We talk through our lives living in Las Vegas as professional poker players covering a lot of the struggles that led us to where we are today. 0:00 - Intro 06:12 — Arriving Broke in Vegas 12:38 — The Swedes & a Real Mentor 19:05 — Living on the Las Vegas Strip 25:47 — Clubs, Hosts, and Hustle 32:14 — New Poker Life in California 38:57 — Rock Bottom Hand 51:33 — Andrew’s Struggles

00:00 - Intro 02:33 - Only Friends chat 03:51 - Early days for Conrad 06:11 - Moving to Las Vegas 11:24 - Evaluation of Poker in life and relationships 21:43 - Poker Highlights

This episode discusses how to approach tournament decisions when deals are on the table and how it affects your overall strategy. 0:00 Intro & catching up post-WSOP 3:20 Chopping tournaments explained 7:25 Why Andrew agreed to a 3-handed deal 12:17 How deals change dynamics & remove pressure 17:46 Payout oddities and lessons from Houston result 19:53 Thunder Valley trip and $200K win 23:27 Handling setbacks & mindset at the table 29:17 Closing out Thunder Valley victory 34:00 The...

Johnnie sits down with Olga to discuss the challenges of changing careers and the secrets to fast tracking success.

0:00 Intro 1:44 Beginning of Brazil God’s Poker Journey/Moving up in Stakes 8:21 Intuition in Poker 11:25 Hitting a crossroads in Poker/The Pandemic 16:19 Cultivate a good environment at the Poker Table 23:30 Day job/ Poker Schedule/Online Private Game 26:23 Stakes on Private Game/Swings in Poker 31:00 Neymar Story 36:09 Connecting with People 43:03 Measuring Success/Goals 48:30 What’s the Path to Poker Success? 52:50 Staking Story 55:30 Final Thoughts

This episode dives into a truly insane poker hand, where Corey Eyring risks his entire net worth.

This episode touches on the struggles of professional identity and the often-curated realities presented on social media. 0:00 Intro 1:17 Johnnie’s Background 5:50 Poker Content Origins 9:00 Plateau and Burnout 13:00 Being Critical of your Craft 16:10 Creativity Dying with Poker/Solvers 19:00 The Poker Economy is Dying 22:10 Switching to Poker Tournaments 24:05 Taxes for Poker Tournaments 25:30 Why I stopped uploading/and why I am uploading now 29:00 Final Thoughts

Andrew and Johnnie get together again to talk about their results and the 2025 World Series of Poker. To Support the channel grab some merch: https://skillgamemafia.com 0:00 Intro 0:55 Villains in Poker 4:30 Trash talk / Speech play 11:00 Will Kassouf 13:00 Action clocks / Stalling 15:45 Collusion / Chip dumping 23:30 WSOP and WPT Beef 27:50 10k people at The Main Event 29:40 Recs at the Main Event / Mistakes in Poker 32:10 Compassion / Criticism in...

After a long hiatus Johnnie sits down with Andrew to discuss the feasibility of Tournament poker in 2025 and beyond.

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Lynn Gilmartin and Kristy Arnett stop by to talk about content creation and their path through the poker industry. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Poker/Youtube/Acting 6:34 Working for Poker News 11:32 Moving to LA for a job / Being on Stage 14:40 Does acting come natural for you? or is it a grind? 16:56 What’s the grind look like for a new actress starting out in LA? 17:44 Getting an agent/being intentional 22:02 Did you ever get a big break? 23:23 Do feel like being a host is looked down upon in t...

0:00 Intro 0:34 ETG Guest Jaman Burton 2:55 When Did you Start Playing Poker? 8:06 Poker Vlogs/The Trooper 11:47 Why Jaman Vlogs 14:30 Moving to Vegas/Racial Tension 20:25 Poker Vlog Community 27:52 Jaman’s Poker Vlog Style/Editing 30:49 Poker Vlogs being Oversaturated 35:59 Audience’s Critique 43:16 Grinding Poker for a Living?/Computer Code 49:45 Rampage/Creativity in Vlogs 55:34 Jaman’s Poker Goals 57:50 Playing on Livestreams/Youtube Metrics 1:02:48 Vlog Goals/Storytelling 1:05:...

Nikki Limo goes from 0 to 100 in her poker career by making a final table in her first ever WSOP Event. Find out how she did it in today's episode. 0:00 Intro 0:26 ETG guest Nikki Limo 1:16 Creating Content/First Video 4:27 Acting/College 9:58 Myspace/Youtube 12:45 Multi-channel Networks 14:59 Building an audience 19:57 Acting Carrier 24:29 Standup/Improv 30:53 Learning Poker Strategy/ First Time Playing 41:30 Work Ethic/Success 47:27 The Tournament Bug 50:02 WSOP 57:53 Final Table ...

Adam22 comes through to discuss how he's managed to turn his passions of BMX, Hip-Hop, Poker, Kendama and even sex, and turn it in to big business. 0:00 Intro 0:23 Embrace the Grind Guest Adam22 1:35 How it started 7:24 Poker 12:20 Range Converter 12:59 Creating Content 22:20 Interviewing XXXTENTATION 23:53 Starting the Podcast 26:55 Getting a gun pulled out on the Podcast 30:01 TikTok 31:12 Adam's interviewing skills 33:36 Playing the Main Event 40:18 Tra...

Embrace the Grind returns for another season. Topics covered: 0:00 What have we been up to? 6:00 NFTS/Crypto 13:00 Coinflex/Crypto 14:40 Buying Gold 18:43 Poker Tournaments 22:25 Andrew’s 2nd place 24:38 Big moments in Tournament poker 30:15 Main Event Swaps 33:44 WSOP Results / Stress of Poker Tournaments 36:20 Coaching 39:28 The Main Event / End of the World Series The link to buy GOLD: https://bit.ly/3zr8gkN

Andrew is back to cover some current topics in and outside of the poker world.

I sit down with Ethan "Rampage Poker" Yau to discuss his meteoric social media rise within the poker niche.

Andrew Moreno is back to talk about his tournament success! Try out NBA Top Shot with a BOGO offer. Your first purchase will be reimbursed up to $50 in credit (as long as you successfully complete an identity check). https://nbatopshot.com/?c=HOOPS Fundraiser for K.L: https://www.gofundme.com/f/stack-kl Kristy's Pregnancy Short Film: https://youtu.be/uMneIieKQpg Raise Your Edge Discount information: https://frstre.com/go/?a=33265-19cf00&s=479443-1f2b2b VIBESEXP - TMC EXPERTCLASS VIBE...

Ronnie Bardah joins the show to talk about his life as a true poker grinder. Try out NBA Top Shot with a BOGO offer. Your first purchase will be reimbursed up to $50 in credit (as long as you successfully complete an identity check). https://nbatopshot.com/?c=HOOPS

In this episode Joe Ingram gets candid about his business and personal life. We cover topics ranging from the Mike Postle cheating scandal, his interest in marketing, finance, and his path to where he is today.