Embrace the Grind with Johnnie VIBES: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Embrace the Grind. The show where we take a look at the world of business, finance, and entrepreneurship through the eyes of professional gamblers. We see all the angles, calculate all the risks, and we aren't afraid to put our chips at risk. If you're ready to level up in the game of life, then this is the show for you. Now, let's embrace the grind!
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00:00 Life Update
00:52 WSOP Recap
02:24 Main Event Storylines
11:18 Results and Mindset
18:14 Stepping Back From Poker
24:43 Introducing The Skill Game Community
35:09 What’s Next
41:05 Poker and Family
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00:00 Meet Marc Goone
02:26 Moving to LA for music
06:10 How poker entered the picture
08:56 Turning $7.5K into a poker bankroll
10:04 The obsession phase
13:31 Coaching, staking, and entrepreneurship
18:54 Building Hungry Horse on YouTube
24:58 Who Hungry Horse is actually for
37:57 The best live poker markets today
45:30 The future of Hungry Horse and poker
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0:00 - Intro
0:43 - The cash deposit problem
2:46 - Why the casino said no
5:27 - Cash, banks, and compliance
11:22 - Others who got blocked
15:34 - Back to the tournaments
17:48 - A deep run and a tough beat
28:39 - Johnnie back in the tournament mix
35:00 - WSOP and competing brands
42:22 - Changes/Improvements at the WSOP
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00:00 Garry Gates Intro
02:05 Garry’s Poker Origin Story
06:07 Discovering Online Poker Before the Boom
07:42 Battling Elky & Ignoring Bankroll Management
09:49 Garry’s First Trip to Las Vegas
12:18 Moving to Vegas to Become a Poker Pro
15:23 Breaking Into Poker Media
21:38 Joining PokerStars & Building Super High Rollers
27:23 Garry’s Early WSOP Main Event Runs
32:34 The $2.7M Ace-on-the-River Miracle
41:31 Busting 4th in the WSOP Main Event for $3M
43:47 What Garry Did After Winning $3 Million
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 financial pressure of tournament poker
40:54 Identity, family, and life beyond poker
46:55 Redefining success & being present as a father
58:08 Outro & support the show
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.
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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 the Poker Community
35:37 Doing the right thing?
41:18 Andrew’s Results / Stress in Poker
46:44 Expectaions in Poker
48:35 Johnnie’s Results
51:24 Johnnie’s experience playing the series
54:45 Andrew’s Lifetime Tournament Results
58:38 What’s Next?
After a long hiatus Johnnie sits down with Andrew to discuss the feasibility of Tournament poker in 2025 and beyond.
Link to The Nick Vertucci Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRR_GVwvC9eNrwa-TYg00dg
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 terms of acting?
24:00 What’s the biggest roll you landed?
26:11 How hard was it to develop an American accent?
28:42 Have you had a roll where you talk in an American accent?
30:37 The Pandemic/Getting Married in Vegas
32:15 Moving to Australia
34:58 If you want to watch Lynn on Netflix, type in her name
36:37 Babies/Career
38:22 Settling in the Gold Coast
39:47 Is there a Hollywood in Australia?
40:33 Have you made any friends with A-list celebrities?
41:04 Kristy/Storytelling/Roasting Lynn
44:09 Storytelling on stage / Standup Comedy
47:18 The differences between creating videos and performing on stage
49:12 Kristy’s viral video
52:00 Watching your own videos/perfectionist attitude
55:43 Fulfilling a dream / Creating content that’s evergreen
58:11 Final Thoughts
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
1:05:20 Johnnie Dissecting Poker Vlogs on Twitch
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.
The software that Nikki used as a beginner:
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More advanced GTO software that I use (Code VIBES for 10% off):
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Connect with Nikki:
https://www.nikki.limo/
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 Traveling
41:27 Kendama
45:12 Lena the Plug / The Pandemic
48:25 Onlyfans
51:10 Plugtalk
52:24 Adult Industry
55:18 Poker
1:09:26 Outro
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
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
VIBESAPP - TMC Apprentice Class
VIBESMIND - Mindset Class
VIBESKO - Bounty Beast
VIBESCASH - Cash Games
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.
Poker player and social media sensation Marle Cordeiro joins the show to talk about her path to making a living through poker and content.
Marle's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfq_VaveGZ_0lW2labkj2SA
In this episode we focus on the various scams that are making their way across the internet. We also cover some current events including the exploding alt coin market and the Coinbase DPO.
We visit with Jaymes Rosenthal and talk through his transition from Professional Poker Player to Futures Commodities Day Trader.
Link to Clubhouse event: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/m...
Embrace the Grind is a show where we take a look at the world of business, finance, and entrepreneurship through the eyes of professional gamblers.
This week (Episode 005) I sit down with my wife Olga, who has been with me through nearly my entire poker career. We talk through some of the ups and downs.
We sit down to talk about some of the current events in poker. The conversation moves to crypto and the crazy market of NFT's.
We sit down with Florian Sighe to talk about his transition from his decade long career in poker to the world of Real Estate, as an agent, broker, and investor.
In the inaugural episode of Embrace the Grind we introduce the cohost and first guest Andrew Moreno. A professional poker player for nearly 20 years, Andrew started from small stakes in back room bars in small town Fort Wayne, Indiana, eventually climbing to the highest stakes regularly available in casinos. Along the way he built a stable of poker players that he coached and staked.