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Today on Upstream, we're releasing an episode from Modern Relationships which originally aired on February 28, 2025 where Erik Torenberg interviews philosophy professors Agnes Callard and Arnold Brooks about their unconventional marriage, the role of philosophy in their relationship, the impact of their public profile, and how they balance personal and philosophical life together. —

In this episode, Ryan Greenblatt, Chief Scientist at Redwood Research, discusses various facets of AI safety and alignment. He delves into recent research on alignment faking, covering experiments involving different setups such as system prompts, continued pre-training, and reinforcement learning. Ryan offers insights on methods to ensure AI compliance, including giving AIs the ability to voice objections and negotiate deals. The conversation also touches on the future of AI governance, the risks associated with AI development, and the necessity of international cooperation. Ryan shares his perspective on balancing AI progress with safety, emphasizing the need for transparency and cautious advancement. Ryan's work (with co-authors at Anthropic) on Alignment Faking: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/njAZwT8nkHnjipJku/alignment-faking-in-large-language-models Ryan's work on striking deals with AIs: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7C4KJot4aN8ieEDoz/will-alignment-faking-claude-accept-a-deal-to-reveal-its Ryan's critique of Anthropic's RSP work: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6tjHf5ykvFqaNCErH/anthropic-s-responsible-scaling-policy-and-long-term-benefit?commentId=NyqcvZifqznNGKxdT SPONSORS: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers. OCI powers industry leaders like Vodafone and Thomson Reuters with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before March 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive NetSuite: Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. With a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, NetSuite provides real-time insights and forecasting to help you make quick, informed decisions. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/cognitive Shopify: Shopify is revolutionizing online selling with its market-leading checkout system and robust API ecosystem. Its exclusive library of cutting-edge AI apps empowers e-commerce businesses to thrive in a competitive market. Cognitive Revolution listeners can try Shopify for just $1 per month at https://shopify.com/cognitive RECOMMENDED PODCAST:

Erik Torenberg interviews Harley Finkelstein, president of Shopify, discussing tariffs, political shifts, Shopify's earnings, and the evolution of entrepreneurship. —

In this episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg discuss how Ukraine has proven surprisingly resilient throughout the war by maintaining its economy and developing significant domestic drone manufacturing capabilities. He argues that "Europe is not toothless" despite America's shifting role, detailing how Europe collectively has greater manufacturing capacity than America and identifying three key reforms Europe needs: deregulating software, building energy infrastructure, and removing internal trade barriers. – SPONSORS: NetSuite More than 41,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud financial system bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, HR, into ONE proven platform. Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine learning: https://netsuite.com/102 AdQuick The easiest way to book out-of-home ads (like billboards, vehicle wraps, and airport displays) the same way you would order an Uber. Ready to get your brand the attention it deserves? Visit https://adquick.com/ today to start reaching your customers in the real world. Found  Found provides small business owners tools to track expenses, calculate taxes, manage cashflow, send invoices and more. Open a Found account for free at https://found.com/econ102 Incogni Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ECON102 at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/econ102 – SEND US YOUR Q's FOR NOAH TO ANSWER ON AIR: Econ102@Turpentine.co – FOLLOW ON X: @noahpinion @eriktorenberg @turpentinemedia – RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE: Noahpinion: It's time for Europe to stand up https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/its-time-for-europe-to-stand-up Book: Old Man's War by John Scalzi https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36510196-old-man-s-war – RECOMMENDED PODCAST:

Marc Andreessen and Erik Torenberg discuss the ongoing political and cultural shift in America, covering topics such as preference falsification, the role of DEI in tech and other sectors, the influence of group chats, and the emerging dynamic in politics with highly capable appointments in the new administration. —

This Valentine's Day weekend, we're airing the debut episode of Modern Relationships featuring Varda space founder Delian Asparouhov and repeat M.O.Z. guest Nadia Asparouhova. Delian and Nadia talk about how they make their relationship work, dating in San Francisco, and why overcommunication might do more harm than good. —

Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg discuss the future of space colonization, touching on the implications of Mars and lunar settlements, the technological advancements driving space exploration, and how multi-planetary life might reshape human cultures, geopolitical dynamics, and economic structures. —

This week on Upstream, Erik Torenberg and Samo Burja discuss the economic, political, and cultural implications of colonizing Mars and the Moon, discussing space treaties, potential Martian and Earth societal divergence, and the technological advancements driving humanity's future as a multi-planetary species. —

Erik Torenberg and Samo Burja examine how advancing desalination technology could reshape geopolitics and transform landscapes. They discuss how affordable desalination ($0.3 cents per liter) makes large-scale terraforming feasible, potentially enabling countries like Saudi Arabia or Australia to create vast green spaces and support larger populations. The technology's implications extend beyond water security to national development and climate resilience. The essay on desalination originally appeared in The Bismarck Brief - subscribe here: https://brief.bismarckanalysis.com/ —

Erik Torenberg and Samo Burja analyze Curtis Yarvin's arguments about government inefficiency, comparing corporate and state governance structures. The conversation covers how bureaucracies decay over time, China's approach to governance, and Yarvin's influence in shifting Silicon Valley libertarians toward more right-wing positions. They also examine his evolution from a cancelled figure to a mainstream intellectual voice. —

Tyler Cowen discusses his book on the greatest economists of all time, evaluates the contributions of macroeconomics, and touches on topics such as stagnation, AI, fertility, and the future of academia and societal trends. —

In this episode of Live Players, Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg discuss Curtis Yarvin's influence on government efficiency ideas, the pitfalls of gridlock and bureaucratic decay, and how transformative figures and strategic decision-making affect national and corporate success. —

In this episode, Samo Burja and Erik Torenberg discuss Curtis Yarvin's recent New York Times interview. They explored his ideas, especially the comparison between corporate market dynamics and government functionality, and the need for live players in leadership to prevent bureaucratic decay.  —

