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Originally Posted by Giffordonian
Hi Andrew. Good to hear the studies are going well and congrats again on your success last summer in Vegas.
Thanks, mate.
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What have been your most memorable experiences playing live poker and your toughest/favourite opponents to combat against?
My very first 10k O8, I called down Mark Gregorich with A-high OOP all three streets and was good. The look on his face as well as everyone else's at the table was priceless, like "Who the **** is this kid?"
Another fond memory of mine is playing with Mike Sexton and hearing his fantastic stories about Old Vegas. He's quite the storyteller.
I really like playing against the guys who are thinking at very deep levels, such as Mike Gorodinsky, Matt Ashton, John Racener (this guy is sick), George Danzer, etc.
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What advice would you give to people for them to be successful at the WSOP?
Have to get away from "standard" thinking. If ever there was a place to play exploitatively, the WSOP is it. In addition, I think very few people take themselves completely seriously during the WSOP. This last summer was my first where I didn't drink (until after the HORSE, obv) and got up well before start times. These things matter. I had a long conversation with Jorryt van Hoof about the value of meditation and yoga this summer, and I think this is the future of poker. It's becoming more and more expensive to not play your A-game 24/7, and this can only happen if you're optimizing your time away from the table.
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Do you miss the thrill of competing and what are your future plans?
I get a decent amount at Bay 101, and I'll continue to play a few events during the summer, but I think I'd be the first to admit that I am probably happier playing less poker. Live poker has really worn on me in recent years; I've had to play with some really unsavory characters since I don't get to play too big in California (people definitely get classier as you move up in stakes -- this is one of my favorite things about the 75-150 and 150-300 games over the summer).
My future plans? I want to save the world. I have a game plan and a
playbook. I'm going to try to make as much money as I possibly can, so I can give away as much as I can. In addition, I'm hoping to leverage my PhD in economics to do research in the field of effective causes. There is a need for economic analysis to determine the returns to various interventions.