Daniel Negreanu: Poker | Lex Fridman Podcast #324

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Released

September 27, 2022

Duration

2h 21m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Daniel Negreanu is one of the greatest poker players of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS: Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealKidPoker Daniel's Instagram: https://instagram.com/dnegspoker Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dnegreanu Daniel's MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex (MasterClass is a sponsor, use link to support podcast) Daniel's books: Power Hold'em Strategy: https://amzn.to/3ByYtJg Hold'em Wisdom for All Players: https://amzn.to/3LpgXQG Book mentioned: Modern Poker Theory: https://amzn.to/3dkJIBK PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:50 - Poker hands 8:47 - Poker ranges 14:17 - Game theory optimal 30:32 - Winning 37:04 - Losing 43:05 - Mental game 47:24 - Day in the life 56:28 - History of poker 1:00:17 - Poker solvers 1:06:53 - Online poker 1:14:56 - Greatest poker player of all time 1:34:50 - Main Event of the WSOP 1:43:21 - Advice for beginners 1:48:51 - Cheating 1:58:50 - Movies 2:04:17 - Advice for young people 2:13:36 - Love 2:18:50 - The Gambler SOCIAL:

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Daniel Negreanu

  guest

• Lex Fridman

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Daniel Negreanu and Lex Fridman, Daniel Negreanu: Poker | Lex Fridman Podcast #324 explores daniel Negreanu Dissects Poker Psychology, Strategy, Variance, and Life Lex Fridman and Daniel Negreanu explore modern poker through psychology, game theory, and human nature, showing how much of winning is about people rather than cards. Negreanu explains profiling opponents, reading physical and verbal tells, and balancing game theory optimal (GTO) play with exploitative strategies to maximize profit. They dive into examples of unorthodox high-stakes play, the brutal variance of tournaments, and the mental resilience needed to withstand long losing stretches. The conversation broadens into ethics, money, cheating, fame, love, and how lessons from poker translate to life decisions and personal growth.

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