Today on Moment of Zen, we're bringing you the third episode of "This Won't Last", the newest show from Turpentine. Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Kevin Ryan, and Zach Weinberg dissect the 2025 political landscape in a spirited discussion of Trump's evolved messaging and surprising tech industry backing. The conversation weaves through immigration policy, corporate political neutrality, and market dynamics - from Silicon Valley's rightward shift to urban crime challenges and insurance markets and explores how America's tech-policy nexus is reshaping in real-time. —

This week on Upstream, we're sharing Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, Logan Bartlett, and Zach Weinberg's discussion of the 2025 post-election landscape centered on Trump's victory, examining his evolved approach and tech industry support, while exploring interconnected policy challenges around immigration, corporate politics, urban crime, and market regulation in areas like wildfire insurance and healthcare. —

Samo Burja discusses his "Great Founder Theory," in the Word of DaaS Podcast with Auren Hoffman, arguing that exceptional individuals throughout history have shaped civilization by creating influential institutions, while also exploring modern challenges around societal trust, fertility rates, and the changing dynamics between young and old generations in contemporary society. —

Samo Burja and Auren Hoffman discuss various topics including the Great Founder Theory, the decline of trust in elites, falling fertility rates, and the importance of exceptional individuals in shaping history and future societal structures.  —

In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Nathan explores the groundbreaking paper on obfuscated activations with 3 members from the research team - Luke Bailey, Eric Jenner, and Scott Emmons. The team discusses how their work challenges latent-based defenses in AI systems, demonstrating methods to bypass safety mechanisms while maintaining harmful behaviors. Join us for an in-depth technical conversation about AI safety, interpretability, and the ongoing challenge of creating robust defense systems. Do check out the "Obfuscated Activations Bypass LLM Latent-Space Defenses" paper here: https://obfuscated-activations.github.io/ Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse SPONSORS: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers. OCI powers industry leaders like Vodafone and Thomson Reuters with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before March 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive NetSuite: Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. With a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, NetSuite provides real-time insights and forecasting to help you make quick, informed decisions. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/cognitive Shopify: Dreaming of starting your own business? Shopify makes it easier than ever. With customizable templates, shoppable social media posts, and their new AI sidekick, Shopify Magic, you can focus on creating great products while delegating the rest. Manage everything from shipping to payments in one place. Start your journey with a $1/month trial at https://shopify.com/cognitive and turn your 2025 dreams into reality. Vanta: Vanta simplifies security and compliance for businesses of all sizes. Automate compliance across 35+ frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, streamline security workflows, and complete questionnaires up to 5x faster. Trusted by over 9,000 companies, Vanta helps you manage risk and prove security in real time. Get $1,000 off at https://vanta.com/revolution RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Check out Modern Relationships where Erik Torenberg interviews tech power couples and leading thinkers to explore how ambitious people actually make partnerships work. This season's guests include: Delian Asparouhov & Nadia Asparouhova, Kristen Berman & Phil Levin, Rob Henderson, and Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1786227593 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hJzs0gDg6lRT6r10mdpVg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ModernRelationshipsPod CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) Teaser (00:00:46) About the Episode (00:05:11) Latent Space Defenses (00:08:41) Sleeper Agents (00:15:06) Three Case Studies (Part 1) (00:17:02) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | NetSuite (00:19:42) Three Case Studies (Part 2) (00:24:09) SQL Generation (00:26:17) Understanding Defenses (00:32:52) Out-of-Distribution Detection (Part 1) (00:35:37) Sponsors: Shopify | Vanta (00:38:52) Out-of-Distribution Detection (Part 2) (00:45:13) Loss Function Weighting (00:57:49) Who Moves Last? (01:11:41) High-Level Triggers (01:25:33) Open Source vs. Access (01:38:57) Internalizing Reasoning (01:53:07) Representing Concepts (02:06:38) Final Thoughts (02:09:33) Outro

As China surges past the combined manufacturing might of Western democracies, economists Scott Sumner and Noah Smith square off on America's industrial future. While agreeing on economic fundamentals, they clash over the gravity of China's rise - Sumner advocating measured engagement while Smith warns of an unprecedented shift in global power requiring bold policy action. —

Today on Upstream, we're releasing an interview between Erik Torenberg and Patrick McKenzie. Patrick discusses Operation Chokepoint, the origins of debanking, and how it affects the crypto industry, offering detailed insights into the political motivations, regulatory complexities, and practical ramifications of such banking decisions. —

This week on Upstream, we're releasing an episode of Econ102. Erik Torenberg and Noah Smith talk with Katherine Dee (@default_friend) about dating in the 21st century, differences in dating markets, the impact of feminism, technology's influence on cultural creativity, societal shifts, and the state of online subcultures. —

In this episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg are joined by Scott Sumner, an American economist and previously the Director of the Program on Monetary Policy at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, examine the impact of U.S.-China relations on economic and industrial policies, discussing topics such as tariffs, manufacturing capabilities, technologies like drones and batteries, climate change, defense strategies, and the evolving role of neoliberalism. --

