Afleveringen
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I'm the guest this week!
I’m Brian Jester -- courtjesters on DK and @BrianJesterFF on Twitter -- the Emotional Bankroll Podcast creator, co-founder of Occupy Fantasy, DraftKings Millionaire winner, 2019 Fanduel World Fantasy Football Championship runner up, and I have more than $600,000 in UFC winnings in the last 18 months.
I brought on Niromada, a top PGA DFS player and the PGA writer at Occupy Fantasy, to interview me.
I chatted with Niromada about:
- How growing up in a horse racing family impacted my career path
- The freedom and fears after winning $1 million
- My transition from corporate life to full-time fantasy sports
- Handling long and significant financial downswings
- The pros and cons of this lifestyle
- Coming down from the dopamine hits of big wins
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Daniel Hutchings -- nerdytenor on DraftKings and @nerdytenor on Twitter -- is the the 27th ranked player in the RotoGrinders rankings who is known for his simulations and NFL/PGA DFS prowess.
I chatted with Daniel about:
- The partnership that kickstarted his DFS career
- Balancing curiosity vs anxiety when evaluating your play/results
- How it feels to run UNDER expectation
- His singing career as a self-described introvert
- Why sweating games sucks
- How we would get back into the workforce if we needed to
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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JJ Zachariason - @LateRoundQB on Twitter -- is the former Editor-in-Chief at NumberFire and current owner of LateRound.com.
I chatted with JJ about:
- Why he decided to make the leap and start his own site
- Why differentiation is the key for both content AND DFS
- What a balanced lifestyle means to him and why it's so important
- Why he DOESN'T play DFS or season-long fantasy football at high stakes
- Does an analyst have to be a winning player - or even play at all! - to be a good resource?
- Explaining your career to outsiders
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Braeden Greseth - @BraedenGreseth on Twitter and bgreseth on FanDuel/DraftKings -- has won ELEVEN Single Game GPPs during the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
I chatted with Braeden about:
- What it's like to be on such an insane heater
- Why he has such a huge edge in NBA Showdwon
- Graduating college A MONTH AGO and becoming a full-time DFS pro
- Which courses and topics from college helped him build his own simulation and lineup creation software
- Pros / cons of simulations
- How to evaluate your play during a downswing
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Eric Thiel - @et_stats on Twitter and etphonehome on DraftKings -- is primarily a college football and college basketball specialist who has multiple six figure wins under his belt as a full-time DFS player.
I chatted with Eric about:
- Graduating from university and immediately becoming a full-time DFS pro
- Explaining that decision to his friends and family
- Why he focuses on college sports and where the edges lie in niche areas
- His decision to stay off the RotoGrinders leaderboards
- What it's like to work all day every Saturday in the fall while you're young and your friends are going out
- The feeling of being burnt out and how there's likely an expiration date on this career
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Ken Lin - @swaglordken on Twitter and swaglordken on DraftKings/FanDuel -- is primarily a small-field DFS player with countless five-figure GPP wins, but he also focuses much of his time on sports betting. I had to talk to Ken after his recent decision to bet *HIS ENTIRE BANKROLL* on the NFL draft.
I chatted with Ken about:
- His decision to risk it all on the NFL draft
- The importance of taking shots with your bankroll when you're younger
- Why he plays small-field DFS contests
- The amount of time and grind required to intelligently take a bankroll shot
- Deciphering good information
- The lifestyle of a gambler while in college, especially during COVID
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Coby DuBose - @DuBoseDefense on Twitter and TigerPawsSC on DraftKings -- is a criminal defense lawyer who self-excluded from DFS from 2016 to 2021. Since his return late last year, he's won more than $500,000 playing PGA DFS.
I talked with Coby about:
- Why he walked away from DFS for so long
- The process of getting back into DFS
- His unusual way of growing his bankroll
- Why his ultra-aggressive approach works for PGA DFS
- What it's like to win $500K in such a short stretch
- The mental roller coaster of being a criminal defense lawyer
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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jayk123 is a retired DFS pro with huge DraftKings scores, including a Millionaire Maker win. Unfortunately, Jay was forced to abruptly stop playing DFS when DraftKings left Australia last year.
I talked with Jay about:
- The DFS landscape in Australia
- The crazy time difference and his routines for each sport
- The exhaustive, yet pleasurable, grinding lifestyle
- His preference to keep his DFS success private
- The mental aspect of huge downswings
- His future without DFS
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Ian Johns - @IanJ300 on Twitter and ianj300 on FanDuel/DraftKings -- is a top-50 ranked player in RotoGrinders rankings AND a 3-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
I talked with Ian about:
- How he got started in poker and DFS
- The mentality of winning 3 WSOP bracelets
- The importance of capitalizing on your strengths
- How playing aggressively when you're winning is an overlooked aspect of bankroll management
- Dealing with a $320K sweat, handling a $250K downswing
- Importance of work/family balance
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Michael Cohen - @TwoGunFF on Twitter and TwoGun on FanDuel/DraftKings -- is exclusively an NFL DFS player and the first person to win THREE DraftKings Millionaire Makers.
I talked with Michael about:
- What it's like to win 3 Millys
- The benefits of focusing on just one DFS sport
- How edges have evolved in NFL DFS
- Importance of multiple income streams, especially when playing DFS
- Playing within your bankroll and how it leads to "not being scared" in DFS
- and more!Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Justin MacMahan - @JustinMacmahan on Twitter and TheHumanCespedes on DraftKings -- is the co-founder of Daily Fantasy Insider and a top-50 ranked player in RotoGrinders rankings.
I talked with Justin about:
- How he built his current bankroll from an initial deposit
- Why he focuses on high-stakes, small field contests instead of large field mass-multi entry tournaments
- The mental health of Twitter
- Creating a balanced lifestyle
- Financial transparency with your partner
- Trusting others to do work correctlyBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Kristi Metzger - @krayton12 on Twitter and krayton on FanDuel -- is a senior vice president in the wealth management sector, yet she has found time to score a $400K finish in the FanDuel Fan Championship in 2018 to go along with her ELEVEN DFS live final appearances.
I talked with Kristi about:
- What it's like to lose a million dollar pay day on a stat correction
- What to do (financially) after a big DFS score
- The ups and downs of chasing live finals
- Creating a DFS process that supplements your full-time job
- Your work identity after co-workers find out you're a successful DFS player
- A female perspective on the fantasy industryBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Gio DeMers - @rbx88_ on Twitter and rbx88 on DraftKings -- has won THREE DraftKings Milionaire Makers PLUS a World Series of Poker bracelet.
I talked with Gio about:
- How he views his 3-milly stretch now that it's had time to set in
- The pros and cons of having an unorthodox approach in DFS and poker
- How to press edges when you're on a heater
- Minimizing losses during a cold stretch and how to handle a downswing
- Frequently resetting your mindset
- The lifestyle of playing both poker and DFS for a livingBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Steve Buzzard - @SteveBuzzard on Twitter and dacoltz on DraftKings -- is a top-20 ranked player in the RotoGrinders rankings and is mostly known for famously winning both the FanDuel Million AND the FanDuel World Fantasy Football Championship during the same NFL season.
I talked with Steve about:
- Growing his current bankroll from just an initial $500 deposit
- The stress of maintaining a high profile, full-time day job while playing DFS seriously, then the decision to eventually leave that job
- The highs of his crazy 2018 NFL season
- How he handled the worst downswing of his career last year
- Mental health challenges of high stakes DFS + the pandemicBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Neil Orfield - @playerqDFS on Twitter and ncorfield8k on DraftKings -- has a law degree, but he left his day job last year to pursue a full-time career in DFS.
I talked with Neil about:
- His decision to jump into DFS full-time NOW
- How his background helps (or doesn't help) his DFS process
- Sunk cost fallacy
- What it's like to sweat six AND seven figure wins
- Why doubt about your ability and edges surface so quickly, even after a big victoryBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Alex Baker - @AwesemoDFS on Twitter and Awesemo on DraftKings -- has been the #1 ranked DFS player for years. With more than 75 (!!) six-figure tournament wins, plus his first DraftKings Millionaire Maker win earlier this year, Alex sat down to discuss:
- The pressure and responsibility of being the top-ranked DFS player
- His future in DFS and why he's scaling back his play
- Starting a relationship AND getting married while being at the top of his DFS game
- How much money you need to be comfortable losing if you have a high risk tolerance and play in high stakes contests (it's a lot)Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Brian Hooper - @BrianHooper__ on Twitter and bric75 on DraftKings -- is a top 10 ranked DFS player in RotoGrinders rankings with tons of six-figure tournament wins. Brian isn't one to pat himself on the back for his successes, but we dove deep on topics such as:
- Why it's important to have a community of people who understand the specific highs & lows of your lifestyle
- Competition (or lack thereof) in DFS
- Balancing the DFS work
- Powering through a $600,000 downswing and the mental aspect of losses piling up
- Advice for listeners who want to be a pro DFS player AND specific tips on how to beat DFS prosBe sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
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Colin Drew - @drewby417 on Twitter and dfsteams on DraftKings -- has nearly $1M in lifetime DFS profits, he's binked six separate NFL Showdown large-field GPPs, and he's the 2020 DraftKings Fantasy Hockey World Champion. Yet, despite all of this success, Colin recently left the DFS industry to pursue a job at a tech startup. I chatted with Colin about the transition, covering topics like: - Mindsets before / during / after his massive DFS wins - Balancing DFS while raising a family with two young daughters
- Being humbled after a losing DFS year
- Decision-making during a bankroll downswing
- What went into the decision to leave his full-time DFS job
- Advice for listeners who want to be a pro DFS player
Be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and leave a rating/review to let us know what you think of the show!
