Podcast appearances and mentions of Darren Elias

What strategic thinking techniques can leaders apply from a world poker champion to better position themselves for success? In this episode, Rich sits down with Darren Elias,  a four time World Poker Tour champion. Darren is ranked number one all time in victories, final tables and cashes on the World Poker Tour and has amassed over $12.5 million in live tournament poker winnings. In this conversation, Darren gives us insight into preparation and execution, how to adapt on the fly, assessing and reading competition, and maintaining emotional control to make good decisions. ---------Key Quotes:“You really can't think about the money that much. You have to execute the strategy and you shouldn't be thinking in dollars or anything like that. You should be thinking in numbers and players and the relationships between our strategies. I think a lot of mistakes I've seen at big final tables come from players that get a little overwhelmed by the moment or the thinking about the money. That stuff you really shouldn't be thinking about until after the tournament.”“ The biggest thing for me is objective self evaluation, where I'm looking at how I played, I'm looking at the decisions from a distance and saying, was this hand played well? Was this the right play against this player in that situation? And really remaining confident that even though you're losing, and in poker tournaments, you actually lose 80 percent of the time.”“ Know who you're playing against….because  everybody has different strategies. You have loose players, tight players. You have ones that don't want to play big pots. You have ones that maybe don't play as many hands preflop….So really, try to understand your opponent. Uh, what they're trying to do with the table, what their general strategy is.”Practice Makes Profit: Reducing mental fatigue and burnout by batching your work. League of Strategic Minds [listener question]:  What's the best way to align strategies between different functional areas?Winsights: Ideas for Advantage:   Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, said, “Our company is 30 days from going out of business. You're always on the way to going out of business. If you don't internalize that sensibility, you will go out of business.” Ask yourself this, are you and your team meeting to discuss your business model and how it needs to evolve?--------Time stamps:(00:41) Deep Dive Interview with Darren Elias(37:48) Practice Makes Profit(39:43) League of Strategic Minds (41:08) Winsights, Ideas for Advantage  ---------Links:Submit a question for Rich to the League of Strategic Minds: https://www.strategyskills.com/strategic-minds-podcast/ Darren Elias on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darren-elias-3a1432114/BetMGM: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betmgm/Rich Horwath on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richhorwath/Rich Horwath on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RichHorwathRich Horwath on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richhorwathceo/Strategic Thinking Institute Website: https://www.strategyskills.com/Inc. Magazine's Top 4 book for 2024: STRATEGIC  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Direction-Advantage-Executive-Excellence/dp/1394215339New executive development platform: Strategic Fitness System: http://www.Strategic-Fitness-System.comSign up for Rich's free Strategic Thinker Newsletter: https://www.strategyskills.com/subscribe/[Subscribe to the Podcast] On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strategic-minds/id1748877976On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/57wbZTtLJhznc4OBCe0OE6?si=c2c74bbb9b4340e0&nd=1&dlsi=f9d56ce5aafd4941

[REBROADCAST] Poker tournaments are a grind and you have to have a lot of different skills to succeed in them. Four time WPT champion Darren Elias joins Mike Brady in this episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up to share some tips for your tournament strategy.Darren's tournament master class Road to Victory is 30% off on UpswingPoker.com until the end of this week! Save even more by opting for a course bundle. Upgrade your skills now at https://upswingpoker.com/wsot-sale/Darren created his advanced course in collaboration with his longtime friend Nick Petrangelo. Darren and Nick have combined for over $65 million in tournament earnings and they reveal the tactics that got them there in the Road to Victory course. Written Version of this Episode | Video Version of this EpisodeSubscribe to Upswing Poker on YouTube for Video Versions of These Episodes

Poker legend Darren Elias joins the show to talk all things #Poker, Winter Poker Open powered by BetMGM, and more.

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen delve into big winners from the Poker Masters including Darren Elias, Andrew Lichtenberger, Chino Rheem, and Vladas Tamasauskas, a Lithuanian player who jumped out to an early lead winning two titles in the first three events! The high roller newcomer is one of two guests on the show alongside Ren Lin, who has also been tearing it up at PokerGO Studio. Find out what they had to say about their early Poker Masters success. Plus, hear about poker player Rob Mercer, who lied about having colon cancer to scam the poker community so he could play in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a story that has since hit the mainstream.  Other stories talked about are the cardroom raid in Atlanta, Global Poker's new Celebrity Campaign kicking off with Paul George, winners from PokerStars' WCOOP and NACOOP, and the "Four-Time Bracelet Club' welcoming Yuri Dzivielevski, Kristen Foxen, and Calvin Anderson. Finally, the crew offer their picks on who they'd like to see featured in the upcoming Lead Trading Card poker set, and who they'd like to see join Phil Ivey in the WPT $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop. Time Stamps *Time | Topic* 00:23 | Welcome to the show 00:37 | Teasing guests Vladas Tamasauskas & Ren Lin 01:45 | Rob Mercer fakes cancer diagnosis to play WSOP Main Event 05:30 | Should the WSOP and others ban Mercer? 07:28 | Cardroom raided in Atlanta; 18 people charged w/ illegal gambling 12:16 | Sponsor: partypoker 13:14 | Sponsor: Global Poker Celebrity Challenge kicks off w/ Paul George 14:40 | Winners from Poker Masters include Darren Elias, Chino Rheem & Andrew Lichtenberger 15:40 | Change his name to Andrew Dripenberger “because he's got a lot of drip” 17:25 | Guest Vladas Tamasauskas joins the show to talk pair of Poker Masters victories 20:41 | Guest Ren Lin joins the show from Poker Masters 28:17 | PokerStars WCOOP and NACOOP in full swing 30:12 | David Kaye claims USCOOP title 31:09 | Yuri Dzivielevski, Kristen Foxen, and Calvin Anderson become 4-time bracelet winners 34:28 | Poker Leaf Trading Cards – Who would you like to see? 38:10 | Phil Ivey first confirmed for $1M WPT Big One for One Drop – who else would you like to see play?

