This week on Heads Up with Remko, Germany's hottest player Steffen Sontheimer tells the story of his crazy year and the path that lead to his success.

• 3:04 - Start of the interview
• 5:40 - How does Steffen's family follow along and view his life in poker?
• 8:05 - How does the general public in Germany feel about poker, and do they know their fellow countrymen are crushing the game?
• 14:00 - Career longevity and the life of a live pro.
• 16:20 - Transitioning from online to live pro
• 19:04 - Bankroll management, losing big and selling pieces for high roller tournaments
• 25:30 - The best value high roller events of 2017, deciding on your ROI and markup and the impact of Bitcoin on the high roller scene
• 36:25 - How many players worldwide would be +ev in the Super High Roller Bowl?
• 41:05 - Steffen's views on Negreanu, Juanda, and Seidel
• 47:00 - The Purple Jacket, the Poker Masters and the 2018 Big One for One Drop
• 55:45 - The first generation of German poker superstars: Reinkemeier, Quoss and Gruissem.
• 1:01:50 - The atmosphere in high roller events, and the problem with excessive tanking
• 1:09:30 - Live tells in the game, and adjusting to being a live pro
• 1:14:25 - Steffen weighs in on the Dominik Nitsche vs Bryn Kenney discussion on GTO vs exploitative play
• 1:20:27 - Are recreational players getting scared to play big buy-in events because the pros are getting too good?
• 1:23:30 - It's easier to become a top pro now than it was a few years ago.

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