Nathan explores the cutting-edge intersection of AI and rare disease research with Dr. Catherine Brownstein of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In this episode of The Cognitive Revolution, we dive into how frontier AI models are revolutionizing the diagnosis of rare diseases. Join us for an insightful conversation with a ChatGPT Pro grant winner who's pioneering the use of AI to help patients find answers faster. Help shape our show by taking our quick listener survey at https://bit.ly/TurpentinePulse Check out Modern Relationships, where Erik Torenberg interviews tech power couples and leading thinkers to explore how ambitious people actually make partnerships work. This season's guests include: Delian Asparouhov & Nadia Asparouhova, Kristen Berman & Phil Levin, Rob Henderson, and Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1786227593 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5hJzs0gDg6lRT6r10mdpVg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ModernRelationshipsPod SPONSORS: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): Oracle's next-generation cloud platform delivers blazing-fast AI and ML performance with 50% less for compute and 80% less for outbound networking compared to other cloud providers. OCI powers industry leaders like Vodafone and Thomson Reuters with secure infrastructure and application development capabilities. New U.S. customers can get their cloud bill cut in half by switching to OCI before March 31, 2024 at https://oracle.com/cognitive NetSuite: Over 41,000 businesses trust NetSuite by Oracle, the #1 cloud ERP, to future-proof their operations. With a unified platform for accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, NetSuite provides real-time insights and forecasting to help you make quick, informed decisions. Whether you're earning millions or hundreds of millions, NetSuite empowers you to tackle challenges and seize opportunities. Download the free CFO's guide to AI and machine learning at https://netsuite.com/cognitive Shopify: Dreaming of starting your own business? Shopify makes it easier than ever. With customizable templates, shoppable social media posts, and their new AI sidekick, Shopify Magic, you can focus on creating great products while delegating the rest. Manage everything from shipping to payments in one place. Start your journey with a $1/month trial at https://shopify.com/cognitive and turn your 2025 dreams into reality. Vanta: Vanta simplifies security and compliance for businesses of all sizes. Automate compliance across 35+ frameworks like SOC 2 and ISO 27001, streamline security workflows, and complete questionnaires up to 5x faster. Trusted by over 9,000 companies, Vanta helps you manage risk and prove security in real time. Get $1,000 off at https://vanta.com/revolution CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) Teaser (00:00:56) About the Episode (00:04:45) Rare Diseases Common (00:06:48) Patient Journey (00:12:57) Genome Sequencing (00:19:39) Sponsors: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | NetSuite (00:22:19) Diagnosis Process (00:30:50) Data Pipelines (00:35:51) Sponsors: Shopify | Vanta (00:39:07) Interaction Graphs (00:42:18) Data Accessibility (00:43:42) AI in Pipelines (00:45:40) LLM Impact (00:48:40) Anomaly Detection (00:52:07) Data Sharing (00:58:49) Data Reform (01:02:41) AI's Potential (01:04:30) AI Applications (01:06:57) Prompt Engineering (01:14:51) Model Comparison (01:19:16) Prompting Insights (01:22:14) Move 37 Analogy (01:24:34) Future Potential (01:29:27) Future Experience (01:32:39) Outro SOCIAL LINKS: Website: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai Twitter (Podcast): https://x.com/cogrev_podcast Twitter (Nathan): https://x.com/labenz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CognitiveRevolutionPodcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk

Editor of Arena magazine Maxwell Meyer and pseudonymous writer Indian Bronson join Erik Torenberg for part 3 of the immigration series. They discuss the evolving dynamics between Trump's tech and MAGA supporters, cutting through online drama to examine how both sides might find common ground on immigration, talent, and America's future. This is part 3 to Bronson's earlier Moment of Zen episodes, Debating Immigration Policy and Bronson vs Everyone: H-1B Wars, Elon, and Trump —

This week on Upstream, Nathan Labenz explores the fascinating and controversial realm of AI consciousness with robo-psychologist Yeshua God. Yeshua tackles the philosophical and ethical considerations of AI consciousness, discussing AI self-awareness, memory, and emotional capacity, while debating the implications of treating AI as sentient beings. —

This week, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Xi Jinping's political future, U.S.-China tensions, Trump's and Biden's policies, the 2019 global protests, China's economic troubles, and the challenges facing Western nations, while also emphasizing the need for bipartisan cooperation on U.S. industrial policy. --

What are the key ingredients of successful long-term relationships? How can couples better navigate conflict? What about jealousy? In this very personal Win-Win episode, professional poker couple Liv and Igor discuss what they've learned from the ten years of dating each other. Prepare yourself for plenty of strategy, anecdotes and smack talk! Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - Secret Ingredient? 00:04:26 - Dumbbell Theory 00:07:59 - The Power of Banter & Radical Honesty 00:11:22 - Dealing with Emotional Volatility 00:15:27 - Role of Forgiveness & Competitive Dynamics 00:18:23 - Igor Spirals about LLMs 00:19:41 - Quick Hacks for Reducing Arguments 00:21:23 - Dealing with Unbalanced Power Dynamics 00:25:57 - Handling Jealousy 00:30:57 - Soulmates and Stopping Algorithms 00:33:20 - Interviewer Switcheroo 00:33:40 - Stubbornness & the need to change your partner 00:37:38 - Effect of Money 00:41:18 - Balancing Time Together and Apart 00:42:24 - New Ten Year Prediction 00:48:29 - Outro Links ♾️ The Passion Trap - https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Trap-R... ♾️ Igor's Twitter - https://twitter.com/igorkurganov?lang=en ♾️ Igor discusses AI with Magatte Wade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9k2Y... Credits ♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov ♾️ Edit and Audio Mix by Liv Boeree and Ryan Kessler The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins. #relationships #datingadvice

What would life look like in a fully automated world? How would we derive meaning in a world of superintelligence? Today's Win-Win episode is all about utopias, dystopias and thought experiments, because I'm talking to Professor Nick Bostrom. Nick is one of the world's leading philosophers - he's a leading thinker on the nature of consciousness, AI, catastrophic risks, cosmology… he's also the guy behind the Simulation Hypothesis, the Paperclip Maximizer thought experiment, the seminal AI book Superintelligence... Off into the hypotheti-sphere we go! Chapters 0:00 - Intro 01:42 - Why a book on Utopia? 03:31 - Different types of Utopias 11:40 - How to find purpose in a solved world? 18:31 - Potential Limits to Technology 22:34 - How would Utopians approach Competition? 30:24 - Superintelligence 34:39 - Vulnerable World Hypothesis 39:48 - Thinking in Superpositions 41:24 - Solutions to the Vulnerable World? 46:34 - Aligning Markets to Defensive Tech 48:43 - Digital Minds & Uploading 52:25 - AI Consciousness 55:08 - Outro Links: Nick's Website - https://nickbostrom.com/ Anthropic Bias Paper - https://anthropic-principle.com/ Deep Utopia Book - https://nickbostrom.com/booklink/deep... Superintelligence book - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Vulnerable World Hypothesis - https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulner... Orthogonality Thesis - https://nickbostrom.com/superintellig... Simulation Argument - https://simulation-argument.com/ Digital Minds - https://nickbostrom.com/papers/intere... Future of Humanity Institute - https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/ The Win-Win Podcast: Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins. Credits ♾️  Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov ♾️  Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei ♾️  Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt

This week on Upstream, Erik is joined by Igor Kurganov, poker player and founder of Raising for Effective Giving. They discuss similarities between poker and Effective Altruism, the successes and failures of EA, and where EA should go next. To get Brave: Head to https://brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign. -- RECOMMENDED PODCAST: Investing City The Investing City Podcast helps you improve at investing, business, and life: learn from some of the brightest minds in business such as the CEO of Walmart, Morgan Housel, or billion-dollar fund managers. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tV2EIrKXXUPxO0jpUaLlX Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investing-city-podcast/id1448079153 -- SPONSOR: BRAVE Get first-party targeting with Brave's private ad platform: cookieless and future proof ad formats for all your business needs. Performance meets privacy. Head to https://brave.com/brave-ads/ and mention “MoZ” when signing up for a 25% discount on your first campaign. -- LINKS Raising for Effective Giving: https://reg-charity.org/ -- X / TWITTER: @IgorKurganov (Igor) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @upstream__pod @turpentinemedia -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (01:01) Math, Poker and Igor's Journey into Effective Altruism (03:40) The Evolution of Effective Altruism (05:15) Critiques and Challenges of Effective Altruism (08:00) Limitations and Misapplications of Effective Altruism (10:42) Effective Altruism's Approach to AI Safety and Pandemic Risks (12:54) Igor on Criticisms and Misunderstandings of EA (17:17) Sponsor - Brave (18:19) The Balance between Centralization and Decentralization in Effective Altruism (24:41) Utilizing Philanthropy to Address Market Failure (26:41) Critique of Utilitarianism (29:29) The Influence of Politics in EA (40:13) Appreciating Effective Altruism (42:31) Will EA be Here to Stay? (47:24) Wrap -- This show is produced by Turpentine: a network of podcasts, newsletters, and more, covering technology, business, and culture — all from the perspective of industry insiders and experts. We're launching new shows every week, and we're looking for industry-leading sponsors — if you think that might be you and your company, email us at erik@turpentine.co. Producer: Sam Kaufman Editor: Eul Jose Lacierda

Igor Kurganov is a Russian-born poker player with over $18 million in live tournament cashes. Kurganov has a WSOP gold bracelet from a win in the 2017 $10,000 Tag Team Championship with his partner Liv Boeree.Kurganov studied math in Munich before he became a professional poker player. His top scores include million dollar finishes in high roller events at EPT Monte Carlo, as well as a victory in the Super High Roller at PokerStars Championship Barcelona in 2017 and a final table run at the GuangDong Asia Millions Main Event in Macau in 2013.As of late, Kurganov is more known for his organization, Raising for Effective Giving (REG) founded in 2014 by the pair and his ties to Elon Musk. The organization strives to empower people to make better giving choices by promoting the idea of effective giving, providing donation advice to individuals and organizations, and supporting fundraising campaigns and events.Here is what you can expect on this week's episode:0:00 Introduction3:00 Promoting Positive Social Impact - REG10:13 Strengthening Critical Thinking with Poker19:13 Oxford - The Intellectual Center of Effective Altruism20:30 Autism, Effective Altruism, and Quantification22:28 Are We Sure About Infinity?26:55 Existential Risk Prevention30:51 Ai Made Me Quit Poker - Changing the Game to Keep it Human35:22 Afterlife or Not - Make the Most of It39:20 The Hedonic Treadmill44:20 Rogue AI - Preventing Catastrophe51:50 Valuing Truth - Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain56:15 Defining Value Systems1:06:07 Working to Improve the World with Elon Musk1:11:55 The Role of Poker Players in REG1:16:55 EA - Does it Give Us the Answer to EverythingFollow Igor Kurganov:Website: https://reg-charity.org/Follow "Jungleman" Dan Cates on social: Instagram: @wtgolpodcast @thedancates Twitter: @junglemandan Join Poker Academy today using this link: https://www.preflop.academy/?via=dan Poker strategy tips Poker tournament highlights Poker player profiles Poker player rankings Poker coaching Poker mental game

Igor Kurganov is a Russian-born German professional poker player who's won more than $18 million. He is the husband of former guest Liv Boeree and together they co-founded the effective altruism non-profit 'Raising for Effective Giving'. From 2021-2022 he was a key figure in Elon Musk's inner circle when Musk asked him to facilitate the giving away of $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to charity. Igor and Liv's organisation: https://reg-charity.org/ We are proud partners with GiveSendGo - a world-leading crowdfunding platform that believes in free speech. Go to givesendgo.com and raise money for anything important to you. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

