Skill Game Podcast with Johnnie VIBES

00:00 Patrick Leonard Intro 00:51 The WSOP Main Event Run 07:28 Sleep, Pressure & Mindset 14:59 From 10,000th to #1 in the World 18:23 How Patrick Found Poker 35:20 Live Poker, Doubters & Football Ownership 44:56 PocketFives, Solvers & Building BitB 56:50 Rebuilding His Game & Staying Elite 1:06:50 The Worst Ruling in Poker History 1:16:32 Was Patrick Shadow-Banned by the WSOP? 1:21:42 Coaching the WSOP Main Event Champion

To get on the wait list: https://hqme.link/skillgame 00:00 Life Update 00:52 WSOP Recap 02:24 Main Event Storylines 11:18 Results and Mindset 18:14 Stepping Back From Poker 24:43 Introducing The Skill Game Community 35:09 What’s Next 41:05 Poker and Family

To get on the wait list: https://hqme.link/skillgame 00:00 Meet Marc Goone 02:26 Moving to LA for music 06:10 How poker entered the picture 08:56 Turning $7.5K into a poker bankroll 10:04 The obsession phase 13:31 Coaching, staking, and entrepreneurship 18:54 Building Hungry Horse on YouTube 24:58 Who Hungry Horse is actually for 37:57 The best live poker markets today 45:30 The future of Hungry Horse and poker

To get on the wait list: https://hqme.link/skillgame 0:00 - Intro 0:43 - The cash deposit problem 2:46 - Why the casino said no 5:27 - Cash, banks, and compliance 11:22 - Others who got blocked 15:34 - Back to the tournaments 17:48 - A deep run and a tough beat 28:39 - Johnnie back in the tournament mix 35:00 - WSOP and competing brands 42:22 - Changes/Improvements at the WSOP

To get on the wait list: https://hqme.link/skillgame 00:00 Garry Gates Intro 02:05 Garry’s Poker Origin Story 06:07 Discovering Online Poker Before the Boom 07:42 Battling Elky & Ignoring Bankroll Management 09:49 Garry’s First Trip to Las Vegas 12:18 Moving to Vegas to Become a Poker Pro 15:23 Breaking Into Poker Media 21:38 Joining PokerStars & Building Super High Rollers 27:23 Garry’s Early WSOP Main Event Runs 32:34 The $2.7M Ace-on-the-River Miracle 41:31 Busting 4th in the WSOP Main Event for $3M 43:47 What Garry Did After Winning $3 Million

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We talk through our lives living in Las Vegas as professional poker players covering a lot of the struggles that led us to where we are today. 0:00 - Intro 06:12 — Arriving Broke in Vegas 12:38 — The Swedes & a Real Mentor 19:05 — Living on the Las Vegas Strip 25:47 — Clubs, Hosts, and Hustle 32:14 — New Poker Life in California 38:57 — Rock Bottom Hand 51:33 — Andrew’s Struggles

00:00 - Intro 02:33 - Only Friends chat 03:51 - Early days for Conrad 06:11 - Moving to Las Vegas 11:24 - Evaluation of Poker in life and relationships 21:43 - Poker Highlights

This episode discusses how to approach tournament decisions when deals are on the table and how it affects your overall strategy. 0:00 Intro & catching up post-WSOP 3:20 Chopping tournaments explained 7:25 Why Andrew agreed to a 3-handed deal 12:17 How deals change dynamics & remove pressure 17:46 Payout oddities and lessons from Houston result 19:53 Thunder Valley trip and $200K win 23:27 Handling setbacks & mindset at the table 29:17 Closing out Thunder Valley victory 34:00 The financial pressure of tournament poker 40:54 Identity, family, and life beyond poker 46:55 Redefining success & being present as a father 58:08 Outro & support the show

Johnnie sits down with Olga to discuss the challenges of changing careers and the secrets to fast tracking success.

0:00 Intro 1:44 Beginning of Brazil God’s Poker Journey/Moving up in Stakes 8:21 Intuition in Poker 11:25 Hitting a crossroads in Poker/The Pandemic 16:19 Cultivate a good environment at the Poker Table 23:30 Day job/ Poker Schedule/Online Private Game 26:23 Stakes on Private Game/Swings in Poker 31:00 Neymar Story 36:09 Connecting with People 43:03 Measuring Success/Goals 48:30 What’s the Path to Poker Success? 52:50 Staking Story 55:30 Final Thoughts

This episode dives into a truly insane poker hand, where Corey Eyring risks his entire net worth.

This episode touches on the struggles of professional identity and the often-curated realities presented on social media. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Johnnie’s Background 5:50 Poker Content Origins 9:00 Plateau and Burnout 13:00 Being Critical of your Craft 16:10 Creativity Dying with Poker/Solvers 19:00 The Poker Economy is Dying 22:10 Switching to Poker Tournaments 24:05 Taxes for Poker Tournaments 25:30 Why I stopped uploading/and why I am uploading now 29:00 Final Thoughts

Andrew and Johnnie get together again to talk about their results and the 2025 World Series of Poker. To Support the channel grab some merch: https://skillgamemafia.com 0:00 Intro 0:55 Villains in Poker 4:30 Trash talk / Speech play 11:00 Will Kassouf 13:00 Action clocks / Stalling 15:45 Collusion / Chip dumping 23:30 WSOP and WPT Beef 27:50 10k people at The Main Event 29:40 Recs at the Main Event / Mistakes in Poker 32:10 Compassion / Criticism in the Poker Community 35:37 Doing the right thing? 41:18 Andrew’s Results / Stress in Poker 46:44 Expectaions in Poker 48:35 Johnnie’s Results 51:24 Johnnie’s experience playing the series 54:45 Andrew’s Lifetime Tournament Results 58:38 What’s Next?

After a long hiatus Johnnie sits down with Andrew to discuss the feasibility of Tournament poker in 2025 and beyond.

Link to The Nick Vertucci Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRR_GVwvC9eNrwa-TYg00dg

Lynn Gilmartin and Kristy Arnett stop by to talk about content creation and their path through the poker industry. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Poker/Youtube/Acting 6:34 Working for Poker News 11:32 Moving to LA for a job / Being on Stage 14:40 Does acting come natural for you? or is it a grind? 16:56 What’s the grind look like for a new actress starting out in LA? 17:44 Getting an agent/being intentional 22:02 Did you ever get a big break? 23:23 Do feel like being a host is looked down upon in terms of acting? 24:00 What’s the biggest roll you landed? 26:11 How hard was it to develop an American accent? 28:42 Have you had a roll where you talk in an American accent? 30:37 The Pandemic/Getting Married in Vegas 32:15 Moving to Australia 34:58 If you want to watch Lynn on Netflix, type in her name 36:37 Babies/Career 38:22 Settling in the Gold Coast 39:47 Is there a Hollywood in Australia? 40:33 Have you made any friends with A-list celebrities? 41:04 Kristy/Storytelling/Roasting Lynn 44:09 Storytelling on stage / Standup Comedy 47:18 The differences between creating videos and performing on stage 49:12 Kristy’s viral video 52:00 Watching your own videos/perfectionist attitude 55:43 Fulfilling a dream / Creating content that’s evergreen 58:11 Final Thoughts

0:00 Intro 0:34 ETG Guest Jaman Burton 2:55 When Did you Start Playing Poker? 8:06 Poker Vlogs/The Trooper 11:47 Why Jaman Vlogs 14:30 Moving to Vegas/Racial Tension 20:25 Poker Vlog Community 27:52 Jaman’s Poker Vlog Style/Editing 30:49 Poker Vlogs being Oversaturated 35:59 Audience’s Critique 43:16 Grinding Poker for a Living?/Computer Code 49:45 Rampage/Creativity in Vlogs 55:34 Jaman’s Poker Goals 57:50 Playing on Livestreams/Youtube Metrics 1:02:48 Vlog Goals/Storytelling 1:05:20 Johnnie Dissecting Poker Vlogs on Twitch

Nikki Limo goes from 0 to 100 in her poker career by making a final table in her first ever WSOP Event. Find out how she did it in today's episode. 0:00 Intro 0:26 ETG guest Nikki Limo 1:16 Creating Content/First Video 4:27 Acting/College 9:58 Myspace/Youtube 12:45 Multi-channel Networks 14:59 Building an audience 19:57 Acting Carrier 24:29 Standup/Improv 30:53 Learning Poker Strategy/ First Time Playing 41:30 Work Ethic/Success 47:27 The Tournament Bug 50:02 WSOP 57:53 Final Table WSOP/Chopping 1:05:42 WSOP Main Event 1:08:42 Final Thoughts The software that Nikki used as a beginner: https://bit.ly/psnowie More advanced GTO software that I use (Code VIBES for 10% off): https://bit.ly/rangeconverter Connect with Nikki: https://www.nikki.limo/