Jeez. Easy there, buddy.

Rogan plays dumb a ton. You could tell from just the lexicon and language he uses. I heard a while back on a show that he actually employs researchers whenever a guess outside of comedians/acting/MMA joins the show so he can be deep enough in the topic.

Funny that you say that because a few times I felt as if this were the case when Ike was on the show. It seemed that Joe's questions lined up perfectly for not knowing anything about poker and the poker scene.

Great job Ike. I mean the pausing before answering thing was a little awkward. It's way better than just spouting off but it's not like it was a job interview. That's being nit picky though overall really well done.

He explains it at about 12 min in..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1_vyRK7woc

Hey guys. I just talked to Ike on Skype about the podcast with Joe Rogan and then I actually did a little interview of my own with him lol... He said he is a fan of Joe Rogan also and when he was pausing during the interview he was mostly thinking which answer he should give, one that was geared toward a fellow poker player, or one to Rogan and his listeners who might not know much about poker. That's why some answers were very basic and to the point and some were very detailed. He was also very hesitant in the live tells question because of course it would be -EV to give away any tells, so he had to think of one that he literally never uses anymore like the one about pressing his hand against his face to look nervous, and the one with the legs shaking which isn't very common and it only possibly works if you are sitting right next to the guy... And we just talked a little about Joe Rogan.

He said there was other things he really wanted to discuss, but decided to just go with the flow and let Joe Rogan decide where the convo was going... About the way his voice sounds he just does not care what anyone thinks. That's the way he sounds and that's the way it is. It's not even on his mind at all and supposedly girls liked it...

As far as our interview... It was just mostly little things about the high stakes poker world and his personal life and poker sites, and Europe and stuff. I don't think he wants me really discussing our interview and it doesn't really pertain to this thread, so I won't say what he said... If. I can remember anything else I will post it...

Thanks again Ike, it was pretty cool and once again I learned more valuable stuff...

Was very good to watch. Both did great imo. Do not understand why people keep saying joe was uniformed. (First time i see his podcast btw, awesome dude) this is one of the best interviews about poker in 'mainstream' media i have ever seen. Srsly, how many second questions where spot on after an aswer from ike. The guy did hos homework for sure. Obv. Not in a way he understands poker but for sure in all the stuff surounding it. Very very nice to watch. Good job ike. Btw just use uhhhhhh... sometimes instead of those weird awkward silences. Now we are all think you are chocking instead of thinking. Again, good job very nice to watch.

good stuff

just finished listening to it, i think ike did a good job

Hey Ike. I enjoyed the interview and f the haters. I didn't know much about you before this, just that you emptied the clip in a few high rollers. I wish you the best and I hope you can continue to improve on this skill and hopefully be another great ambassador to poker, if that's anything you had in mind in the first place.

Enjoying the interview, Ike. You articulate things I wouldn't have the answer to extremely well.

lol vegan sounds like such a teenage groupie chick.

Anyways, good find was an entertaining podcast. Also Ike, don't think you should rush your responses just to keep the conversation running. It's always good to think before you speak. geez guys

strongly disagree.

it's only awkward if joe tries to fill the dead air, and he didn't.

Which is why we got to hear Ike's thoughts on psychic energy.

He did wheel

Ike is a boss.

The pauses is something I can relate to as I do it in real life sometimes too, and its because my brain fires quickly and I need to sort my thoughts out otherwise it will sound like "purple monkey dishwasher" and then I have to disagree with myself within 5 seconds and all sorts. I imagine he is doing something similar, formulating his thoughts so he can make his point logically.

I don't understand what's the fuss over pauses. I didn't notice it at all. People just trying to find anything wrong. I thought the beginning was the best but I wish they discussed poker the whole podcast but it isn't that type of podcast

This is my post on the rogan forum:

Joe's questions about poker are identical to every drunk girl I've talked to about it. I'd be at a bar, I'd make the mistake of telling her I play poker for a living, and then the same barrage of inquiries would commence.

I yelled at the screen for Joe to not interrupt Ike while he was thinking of an answer haha. I enjoy a nice pause, it shows that the person cares about how they are responding. Ike mentioned on the 2p2 poker forum that he is working to improve the flow of his speech.

Having said all that, I got choked up at the end of the podcast. Before poker I was lost in life. And once I got good at poker, I realized all of my hard work was not being overlooked like it continually was at other jobs. I was making a living for years playing poker and I was very proud of myself and I finally had a little bit of self confidence. Then Black Friday came. It is the day the USA government shut online poker down.

The reason I got choked up at the end of the podcast was because Ike made poker players look good. I was proud to be a part of this community. When he spoke of being in the present moment by filtering thoughts away that are about the past or the future, it really hit me hard. Joe was correct. Poker is just like life.

Joe would dominate at poker if he got into it. Yet just like video games, he is afraid to begin, because he may become totally immersed. Poker is just like jiu jitsu in that the masters appreciate the details and creating a solid foundation. Once that is established one can then use creativity on their opponents.

Thanks for having Ike on, and let us know when you play a little more poker Joe.

thought Ike bawsed it

Ok I only listened to the first hour. Still not Ike's concern. I would hate hearing ummmmm...

I think that's why people like Rogan, he's just an ordinary joe with a great personality who is pretty open minded and willing to interview. Not every interviewer has to be super smart to be a good interviewer IMO.

At least 1.5 hours of this conversation was about recreational drugs. I did not know Ike had such a huge interest/knowledge of this topic.

The drug conversation was not a conversation. Zzzzzzz

That voice tho

That voice though... It sounds like he swallows dry Capt'n Crunch without chewing it.

Just kidding Ike... There's nothing wrong with your voice... You know how me and you are always joking with each other!

Serious question though... What percentage of multi millionaires would actually be embarrassed by their voice? And let's just say they sounded just like Ike... Unless they had some serious self esteem issues I would think that number would be very low...

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