Austrian star and fully-fledged member of Team partypoker, Josip Simunic, has been grinding hard during the ongoing WPT World Online Championships. Josip and Jaime discuss why he chose poker over handball for the long-term, what he thinks about managing emotions, and his biggest breakthrough moments. Listen in as he shares his biggest pieces of advice for new players – and hear what it was like to satellite into the WPT main event online.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:00 – 05:30 – Online poker news, live poker news, WPT tournament updates, online poker results, and leaderboard prizes.
• 05:30 – 12:30 – Josip's poker story, what poker was like in Austria, why he chose poker over handball for the long-run, why he had to learn to lose, and what drives him to succeed.
• 12:30 – 19:30 – On tilting and emotional swings, what he's working on, why emotions are good, his breakthrough moments, and the biggest pieces of advice he has for other players.
• 19:30 – 33:00 – On satelliting into the main event, what happened with that tournament, the format and why it's profitable, and what he likes about the community in Vienna.
• 33:00 – 40:00 – What he loves about Vienna, COVID predictions and speculations, and how he stays in touch with friends and fans.
• 40:00 – 41:30 – The JS Poker Hero competition challenge question.

3 Key Points

• Money can be a natural motivating factor.
• You need to learn how to lose.
• Practice bankroll management and don't drink and play poker.

Contact/Resources

• partypoker
• Josip's Instagram