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 PokerHow Patrik got into poker and what his upbringing wasThe state of online poker in the late 90’s and early 00’sHow Patirk learned how to play Poker in the early days of the online platformsWhy poker still has negative connotations and the work that’s being done to change the public perception of pokerHow poker can be innovated to attract bigger audiences to online and live tournaments0:16 – Welcoming Patrik to the show0:40 – Living in Dubai and gambling in the UAE5:00 – How COVID-19 has impacted Patrik and his life in Monaco7:00 – Plans for WSOP7:40 – First Lane of Poker: flop12:00 – Pricing of flop14:00 – Live Events: What is the plan for future flop events?19:00 – Current flop membership and partnerships22:45 – How did Patrik get into poker and what’s his story?26:30 – St. Martin, 2003 Poker Tournament & Online Poker31:10 – 24 Hour Poker in 199934:20 – How Patrik learned the theory of Poker39:15 – Patrik’s family reaction to playing Poker44:30 – The perception of poker and negative connotations51:30 – Patrik’s poker stats and achievements55:00 – Motivation and “dialling in”59:00 – Playing tournaments after a $1M score1:02:00 – Experience at Full Tilt1:07:00 – How Black Friday impacted Patrik1:14:30 – What skill set has poker helped Patrik develop1:19:00 – Dealing with swings1:26:20 – Playing televised high-stakes poker1:32:50 – Twitter Questions: Favourite Place to Travel- 1:34:45 – 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 games1:39:20 – What tactic do you wish you always had?1:42:30 – The story of Patrik and Phil Ivey1:45:50 – Favourite sports1:49:00 – Favourite starting hand1:52:30 – PLO Tournaments1:57:25 – Bluffing strategy2:00:30 – Most memorable hand/win2:13:20 – Reading Russian questions2:15:00 – Discussing hands2:18:30 – Joining Twitch2:22:50 – How did you become professional?2:26:30 – Using solvers2:30:00 – Playing bad hands and getting out of poor runs2:32:45 – Giveaway2:34:10 – What percent of your life do you play poker?2:35:30 – Where you can find Patrik and flop- Patrik’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrik_antonius_official/
Patrik’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrik_antoniusPatrik’s Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=23225flop (First Land of Poker): https://firstlandofpoker.com/en/ - Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/
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