Vladas Tamasauskas is absolutely dominating the Poker Masters, and Darren Elias and Chino Rheem add trophies to their cabinet as well -- but are either a future Poker Hall of Famer?Follow Donnie on Twitter: @Donnie_PetersFollow Tim on Twitter: @tRaMSt0pFollow PokerGO on Twitter: @PokerGO Learn how you can win a Dream Seat to play in the PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll at PGT.com/dream!Subscribe to PokerGO today to receive 24/7 access to the world's largest poker content library, including the WSOP, High Stakes Poker, No Gamble, No Future, and more. Use the promo code DREAMPOD to receive $30 off your first year of a new annual subscription. Join today at PokerGO.com.

Poker tournaments are a grind and you have to have a lot of different skills to succeed in them. Do you know how to play with deep stacks in the early stages? Does your strategy thrive (and/or survive) in key bubble situations? Can you set yourself up for the final table one you're in the money? Do you have what it takes to play your A-game at the final table and eventually close the deal heads-up?Darren Elias is an elite player who could answer yes to all of these questions, and he joins Mike Brady in this episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up to help you improve your tournament strategy.Darren just released an advanced training course in collaboration with his longtime friend Nick Petrangelo. Darren and Nick have combined for over $65 million in tournament earnings and they reveal the tactics that got them there in the new Road to Victory course.Get Road to Victory: The Ultimate Tournament Course on UpswingPoker.com. Sign up here: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory/ Written Version of this Episode | Video Version of this EpisodeSubscribe to Upswing Poker on YouTube for Video Versions of These Episodes

Ace-high flops are the most common type of flop in the game, but they certainly aren't the easiest to play correctly. Many poker players use an over-simplified strategy on these flops, playing all Ace-high flops very similarly, but that is far from the best way to play them. Instead, you must consider the subtle factors that separate one Ace-high flop from the next and how those factors should impact your strategy.Learn those subtle factors and the strategies you should use on Ace-high boards from Mike Brady and Gary Blackwood in this episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up. Pre-register for the upcoming Road to Victory tournament course by Darren Elias and Nick Petrangelo: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg/Written Version of this Episode | Video Version of this EpisodeSubscribe to Upswing Poker on YouTube for Video Versions of These Episodes

This week Elle and I recap our trip to Schenectady and Chicago on "Table Talk". Darren Elias talks about his role on Dreamers: A Poker Documentary in the "How Ya Runnin'" Segment and Joe's One Outer covers resilience as a strength and a weakness. https://youtu.be/1SSL27_7mrc

If you are a player who rarely bets big at the poker table, you are leaving a lot of money on the table. Betting big in the right spots allows you to build pots with strong hands when you have them, but it only makes sense to do when the rest of your range can support it.Mike Brady and Gary Blackwood help you understand exactly when to shovel big bets into the pot in this episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up. Pre-register for the upcoming Road to Victory tournament course by Darren Elias and Nick Petrangelo: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg/Written Version of this Episode | Video Version of this EpisodeSubscribe to Upswing Poker on YouTube for Video Versions of These Episodes

15 or so years ago small bets were used quite rarely by great poker players. But since then, the usage of small bets has grown as players realized how much expected value they can add to their overall strategy. Using small bets at the right time will allow you to win more pots and put your opponents in tough spots, so this is a vital topic.  Mike Brady and Gary Blackwood cover the factors that should push you towards betting small and cover specific hand examples in this episode of Upswing Poker Level-Up. Pre-register for the upcoming Road to Victory tournament course by Darren Elias and Nick Petrangelo: https://upswingpoker.com/road-to-victory-pre-reg/Written Version of this Episode | Video Version of this EpisodeSubscribe to Upswing Poker on YouTube for Video Versions of These Episodes

On this special edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Jesse Fullen has a one-on-one chat with Above the Felt founder Tom Wheaton, who directed and produced the upcoming Dreamers: A New-Age Poker Documentary. The new poker documentary premieres on YouTube on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m. EST[ and will feature interviews with longtime pros like Darren Elias and Matt Berkey, content creators like Ethan "Rampage" Yau and Jaman Burton, and industry names including Jamie Kerstetter, Jeff Platt and Maria Konnikova. The documentary, an Above the Felt production that features cinematography by Karl Angelo and editing by Alec Rome of the PokerNews World Series of Poker (WSOP) Photo Team, follows these players and others as they competed in the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:15 | Welcome to the show 01:04 | Guest Tom Wheaton 02:15 | Update on Faded Spade 03:36 | Above the Felt 09:49 | "Dreamers: A New-Age Poker Documentary" 14:20 | Tom Wheaton's poker origin story 16:16 | Underground poker games 19:51 | What is the audience you're trying to reach with the new documentary? 23:14 | Cast of characters 28:44 | We're all just dreamers!

