Phil Hellmuth is back once again! This time Phil and Jeff will discuss how they are currently managing their business dealings whilst still crushing it in the world of Poker. Phil shares how poker has led to several opportunities and how he balances his poker, businesses, friendships and family. Also, make sure you tune in to hear some stories about Stephen Curry, Tiger Woods and Steve Martin.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Phil Hellmuth in this episode:

Phil’s heads up competition with Daniel Negreanu
How Phil manages the balance between playing poker and being an ambassador
The business deals Phil and Jeff are making
What is the current landscape of poker coming out of COVID-19
The potential of a docuseries made about Phil
Stephen Curry’s poker chops
Tiger Woods & Steve Martin stories

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction
1:00 – Recap of Heads Up with Daniel & Antonio
7:20 – How to balance playing poker vs endorsing poker
13:25 – Focussing on family whilst crushing it in business
18:00 – Would Phil ever coach poker?
21:20 – Fallout with other poker players
25:30 – The current landscape of poker
29:00 – Playing WSOP Summer
32:00 – TV series made about Phil
35:40 – Knockout tournaments
40:00 – Stephen Curry playing poker
44:35 – Olympics opening ceremony
46:45 – Memories blending together
47:35 – Positives from the pandemic
50:00 – Opportunities made from poker
55:00 – Secrets to success
1:02:40 – Maximizing life chapters and giving to family
1:04:45 – Competition and final thoughts

Episode Resources:

Phil’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philhellmuthpositivity/?hl=en
Phil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Phil_Hellmuth
Phil’s Poker Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=117

Podcast Links:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/
partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker

Wednesday May 19, 2021

Matthew Staples / partypoker Team Online / Twitch Streamer / Content Creator

Wednesday May 19, 2021

Matthew Staples is back on the podcast! In this episode, Matthew discusses how he has grown his Twitch and how his life and poker game have changed with his Twitch success. You’ll hear all about his weight loss bet with Jaime Staples and how it helped him improve his mental clarity for playing poker on long streams. Also, you’ll hear how to create a strategy for avoiding burnout whilst growing your Twitch and YouTube audience.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Matthew in this episode:

How Matthew’s Twitch streaming started to boom
Why Matt is studying harder than ever to play high stakes poker
The weight loss bet and journey, how eating less energised Matthew’s streaming
How to ride the Twitch grind and avoiding burnout
Advice on making a unique stream and how to play multiple tables
Ideas to grow a poker-based YouTube channel

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction
0:15 – Welcoming Matthew to the episode
1:15 – The good and bad of 2020
6:00 – Poker game evolution
8:45 – WPT & Largest Twitch Score
10:45 – How Matthew grew his streaming career
14:05 – Weight loss bet with Jaime Staples
26:30 – Being Twitch “famous” and planning for the future
31:15 – Avoiding Twitch burnout and taking breaks
34:30 – Discussing Phil Hellmuth’s success and exploring opportunities
42:05 – How Matt makes a unique stream & playing multiple tables
50:00 – Having Jaime Staples as a brother
51:40 – Poker State of the Union
53:40 – YouTube strategy
59:30 – Hitting 100k on Twitch
1:02:00 – Prop bets
1:03:50 – Favourite win
1:05:00 – Gap between playing poker and streaming
1:08:50 – Being sponsored
1:10:00 – Poker idols
1:12:00 – Aliases and partypoker changes
1:19:15 – Favourite movies
1:20:50 – Long term plans
1:24:20 – Playing against Jaime Staples
1:28:00 – Discovering why you’re playing bad
1:30:20 – Bankroll strategy, Influence and Favourite Tournaments
1:34:00 – Dating life and lining up stream schedules
1:41:00 – Final thoughts and wrapping up the stream

Episode Resources:

Matthew Staples Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew_stapless/
Matthew Staples Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattStaplesPKR
Matthew Staples Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mattstaples/
Matthew Staples YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGNlQJQxhjod8BN7DQdi_A

Podcast Links:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/
partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker