Beyond the Grind with JNandez

Jared Tendler, MS, LMHC, is a leading expert in how your mental game impacts performance. His clients include world champion poker players, several PGA Tour players, entrepreneurs and  institutional and independent financial traders. Jared holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and attained a license as a mental health counselor. With over 16 years of experience coaching people from around the world and in multiple arenas, his straightforward and logical approach has been proven to help people solve their mental game problems and perform at their highest levels.

He is the author of two highly acclaimed books, The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2 and just released his newest book The Mental Game of Trading. He is also the host of the popular podcast The Mental Game and previously served as Head of Sport Psychology for the esport organization Team Liquid. Jared’s diverse experience and proven techniques make him among the best mental coaches in the world.

Jared recently developed a new video course called "Mental Game Tune Up For Tournament Poker", check it out at: https://jaredtendler.com/mental-game-tune-up/

In this episode of Beyond The Grind I speak with long time high stakes PLO player and Sports Bettor Jonas 'Liqqa' Gjelstad. 

We discuss a variety of different topics such as moving abroad and playing poker, transitioning from Heads Up to 6 max, the differences of understanding between poker players and sports bettors when it comes to areas such as variance, EV and bankroll management. As well as discussing moving into new opportunities away from poker, advice to poker players looking for new opportunities and finally the more recent scandals around RTA'ing in poker.

As usual you can find all of the timestamps below. Enjoy! 

Introduction → 00:00:00 
Moving abroad and playing poker → 00:04:07
Losing motivation once making a certain amount of money→00:06:55
Managing money as a poker player and not losing the understanding of its value → 00:09:02
Why people fail to be successful at poker →00:11:11
Playing Heads Up helping with the transition to 6 max→00:14:20
Transitioning from Poker into Sports Betting and Business→00:19:20
The difference between poker players & sports bettors with Variance, EV, Bankroll etc →00:33:37
Taking on new opportunities based on current world events→00:35:29
Advice to taking on other opportunities alongside poker→00:40:30
The idea of networking in poker →00:45:14 
Getting back into poker and being competitive after focusing on business→00:48:03
Opinions on the RTA scandals in poker and educating operators→00:52:00

Check out Jonas' socials and website below to find out more information:
Website: https://tradematesports.com 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonasGjel
YouTube: @Trademate Sports 

In this episode of Beyond The Grind we're joined by long time high stakes MTT legend Apestyles who's amassed over $4,000,000 in profit. 

We discussed a variety of different topics from recent huge poker scores, getting started in poker and turning it into a profession, the aftermath of Black Friday in 2011 to then playing in $25k tournaments online. As well as several other topics such as how to help poker sites improve their games as well as the security, how you can improve as a poker player and the process of selling action in tournaments.

As usual you can find all of the timestamps below. Enjoy! 

Check out Apestyles social channels for more of his content 
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/apestylespoker 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/apestyles

Discussing recent tournament score for $130,000→ 00:00:00
Discussing the theory of coaching making the games tougher + getting better by teaching→ 00:07:03
Working with a mental game coach→ 00:10:54
Competitive nature of playing against friends and good players on the tables→ 00:16:23 
Transitioning and learning new games in poker→00:22:50 
Introduction and background→00:30:27 
Getting started in poker→00:33:26 
Making poker a profession→00:39:24
Being in the right place at the right time with poker→00:45:15 
Finding the right balance to manage life and poker→00:48:48
The aftermath of Black Friday in 2011→00:50:27 
Playing $25,000 MTTs on GGPoker→ 00:54:07
Working on your weaknesses and using intuition as well as logic→ 00:58:07
Having friends outside of poker → 01:07:06
Decision making process for selling action, and achievable ROI's in tournaments→01:12:04
What separates the top 10 vs top 100 and top 100 vs top 1000 poker players → 01:21:30
Getting into coaching and study groups→ 01:45:07 
Working with sites to improve the games and the security→01:55:07 
Decision making process to begin streaming on Twitch→ 02:13:05
Improving your own game by coaching→02:15:48

In our third episode of the Beyond The Grind podcast we are joined by @Runchuks Poker. We discuss a variety of different topics such as creating a social media presence after avoiding it for so long, figuring out exactly the path you want to take in life and when you can start to figure this out.

As well as discussing, the thought of becoming lost in life if you were to lose poker as a job/hobby,  the process he took in becoming a professional poker player as well as how informed his family are with the job that he does.

Finally we discussed the mixing of live poker and online poker, the steps taken to do that such as managing the expenses that come with live poker, as well as the areas of focus he now has that are beyond poker.