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen chat about their experience playing the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Curl Vegas -- one of them won it -- as well as updates concerning Twitch banning unlicensed gambling sites and a definitive ruling on the Wire Act and whether or not it applies to online poker. They also highlight a hand from The Lodge Stream where a player mucked the nuts on the river, celebrate what would have been Mike Sexton's 75th birthday, and remember Jan Suchanek and Ivan Leow, who both passed away unexpectedly. Chad then sits down with BetMGM Poker Ambassador Darren Elias, the "End Boss" and World Poker Tour (WPT) G.O.A.T., to discuss the BetMGM Poker Online Championships taking place in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Don't forget to call the PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline at (+1 702-625-0166) to share your bad beats, which may be featured on a future episode of the show. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:30 | Welcome to the show 00:44 | Teasing guest Darren Elias 00:58 | Chad & Jesse compete in Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Curl Vegas 05:45 | Twitch Bans Streaming Unlicensed Gambling Sites; How it Impacts Poker Streamers 09:20 | Player Mis-click Folds the Nuts on the River During Poker at The Lodge Stream 12:12 | IGT Prevails in DOJ Lawsuit; Wire Act Doesn't Apply to Online Poker 15:44 | Sponsor: WPT Global 16:54 | Mike Sexton would've turned 75 today 18:20 | BetMGM Poker Online Championships in MI, PA & NJ 19:30 | Guest Darren Elias joins the show 29:05 | Makita Badziakouski binks WCOOP $25K Super High Roller – other PokerStars winners 31:08 | Sponsor: 888poker 32:00 | Poker world loses both Jan Suchanek and Ivan Leow 34:40 | Chad headed to RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) JACK Cleveland 37:00 | GGPoker-Operated WSOP Ontario Online Poker Room Launching Sept. 30 41:10 | Peppermill Reno Poker-PALOOZA! 42:45 | Call the PokerNews Bad Beat Hotline sponsored by Unibet Poker at (702) 625-0166

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.  Guests on this episode include Katie Kopp, who became the first bracelet winner of the summer and captured the inaugural bracelet offered at the new home of the WSOP; both David Peters and Chance Kornuth, who clashed heads-up battling for their respective fourth bracelet; Shaun Deeb, who shared his thoughts on the $25K Fantasy Draft, Mark-Up Police, and more; and finally Darren Elias, who opened up about falling one spot shy of his record-extending fifth World Poker Tour (WPT) title and chats about the upcoming BetMGM Poker Championship from June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:30 | Welcome to the show 00:35 | Sarah & Chad coming to you from Bally's & Paris Las Vegas 00:51 | Early thoughts on the 2022 WSOP 02:07 | Pocket aces for Chad's first hand at the new WSOP 05:00 | Big turnouts early suggest MASSIVE summer 06:40 | Get well soon, Jesse! 07:38 | Sponsor: GGPoker 09:10 | Katie Kopp becomes first bracelet winner of 2022 WSOP! 10:37 | Guest Katie Kopp talks about winning Event #1: $500 Casino Employee 14:50 | Phil Ivey is back at the WSOP; notches first cash 17:25 | Guest: Chance Kornuth talks to Sarah during $100K High Roller Bounty 19:42 | Chance Kornuth wins WPT Choctaw; week later finishes runner-up in $100K Bounty 20:30 | David Peters captures 4th gold bracelet 21:30 | Guest David Peters chats with Sarah 24:48 | Guest Shaun Deeb talks $25K Fantasy Draft, policing poker, and much more 36:43 | PokerNews Cup coming to Golden Nugget June 24-28 37:27 | BetMGM Poker Championship June 23-26 at ARIA Resort & Casino 38:49 | Catching up with BetMGM Ambassador Darren Elias

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the PokerNews office at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They share highlights from the WSOP Press Conference, preview the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28, and remember Todd Terry, who passed away at age 48. They also discuss bracelet winner Cory Zeidman being indicted for $25M sports betting fraud scheme, Bill Perkins buying art for $15.3 million, preview the first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship headlining ARIA Poker Classic w/ $1M GTD, Andrew Neeme becoming the latest WPT Ambassador, and Mark Davis denying Darren Elias to win the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. A slew of other tournaments crowned winners and are highlighted in this episode including the 2022 Lodge Championship Series, Triton Madrid, 888poker LIVE Barcelona, RGPS Downstream Casino, and MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship. Finally, Chad sits down with this week's guest, Billy Hayes, who is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He's planning to play the WSOP Main Event this year, which he talks about after sharing his incredible story with listeners. Plus he gives a glimpse into his new book Midnight Express Epilogue: Train Keeps Rolling. Listen to those stories and more on the latest PokerNews Podcast! Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:30 | Welcome to the show 01:04 | Chad & Jesse are at the WSOP! 01:25 | Teasing guest Billy Hayes of Midnight Express fame 02:34 | PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28 03:22 | Chad is the Kenan Thompson of PokerNews 04:08 | Todd Terry passes away at 48 05:30 | Cory Zeidman indicted for $25M Sports Betting Fraud Scheme 07:40 | Bill Perkins goes wild buying art for $15.3M 10:02 | Midnight Express 10:50 | Guest Billy Hayes joins the show 12:00 | Who is Billy Hayes? 15:50 | The book and the movie 17:15 | How yoga saved his life 18:04 | When and how did poker enter your life? 20:07 | How do you feel about the Midnight Express film? 24:34 | Returning to Turkey 28:26 | Interpol warrant 29:55 | Sponsored by cannabis company to play WSOP Main Event 33:01 | Planning to play Day 1d 34:36 | Which famous poker players wouldn't you mind playing against? 36:50 | Check out Billy Hayes' new book here 38:07 | First-Ever BetMGM Poker Championship Headlining ARIA Poker Classic w/ $1M GTD 39:45 | Darren Elias / Mark Davis wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown 41:40 | Andrew Neeme becomes latest WPT Ambassador 42:48 | Recapping winners from the 2022 Lodge Championship Series 44:23 | Daniel Jones makes the final table 45:53 | Winners from Triton Madrid 47:27 | Sponsor: 888poker 47:49 | Sandro Hauser Wins 2022 888poker LIVE Barcelona €1,100 Main Event 49:05 | Scott Brandau Wins RGPS Main Event at Downstream Casino 50:00 | Gerald Cunniff Wins MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship 51:09 | WSOP Preview – What we learned at the press conference

4x WPT Champ Darren Elias is Bernard Lee's guest. 

4x WPT Champ Darren Elias is Bernard Lee's guest. 

In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen talk about Phil Ivey's recent heater, discuss recent highlights from PokerGO's High Stakes Poker, examine Michigan finally joining an online poker interstate compact, Chan Pelton winning the MSPT Running Aces for $169,271, and preview upcoming events, including the return of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and PSPC in January 2023. Meanwhile, PokerNews' own Connor Richards was recently down in South Florida for the 2022 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. It was there that he caught up and interviewed Jason Mercier, Andrew Lichtenberger, Yuval Bronshtein, and recently-married poker couple Alex & Kristen Foxen. You can listen to interviews with all of them in this episode, as well as get a preview of the final table, which will see Darren Elias take a huge chip lead into May's finale where he'll be in pursuit of his record-extending fifth WPT title. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 01:07 | How's Jesse Fullen doing out in Vegas? 01:40 | 2022 WSOP less than 50 days away 03:32 | Phil Ivey on a heater; silences critics (Chad included) 07:27 | Sponsor: GGPoker 08:30 | Poker power couple tie the knot 10:05 | Interview w/ Kristen Bicknell & Alex Foxen 12:00 | WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final table set; Darren Elias leads 16:00 | Yuval Bronshtein captures two titles; now has seven SHRP titles 17:33 | Interview w/ Yuval Bronshtein 21:15 | Two women win open events on same day at SHRP Showdown 24:00 | Andrew Lichtenberger ships $50K High Roller 24:38 | Interview w/ Andrew “lucky chewy” Lichtenberger 26:16 | Poker legend Jason Mercier makes appearance in South Florida 27:04 | Interview w/ Jason Mercier 29:15 | Highlights from recent episodes of High Stakes Poker 32:40 | Michigan joins online poker interstate compact 35:30 | Chan Pelton wins record MSPT Running Aces for $169,271 38:40 | Matt Kirby becomes 9th player to win way into MSPT Hall of Fame 40:14 | Mystery Bounties are taking over poker 40:43 | Previewing bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series 41:27 | RGPS Coconut Creek kicks off this weekend 43:17 | Sponsor: PokerStars 43:23 | PCA & PSPC coming back in January 2023

In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss the passing of cricket legend and poker ambassador Shane Warne, update you on the 2022 Wynn Millions (including a wild hand where one player went all in dark), check on what Phil Galfond and Run It Once are up to, and debate Jason Koon's recent tweet about the possibility of banning online cheaters from live events. Chad also catches up with both Matt Berkey and BetMGM Ambassador Darren Elias to discuss the upcoming online BetMGM March Poker Mania from March 20-27, while Sarah sits down with Justin Hammers of Prime Social to talk poker in Texas and the upcoming $5,300 buy-in, $2 million GTD Texas Poker Championship. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 01:00 | How is Sarah feeling? 01:40 | Chad & Sarah share old memories 05:00 | Shane Warne passes away unexpectedly at age 52 07:50 | Sponsor: 888poker 08:15 | Update on the 2022 Wynn Millions 08:30 | Player moves all in dark on first hand! 14:30 | Phil Galfond and Run It Once headed to Rush Street Interactive (RSI) 16:27 | BetMGM March Poker Mania coming March 20-27 18:20 | Interview w/ BetMGM Ambassador Darren Elias  23:32 | Guest Matt Berkey joins the show 27:33 | Jason Koon advocates for more consequences for online cheating 32:18 | Sponsor: GGPoker 33:06 | PokerNews headed to Texas! 35:50 | Guest Justin Hammer joins show to talk Prime Social Poker 37:24 | What inspired him to move to Texas? 39:30 | Prime Social Texas Poker Championship 41:00 | Wild cash games down in Texas 44:48 | Satellites and side events 48:12 | What events are you most excited about? 51:15 | Finding sponsors 55:50 | Who can we expect to see at Prime Social? 1:07:00 | EPT Prague 1:07:15 | Sponsor: Unibet