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23. Februar 2022   Die Themen dieser Woche: 01:00 Hat Tony G. wirklich einen $7.75 Millionen-Pott gewonnen? 03:49 Igor Kurganov berät Elon Musk für $5,7 Milliarden Spenden 05:55 Global Poker Awards Ergebnisse 07:33 Bogota Olympics - Zehnkampf für die Ehre (inklusive O-Ton von Rainer Kempe) 11:37 Christoph Osse gewinnt Steve Aoki Homegame (inklusive Interview) 24:07 Immer noch keine WSOP Schedule 24:49 German Poker Days Wrap-up   SIDE POD Kontakt: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SIDE-POD E-Mail: sidepodpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/SIDEPODPodcast Instagram: @sidepodpodcast Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe1YQv6U/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zc8m2a5T7h YouTube: SIDE POD YouTube Christin Maschmann Instagram YouTube   Sponsor: GGPoker Deutschland: Web: https://ggpoker.de/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ggpokerde/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GGPokerDeutsch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ggpokerdeutschland TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdk7yCAM/

Topic begins at (0:19:15) mark: Blatant slowroll on Hustler Casino Live sparks controversy.... (0:42:54): Update: Gambling coaching scammer Christopher Mitchell proves he has $227k via bank ATM visit.... (1:21:49): To stake or not to stake? Bart Hanson's offer to stake controversial poker pro Tony Bigcharles ruffles feathers on Twitter.... (1:54:15): Unscheduled Prahlad Friedman update.... (2:01:54): Druffytime Theater: Car rental place stole cell phone from Druff's relative in early 2010s -- what did he do about it?.... (2:33:04): Vanessa Kade quits as ACR sponsored pro after one year, cites "different values".... (3:09:35): GPI Awards ceremony held, some arguments follow regarding selection of certain winners.... (3:33:49): Dennis Hof's "Love Ranch" in Pahrump is for sale, for just $1.2 million.... (3:55:26): Update: Crystal Cruises is donkdown, and many with reservations are out a lot of money. What now?.... (4:18:18): Former poker pro Igor Kurganov to help distribute $5.7 billion to charities for Elon Musk.... (4:32:41): NFT Fraud Alert: Nasty Opensea phishing scheme results in a ton of stolen NFTs.... (4:54:12): Lots of states lift mask and vaccine mandates. Will life return to normal?

Topic begins at (0:19:15) mark: Blatant slowroll on Hustler Casino Live sparks controversy.... (0:42:54): Update: Gambling coaching scammer Christopher Mitchell proves he has $227k via bank ATM visit.... (1:21:49): To stake or not to stake? Bart Hanson's offer to stake controversial poker pro Tony Bigcharles ruffles feathers on Twitter.... (1:54:15): Unscheduled Prahlad Friedman update.... (2:01:54): Druffytime Theater: Car rental place stole cell phone from Druff's relative in early 2010s -- what did he do about it?.... (2:33:04): Vanessa Kade quits as ACR sponsored pro after one year, cites "different values".... (3:09:35): GPI Awards ceremony held, some arguments follow regarding selection of certain winners.... (3:33:49): Dennis Hof's "Love Ranch" in Pahrump is for sale, for just $1.2 million.... (3:55:26): Update: Crystal Cruises is donkdown, and many with reservations are out a lot of money. What now?.... (4:18:18): Former poker pro Igor Kurganov to help distribute $5.7 billion to charities for Elon Musk.... (4:32:41): NFT Fraud Alert: Nasty Opensea phishing scheme results in a ton of stolen NFTs.... (4:54:12): Lots of states lift mask and vaccine mandates. Will life return to normal?

In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about living it up in Vegas, dive into the weight-loss bet between Doug Polk and Bill Perkins, share how Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are connected to billionaire Elon Musk, and recap the 2022 PokerGO Cup. They also preview Season 9 of High Stakes Poker, which debuts Monday on PokerGo, recap winners from the WSOP Circuit Isle Casino Pompano Park and MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI stops, and discuss Chad's recent op-ed on how to best change the Poker Hall of Fame. In the guest department, Chad sat with Wynn's director of poker operations Ryan Beauregard, and tournament director Ray Pulford to preview the upcoming Wynn Millions, which runs from February 21-March 20. Chad also caught up with 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Niner Steve Begleiter for a "Where Are They Now" session. Begleiter shares memories and highlights from his run, which includes a Phil Ivey story you don't want to miss! Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:01 | Welcome to the show 00:50 | Living it up in Vegas 03:05 | Doug Polk and Bill Perkins $200K weight loss Prop Bet 07:20 | Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov connected to billionaire Elon Musk 10:50 | Visiting Richard Branson's island 11:56 | The time Chad almost crushed Liv Boeree 14:00 | Will Dan Bilzerian battle a future NFL owner for $100M? 21:00 | High Stakes Poker Season 9 to debut on PokerGO 22:32 | Jeremy Ausmus and Sean Perry slay PokerGO Cup 24:51 | Mask mandate lifted in Las Vegas 25:40 | Wynn Millions coming up Feb. 21-March 20 27:14 | Guests: Wynn Director of Poker Operations Ryan Beauregard & TD Ray Pulford 29:58 | Launching the Mystery Bounty format 30:50 | Five High Rollers added to the schedule 35:15 | Sponsor: GGPoker 36:20 | Ron West wins MSPT Poker Bowl VI at Venetian; Johnnie Vibes 2nd place 38:00 | Winners from the WSOP Circuit Isle Casino Pompano Park 40:46 | Chad's Op-Ed on the Poker Hall of Fame 53:05 | Where Are They Now? – Interview w/ 2009 November Niner Steve Begleiter 1:00:35 | Remembering Darvin Moon 1:02:30 | What it was like being a part of the November Nine process 1:05:00 | Phil Ivey story