As usual you can find all the timestamps below and I hope you enjoy this podcast!

Check out Runchuks social channels for more of his content:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP
YouTube: @Runchuks Poker
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/runchukspoker

Creating a social media presence, starting a podcast and getting guests outside of poker → 00:00:00
Putting in effort vs backing off when facing resistance as a poker player → 00:12:37
Asking the important questions to yourself regarding where you're going in poker →00:16:14
Opening yourself up to self discovery→ 00:18:00
When is it necessary to put things into realisation and figure out exactly what to do in life? →00:22:44
Valuing and understanding the concept of time →00:28:53
Putting things in order and enjoying life → 00:30:58 
The thought of losing poker and becoming lost in life→00:34:28 
How did Runchuks become a professional poker player? →00:38:03
Mixing in the online grind with live poker and managing expenses →01:01:58
How involved and informed are Runchuks family in terms of his poker career →01:12:36
Preparing yourself mentally for certain situations in poker →01:18:58 
Life beyond the grind - Areas of focus beyond poker→01:26:31

In today's episode of Beyond The Grind i'm joined by Michael Acevedo the author of 'Modern Poker Theory: Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles'.

In this episode we discuss a variety of topics such as how he got started in poker, putting in the effort and motivating yourself to study, as well as what made him decide to write his book. We also dive deeper in to some strategical based topics such as using solvers and what people are doing wrong when using them. 

We then discuss some more broader topics such as handling downswings, his experiences with streaming on Twitch and the existence of bots and other illegal softwares in online poker. Before finally moving on to discuss some topics outside of poker completely.

Hope you all enjoy! 

Introduction → 00:00:00
Discussing Michael's book 'Modern Poker Theory', life before poker and getting into poker→ 00:00:46
Making the decision to quit studying and turn to poker → 00:08:50
Having an ego in poker and putting in the effort→ 00:13:47 
Motivating yourself to study poker deeply and getting into the right mindset→ 00:19:40 
Becoming obsessed to be the best and understanding the game to perfection → 00:28:03
Discussing what makes someone the best. Making the most money vs technical ability → 00:32:14
Is it possible to get significantly better at poker whilst playing? → 00:38:41
Should you use solvers to be more conceptually sound at the game? → 00:45:10
What are people doing wrong when they begin using solvers? → 00:50:29 
How to go from looking at just your hand in a solver to understanding the concepts→01:00:20 
How do you handle downswings? → 01:09:31 
Experience so far with streaming on Twitch → 01:21:21
Views on bots, RTAs and other illegal softwares →01:26:28
Things the Michael does and cares about outside of poker → 01:34:46
What Michael is trying to achieve outside of poker →01:38:59
Maintaining relationships when it comes to poker and having a girlfriend→01:43:57
What a normal working week looks like in terms of hours/days→-1:46:42

If you'd like to learn more about Michael make sure to check out his socials as well as his book:
Purchase the book: https://dandbpoker.com/book/modern-poker-theory
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gtopoker 
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gtopoker
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gto_poker

In our first episode of the brand new Beyond The Grind Podcast we are joined by Jordan 'BigBluffZinc' Drummond.

In this podcast we discuss a variety of topics, both poker and non poker related, such as, how he found poker, what was he doing prior to poker, his upbringing and life as a father. We also discussed  topics such as focusing on GTO, turning your poker into a business, poker coaching, what to do in 2020 to be a successful poker player and much more!

I hope you all enjoy this podcast and can take some important information away from it.

Introduction → 00:00:00
How BBZ got started in poker, his major milestones and staking →00:06:20
Personal life, growing up and finding poker →00:18:47
Learning from others in poker and finding people that are accessible →00:32:30
Making Supernova Elite, being fully focused and studying →00:35:25
Mindset of being successful vs happy being a poker player → 00:41:53
Building a bankroll, being successful in poker in 2020, dealing with downswings → 00:44:04
Becoming a poker pro in 2020 and putting in your own work, coaching →00:59:45
Why to trust and focus on GTO →01:13:33
The difference between the top 10 vs top 100 & top 100 vs top 1000 poker players →01:21:21
Learning and building a structure into your life → 01:35:48
Turning poker into a business→01:48:36
Why BBZ started to stream and the benefits that came from it → 01:55:14
How life changed becoming a father →02:10:02
How a typical work day looks like →02:24:25

Check out Jordan's social accounts and website:
Website - https://bbzpoker.com
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/bigbluffzinc
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBZCoaching1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbzpoker