Dan "Jungleman" Cates

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Brandon Adams taught undergrad economics courses at Harvard for nine years in game theory, behavioral finance, and international macroeconomics. He’s a regular in the biggest poker cash games and tournaments, and has appeared on Poker After Dark, High Stakes Poker, and multiple televised final tables. He was the lead research assistant for Michael Lewis’ The Big Short, and he has self-published several books. He enjoys fantasy sports, and has a website dedicated to daily fantasy sports analytics.

What you can expect to hear on this weeks episode:

• Getting into Harvard as a poor student
• What makes your college years a powerful time in life
• The Poker House as an equivalent to college for poker players
• Stress and the role it plays in performance
• What hyperbolic discounting is and how it affects our decisions
• Game Theory and poker
• The podcasting world
• Economics and contributing expertise to The Big Short
• Utilitarianism – the dangerous force

I hope you find this episode as fun and informative as we have. Brandon Adams is winning the game of life!

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Connect with Brandon Adams:

Websites: http://brandonadams.co/

https://www.advancedsportsanalytics.com/

Instagram: @brandonadams78

Twitter: @badams78

Connect with Dan Cates:

Websites: https://www.wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com/

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Hailing from West Virginia, USA, Jason Koon is one of the most successful poker players of all time, specializing in high roller tournaments.

He began playing poker in college, being taught the rules of the game by a roommate, and quickly realized he had an aptitude for cards and that he could even make a career from it!

Koon is 9th on the All Time Money List, with over $38M in live tournament cashes, including one WSOP bracelet, multiple high roller tournament victories in Triton Poker Super High Roller Series and World Poker Tour high roller events. He is also an experienced online poker player, with much success in tournaments played on the digital felt.

• Here is what you can expect on this week’s show:
• Street poker and lessons learned
• Talking fitness and cold plunges
• Taking personal pain and putting it to work towards success
• Business endeavors and a life beyond poker

I hope you find this episode as fun and informative as we have. Jason Koon is winning the game of life.

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Connect with Jason Koon:

Instagram: @jasonkoon

Twitter: @JasonKoon

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Websites: https://www.wtgol.com

Instagram: @thedancates

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Nemo “akaNemsko” Zhou is a FIDE Master (FM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) competitive chess player. Zhou started playing at the early age of 4 years old, with notable achievements winning World Youth Chess Championships in 2014 and winning the Canadian women's championship in 2016 at the age of 16. She has competed for Team Canada at the Women's Chess Olympiad since 2014. She is currently on break from the University of Toronto, focusing on streaming Chess, poker and other games on Twitch.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

• A transition from chess to poker and shared skill sets
• Growing up a chess prodigy and career success
• The differences and similarities between poker and chess
• Content creation and building a following
• Using the skills learned from chess and poker to win in other areas of life
• Jungleman’s reading recommendations

I hope you find this episode as fun and informative as we have. Nemo Zhou is winning the game of life.

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Connect with Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/akanemsko

Instagram: @akaNemsko

Twitter: @akaNemsko

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Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Elliot Roe is a leading expert in Mindset Optimization for High Performers and is the world’s #1 Mindset Coach for poker players. His poker clients have won over $100,000,000 and nearly every major tournament title, including the World Series of Poker Main Event. His clientele also includes Olympic medalists, UFC Champions, Hollywood Actors, Business executives and wall street traders. His unique mindset coaching system leverages the power of hypnotherapy to eliminate fears and breakthrough mental roadblocks allowing you to operate in a state of peak performance every day.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

Turning a fear of flying into a life’s work

Removing self-sabotage and enabling talent to show itself

Can hypnotherapy stop Dan from eating junk food?

Working on your mindset to reach the top in poker or any endeavor

Common themes in self-sabotage

How to improve your interactions with the opposite sex

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Elliot Roe shows us how to remove self-sabotage, improve our mindset, and become a peak performer.

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Connect with Elliot Roe

Websites: https://www.elliotroe.com

https://www.primedmind.com

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Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Martin Jacobson is a Swedish poker player who can lay claim to one of the biggest comebacks in professional poker history with his victory at the 2014 World Series of Poker’s Main Event. Martin began playing poker when his dream of becoming a professional chef was derailed but since pivoting, he has not looked back. He is the first Swedish player to crack the top ten on the well-respected Global Poker Index (GPI) leader board, broke a record by reaching the final table in three main events of the European Poker Tour in one season, won an Online Qualifier of the Year Award, and once finished runner up as the EPT Player of the Year. A man of many interests, Martin resides in London training his body and mind to reach new levels of performance, enjoying the outdoors and physical activities, practicing mixed martial arts, teaching poker online, angel investing, and of course, cooking. Martin advocates a balanced holistic lifestyle and to focus on whatever makes you happy.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

• Mental and physical routines in preparation for poker matches
• Pace of play and table manners – etiquette or an edge to use?
• Mixed Martial Arts and Poker as zero-sum games and their shared use of strategy
• Is poker selfish?
• Similarities between cooking and poker
• Measuring the effectiveness of “giving back”
• Poker and blockchain technology

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Martin Jacobson pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in poker history and there is some insight into how he did it here!

