 The Untold Effects of Making Money54:59 Finding Meaning in the Work You’re Doing1:01:06 Groundbreaking CFR WorkFollow Oleg Ostroumov:X (formerly Twitter): @OlegOstroumovFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanIgor Kurganov is a Russian-born poker player with over $18 million in live tournament cashes. Kurganov has a WSOP gold bracelet from a win in the 2017 $10,000 Tag Team Championship with his partner Liv Boeree.Kurganov studied math in Munich before he became a professional poker player. His top scores include million dollar finishes in high roller events at EPT Monte Carlo, as well as a victory in the Super High Roller at PokerStars Championship Barcelona in 2017 and a final table run at the GuangDong Asia Millions Main Event in Macau in 2013.As of late, Kurganov is more known for his organization, Raising for Effective Giving (REG) founded in 2014 by the pair and his ties to Elon Musk. The organization strives to empower people to make better giving choices by promoting the idea of effective giving, providing donation advice to individuals and organizations, and supporting fundraising campaigns and events.Here is what you can expect on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction3:00 Promoting Positive Social Impact - REG10:13 Strengthening Critical Thinking with Poker19:13 Oxford - The Intellectual Center of Effective Altruism20:30 Autism, Effective Altruism, and Quantification22:28 Are We Sure About Infinity?26:55 Existential Risk Prevention30:51 Ai Made Me Quit Poker - Changing the Game to Keep it Human35:22 Afterlife or Not - Make the Most of It39:20 The Hedonic Treadmill44:20 Rogue AI - Preventing Catastrophe51:50 Valuing Truth - Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain56:15 Defining Value Systems1:06:07 Working to Improve the World with Elon Musk1:11:55 The Role of Poker Players in REG1:16:55 EA - Does it Give Us the Answer to EverythingFollow Igor Kurganov:Website: https://reg-charity.org/Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanVictoria Livschitz is a technologist, innovator and serial tech entrepreneur with 10+ companies in different industries, including Grid Dynamics, an early pioneer in cloud computing that went public in 2020. Also avid our doorwoman, she has trekked thousands of miles of wilderness from polar Alaska to Southern Patagonia. For the last two years Victoria has been deeply enamored with poker - the game, the community and the industry. She plays in major tournaments around the world, including High Roller MTTs, with several titles wins, including two recent FTs at PokerGO Masters. Victoria is also a co-founder of OctopiPoker.ai with LuckyChewy and Nick Schulman - the new poker tech company. Finally, Victoria is a co-founder of Pocket Queens - a study group, turned global platform for women to pursue mastery in poker.Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction2:19 A Career in Tech6:35 Burnout7:18 Discovering Mountains9:21 Binging Final Tables and Discovering High Stakes Poker13:03 Absolutely Hooked on Poker14:55 Transfer Learning - Making Poker Simple16:45 An Unusual Success Story23:58 A Hostile Business Takeover and Reception in Moscow with Schwarzenegger35:51 Poker's Black Friday43:06 Mindset51:51 A Genetic Edge - ADHD and Hyper-Focus1:09:06 Octopi Poker - How Do You Want to Learn Poker?1:35:40 How to Scale Social Impact1:48:03Bringing Women to the Poker World152:20 Hard Problems Require NerdsFollow Victoria Livschitz:Facebook: @Victoria LivschitzX (formerly Twitter): @victoria_64 Websites: https://rightontrek.com/ https://octopipoker.ai/ https://www.pocketqueens.poker/Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanMaria Ho is a Hall of Fame Professional Poker Player and TV Host/Commentator, born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in the U.S. With over 4 million dollars in live poker tournament earnings, she is one of the most recognized and successful women in the game and was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2018, the first year she was nominated and eligible.Here is what you can expect on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction0:49 Maria’s Win Against Jungleman…Or Was it Danny McFanny…on GOG2:54 A Positive Win for