Richard Veenman is a Dutch fixed limit hold ’em player with a lot of charisma and a big personality. At the start of 2014, he retired from both professional poker and PokerStars Team Online. In addition to the difficulties of balancing a day job with a serious poker career and his decision to retire, Richard also discusses the Dutch poker scene, how he got started, why he never followed the crowd to no-limit hold ’em, and what representing a poker site meant to him.

You can follow Richard on Twitter @tzen1 and read his blog, in English, at http://www.tzen1.com/. If you’re disappointed that we didn’t talk limit hold ’em strategy with him, you can get your fix with videos like this one at Poker School Online.

Timestamps

0:30 Hello & welcome: How cold is it?

4:51 Strategy: Set mining against tough opponents

43:45 Interview: Richard Veenman