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Connect with Martin Jacobson

Website: https://martinjacobson.pro

Poker Coaching program: https://www.prepare-perform.com/

Blockchain venture: https://gambl.io/

Twitter: @martin_jacobson

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Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Muskan Sethi is India’s first female professional poker player and received an award from the President for breaking stereotypes and paving the way to success in unconventional fields. A regular on the Indian poker circuit for years, Sethi has achieved success in international poker tournaments, having competed in the World Series Of Poker numerous times. Sethi is co-founder of the app, "Doggydoo." Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where Dan talks with Muskan Sethi about trailblazing for women in poker, her love of animals, and poker as a mind sport.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

Growing up in India and learning poker

Playing cards in India and erasing the taboo

Receiving national recognition at the official residence of the President of India Finding inspiration after loss and working on controlling the mind

Opportunities in entrepreneurship and the importance of teamwork

How to attract more women to poker and promote the game to a bigger audience

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Muskan Sethi is winning the game of life and is working to help others win as well!

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Connect with Muskan Sethi

Twitter: @muskaansethi

Instagram: @muskansethi5

Facebook: @muskansethi

@doggydoo

Connect with Dan Cates

Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Bertrand Grospellier, known by his online handle ElkY, has quickly become one the most feared poker players on the planet. After a successful career in online-gaming, he discovered poker where he honed his skills online, only to go on and dominate live tournaments all over the world. He has won a World Poker Tour, a World Series of Poker bracelet, and a European Poker Tour title, giving him the Triple Crown. He is the most successful French poker player of all time and is part of GGPoker's Global Team.

Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where Dan talks with ElkY about gaming, poker, nutrition, and only worrying about what you can control!

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

Pioneering professional gaming in South Korea

The ability to perform under pressure as a winning skill

Shared skillsets between poker and gaming

Understanding the variance in life and what is beyond your control

Fitness wagers, MMA matches, and getting hit in the face

Aligning capitalism and altruism

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. ElkY is winning the game of life and a listen can help others win as well.

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Connect with Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier

Website: https://www.bertrandgrospellier.net

Facebook: @BertrandGrospellier

Instagram: @elkypoker

Connect with Dan Cates

Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

@thedancates

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Frenchman, Johan Guilbert, also known by his online handle, YoH ViraL, has been playing poker professionally since 2010 and had a breakout year in 2021 with a second place finish in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and has earned himself a nomination for the 2022 Global Poker Awards Fan’s Choice: Poker Personality award. With success found, playing over one million online hands and hundreds of live tournaments, Johan turned his attention to becoming a social media influencer to share his journey and promote the game of poker. He is an influential twitch streamer and has cultivated a popular YouTube channel, YoH ViraL.

Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where Dan talks with Johan “YoH ViraL” Guilbert about promoting the growth of poker.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

• Growing up and discovering poker in the South of France
• Creating content and becoming a social media poker influencer
• A passion for the social aspect of poker
• Looking to grow the poker industry by creating content
• Musing on introducing a time clock for poker tournaments
• The freedom that comes with a poker profession

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Johan is winning the game of life and wants to share that journey with the world to help others win as well!

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Connect with Johan “Yoh Viral” Guilbert

Twitter: @yohviral

Instagram: @yohviral

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YoHViraL

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/yoh_viral

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Websites: https://wtgol.com

https://www.dancatesfoundation.com

Instagram: @wtgolpodcast

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Syrian businessman Mazzi Dumato opted for a complete life overhaul after he crashed his Ferrari in Dubai in 2016. Feeling lucky to be alive, the real estate and internet investor ditched his playboy lifestyle in favor of a simple, hippie existence and gave away the vast majority of his $3 million fortune to charity. Discovering it was all a scam, Mazzi embarked on another journey and embraced meditation and metaphysics, discovering his selfless mission of service to others. Mazzi currently lives in Guatemala teaching the meditation, yoga, and metaphysics that brought him peace and happiness.

Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where Dan talks with Mazzi Dumato to discuss poker, true peace and happiness, and service to others.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

• A transition from international businessman to poker player
• Playing with house money and becoming a horse
• Giving a fortune away to charity
• The competitive high-powered lifestyle in Dubai
• A chance encounter, a viral video, and the revelation of a scam
• More money, more problems
• Embracing meditation, yoga, and metaphysics
• Discovering a selfless mission of service
• Achieving true happiness by authentically discovering yourself

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Mazzi is winning the game of life and is on a mission to help others win as well!

Please let us know your thoughts about the episode!

Connect with Mazzi Dumato

Website: https://www.laspiramidesdelka.com

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Nick Schulman is an American professional poker player and poker commentator. He has won 3 WSOP gold bracelets so far; as well as a WPT title in 2005, at the time, the youngest player ever to do so. Overall, he has over $13 million live tournament cashes, which puts him in the top 100 on the worldwide all-time money list and in the top 50 on the US all-time money list. He’s also a regular in the world’s most famous super high stakes cash game room, Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio. Schulman is also known as a frequent commentator for ESPN’s World Series of Poker coverage. In 2019, his offhand remark about the level of play in the WSOP Main Event caused some controversy in the online poker community.

Listen to this latest episode of Winning The Game Of Life where Dan talks with Nick Schulman to discuss all things poker and taking the good in front of you.

What you can expect to hear on this episode:

Making a living hustling at the pool table

Similarities between poker and pool

Learning poker through repetition and feel

Garnering respect with an aggressive style of play

Playing with no attachments and bringing your hutzpah

Being yourself at the poker table and flowing how you flow

Bad winners and bad losers as one in the same

Finding the good in other players and taking it with you going forward

Personal growth away from the poker table and the way of the samurai

I hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have. Nick Schulman is winning the game of life and his positive spin on things can help others win as well!

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Connect with Nick Schulman

Facebook: @NickSchulman

Instagram: @NickSchulman

Twitter: @NickSchulman

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Website: https://www.dancatesfoundation.com/

Instagram: @thedancates "Finding The Good And Letting The Bad Go"