Women in Poker?4:58 The Team Experience on GOG10:15 Jungleman Gives Maria a Gift and She Loses It11:18 Where Does GOG Stack Up Against Other Poker Shows?14:29 The Feedback on Maria’s Play16:33 Lucky to Get Out Alive – Maria’s Toughest Heads-Up Match Ever Played18:50 The Characters on GOG21:37 A Maria Ho Bluff!? – A Hand Analysis26:09 Leveling Up in Poker28:24 Words of Wisdom for Aspiring GOG Players32:09 I Own Your Soul – It’s Good to Have a Nemesis▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Connect with Maria Ho:Websites: https://www.mariaho.com/Twitter: @MariaHoInstagram: @Maria_HoFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanSteven Jones is an American poker player based in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is best known for his final table run in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event. Jones entered the final table of the 2023 Main Event second in chips after a run of good on Day 7 put him among the leaders. He managed to maintain that performance through Day 8 and 9 of the 2023 WSOP Maine Event, reaching the final three with a significant chip lead over his two remaining opponents.Prior to his 2023 Main Event run, Jones had $245,346 in live tournament cashes. The biggest of these wins was $57,425 for a ninth place finish in 2018’s WSOP Event #07: $565 No Limit Hold'em Colossus.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:0:00 Introduction0:27 2023 WSOP’s Main Event Runner-Up – A Dream Come True2:34 Real Estate Broker by Day, Poker Player by Night5:12 Real Estate Brokerage – What Are We Talking About Here?8:44 Who You Partner With is Everything10:54 Investing in Real Estate13:25 Squeezing the Middle Class - The State of the Housing Market16:07 Finding a Mentor to Learn the Basics19:17 Balancing a Professional Life and Poker – Grinding Your Face Off22:38 Why Poker? I like Money!24:11 Finding the Action26:25 Poker Travel Plans27:30 Overseas Real Estate Opportunity – Too Complicated?29:57 The Problem with Charity33:09 Positive Thought and Abundance▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Follow Steven Jones:Instagram: @jayare87Website: www.jrjonesrealtyco.comFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanNikita Luther is a professional poker player from India with more than half a million dollars in live tournament cashes.Luther can be seen on the first season of GGPoker's Game of Gold, a poker reality competition on the GGPoker YouTube channel.Through her career, Luther has won one WSOP bracelet in the 2018 WSOP Tag Team Event with her teammate Giuseppe Pantaleo. She also made deep runs in the 2021 WSOP Tag Team Event (15th - $2,288), the 2019 WSOP Bracelet Winners Only Event (13th - $3,584), and the 2018 $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Event (17th - $18,495). In 2023, Luther also made a deep run in the WSOP Main Event, finding herself among the chip leaders at the end of Day 4.Nikita is also an Ambassador for Natural8 India, and is the only poker player to give a TedX Talk in India.Here is what you can expect on this week's show:0:00 Introduction1:06 Poker’s Secret Star – Bringing on the Heat3:37 Game of Gold – Some Insane Hands11:28 Big Time Poker Study Habits 12:08 Adventures at Poker Boot Camp14:36 Beating all the Guys 17:10 Creating Opportunities from Your Weakness20:53 The Problem with Being Underestimated26:52 So Much Abundance28:03 The Advantage of Being a Woman29:55 Emotional Stability31:37 Using Your Intuition36:34 Game of Gold – Poker’s Reality TV 38:28 Classy Anger41:04 Poker in India – Bigger Than Ever But Still Taboo47:41 Picking Up Table Reads as a Woman49:34 A Commitment to the Character54:09 Magic Moment56:18 If You Risk Nothing You Risk Everything56:49 Nikita’s Ted Talk – Keep Uncomfortable1:00:39 Grabbing Every Opportunity1:04:30 Working To Break the Stereotypes▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Follow Nikita Luther:Instagram: @nikitaluther Twitter: @nikitalutherFacebook: @ Nikita LutherFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanStephen Chidwick is a professional poker player from Deal, England. He is best known for his tournament career, where he is the highest-earning tournament player from England. Stephen is in the top 5 in the world for tournament poker earnings. He is known as one of the most impressive opponents in the modern era of poker, and he without a doubt has the results to back up this claim.Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's show:0:00 Introduction1:06 Building a Bankroll With Free Rolls3:02 Outgrowing Sit and Goes5:56 Can You Be the Next Stephen Chidwick – Learning from Sit and Goes10:50 A Method to the Madness in Mixed Games12:40 Not Allowing Reads at a Tournament14:45 An Early Adopter of Solvers – Knowing the Potential17:30 Striking Discoveries with ICM Study26:50 The Biggest Equity Pot I’ve Played33:05 To Be or Not to Be Entertaining at the Table37:16 The Poker Content We’re Missing39:53 Intense Stare Downs & The Softer Side of the Game – Calm Ferocity42:50 Exercise & Success at the Table44:15 Jungleman Gets an Invite to Rock Climb46:20 Trying to Measure Focus51:13 Spirituality and Breathwork 56:38 Neuropeak Pro – The Bio-Feedback You Need to Win1:12:55 Quelling Self Criticism▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Follow Stephen Chidwick:Check out Neuropeak Pro: Use this special affiliate link! Those who purchase the belt via the link get a year free membership to all paid features of the app that you use it with. https://www.neuropeakpro.com/programs/ref/StephenChidwick/Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO!Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/junglemanBill Chen is a renowned figure in the world of poker, celebrated not only for his exceptional skills at the card table but also for his profound contributions to the mathematical underpinnings of the game. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Chen's journey into the world of poker was marked by a unique blend of analytical prowess and strategic insight.Educated at the California Institute of Technology, where he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics, Chen seamlessly merged his academic acumen with a passion for poker. His breakthrough came with the publication of "The Mathematics of Poker," a seminal work co-authored with Jerrod Ankenman, which revolutionized the way players approached the game. This comprehensive guide delves into the intricate mathematics behind poker strategies, making it an indispensable resource for both novice players and seasoned professionals.Chen's impact extends beyond the written word, as he has consistently demonstrated his skills on the felt. A fixture in high-stakes tournaments, he has showcased a mastery of both the strategic and mathematical dimensions of poker, earning him respect among peers and enthusiasts alike.Beyond his poker prowess, Bill Chen has also made contributions to the world of finance as head of Statistical arbitrage at Susquehanna International Group, a privately held Global trading and technology firm. His mathematical expertise has found applications in various fields, solidifying his reputation as a polymath in both academia and the competitive gaming arena.As a sought-after speaker and consultant, Chen continues to share his insights into poker strategy and game theory. His analytical mind and strategic finesse make him a compelling figure in the poker community, leaving an enduring legacy that goes beyond his impressive tournament successes.Here is what you can expect to hear on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction2:30 Beatable Games in College Lead to a Book6:10 Evening Out the Variance11:40 Keeping Up or Not Keeping Up With Current Poker Resources14:24 Useful “Toy Games”21:05 Evaluating Hand Values26:39 The OG of Applying Math to Poker29:34 Finding Game Theory Equilibrium32:52 Playing the Algorithms38:40 Jungleman’s First Live Tournament40:43 It Depends On Where the Whale Sits46:12 Ethical Prevention of Soft Play48:45 Susquehanna International Group - Math Based Investing and Sports Betting54:00 In-Game Sports Trading1:00:37 The Data Doesn’t Lie1:03:25 The Life of a Quant▬ Winning the Game of Life ▬▬▬▬▬▬ Check out other "Winning the Game of Life" episodes: ► https://www.youtube.com/c/WinningTheGameofLife Follow Bill Chen: X (Formerly Twitter): @billchenpokerFacebook: @Bill ChenLinkedIn: @Bill ChenFollow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game