Patrick is one of a few players with the ability to articulate his knowledge in a way that can be understood by the average person. Awesome content.

wow i cant remember the last time i have been listening to a 97minutes podcast without getting bored/distracted at some point...really good talk guys

17 minutes in and I'm already nodding vigorously at my screen. This content is like gold. Thanks Ben and Pads!

Check out Pads blog: medium.com/@patrickleonard_1924/post-series-blues-c77f5a9d7811

Every year I come back to this video. In my opinion, the single greatest video for how to navigate low-mid stakes tournaments ever. Patrick Leonard is an absolute beast

Been doing the tournament poker thing for 10+ years and I still learn a ton from talks like this. You both offer so much to the poker community. Thank you.

That pads is so smart

Pads is the best pro to have on these podcasts, could listen to him for hours. Keep up the good work Ben, appreciate it.

Every year, I re-watch these podcasts.They are so informative. Thank you, Ben!

That's like the best and honest poker video i've seen in a while. Well done guys. Always a pleasure to watch you both talk about poker. There is so much value in this video.. I hope people realize It. It's insane

The content provided in this video is straight up priceless and so motivational!

two brilliant minds having a insightful convo that kept me engaged the whole time. These guys are truly a testament to the saying that hard work pays off, and validation that poker is a complex game of strategy and discipline.

Im not planning to be a poker pro, but I always listen to this type of conversations from rebuycb, his words are pure gold (26:46)

How could you dislike this? lol Great content as always, thank you guys!

Really insightful podcast guys. Two of my favorite players and people! One reflection/insight that arose for me (that may be useful for someone reading this) regards dealing with negativity...many of us have discovered the freedom, stress-reduction, and inspiration that comes from letting go of negativity and viewing things in a more neutral or even positive light...this is a blessing, because we have all likely also experienced feeling very negative about things ourselves....it's just human nature. But, when we notice someone else being really negative about things, it's natural for us to want to say "stop being negative, just be positive," etc. But this is often a reactionary stress response from ourselves, comes off as judgmental, and often doesn't get received well. So whenever we notice getting upset about someone else's negativity, this is an opportunity for OURSELF to reconnect with that peace and positivity within ourself. And to better communicate the message for the other person, we might be better off (1) to put ourselves in their shoes for a moment and understand why they might be feeling negative, and then (2) encourage them to see a new path, by saying something like "hey I understand why you may feel that way, and I used to feel a similar way about x...but there's actually a lot of good and opportunity in the situation, and we'll get better results by focusing on the opportunity instead." And if the person is really so stressed out that they do not understand, we do not "need" to make them understand...we can just move on....any extra worry is just more attachment/ego illusion on our part. But through self-awareness, and honest but compassionate communication, we can really guide someone towards a better path that they might not have seen, just like we hadn't (and still don't) at times. With humility and gratitude, blessings everyone, have a lovely day.

This is absolutely brilliant advice and so happy I found this podcast.

i can tell pads got a rly nice lvl of focus. he can rly well listen.

@50:22 This reminds me of an interview of Valentina Shevchenko, a current UFC champion. They asked her if she regrets all the sacrifices she made to train so much and give up so much time. She said, "What should I regret? Should I have wasted my time getting drunk and doing stupid stuff? Is that even something I should regret?" I regret nothing because all my dedications has brought me here where I'm at and now I can do so much more than just celebrate. - all paraphrased by me. Devote valuable time to what you want to achieve. It's part of that "hard work" everyone talks about...

There is a great quote about working hard - To be The Number One, You have to work like Number Two.

Top stuff guys, hearing you talk about these things really gets you motivated to improve and think about the game in a logical and simple manner

Great interview! Love the Pete Sampras analogy. I could never totally buy into to the GTO balance approach as a winning implementable strategy. I'm more inclined to develop exploits against hardcore GTO practitioners. It seems so many overlook fold equity these days and look for excuses to call into marginal situations at critical times when they can just hold on to their stack and get it in as the aggressor in a better spot a few hands later. As far as holding onto edges after success, I think the skills most likely to erode are the mental game and bankroll management skills. Both skills can be better maintained with more humility and less ego. Winning feeds the ego and erodes discipline. Gotta always stay ready for the ride on the variance train. I look forward to the meta games against GTO players in live play at low to mid stakes. I am not a robot, and neither are they.

huge respect for pads and ben, great podcast i learned a ton from it !! .

Great podcast - Pads explains himself so well, so easy to understand his ideas, inspiring.

it is just insane. I can't believe how ignorant I have been. I had to take a break after 15 mins of the video due to the sheer volume of information which has just been given away for free. Thank you so much.

Thanks for taking the time to make these and educate others. Very real conversations, much appreciated

Incredible information! Thank you so much Ben and Pads!

