Patrick Leonard / #2 online poker player / partypoker Ambassador / $13M+ MTT earnings

Patrick Leonard, the #2 ranked online poker player in the world and a partypoker ambassador, shares why his definition of success considers the long-haul, not just one-time wins. He reflects on his biggest wins, his biggest regret, and why he wouldn’t recommend poker as a career choice for everyone. Tune in to hear how he operates with his team at bitB Staking, what he loves about partypoker, and how he manages personal and business relationships – and learn what he does to pump up his mental game.

 

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:00 – 20:30 – Patrick’s poker journey, the similarities between soccer and poker, how he approaches poker exploits, and his tournament and cash game history.
• 20:30 – 46:00 – How the ranking system works, what success means to him, his biggest regret, when he wouldn’t recommend poker, and reflections on his past wins.
• 46:00 – 01:00:00 – On poker variance, swapping action, his role at partypoker and why he chose partypoker over the competition.
• 01:00:00 – 01:20:00 – On changing names, juggling friendships and work relationships, information about bitB Staking, and how he operates with his team.
• 01:20:00 – 01:41:00 – His playing plans, what he thinks about the WPT during COVID times, what he loves about partypoker, and what he wants to share in his videos.
• 01:41:00 – 01:58:30 – His projects, goals, club creation goals, poker play insights, how he pumped up his mental game, and what he thinks about streaming poker.

 

3 Key Points

• Don’t put yourself in a position where you’re putting it all on the line when you can’t.
• Adapt and evolve quickly.
• There’s always a positive in a negative.

 

Contact/Resources

• Partner - partypoker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• Jeff’s Twitch
• bitB Staking
• Patrick’s Hendon Mob
• Patrick’s Instagram
• Patrick’s Twitter