Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. As always, I'm here with my producer, Jason de

Philipo. Today, we're talking with Phil Helmuth. He's won the World Series of Poker 14 times,

14 bracelets, and he's in the Poker Hall of Fame. He has a reputation as a brat who has meltdowns.

In fact, his book is called Poker Brat. I know him somewhat differently as a warm and supercarrying

and very sharp guy, actually. Today, we'll discuss some of the obvious, like nonverbal

tales and body language to read other people at the poker table, and we'll explore some of the

less obvious angles, such as why poker is more about playing the people than the cards,

and how poker players control their emotions while playing, which is a bit ironic from someone

famous for their explosive blowups on national television. We'll also uncover some of Phil's

mindsets, and why he thinks these key belief systems have helped him achieve so much in the world

of poker and beyond. All this and a lot more in this episode with Phil Helmuth. Worksheets

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All right. Here's Phil Helmuth. Let's start off when you were smoking pot, playing pool,

and you said, what the hell am I dealing with myself? In my book, poker bread, I call that

I can see the light chapter. So I remember that day it was miserable when I woke up, and

poker players wake up late. Maybe I was up at 10 a.m. and there was a poker game at 11 a.m.

But meager stakes. We're talking two and four dollar limit for any poker players out there.

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