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On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway wrap up the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)! They recap the last of the bracelet winners including Adrian Mateos, Michael Addamo, and Mikita Badziakouski. Plus, hear winner interviews with Benny Glaser, Jeremy Ausmus, Boris Kolev, Leo Margets, Jason Wheeler, and Ole Schemion. Other stories covered include Josh Arieh and Scott Ball winning WSOP Player of the Year honors, EPT Prague being postponed due to new COVID restrictions, and winners from Darren Elias' End Boss Poker Series on BetMGM. Finally, get up to speed on all the early winners from the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe. Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 00:35 | How are Jeff & Chad handling the post-WSOP hangover? 02:10 | WSOP Europe gets underway 03:55 | Josh Arieh wins 2021 WSOP Player of the Year 05:20 | Scott Ball wins Velo NLH POY 07:10 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care 07:45 | Michael Addamo wins his second bracelet of the 2021 WSOP 09:55 | Mikita Badziakouski claims first gold bracelet in Event #85: $50,000 High Roller 11:07 | Adrian Mateos wins his 4th career bracelet in $250K Super High Roller 12:15 | Benny Glaser wins $10K Razz Championship for 4th gold bracelet 13:44 | Winner interview w/ Benny Glaser 16:10 | Boris Kolev wins last WSOP bracelet awarded at the Rio 17:27 | Winner interview w/ Boris Kolev 19:52 | Jason Wheeler ships first bracelet after finishing runner-up in 2009 20:33 | Winner interview w/ Jason Wheeler 23:52 | Ole Schemion takes down Poker Hall of Fame Bounty for first bracelet 24:37 | Garry Gates notches another fourth-place finish 26:36 | Winner interview w/ Ole Schemion 28:50 | Sponsor: GGPoker 29:35 | Jeremy Ausmus hold off Hellmuth & Negreanu to claim another bracelet 31:45 | Winner interview w/ Jeremy Ausmus 35:36 | Leo Margets only woman to win bracelet in open event at 2021 WSOP 37:11 | Winner interview w/ Leo Margets 41:38 | EPT Prague postponed due to new COVID restrictions 43:20 | Recapping WSOP Europe winners thus far 47:16 | Big winners from Darren Elias' End Boss Poker Series 49:57 | Sponsor: Daniel Negreanu on GGPoker

On episode #62 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Darren Elias. A highly successful professional poker player originally from Medford, New Jersey, Darren holds the record for the most World Poker Tour titles, at four. He has also cashed at the WSOP 23 times, won the WCOOP twice, and has over $3.8M in online earnings to go with over $9 million in live poker earnings. Darren is an ambassador for partypoker/BetMGM and a card carrying member of Tom Wheaton's Above the Felt Talent Agency. Plus, he's currently hosting an online poker tournament series across Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey called the End Boss Poker series. On this episode, we get to know him better.

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jesse Fullen and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)! They preview the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event final table, talk with chip leader Koray Aldemir, and highlight some of the bigger names to cash the tournament. They also offer winner interviews with Jermaine Reid and Scott Ball, the latter having captured his second bracelet of the series and put himself in a position to win Player of the Year. They also chat with guest Darren Elias, who talks about his upcoming online "The End Boss Poker Series." BetMGM recently announced the debut of The End Boss Poker Series, created in conjunction with the four-time WPT champion. The event will take place on the partypoker US Network in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan from November 23rd through 28th. The 6-day, 7-event series is headlined by The End Boss Main Event, an 8-max NLH that carries a six-figure guarantees in each state. Overall, the series includes tournaments with guaranteed prize pools totaling more than $750,000 across all three states. Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 00:43 | WSOP Main Event approaching final table 01:42 | Notables who cashed the 2021 WSOP Main Event 15:06 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care 15:38 | Jermaine Reid wins Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better 16:20 | Winner interview w/ Jermaine Reid 18:02 | Scott Ball captures 2nd bracelet 18:50 | Player of the Year update 21:19 | Winner interview w/ Scott Ball 24:50 | End Boss Poker Series coming to BetMGM NJ, PA & MI 26:35 | Guest Darren Elias joins the show 35:03 | Sponsor: partypoker 36:28 | Last ClubGG qualifier in the field 39:36 | Sponsor: GGPoker 40:25 | WSOP Main Event final table is set! 47:19 | Audio Interview: Chip leader Koray Aldemir after making final table

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway come to you from the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)! Registration on the 2021 WSOP $10,000 Main Event is closed and Day 3 is approaching. Who is thriving and who has failed to survive? What did Phil Hellmuth wear during his grand entrance? What does Mike "The Mouth" Matusow think about late registration? Find out in this episode. Also, hear stories from the GGPoker Party that saw Daniel Negreanu and Dan Bilzerian attend, find out where Chad spotted Phil Ivey playing poker, and learn about Lon McEachern & Norman Chad unveiling a new signature poker table by BBO Poker Tables. Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 01:15 | Thoughts on 2021 WSOP Main Event turnout 02:30 | Chad spots Phil Ivey… at ARIA 04:12 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care 04:52 | Dan Bilzerian & Daniel Negreanu at the GGPoker Party 07:27 | ClubGG gives all players (even in US) to qualify for live events 08:47 | Recapping the WSOP Main Event thus far 12:44 | What do you think of Phil Hellmuth's costumed entrances? 17:00 | Chad gives Phil Hellmuth a ride in his Toyota Corolla 19:40 | Teasing upcoming appearance by Darren Elias 21:50 | Mike Matusow kicks off late registration debate 26:51 | Sponsor: partypoker 27:36 | Lon McEachern & Norman Chad unveil new signature BBO Poker Table 33:51 | WSOP post-lim events get underway

Today's guest on CPG is Tom Wheaton who is the founder of Faded Spade (The official playing card of the World Poker Tour) and the poker marketing and talent agency Above the Felt (Where he's put together a top shelf roster of poker players including 4x WPT champion Darren Elias, the founder of SolveForWhy and longtime friend of CPG Matt Berkey, WSOP Champ Chris Moneymaker, and poker pro & WSOP commentator Jamie Kerstetter).This is Tom's second of what I believe to be many, many CPG appearances, because the man is a hero to the entire poker community. You're about to hear just how passionate he is about growing and playing this card game we all love so much and how he's consistently putting his money & time where his mouth is.Because not only does he run two poker businesses (somehow without neglecting his family), but in today's episode he's about to let you in on another major project he's somehow carving out time for that has the potential to reverberate throughout the entire poker universe before it's all said and done.In today's episode Tom's also going to share stories from his greatest poker hits collection, explain how he's able to play $5k and $10k tournaments despite being under rolled (And how you can, too), tell you about the moment he felt he was genuinely a part of the poker community, and much, MUCH more!So now, without any further ado, I bring to you poker player, business builder, and champion of poker… the founder of FadedSpade and Above the Felt… the one and only Tom Wheaton.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is longtime poker professional Darren Elias. Darren’s just 34 years old, but he's already established himself as the end boss of the World Poker Tour.It’s exceptionally difficult to win a prestigious award like WPT Player of the Year at any point but Darren is a man who eats extremely difficult things for breakfast. Darren not only holds the record for most WPT wins with four but also holds the record for most Final Tables (12) and Cashes (38). He is a true model of consistency.And like most high level players over the course of the pandemic, he’s taken advantage of his year being locked inside by immersing himself in online poker.In his own words: “The buy-ins are so much bigger, the level of play is so much higher, and you really have to bring your best.”To the surprise of absolutely no one, Darren has risen to the occasion like he always does and feasted on the souls of his virtual competitors. He’s also recently joined up with past CPG guest, the founder of Faded Spade, Tom Wheaton at “Above the Felt Entertainment” and you’re about to learn how that experience has been going.In today’s episode packed full of Greatness Bombs with Darren Elias, you’re going to learn:- Why Billy Baxter really needs to come onto CPG and tell us some stories.- How Darren has tackled his transition back to being a regular in the online streets.- The one thing that makes even the great Darren Elias anxious.- And much, MUCH moreAnd now without any further ado, I bring to you the four-time World Poker Tour champ, the one and only Darren Elias.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

Ce jeudi, le staff de CP Radio se plonge dans le poker associatif en recevant deux piliers de Poker A Lyon, l'une des associations françaises les plus actives œuvrant à faire reconnaître le poker comme un sport

Four time World Poker Tour Champions Cup winner Darren Elias joins us on the latest episode of First Flag. Darren talks about earning his FF in Melbourne, how he wants to head to Barcelona next and the fact that he didn't know about string bets when he got his start!

#OnTheStacks Podcast episode 24 with Photographer, Darren Elias. Published in several magazines, including an award-winning photo of Air Force One during Barack Obama’s Presidency, Darren shares his story and passion for photography from a very young age. Engage with me on Social Media & on the web: Instagram: www.instagram.com/billcorcoranjr LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/billcorcoranjr Website: www.onthestacks.com

Four-time World Poker Tour Champion Darren Elias steps into the GRID to talk about a fascinating hand he played with ace-eight suited. In a first for the show, Darren's opponent was an AI, Pluribus, as developed by Carnegie Mellon and Facebook to beat six max No-Limit Hold Em. The AI made an aggressive but low frequency play on the... The post The Grid 031 ft. Darren Elias – Ace-Eight Suited appeared first on The Poker Grid.

Today’s guest is the only 4-time WPT champion on the planet, the one and only Darren Elias.Darren has over $7.5 million in career live cashes to go along with a pretty, pretty, pretty good $3.8 million in lifetime online career winnings … all despite being a low-volume player. His career highlights include:- The aforementioned FOUR WPT titles, including: the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic, 2017 WPT Fallsview, season 16 WPT Tournament of Champions, and (Darren’s personal favorite win) the 2014 WPT Borgata Open.- Winning the 2012 World Championship of Online Poker high roller event for a cool $574k.- And a 2009 FTOPs gold medal for $126k.Our conversation covers a ton of ground from how Darren got his start playing cards in a way that’s very near and dear to my own heart … playing Yahoo! Hearts, to his first tournament bink and subsequent bankroll explosion to over $500k.There are too many greatness bombs to count headed your way, including:- How human beings are driven by personal interests and incentives that skew their opinions.- Darren’s thoughts on the re-entry vs. freezeout debate. - Why AI is an existential, imminent threat to the present and future of online poker.- Why Darren spends most of his time studying human behavior and analyzing patterns to improve his poker game.- And much, much more!So, without any further ado, I bring to you the great Darren Elias.

Kitty Kuo has always had gambling in her blood, taking weekend trips to Las Vegas for long blackjack sessions while studying at the University of Southern California. Although she ultimately got her master's degree in electrical engineering, it was poker that she chose to pursue as a profession. Despite being cut off by her parents for the decision, Kuo made the bold move to Vegas to chase her dream.  In the years since, Kuo has earned more than $2.3 million in live tournaments, improving her game along the way with the help of poker superstars such as four-time WPT champion Darren Elias and high roller crusher Steffen Sontheimer. Kuo won the Macau Poker Cup, and has final tabled the Aussie Millions main event, the Hollywood Poker Open, WPT Malta, and the Legends of Poker main event. She also finished runner-up in the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic and most recently took second in a $5,000 side event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic.Kuo has also made frequent appearances on live streamed games such as Live At The Bike!, and even had her own cash game on Poker After Dark. Last summer, she was named in an anonymous survey of high rollers as one of poker's best follows on social media. Kuo is also married to 2012 WSOP main event fourth-place finisher Russell Thomas.  Highlights from this interview include growing up in Taiwan, how her parents tried to choose her future, a love for ping pong, weekend trips to Vegas, her USC blackjack team, using the Martingale strategy to deal with losses, why she has gambling in her blood, being disowned by her family for six months, bribing a floorman so she could sit next to Daniel Negreanu, learning from Darren Elias and Steffen Sontheimer, and why she turned down help from Bryn Kenney, why its easy to get Phil Hellmuth to fold, calling her future husband a fish, why men in poker are thirsty, celebrating wins by spending six-figures on Chanel bags, being a social media cartoon, selling CDs on the street, winning a spin class last longer bet, getting mistaken for Maria Ho, and the dance skills of Russell Thomas.

