Episode 2 - Dan Colman

Episode 2 is a conversation with Dan Colman, professional poker player.

SHOW NOTES

3:19 - Dan's bio & upbringing

5:57 - origin story with poker and gambling as a kid

14:37 - Dan doesn't play much poker anymore

16:27 - on losing

19:45 - getting kicked off of Poker Stars

26:13 - people stealing money from one another in poker

31:43 - poker and gambling addiction

32:38 - discussion about tilt

35:41 - further addressing why Dan left poker

37:25 - gambling with friends and physiological sensitivity

42:03 - deadening emotions in poker

56:41 - Dan's successful run of tournaments

60:34 - depression after winning Monaco

1:01:31 - discussion about flow state

1:04:15 - One Drop 2014

1:09:11 - not celebrating after winning One Drop

1:11:40 - the dark side of poker

1:19:09 - Dan's life now in Rio

1:20:36 - Dan's relationship with his father

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 Poker Term Glossary

Tilt: When an emotional or mental state adversely impacts someone's play.

Solvers: Software that provides users with game theory optimal solutions to specific poker situations.

Black Friday: On April 15, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted executives at PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, and made a civil complaint against those companies. Players in the US who were carrying balances with those companies had their accounts frozen.

Heads Up Hypers: Fast paced one-on-one poker tournaments that are played online with a buy-in of up to $1000.