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E063: Dan Smith Announces Double Up Drive 2020 for Charity!

Podcast |: The Rake
Publisher |: Run It Once Poker
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Games & Hobbies,; Interview,; Poker,; Sports & Recreation
Categories Via RSS |: Games,; Leisure
Publication Date |: Dec 10, 2020
Episode Duration |: 00:46:13

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Timestamps:

00:09Welcome Dan Smith!

00:27Dan explains his Double Up Drive for charity.

01:35How does Double Up choose the charities they support?

03:58The story of how a terrible hangover and a psychedelic trip at Burning Man inspired Dan’s passion for charity.

07:36Has he had any subsequent psychedelic trips that were similarly revelatory? Other thoughts on the potential benefits of certain drug use.

10:26Thoughts on weighing the benefits and risks of certain drugs vs alcohol consumption.

11:56Run It Once Poker is holding a heads up tournament to help raise funds for the drive.

14:31Some kind words from Dan regarding the Run It Once Poker software experience.

16:31What is the origin of Dan’s cowboy persona and nickname? How does he feel about it?

19:10Dan has been playing a lot of chess lately. How did he get into that?

21:13We’re currently experiencing an online chess boom. What are his thoughts on that and its comparison to the poker boom of the mid-to-late-00s?

22:38Between poker, charity, and chess, what takes up most of Dan’s time these days?

24:46Dan talks about feeling proud of his recent chess win over Alexandra Botez, despite there being almost no money involved.

26:41Jamie brings up Mafia as another non-poker game that brings her a lot of joy in comparison to grinding online. She and Dan play in the same group Mafia game.

29:08Does Dan play any other games besides Mafia?

30:11Has his experience with drugs and charity affected his personality? This leads to an extended conversation about everybody’s mutual love for Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger.

34:49More info on the Double Up Drive. How can you donate? What’s the deadline? Etc.

39:45Dan posits a theory about how living charitably can improve your life and ultimately make you more successful.

44:29Wrapping up. Final plug for Double Up Drive and the related heads-up tournament on Run It Once.

On this very special edition of The Rake, high stakes legend (and part-time cowboy) Dan Smith joins hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro to announce the launch of his 7th Annual Double Up Drive for Charity, as well as our very own Run It Once Poker SNG Select Shootout: A live-streamed tournament where you can win a seat to play against some of the biggest pros in the game by donating to the Double Up Drive!