The Flow Show with Jeff Gross

Phil Hellmuth is back once again! This time Phil and Jeff will discuss how they are currently managing their business dealings whilst still crushing it in the world of Poker. Phil shares how poker has led to several opportunities and how he balances his poker, businesses, friendships and family. Also, make sure you tune in to hear some stories about Stephen Curry, Tiger Woods and Steve Martin.   Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Phil Hellmuth in this episode:    Phil’s heads up competition with Daniel Negreanu How Phil manages the balance between playing poker and being an ambassador The business deals Phil and Jeff are making What is the current landscape of poker coming out of COVID-19 The potential of a docuseries made about Phil Stephen Curry’s poker chops Tiger Woods & Steve Martin stories   Timestamps:   0:00 – Introduction 1:00 – Recap of Heads Up with Daniel & Antonio 7:20 – How to balance playing poker vs endorsing poker 13:25 – Focussing on family whilst crushing it in business 18:00 – Would Phil ever coach poker? 21:20 – Fallout with other poker players 25:30 – The current landscape of poker 29:00 – Playing WSOP Summer 32:00 – TV series made about Phil 35:40 – Knockout tournaments 40:00 – Stephen Curry playing poker 44:35 – Olympics opening ceremony 46:45 – Memories blending together 47:35 – Positives from the pandemic 50:00 – Opportunities made from poker 55:00 – Secrets to success 1:02:40 – Maximizing life chapters and giving to family 1:04:45 – Competition and final thoughts   Episode Resources:   Phil’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philhellmuthpositivity/?hl=en Phil’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Phil_Hellmuth Phil’s Poker Stats: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=117   Podcast Links:   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker  

Matthew Staples is back on the podcast! In this episode, Matthew discusses how he has grown his Twitch and how his life and poker game have changed with his Twitch success. You’ll hear all about his weight loss bet with Jaime Staples and how it helped him improve his mental clarity for playing poker on long streams. Also, you’ll hear how to create a strategy for avoiding burnout whilst growing your Twitch and YouTube audience.   Here’s a glance at what you’ll learn from Matthew in this episode:    How Matthew’s Twitch streaming started to boom Why Matt is studying harder than ever to play high stakes poker The weight loss bet and journey, how eating less energised Matthew’s streaming How to ride the Twitch grind and avoiding burnout Advice on making a unique stream and how to play multiple tables Ideas to grow a poker-based YouTube channel   Timestamps:   0:00 – Introduction 0:15 – Welcoming Matthew to the episode 1:15 – The good and bad of 2020 6:00 – Poker game evolution 8:45 – WPT & Largest Twitch Score 10:45 – How Matthew grew his streaming career 14:05 – Weight loss bet with Jaime Staples 26:30 – Being Twitch “famous” and planning for the future 31:15 – Avoiding Twitch burnout and taking breaks 34:30 – Discussing Phil Hellmuth’s success and exploring opportunities 42:05 – How Matt makes a unique stream & playing multiple tables 50:00 – Having Jaime Staples as a brother 51:40 – Poker State of the Union 53:40 – YouTube strategy 59:30 – Hitting 100k on Twitch 1:02:00 – Prop bets 1:03:50 – Favourite win 1:05:00 – Gap between playing poker and streaming 1:08:50 – Being sponsored 1:10:00 – Poker idols 1:12:00 – Aliases and partypoker changes 1:19:15 – Favourite movies 1:20:50 – Long term plans 1:24:20 – Playing against Jaime Staples 1:28:00 – Discovering why you’re playing bad 1:30:20 – Bankroll strategy, Influence and Favourite Tournaments 1:34:00 – Dating life and lining up stream schedules 1:41:00 – Final thoughts and wrapping up the stream   Episode Resources:   Matthew Staples Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew_stapless/ Matthew Staples Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattStaplesPKR Matthew Staples Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mattstaples/ Matthew Staples YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGNlQJQxhjod8BN7DQdi_A   Podcast Links:   Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jeffgrosspoker/ partypoker: https://www.partypoker.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jeff-gross-the-flow-show/id1463609319 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Yp1jHCaqvYsLtS7lNCGAA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffGrossPoker