Bar Stool Nate / Barstool Sports Blogger / Host of Cracking Aces / Poker Player

Barstool Nate, a blogger for Barstool Sports and the Cracking Aces podcast host, shares how coronavirus has allowed the team at Barstool Sports more creative freedom. He shares how the company has evolved, what has changed, and what it’s like at the office. Tune in to hear how coronavirus messed up his upcoming poker plans, what he does in lockdown, and why he defends billionaires who donate money.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:00 – 17:30 – Introducing Barstool Nate, his podcast, online poker vs live poker, and how the quarantine has helped support creativity within Barstool Sports.
• 17:30 – 39:00 - On the success of Barstool Sports, how it evolved, what has changed, what it’s like at the office, and the extent of his studying.
• 39:00 – 53:00 - On not leveraging the resources he has access to, how coronavirus impacted his poker plans, and getting his stream shut down.
• 53:00 – 01:11:50 - On betting on basketball, coronavirus and sports, how he would support his kid, and where he loves and hates to play.
• 01:11:50 – 01:25:30 - On working in his bed, what he wants to change about his daily routine, why he loves blogging, what he writes about, and when he recommends blogging.
• 01:25:30 – 01:41:00 - Why he loves poker, his opinion on donating money and shaming billionaires, why he likes Bill Gates, and how the world is changing. 

3 Key Points

• See the positive in the negative.
• Leverage the resources you have!
• Poker is a game of smarts – and the smartest gets paid.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - Party Poker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• Barstool Nate’s Instagram
• Barstool Nate’s Twitter
• Barstool Sports