Alec Torelli, a poker pro with $1.5 million in live MTT earnings and the founder of ConsciousPoker, reveals what it’s been like at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy. He shares how he separates the facts from the noise in his content and how he has learned to trust his intuition and maintain balance in life. Tune in to hear Alec’s advice for young players and how he helps his students – and find out the big lessons he learned from his million dollar downswing.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:00 – 22:00 – Introducing Alec, his predictions for the future, how he got into poker, and when he decided to create content.
• 22:00 – 43:00 - On separating the facts from the noise, the polarity of his videos, balance, trusting his intuition, discovering what you value, his early successes, and his parent’s support.
• 43:00 – 01:06:30 - On making money as an affiliate, bankroll management, advice for young players, and his tournament and cash game highlights.
• 01:06:30 – 01:24:30 - On the future of online poker, what he focuses his content on, why he moved to Italy, and information about his coaching and ConsciousPoker.
• 01:24:30 – 01:42:00 - On his success, travels, back-and-forth from Macau to play cash games, and how cash games in Macau became known.
• 01:42:00 – 02:01:00 - His million dollar downswing, the lessons he learned from it, his favorite places to travel, and what’s to come in the future.

3 Key Points

• Separate the facts from the noise.
• Trust your intuition.
• Even the most successful poker players can go broke. Manage your bankroll well.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - Party Poker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• ConsciousPoker
• Alec’s Twitter