🚀 Sign up to the GTO TRAINER WAITLIST & get 10% discount at launch: www.gtolab.com/?source=youtube 🚀
⚡Join our Discord for RAKEBACK DEALS on WPT Global, 888 and GG / discord ⚡
In this episode of the GTO LAB podcast...
Poker legend and GG Poker ambassador Daniel Negreanu joins host Jonathan Jaffe for a deep dive into the world of professional poker. Daniel shares his journey from the Full Contact Poker Blog days to becoming 'Dnegs', reflecting on how his persona and strategies have evolved over the years.
Daniel discusses his ongoing success alongside other poker legends like Phil Ivey and Erik Seidel and reveals a pivotal moment when he realized he needed to revamp his approach to studying the game. He also shares his plans for this year's WSOP and what success now means to him in the ever-evolving landscape of poker.
Jonathan and Daniel explore the implications of Artificial Intelligence in poker, with Daniel providing his thoughtful perspective on its impact and potential pitfalls. They also discuss the 'Superior Dan Game', where Daniel strategizes against poker pros such as Dan Cates, Dan Smith, and Daniel Dvoress.
Throughout the conversation, Daniel offers advice he'd give to a younger 'Kid Poker', emphasizes the importance of fitness in maintaining peak performance, and provides his thoughts on the shifting edges in poker today.
Daniel generously shares detailed analysis of key hands and discusses how studying for his heads-up match against Doug Polk significantly improved his game. He also gives insights into his study plans for the year and the top advice he imagines his future self would give him today.
Jonathan and Daniel wrap up with 'Fast Fire Questions', hand analyses, and Daniel's three top recommendations for personal and professional growth.
► CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Full Contact Poker Blog days
1:48 Kid Poker to Dnegs evolution
2:50 How Negreanu, Ivey and Seidel are still thriving
4:10 A pivotal moment Daniel realized he had to start studying differently.
7:00 Daniels WSOP plans this year/What success means to him in poker.
9:10 Thoughts on AI
11:07 Superior Dan Game. Negreanu/Cates/Smith/Dvoress
14:50 Positive thinking vs pulling the trigger in tournaments
18:00 Improvement in skill level when studying for Heads up vs Doug Polk
20:28 Daniel used to play low limits and force himself to play every hand.
21:44 Study plan for this year.
23:01 Advice for 25 year old Kid Poker
24:35 Importance of fitness in poker
26:29 PHIL in the blank
28:09 Fast Fire Questions
29:48 Hand Analysis #1
43:40 Hand Analysis #2
55:10 What players today don't understand about back in the day.
57:28 Edge passing
58:50 Paying attention at the table and reads
1:05:43 Recommendations
1:09:59 The Daniel Negreanu Checklist
1:10:47 What advice would Daniel 10 years from now give to Daniel today?
Thank you 🙏 Daniel Negreanu / ‪@dnegspoker‬
for joining the podcast.