The Flow Show with Jeff Gross

Phil Hellmuth is back once again! This time Phil and Jeff will discuss how they are currently managing their business dealings whilst still crushing it in the world of Poker. Phil shares how poker has led to several opportunities and how he balances his poker, businesses, friendships and family. Also, make sure you tune in to hear some stories about Stephen Curry, Tiger Woods and Steve Martin.   Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Phil Hellmuth in this episode:    Phil’s heads up competition with Daniel Negreanu How Phil manages the balance between playing poker and being an ambassador The business deals Phil and Jeff are making What is the current landscape of poker coming out of COVID-19 The potential of a docuseries made about Phil Stephen Curry’s poker chops Tiger Woods & Steve Martin stories   Timestamps:   0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Recap of Heads Up with Daniel & Antonio 7:20 – How to balance playing poker vs endorsing poker 13:25 – Focussing on family whilst crushing it in business 18:00 – Would Phil ever coach poker? 21:20 – Fallout with other poker players 25:30 – The current landscape of poker 29:00 – Playing WSOP Summer 32:00 – TV series made about Phil 35:40 – Knockout tournaments 40:00 – Stephen Curry playing poker 44:35 – Olympics opening ceremony 46:45 – Memories blending together 47:35 – Positives from the pandemic 50:00 – Opportunities made from poker 55:00 – Secrets to success 1:02:40 – Maximizing life chapters and giving to family 1:04:45 – Competition and final thoughts   Episode Resources:   Phil’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philhellmuthpositivity/?hl=en Phil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Phil_Hellmuth Phil’s Poker Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=117   Podcast Links:   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker  

Matthew Staples is back on the podcast! In this episode, Matthew discusses how he has grown his Twitch and how his life and poker game have changed with his Twitch success. You’ll hear all about his weight loss bet with Jaime Staples and how it helped him improve his mental clarity for playing poker on long streams. Also, you’ll hear how to create a strategy for avoiding burnout whilst growing your Twitch and YouTube audience.   Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Matthew in this episode:    How Matthew’s Twitch streaming started to boom Why Matt is studying harder than ever to play high stakes poker The weight loss bet and journey, how eating less energised Matthew’s streaming How to ride the Twitch grind and avoiding burnout Advice on making a unique stream and how to play multiple tables Ideas to grow a poker-based YouTube channel   Timestamps:   0:00 – Introduction 0:15 – Welcoming Matthew to the episode 1:15 – The good and bad of 2020 6:00 – Poker game evolution 8:45 – WPT & Largest Twitch Score 10:45 – How Matthew grew his streaming career 14:05 – Weight loss bet with Jaime Staples 26:30 – Being Twitch “famous” and planning for the future 31:15 – Avoiding Twitch burnout and taking breaks 34:30 – Discussing Phil Hellmuth’s success and exploring opportunities 42:05 – How Matt makes a unique stream & playing multiple tables 50:00 – Having Jaime Staples as a brother 51:40 – Poker State of the Union 53:40 – YouTube strategy 59:30 – Hitting 100k on Twitch 1:02:00 – Prop bets 1:03:50 – Favourite win 1:05:00 – Gap between playing poker and streaming 1:08:50 – Being sponsored 1:10:00 – Poker idols 1:12:00 – Aliases and partypoker changes 1:19:15 – Favourite movies 1:20:50 – Long term plans 1:24:20 – Playing against Jaime Staples 1:28:00 – Discovering why you’re playing bad 1:30:20 – Bankroll strategy, Influence and Favourite Tournaments 1:34:00 – Dating life and lining up stream schedules 1:41:00 – Final thoughts and wrapping up the stream   Episode Resources:   Matthew Staples Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew_stapless/ Matthew Staples Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattStaplesPKR Matthew Staples Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mattstaples/ Matthew Staples YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGNlQJQxhjod8BN7DQdi_A   Podcast Links:   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker

