Ryan Reiss, the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion and WPT champion with $15M in live MTT earnings, knows the line between confident and cocky. He shares why confidence is important for success, how he stays focused when the stakes are high, and how he balances poker and family life. Tune in to hear Ryan’s thoughts on goal setting and studying – and hear why he believes your skill level and results won’t always correlate.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:                                                                                                              

• 00:00 – 19:00 – Ryan’s thoughts on recent tournaments, the benefits of bitcoin for poker players, his poker background, and the story of his first ever recorded win.
• 19:00 – 35:30 – How Ryan spent his winnings, reminiscing on past wins and challenges, his secrets to success and staying focused, and the line between confidence and cocky.
• 35:30 – 53:00 – On skill level, results, variance, HUDs, real names, bans, limiting re-buys, online events, his thoughts on the main event, his favorite cities, and reflecting on big wins.
• 53:00 – 01:10:30 – The best attributes to have as a player, how he considers tournaments, how he maintains balance between poker and life, sponsorships, and 2021 thoughts.
• 01:10:30 – 01:25:00 – On keeping a level head in the WSOP, studying, a big picture view of the upcoming WSOP, and selling action.
• 01:25:00 – On being a gamer, Ryan’s poker goals, how he thinks about goal setting, poker and tournaments as a stream of income, and staking.

3 Key Points

• You have to have confidence.
• Always consider variance.
• Skill and results don’t always correlate.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - partypoker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• Jeff’s Twitch
• Ryan’s Twitter
• Ryan’s Hendon Mob