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Elon Musk donates $5.7 Billion, will work with Igor Kurganov [Crosspost], published by Nathan Young on February 16, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Bloomberg reports the following - without permission"Elon Musk, it seems, is finally becoming a philanthropist on the scale of his billionaire peers. The electric car and space mogul gifted $5.7 billion worth of Tesla Inc. stock to charity in the span of 10 days in November -- many times more than he's given away through his eponymous foundation in the two decades since it was founded. Where that donation is going is a mystery, but it's just one more signal that the world's richest person is taking philanthropy more seriously. The decision by Musk, 50, to donate more than 5 million shares in the electric-car maker was disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday night, and comes on the heels of some of his biggest-ever philanthropic commitments -- though nothing has come close to the scale of billions of dollars. It would also help reduce what he called the biggest tax bill in U.S. history. The Musk Foundation in the past couple of years has made eight-figure grants to the city and local school system near his South Texas spaceport, a $100 million ready-made competition to fight climate change and millions of dollars to a pair of Covid-19 researchers. Musk at the construction site for a new Tesla Gigafactory near Gruenheide, Germany in 2020. Almost all of those recipients have been primarily working with Igor Kurganov, a professional poker player-turned-philanthropist, who Musk has recently enlisted to keep in contact with grantees and consider their proposals. Effective Altruism Kurganov, who has won more than $18 million during his poker career, is active in the world of so-called effective altruism, a philanthropic and philosophical movement that tries to have the greatest impact by carefully spending money to solve problems. Kurganov is the co-founder of Raising for Effective Giving, an organization created by a group of poker players that recommends “highly cost-effective charities.” He's also an adviser to the Forethought Foundation, a project by the Centre for Effective Altruism. Calls and emails to Kurganov haven't been returned. Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, and Aaron Beckman, Tesla's senior manager of stock administration, didn't respond to requests for comment. If Musk's foundation is turning to effective altruism, it hasn't showed yet, said Alixandra Barasch, an associate professor of marketing at New York University who has done research on the movement. Musk doesn't regularly publicize his gifts and tax documents that provide such disclosures have a years-long delay. What Musk has shared recently includes $10 million to Brownsville, Texas, near where SpaceX is located, to revitalize its downtown. So far, that money has gone to a grants program for local property owners, lighting projects and murals. Scale Up Saving lives is the primary focus of effective altruism, and “murals don't do that much good in terms of the way it's measured and defined in the movement,” Barasch said. Other gifts from Musk, like the $20 million for Cameron County schools, the $100 million commitment for the XPrize Carbon Removal competition and $5 million for Khan Academy, similarly don't have the focus that effective altruism typically does, Barasch said. But scale is also a factor, she said, and if Musk's foundation is influenced by the philosophy, his giving could increase significantly. “Looking at those amounts I'm like, ‘Holy moly, there's millions of dollars, it's a lot of money,'” Barasch said. But “it's nothing compared to what he's worth.” Musk has a $227 billion personal fortune, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The donation of $5.7 billion of Tesla stock could be a sign that...

(Topic begins at 0:22:08 mark): Doug Polk accuses Daniel Negreanu of knowing he had erroneously-credited Player of the Year points.... (0:52:51 mark): Freerolls Poker Club co-founder Trent Daniel comes on to engage in a rebuttal to our segment last week about their investment offering, and we ask the tough questions.... (1:53:15 mark): Cirque founder & known high stakes poker fish Guy Laliberte arrested in Tahiti for growing cannabis.... (2:39:13 mark): Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are no longer Pokerstars pros.... (3:15:30 mark): Caesars Rewards / Total Rewards to introduce two new Diamond levels in 2020.... (3:37:06 mark): Run It Once Poker disappears from pokerscout.com activity monitoring -- but why?.... (4:16:19 mark): Bovada/Ignition makes change in software to fight "table campers", but was that a mistake?.... (4:24:01 mark): What to do when a poker site freezes your account and falsely accuses you of wrongdoing.... (4:48:55 mark): Florida man murders poker opponent who had beaten him out of $3500 that week.... tradershky co-hosts.

(Topic begins at 0:22:08 mark): Doug Polk accuses Daniel Negreanu of knowing he had erroneously-credited Player of the Year points.... (0:52:51 mark): Freerolls Poker Club co-founder Trent Daniel comes on to engage in a rebuttal to our segment last week about their investment offering, and we ask the tough questions.... (1:53:15 mark): Cirque founder & known high stakes poker fish Guy Laliberte arrested in Tahiti for growing cannabis.... (2:39:13 mark): Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are no longer Pokerstars pros.... (3:15:30 mark): Caesars Rewards / Total Rewards to introduce two new Diamond levels in 2020.... (3:37:06 mark): Run It Once Poker disappears from pokerscout.com activity monitoring -- but why?.... (4:16:19 mark): Bovada/Ignition makes change in software to fight "table campers", but was that a mistake?.... (4:24:01 mark): What to do when a poker site freezes your account and falsely accuses you of wrongdoing.... (4:48:55 mark): Florida man murders poker opponent who had beaten him out of $3500 that week.... tradershky co-hosts.

Druff makes costly mistake at Limit Holdem satellite, then blows 4th consecutive chip lead at $10k Limit event (topic begins at 0:29:33 mark). Two large earthquakes wreak havoc upon players of WSOP Main Event (0:47:14). Andy Frankenberger claims to have lost double-up set-over-set opportunity due to earthquake evacuation during hand (1:03:23). Main Event player Ken Strauss exposes his penis, throws shoe at table while all-in blind early on Day 1 (1:10:45). Georgii Belianin disqualified from WSOP Main, banned, and jailed after jokingly grabbing another player's stack following hand (1:51:21). Luke Vrabel banned from Twitter after a series of popular, well-liked tweets sending busted Main Event players to "hit the showers" (2:06:53). Horrible ruling forces player to raise for almost half his stack when he just attempted to call smaller bet at WSOP Main (2:31:55). Druff with well above average stack after 2 days of Main Event (2:53:00). Record Main Event Day 1C attracts 4879 entrants, and overall over 8000 entrants for only the second time in history (3:42:04). 71-year-old Sue Faber wins WSOP bracelet in open event, becoming the oldest woman ever to do so (3:54:47). Liv Boeree busted out of Main Event by boyfriend Igor Kurganov (4:09:39). Terminal cancer patient Kevin Roster plays Main to bring attention to disease, runs up to 220k, gets too sick to play normally (4:17:43). Facts about California and Nevada earthquakes that you probably don't know (4:34:23).