Patrik Antonius joins the show today to discuss his new venture ‘flop’ (First Lane of Poker). Listen in as Jeff and Patrik discuss life in Dubai and why it may become the new Las Vegas. You’ll hear how Patrik got into poker and how he has transformed his game over the years, covering big wins and tactics to iteratively improve his game. Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Patrik in this episode:  Why Dubai may be the new Las Vegas What flop is: First Lane of Poker How Patrik got into poker and what his upbringing was The state of online poker in the late 90’s and early 00’s How Patirk learned how to play Poker in the early days of the online platforms Why poker still has negative connotations and the work that’s being done to change the public perception of poker How poker can be innovated to attract bigger audiences to online and live tournaments Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:16 – Welcoming Patrik to the show 0:40 – Living in Dubai and gambling in the UAE 5:00 – How COVID-19 has impacted Patrik and his life in Monaco 7:00 – Plans for WSOP 7:40 – First Lane of Poker: flop 12:00 – Pricing of flop 14:00 – Live Events: What is the plan for future flop events? 19:00 – Current flop membership and partnerships 22:45 – How did Patrik get into poker and what’s his story? 26:30 – St. Martin, 2003 Poker Tournament & Online Poker 31:10 – 24 Hour Poker in 1999 34:20 – How Patrik learned the theory of Poker 39:15 – Patrik’s family reaction to playing Poker 44:30 – The perception of poker and negative connotations 51:30 – Patrik’s poker stats and achievements 55:00 – Motivation and “dialling in” 59:00 – Playing tournaments after a $1M score 1:02:00 – Experience at Full Tilt 1:07:00 – How Black Friday impacted Patrik 1:14:30 – What skill set has poker helped Patrik develop 1:19:00 – Dealing with swings 1:26:20 – Playing televised high-stakes poker 1:32:50 – Twitter Questions: Favourite Place to Travel1:34:45 – What would you do if you didn’t play poker 1:36:30 – Is Moneymaker the best looking poker player? 1:37:30 – Favourite online games 1:39:20 – What tactic do you wish you always had? 1:42:30 – The story of Patrik and Phil Ivey 1:45:50 – Favourite sports 1:49:00 – Favourite starting hand 1:52:30 – PLO Tournaments 1:57:25 – Bluffing strategy 2:00:30 – Most memorable hand/win 2:13:20 – Reading Russian questions 2:15:00 – Discussing hands 2:18:30 – Joining Twitch 2:22:50 – How did you become professional? 2:26:30 – Using solvers 2:30:00 – Playing bad hands and getting out of poor runs 2:32:45 – Giveaway 2:34:10 – What percent of your life do you play poker? 2:35:30 – Where you can find Patrik and flop Episode Resources:  Patrik’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrik_antonius_official/ Patrik’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrik_antonius Patrik’s Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=23225 flop (First Land of Poker): https://firstlandofpoker.com/en/  Podcast Links:  Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker

Anna Rudolf joins Jeff to discuss the world of Chess and how her time playing has taken her to the Olympics. Anna is known as a Chess Grandmaster… don’t worry, you’ll learn all about Chess rankings and titles in this episode. Listen in to hear how Anna bridged the gap between Chess & Poker, by playing ‘Choker;’ and hear how she was accused of cheating because of the lipstick she was wearing.   Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Anna in this episode:    Why Chess is booming currently and the effect of The Queens Gambit How money and sponsorships work in Chess What ‘Choker’ – Chess & Poker is How Anna became an Olympian How to balance competition and entertainment The work behind Professional Chess, Twitch & Chess Why Anna was accused of cheating for wearing lipstick How Chess rankings and titles work Looking back on the Soviet Union dominance of Chess   Timestamps:   0:00 – Introduction 1:20 – The Queens Gambit effect on Chess 3:35 – Growing up in Hungary 5:00 – Money in Chess 10:50 – Events to teach and learn Chess 15:00 – The Champions Story 17:25 – Choker: Chess & Poker 20:20 – The Olympics 27:10 – Hexagonal Chess 30:30 – Parents thoughts on Anna’s success 36:00 – Competition vs Entertainment 40:10 – Hobbies: Balancing Chess 43:05 - Call Me Kevin 48:20 – Twitch & YouTube success 51:00 – Anna’s Team 54:18 – Lipstick cheating accusations   59:30 – Cheating in Chess 1:03:00 – The Queens Gambit & Chess Titles 1:08:45 – Being “Chess Famous” 1:12:30 – Chess platforms and sponsorships 1:15:00 – Twitter Questions:Greatest fear Closest Chess players Favourite opening Weirdest place to play Chess Greatest Chess countries COVID-19 impact on Chess streaming/popularity Would a male player be accused of cheating in the Lipstick saga? 1:28:00 – How to relax: Piano, Just Dance, Family 1:30:30 – Avoiding burnout 1:32:55 – Favourite place in the world 1:33:45 – Goals in and outside of Chess 1:37:00 – Closing Thoughts and Competition   Episode Resources:   Anna Rudolf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annarudolf_chess/ Anna Rudolf Twitter: https://twitter.com/Anna_Chess Anna Rudolf Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Anna_Chess Call Me Kevin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoPCztTOW7BJUPk2h5ttXA Chessable Courses: https://www.chessable.com/profile/Anna_Chess/   Podcast Links:   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker