Ryan Depaulo, a WSOP bracelet winner, streamer, vlogger, and ACR Team pro, tells the story of how he won his bracelet in a parking lot. He shares his playing style, why he’s not good at table-talk, how he handles trolls in the chat, and who he’d love to play someday. Tune in to hear what Ryan thinks is the biggest challenge in the poker world today and discover why he thinks you could be creating a bad feedback loop if you think you’re unlucky.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:                                                                                                              

• 00:00 – 21:30 - Ryan’s WSOP win, he recalls games that he played and the locations where he played the tournament, and how his channels fuel each other.
• 21:30 – 37:30 - On stealth-mode peeing, glitching technology, reflecting on past hands, documenting hands, his game and style, and his school of study.
• 37:30 – 01:06:00 - On his support, his past work, his ACR (America’s Card Room) sponsorship, endorsements, Twitch, Twitch chats and trolls, vlogging, and his community.
• 01:06:00 – 01:34:00 - The Doug Polk tiff, his fiancée’s take on COVID as a nurse, he might have COVID, his prediction on the future of poker, and how he won in a parking lot.
• 01:34:00 – 01:48:00 - On cashing in, his friend’s unlucky feedback loop, blowing table talk, the old, edited WSOP, and his favorite streamers.
• 01:48:00 – 02:09:00 - Who he wants to play, the biggest challenge in poker being RTA (Real Time Assisting), how he might have COVID, and his last message to the poker community.

3 Key Points

• Winning the final table is a big deal in big tournaments.
• We need open collaboration and communication in the poker industry.
• People are attracted to people who are genuine.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - partypoker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• Jeff’s Twitch
• Ryan’s Twitter
• Ryan’s Twitch
• Ryan’s Instagram
• Ryan’s YouTube