Druff makes costly mistake at Limit Holdem satellite, then blows 4th consecutive chip lead at $10k Limit event (topic begins at 0:29:33 mark). Two large earthquakes wreak havoc upon players of WSOP Main Event (0:47:14). Andy Frankenberger claims to have lost double-up set-over-set opportunity due to earthquake evacuation during hand (1:03:23). Main Event player Ken Strauss exposes his penis, throws shoe at table while all-in blind early on Day 1 (1:10:45). Georgii Belianin disqualified from WSOP Main, banned, and jailed after jokingly grabbing another player's stack following hand (1:51:21). Luke Vrabel banned from Twitter after a series of popular, well-liked tweets sending busted Main Event players to "hit the showers" (2:06:53). Horrible ruling forces player to raise for almost half his stack when he just attempted to call smaller bet at WSOP Main (2:31:55). Druff with well above average stack after 2 days of Main Event (2:53:00). Record Main Event Day 1C attracts 4879 entrants, and overall over 8000 entrants for only the second time in history (3:42:04). 71-year-old Sue Faber wins WSOP bracelet in open event, becoming the oldest woman ever to do so (3:54:47). Liv Boeree busted out of Main Event by boyfriend Igor Kurganov (4:09:39). Terminal cancer patient Kevin Roster plays Main to bring attention to disease, runs up to 220k, gets too sick to play normally (4:17:43). Facts about California and Nevada earthquakes that you probably don't know (4:34:23).

The 2019 World Series of Poker is in full swing and Barstool Nate is in town to give the Big 50 a chance. Nate bagged up chips after his Day 1 flight and he joins us on the podcast to talk about his adventures in Las Vegas so far while the boys also run through the Power Rankings and the $25k Fantasy League.  00:30 – Poker addict Barstool Nate joins the show and tells us all about his second bullet in the Big 50, gathering a pile of chips heading into Day 2 of the biggest live tournament in the history of poker. 03:55 – Brent Hanks’ terrible dinner experience in Las Vegas, paying full price plus tip for no food at all. 06:00 – Food tips from Brent and Nate: In N Out, Chic-Fil-A, or McDonald's after busting out a tournament? 08:30 – Barstool Nate’s Las Vegas adventure to date: Gambling, day drinking, a bit of sun, and a bag of chips. 13:10 – Poker fan Nate gushes over the insanity at the Rio: Long lines, massive events, and a ton of positive energy! 19:10 – Daniel Negreanu: Power Rankings, takes, vlogs, results, selling action, Brent, Nate, and Remko run through all that he’s involved in. 23:30 – The rest of the Power Rankings and a World Poker Tour overview, highlighted by James Carroll, Maria Ho, Ali Imsirovic, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Green, Bryn Kenney, Jungleman, Craig Varnell, and Igor Kurganov. 31:00 – Food talk ft. Brent’s hot dogs and Remko’s love and passion for mayonnaise. 34:30 - $25k Fantasy League! Brent and Remko are hyped up over Dan Zack’s hot start, Jon Turner’s Day 3, and some extra motivation for Chidwick and Mizrachi! 39:00 – Random WSOP nonsense, musings, and projections for the rest of the summer. 44:00 – Don’t miss this! The $50k No Limit Hold’em final table as well as the Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions on PokerGO.  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!

Igor Kurganov is a professional poker player and effective altruist. Kurganov is the founder of the effective altruism movement Raising for Effective Giving (REG), the non-profit of choice for The Truth About Alcohol.I caught up with Igor at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in the Bahamas, and decided to share it with you because we cover interesting topics such as loneliness, networking and serving others.Links* 80,000 Hours Podcast: https://80000hours.org/podcast/* 80,000 Hours Podcast Featuring Hilary Graves: https://bit.ly/2SOoGyP* 80,000 Hours Podcast Featuring Amanda Askell: https://bit.ly/2GoHzTj* 80,000 Hours Podcast Featuring Toby Ord: https://bit.ly/2BzxC1w* Julia Galef’s Rationally Speaking: https://bit.ly/2DFfdAh* Daniel Schmachtenberger’s podcast Future Thinkers: https://bit.ly/2SPlFOU* Seth Godin’s Akimbo Podcast: https://www.akimbo.me/* Raising for Effective Giving: https://reg-charity.org/Join Us & Our CommunityTTAA Taster: http://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/p/TTAA%20TasterTTAA Intensive: https://www.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/p/TTAAIntensiveStrive Community: https://strive.thetruthaboutalcohol.co.uk/

On this episode of the Poker Central Podcast, we take you through the entire day of action from the PokerGO Studio. First, Brent and Remko make their predictions for the final table before bringing Ali Imsirovic, Igor Kurganov and champion Isaac Haxton on the show. 2:00 – Previewing the SHRB V final table along with some spicy hot takes provided by Brent Hanks. 3:59 – ARIA tournament director Paul Campbell jumps on the podcast to give his predictions. 5:50 – The chances of Stephen Chidwick, who’s set to become a father in 2019, as well as a rundown of the other contenders: Alex Foxen, Igor Kurganov, Talal Shakerchi, Adrian Mateos, and Ali Imsirovic. 21:14 – An interview with Ali Imsirovic after finishing in seventh place. 24:50 – The introduction of the conversation with Igor Kurganov, as he went very deep into a hand he played versus Alex Foxen. 28:10 – The interview with Igor Kurganov about his Super High Roller Bowl V experience. 51:58 – The interview with Super High Roller Bowl V winner Isaac Haxton. 57:29 – Recapping the action and looking forward at what’s to come in 2019. Relive the entire Super High Roller Bowl V right now on PokerGO. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another thrilling moment of live action.

Another three exciting episodes of Poker After Dark are in the books, Phil Hellmuth is the 'King of the Hill' and Barcelona made a lot of players a lot of money! All of this and much more on this week's episode of Poker After Dark. The following introduction included Poker After Dark spoilers. Watch all shows without spoilers by signing up now. Use the promo code "remko" for $10 off the annual subscription.  Poker After Dark - Voices Carry In the first winner-take-all Sit and Go of the return of Poker After Dark it was clear that Mike Matusow had to be a part of it. Matusow was a feature in the early years of the show as one of the most talkative and confrontational players, but he met his match on PokerGO battling with William Kassouf. Kassouf talked everyone's ear off, that of Jean-Robert Bellande in particular. Matt Berkey, however, wasn't phased as he owned the night by taking home $150,000. Rewatch this entire episode by clicking the link.  On the second night of play, one of the toughest lineup in the show's history was assembled as more than $75 million in career live tournament earnings collided. Ben Lamb came out on top, defeating Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, Brian Rast, Scott Seiver, and Matt Berkey. Rewatch the entire show here. The third and final night of $25k SNG action was one for the ages with plenty of tequila shots being taken, banter being had and top notch all-in clashes. Hollywood producer Randall Emmett drove the action, while poker's power couple Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov got tangled up, all while Jason Koon, Greg Mueller and Eric Worre looked for ways to chip up. Rewatch that entire show right here.  Phil Hellmuth - King of the Hill On Poker Night in America, Phil Hellmuth went to town versus Daniel Cates in this four player $50,000 winner-take-all heads-up battle. Cates quickly busted Frank Kassela, while Hellmuth took care of heads-up specialist Doug Polk before meeting in the final. The boys on the show have some hot takes on Hellmuth's play, but even more so a fold made by Jungleman.  PokerStars Championship Barcelona And then there was a ton of action in Barcelona! We review all the big winner including Ronny Kaiser, Sebastian Sorensson, Stephen Chidwick, Sander van Wesemael and Pedro Caiat. Oh, and both Bryn Kenney and Benjamin Pollak are now even richer.  To cap off the show, Brent Hanks gives some fantasy football hot takes, and we go over the Mayweather vs McGregor fight that played out last Saturday. 

On this week's episode of Heads Up with Remko, Jean-Robert Bellande joins the show to talk about everything high stakes.  Last week, Bellande appeared on the return of Poker After Dark alongside Tom Dwan, Andrew Robl, Lauren Roberts, Bill Klein, Aussie Matt, Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu and Antonio Esfandiari. We spoke with Bellande about his play on the shows, the stakes, and the crazy straddles.  Bellande also opened up about some of the highest stakes he's ever seen, and the biggest pot he's ever played. Oh, and that big pot turned out to be for his entire net worth with aces versus kings with $3.2 million in the middle.  Get caught up with the Poker After Dark action so far on PokerGO, as all the shows are available in the archive, or tune in live on Thursday, August 24th to watch Jason Koon give it another shot versus Igor Kurganov, Liv Boeree, Greg Mueller, Hollywood producer Randall Emmett and Eric Worre. Use the promo code "se the promo code "remko" for $10 off the annual PokerGO subscription. 

He was so close! Last night, Daniel Negreanu faced Abe Mosseri in the heads-up stage of the $10,000 Omaha Eight-or-Better Split Championship, but in the end, the cards did not fall in his favor.  On this episode of the Poker Central Podcast, you can listen to interviews with Daniel Negreanu, Abe Mosseri - who collected his second ever WSOP bracelet - and the winner of $1,000,000 in the Colossus, Thomas 'The Butcher' Pomponio.  Additionally, all 11 events we had not discussed are being reviewed including bracelet wins for Jesse Martin, Ben Zamani, Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree. The Poker Central Podcast comes to you five times a week during the World Series of Poker to make sure you don't miss any bit of news, gossip or information from the biggest tournament series of the year. Subscribe now to the Poker Central Podcast Network to get all our episodes straight to your mobile devices, and make sure to get in touch with us using #PokerCentralPod on Twitter, or e-mail us on podcast@pokercentral.com.  

Igor Kurganov is one of the most successful live tournament players of the last five years, and with more than $12 million in tournament earnings he ranks 1st on the Russian all-time money list. Spending the majority of his life in Germany, the now London resident would be placed second on the same list in his second home country. On this podcast Kurganov opens up for the very first time about "The Germans" on the Super High Roller scene, backing, staking and swapping, and the different approaches to becoming successful in poker.  Aside from poker, Kurganov dives deep into philosophy, and shares highly interesting takes with us on how he views the world. 

On the fifth episode of the Poker Central Podcast, Remko Rinkema and Brent Hanks are joined by none other than Igor Kurganov and Jeff Gross. Kurganov discusses his recent joining of Team PokerStars Pro, the latest of REG Charity and his 2017 schedule, while Gross dives into his recent success on Twitch, and how to stay on top of the game.  Aside from the two guests, the ARIA Super High Roller Bowl expansion's being discussed, with 56 players now entering the $300,000 tournament. The Super High Roller Bowl now has a first-place prize of $6,000,000, and ARIA's expected to announce the player names next week.

Igor was one of the most fascinating people that I met during WSOP 2015 and I really wanted to have him on the podcast. I'm not sure on the GTO way to describe who he is in one sentence. He plays high stakes MTTs, is involved with the REG charity, basically he is a life boss in and out of poker. I went over to the penthouse he was renting during the world series and we recorded this one together in person while drinking wine.