In this episode, Darren Elias, 4-time World Poker Tour champion, looks back on when he played online card games as a kid. He shares about how he prepares for games and balances family life. Jeff and Darren discuss how his motivators have evolved over the years – and he reveals the recipe for success at the top. Tune in to hear Darren reflect on his strategy – and hear what he has to say about players who try to shortcut learning the fundamentals of the game. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:00 – 10:00 –How he got into poker, moved from online to live, and dominated the game. 10:00 – 25:00 – His playing, preparation, family life, and break-in scare. 25:00 – 40:00 – On his goals, how he plays live and online, and what matters most to him. 40:00 – 01:00:00 – What he thinks of the game and its players. 01:00:00 – 01:20:00 – Reflecting on his losses and how he developed the fundamentals. 01:20:00 – 01:40:00 – Answering some questions from the audience. 3 Key Points If you don’t have the fundamentals down, you won’t succeed long-term. Rest is an important part of preparing for the game. Naturally good and intuitive players who study are the ones who succeed. Contact/Resources Partner - Party Poker Website - Jeff Gross Poker

Darren Elias knows poker. The 32-year-old is the only person to have won four World Poker Tour titles and has earned more than $7 million at tournaments. Despite his expertise, he learned something new this spring from an artificial intelligence bot. Tom Simonite covers artificial intelligence for WIRED. Elias was helping to test new software from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook.

Prahlad Friedman joins the show to talk about an array of topics that include the full story of his legendary online poker run, getting cheated out of millions of dollars, going broke and rebuilding, as well as his family life and rap career. NEW: Watch this podcast weekly as a video show on PokerGO. Check the “originals” tab on the site to dig into the three most recent episodes with Phil Hellmuth, Shannon Shorr, and Prahlad Friedman.  2:30 – Brent Hanks challenges Prahlad Friedman to a free throw shooting competition, followed by the stories of NBA dreams, college steeplechase, and relentless workouts. 6:55 – Family life: Prahlad on raising his daughter vegan and how Brent Hanks’ kids could not be raised any different as he just got a meat smoker for Father’s day! 9:22 – Prahlad Friedman discovers poker through his father, playing underage in California casinos, and quickly making his way up the ranks in online poker. 13:40 – Is Prahlad Friedman the most talented poker player of all time, and what made him into the legend that he became online? 17:30 – What is Prahlad Friedman’s best game. why is No Limit 2-7 Single Draw so much fun to watch and play, and how did he call down Darren Elias with a pair in this game? 24:15 – Legendary online poker stories, being the ‘King of the Hill’ and ultimately getting cheated out of more than $3,000,000 and losing his entire bankroll. 28:20 – How did Prahlad Friedman rebuild his poker career after getting cheated, signing with Ultimate Bet, getting refunded, and losing more money. 35:40 – Did Prahlad Friedman ever consider leaving the game of poker behind, his career as a rapper, and the future of his music career under the name Pragress. 40:15 – Prahlad Friedman the poker rapper and his history at the 2006 Main Event. 46:00 – That high life. 49:00 – Los Angeles home games, GTO play, live reads, and much more. 57:00 – Bracelet winners at the 2019 World Series of Poker. 1:02:00 – Tilt, smashing mice, and a very heated confrontation at the poker table that almost resulted in an altercation. 1:08:21 – The 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year rankings. 1:11:00 – The five best players Prahlad Friedman has ever played against. 1:17:30 – Too Many Questions with Prahlad Friedman! 1:26:00 – Looking ahead at what’s to come with Prahlad this summer. New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks! 

Darren Elias is just 32 years old, but he's already established himself as the end boss of the World Poker Tour. The New Jersey resident not only holds the tour record with four titles, but he's also the tour leader in cashes with 35, and final tables with 13. His first WPT title came at the 2014 Borgata Poker Open, where he won $843k. His second title came immediately after that at the WPT Carribbean stop. Elias' third win came in Canada at the 2017 Fallsview Poker Classic, and his latest victory was at Aria in the 2018 Bobby Baldwin Classic. This year, Elias has already won a $25,000 high roller at the Gardens Poker Championship, and he nearly won his fifth WPT title, the LA Poker Classic, ultimately falling just short in third place for just under half a million dollars. In total, Elias has cashed for more than $7.1 million dollars during his live career, along with another $4 million won online. Highlights from this interview include off days in Vegas, living all over with a football coach dad, a love for watersports, winning big in college, the dorm room fan club, the growing pains of live poker, unintentional intimidation, the one time he lost his cool at the table, $200-$400 2-7 games with Billy Baxter, running at expectation, his attitude towards the high rollers, being the top-ranked dad, revisiting a decade-old blog post, a healthy fear of mediocrity, using his internal solver, a scary situation at home, bluffing in six-figure pots, Nick Petrangelo's beer tips, online poker on the highway, the only other job he's ever had, a whiskey shot prop bet, big picture science, and the grinding ability of David Peters.

Broke poker player attempts to rob successful player Darren Elias home, runs into babysitter instead (topic starts at 0:17:06 mark). How is Phil Galfond's Run It Once Poker site doing so far (1:00:44)? PFA Radio listener/advantage player does it again -- him & friends hit NJ online casinos for $500k (1:47:46). Does a pit games dealer have a right to expect thousands of dollars as a tip for dealing a jackpot hand (2:12:15)? Lee Jones has quit Pokerstars -- what should we think of him overall (2:37:22)? Michael Josem (former Pokerstars security manager) long-form interview (3:04:46). tradershky co-hosts.