Essentially the genre, scope, or nuances don't really matter unless you have the proper mindset. Granted, I'm sure they struggled at first (as both mentioned), but they are really making up for it on the back end by living the life they've chosen, enjoying the friends they choose, and limits they enjoy trying to attain. Honesty is a rare quality with something as contentious as poker, and it's actually in ones best interest to water down their advice. Kudos and Karma

Guys i am so happy you sharing this talks between you. its helping me a lot !

Amazing advice on mastering 30bbs and playing straightforward 100bbs +

PADSPOKER could be a good mental poker coach) he's speech is really motivating ✌♥️

It's funny I've heard a lot of MTT regs say late regging is betting for your hourly while regging on time is better for you ROI but I know for sure I've had far more success late regging and Pads pretty much confirms that my experience is probably how it should be around the 15 minute mark. Really great interview, with lots of honesty and nuggets to learn from.

I had heard of pads, but didnt know who he was, nor could I put a face to him. But this impressed the shit out of me, and was the perfect way to start the Sunday grind.

incredible video. two legends of the game. thanks for this!

Thank you guys for this absolutely incredible Podcast! In this Video are coming so many things together and esp. the last videos from RYE or with Pads, it´s insane. Thanks so much to Patrick for the recommended Article on Medium, it was so awesome to read, and i eat it :D And last but not least, so much respect for the idea of unionizing and a poker-community who will implement this maybe. ☺♥ Much greetings

2 of my favourite poker people! Amazing podcast guys with an amazing level of value 🙌

Ben, I think your mug (37:58) reflects, how much I love this content. Keep it up man.

This video alone made me lot of money and made me want to be MTT olayer. Thank you Ben Pads!!!

Well ive been studying dfifferent preflop ranges at 100BB to 60BB for the past two weerks. Time to change my approach. Thanks for the advice.

First time watcher. I'm kicking myself for not doing it earlier. Amazing content and I LOVE the multiple time stamps with topics to keep you engaged.

This is the most interesting poker podcast i have ever seen! Thanks so much Ben and Pads. I will 100 % join the RYE Team!!!

Total Gold. Thanks so much for doing this guys! 💰

Really insightful commentary, Pads. Good stuff!

i wish i saw this earlier but i ended up studying 10BB,20BB short stack equity play because ive realized that every tourney ive played would always end up there. Since then my game has gotten way better and im making more FT.

My biggest enemy after myself: indecision. I'm not even decided about poker. That's how much I overthink everything.

Great conversation on how to excel in anything

now i start to understand why i do better in this game when i just play after my own head and ideas and why i start to fuck up when i try to apply whats considered to be optimal. cause you only need to play optimal against the optimal player and that guy doesnt exist.

WOW! I so agree. I had this discussion on the DTO discord. A simple question about their app having RFI spots turned in to sarcastic speeches about how preflop actually didn't matter much. I guess anything to sell a product. I tried to clarify if they were talking about cash games (which still wouldn't make sense, but a bit more) but no, tourneys and SnG's too. So yes, I'm very happy to have seen this video.

Thanks for that very nice conversation. DANKESCHÖN 👍🍻

Loved the conversation guys ! Keep it up, alot of great info

So good I'm watching it for a second time

Excellent stuff. Holy shit, Pads is a powerhouse when it comes to dropping wisdom.

Just returned to playing live poker after taking a decade off. Quickly found out that the virtual poker landscape is severely disconnected from the live poker world. Talking cash games here. Your solver is going to do more harm than good. Solid poker fundamentals, being able to identify player types and understand the counter strategy is going to STILL make the money. Poker is still alive and well. SOME of the younger players have a good game, but their execution in the real world is pretty poor. FPS, Fancy Play Syndrome and missing bets is a big leak from what I've seen.

1) 14:25 is exactly what the arrogant cash gamer in me didn't realize 5+ years ago. Well put. 2) I'm on "team GTO", but this conversation was a good one to show the other side. Shows the limitations of solvers and the absurdity of always worrying about "but but GTO/balance... but but the solver..." 3) re: balance vs "obsessive" all-in approach to mastery I'm guilty of preaching balance, while having no balance at all when I started. Grinding all day every day. At some point you sneak in some balance to make it more sustainable. Good discussion guys.

such a great talk . thanks so much for sharing honestly all these topics .as a former professional volleyball player completely agree with compulsive mastering

Yeah , that was For sure one of the best and useful videos about poker I ever saw 🙏🏻🥰 sooo much very good information . Thanks a lot , Ben ! 🙏🏻

Amazing podcast, thanks for everything you do Ben. One thing tho, please have your mic closer to your mouth, I had to change volume every time you guys were talking.

A lot golden nuggets! Party poker doing poker best way. Also the pool is harder than other places, rake back helps a lot

such a master piece i will see it aain before the series now that i own the both courses can really understand better your mental thoughts

Thank you boys for this amazing podcast !!! ❤️

Great episode, Patrick you’re amazing!

Sorry, I was focused on my DNegs comment. Thanks for a great podcast, very interesting and informative.

One of best podcast so far

Very good advice for people that want to get into the game.

01:35:37 & the next 10seconds of KZfaq's "closed captioning" Is brilliant.

Keep up the good work Ben! Please interview Yuri theNERDguy.

Understanding opportunity costs is so important

This is amazing guys. Well done :) If you not be able to extract the advices that Pads and Ben give to you, I'm so sorry. About Mindset the book of Carol Dweck is priceless on that subject.

Amazing podcast, great contents! Thank you very much guys!!

So Jesse Pinkman did find Alaska overly cold, made his way to Canada instead and has been on a heater ever since

Perfect content as always, thank you guys!

Thanks for the good infos and good updates on the ecosystem. Really interesting stuff !

Hey Guys, This video is actually kind of a philosophy podcast. I say fuck the first 25 minutes of poker talk and every late-teenager should watch this. You talk about very important life topics so comprehandedly, that this video should be watched in schools all over the world. Ego away... I am at my early twenties and people of my age around me do seek my company because I understand why you should call ppl on their BS that is dragging them down, when to be rough yet remember to remain possitive and do it to help them (and myself and general comunity). Sacrificing current balance to be genuinely serene, happy and content with your life. Facing the decisions and not to be affraid of outcomes but to take into the equation that they MAY happen. I feel like I am not far from being unique at this age to realise this. (Still having a lot to learn) Some people say that the "young ones" do not care about this stuff and dont want to hear about it. But I say the time when we start caring about these things comes earlier than imagined. Seriously, You created some quality content and You have experience with teaching about mindset. PLEASE consider creating podcast/lesson, or whatever you want to call it, targeted on newly-adults. It might have enormous impact and You could seriously start a chain/snowball reaction affecting life of many.

I loved this cast, really interesting stuff...It is nice to see that these two great players had their ups and downs too and they both still remain themselves...I was also predicting this after covid lobbies, garantees, dead player pool etc...It is really sad to see it happening right now but not a big surprise honestly...Still poker is business and for the sites we are just pawns and they do not really care how many will fall if it brings the results which is for them one and only thing money. With this perspective from their side it will be up hill battle. Gl us

Great content, one tip would be to make sure your camera is setup so you are centred and looking at it. Would make watching the podcast so much better.

huge respect for both of you guys :)

Great podcast I've taken a lot from this as a long term rec player thank you! Also the union aspect is a great concept that I'd love to see actioned in some form and would love to be apart of. I look forward to hearing where this goes from here and with my business knowledge and connections hopefully I could add some value down the line somewhere.

Read "The One Thing" by Gary Keller. It speaks to what you guys are talking about in min 54 of this podcast

So interesting! Great content! Thank you so much!

the unhealthy compulsive topic really affected me in a good way, i remember llinuslove grinding 200z,. he maybe took 1 day off a month, he was grinding hardcore 8+ hours a day and studying

Ben, I love your questions and insights, but your shirt collar game is -EV

I was in my high school basketball team. The year 1 coach was really valued my hard work. But the second year there was a new coach who has he's own system and i was not able to fit in. And all i had at that period of time was negative energy i wasn't cheer for my team. i missed practice . i really hope i could do better if i could go back. as pad said that will be a regret, and i dont want to be that person no more in my rest of the life

August 2023 still listening like for the 8000 times ❤

Plot Twist: They left out what they really don’t want us to know cause they are pro players

ty so much for this great content Ben and Pads

I watched this 2x had to comment at 2.2x your the goat bencb

Loved the video. Thank you for bringing him on. That Sampras analogy was gold.

The guy in this years WSOP final should listened to ~Pads talk around 20.00 before calling off with a pair of 4s,man what a fish

Really great content, enjoyed every minute of it

Absolute Gold. Thanks a lot fellas.

this was really useful for me !! thanks guys

Thanks guys,great life lessons really appreciate it.

Great stuff, thanks Ben and Patrick both

What are the best ways to study 0-30bb short stack poker and ICM? Do I need to get icmizer? Do you have a lot of course content particularly on this topic? Thanks

@54:00 Great chat, and there is a correlation, but just to be clear you are skirting around the point that having alot of money frees up alot of time...If that's the case, for most people I would steer them clear of Poker...🤣

Hey Ben, I really like the content you give us for free all the time and also really appreceate this opportunity! :) But can you pleeeaaase finally fix those audio problems? xD It's so annoying to always increase the volume when you speak and then decrease it when Pads speaks... Thank you in advance! :)

Pads next masterclass: how to mincash 100% :)

One thing profitable poker players don't want you to know is how often how lucky they need to get. I don't care how skilled you are, if you're not better than 50% lucky you won't be profitable. The fields are too thin now, by the time you even get close to the money it's already down to 95% profitable players, and now you're relying on the simple aspect of being luckier than them, there is no edge left. Sounds highly lucrative... Why do you think so many pros are now either streaming and or selling some kind of "coaching".

Love it thanks for this !

38:00 love the glass with hearts

Yo Ben it seems that you wanna solve the game as well as the life...Great content!