This Week on DAT Poker Podcast: The guys begin with talk about Denise Pratt and her viral video about Daniel’s Master Class. This leads to Femme Fatale week on PokerGo and what’s up with people (dudes) who object to all-female poker games. The guys discuss their plans for the WSOP, Daniel’s ROI and horror stories of staking deals.    In The News: Poker pro Darren Elias’ home was robbed at gunpoint by another player who knew him from the casino. The guys reveal their own experiences in sketchy situations, as well as some friends’ close calls and what they would have done.    DAT Poker Pod features your tweets! The guys pull up some great/silly tweets from the likes of Joe Ingram, Mike Matusow and Erik Seidel before opening the mail bag!

Broke poker player attempts to rob successful player Darren Elias home, runs into babysitter instead (topic starts at 0:17:06 mark). How is Phil Galfond's Run It Once Poker site doing so far (1:00:44)? PFA Radio listener/advantage player does it again -- him & friends hit NJ online casinos for $500k (1:47:46). Does a pit games dealer have a right to expect thousands of dollars as a tip for dealing a jackpot hand (2:12:15)? Lee Jones has quit Pokerstars -- what should we think of him overall (2:37:22)? Michael Josem (former Pokerstars security manager) long-form interview (3:04:46). tradershky co-hosts.

Lance and Donnie are back with another episode of The Fives. This time, the duo discusses the armed robbery attempt on Darren Elias' home, the Sunday Million being played as a progressive knockout, and more.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema come at you with a whole bunch of stuff including the weekly Power Rankings, the Effing Five, recaps of all three WPT final tables and much more!  00:20 – Paying tribute to the sudden passing of Mickey Craft. 03:20 – The Super High Roller Cash Game is back! Brent Hanks runs through the lineup and gets us hyped up. 06:00 – New kid on the block Oscar Ng is getting a lot of attention from poker fans and players, Brent and Remko preview this new character who’ll be making his PokerGO Studio debut in this massive $200/$400 game. 9:30 – The Week 10 Poker Central Power Rankings start with an apology to Stephen Chidwick from Brent Hanks. 11:10 – Running through the Power Rankings from the top down, highlighted by David ‘ODB’ Baker and Frank ‘Chicken Wing’ Stepuchin jumping into the Top 3! 17:00 – The Magic of Darren Elias. 19:30 – Dan Bilzerian dealing out a burn to Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates! Relevancy? Stupid? Funny? 21:45 – Much love for Timothy Adams, one of the most underrated players in the game right now. 25:00 – Recapping three nights of World Poker Tour action on PokerGO, starting with the L.A. Poker Classic won by David ‘ODB’ Baker. Is ODB on his way to the Poker Hall of Fame? 29:25 – A new legend emerged at the final table of the WPT Gardens Poker Championship: Frank ‘Chicken Wing’ Stepuchin! 31:00 – Shannon Shorr: Is he the best player in the world without a major title? 33:47 – Viny Lima wins the Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship. 36:00 – Recapping the massive Triton Super High Roller Series where Jason Koon absolutely smashed people! 39:00 – The all-time money list is changing faster than we can track of, who will be in the Top 10 by the end of the year? 43:55 – The Effing Five! Here’s the new list, listen to find out the reasons why! – The All-Time Money List Shuffle Phil Galfond launches Run it Once Poker Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience Dan Bilzerian drops the hammer on Jungleman on Twitter GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s sons 48:33 – Brent Hanks speculation! Ladies??!?!! 51:32 – A big shout out to all our listeners! New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Darren Elias has a very big hand, but he's facing a lot of pressure. Did he respond correctly? The Poker Guys break it down. BEEF JERKY! For 40% (!) off your Tailspin Beef Jerky order, go to tailspinjerky.com and use the coupon code POKER. For access to exclusive Poker Guys freerolls and other tournaments on Nitrogen Sports Poker Room, use this link to sign up: www.nitrogensports.eu/r/632610

Bernard Lee chats with 3x WSOP Bracelet winner Joe Cada and Darren Elias, who just set a record for most WPT Main Event wins! 

Bernard Lee chats with 3x WSOP Bracelet winner Joe Cada and Darren Elias, who just set a record for most WPT Main Event wins! 

Chris Ferguson releases a bizarre 42-second video statement. Darren Elias becomes the first 4-time WPT champion. The $300k Super High Roller Bowl returns, and Pocket Fives holds a contest for predicting the finalists. PokerGo announces improvements to its WSOP broadcast schedule.

On the seventh episode of the Poker Central Podcast, your host Remko Rinkema is joined by both Brent Hanks and Will O'Connor to talk about the American Poker Awards, the World Poker Tour's California Swing and much more.  The first guest on the show today is World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the current No. 8 on Canada's all-time money list, Mike Leah who won recently completed his third victory in the WPT Fallsview $1k event. Leah now has three victories in this event over a four-year span. Darren Elias joins the show towards the end to discuss his record-tying third World Poker Tour victory at Fallsview that puts him in elite company with Gus Hansen, Carlos Mortensen, Anthony Zinno and Chino Rheem. 

Talking WSP with Darren Elias and Eagles.

Talking WSP with Darren Elias and Eagles.

2014 WPT Borgata Champion Darren Elias is Bernard Lee's guest.

2014 WPT Borgata Champion Darren Elias is Bernard Lee's guest.