poker

10 statements across 7 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 8 people on the record · first statement May 30, 2022 by Nate Silver · across every show →

Everything said about poker, oldest first

May 30, 2022 neutral
Insight
Nate Silver: Poker players generally fluctuate between super rich and broke
“In poker is basically like, you know, three states, right? Super rich, somewhat rich, and dead broke, like not a lot in between.”
Nate Silver May 30, 2022 ▶ 18:46 #AIS: FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver on how gamblers think
Jun 7, 2022 positive
Insight
Palihapitiya: Poker is the best training ground for business decision-making
“I think it's the most incredible game and training ground for business, because in any given moment, you are forced to deal with the spectrum of good information to moderate information to bad information.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 23:20 #AIS: Bestie AMA with Valor's Antonio Gracias
Sep 23, 2022
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Chamath: Poker is meaningfully more complicated than chess
“Now, poker is meaningfully more complicated than chess, as it turns out, because again, you have, you're not playing against one player, you're playing against some umpteen number of players.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 23, 2022 ▶ 1:12:57 E97: SPAC updates, public/private market overview, Putin's end game & more
Oct 2, 2023
Insight
Botez: The personalities of great chess players align with poker success
“It's not like, because you're good at chess, you'll be good at poker, but it's more like the kind of people who are good at chess tend to be good at poker.”
Alexandra Botez Oct 2, 2023 ▶ 33:51 All-In Summit: Alexandra Botez takes on the Besties in a 1v4 simultaneous chess match
Apr 19, 2024 neutral
Insight
Sacks: Chess betting lacks appeal because ratings render outcomes predictable
“No one bets on chess because it's so obvious who's going to win. There's like a very precise rating system and so in poker, the poker is very different because you can have players at the same table and you know, who are the great players who are not the great…”
David Sacks Apr 19, 2024 ▶ 1:22:45 Google fires protestors, NPR chaos, Humane's AI Pin, Startup tax crisis, sports betting scandal
Apr 19, 2024 positive
Opinion
Calacanis: Controlled youth access to sports betting and poker is beneficial
“I think kids having access, you know, or young adults having access to sports, batting poker is kind of a good thing because I, you know, if controlled, because they're learning about odds and, Gambling and framing it.”
Jason Calacanis Apr 19, 2024 ▶ 1:26:12 Google fires protestors, NPR chaos, Humane's AI Pin, Startup tax crisis, sports betting scandal
Nov 26, 2025
Insight
Molly Bloom says high-stakes poker is about community and escapism
“Because I wasn't a poker player, there was an advantage, because I was able to zoom out and see, this isn't just about poker, this is about community, it's about storytelling, it's about belonging to something, and it's about escapism and fantasy”
Molly Bloom Nov 26, 2025 ▶ 5:14 Molly's Game Uncensored: Mob Threats, FBI Raid & 100M Pots... And Still Won
Nov 29, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hellmuth: All-In Podcast brought at least 200,000 new players to poker
“At least a couple 100,000 people have come in because of these guys.”
Phil Hellmuth Nov 29, 2025 ▶ 13:46 Live Poker Match!: The Besties Vs. Phil Hellmuth, Alan Keating, and Jason Koon
Nov 29, 2025
Insight
Jason Koon: Favorable pot odds can make calling a losing hand profitable
“All the money in the middle makes it so that you don't have to get your money in front for it to be profitable. That's like an important thing for people to understand. Sometimes, even if you know your beat, if you're being laid a price to gamble, sometimes yo…”
Jason Koon Nov 29, 2025 ▶ 29:05 Live Poker Match!: The Besties Vs. Phil Hellmuth, Alan Keating, and Jason Koon
Nov 29, 2025 positive
Insight
Jason Koon: Poker is a great tool for women to practice risk-taking
“Poker's a great tool for women to just get in and get the feel of doing risky things.”
Jason Koon Nov 29, 2025 ▶ 3:30 Live Poker Match!: The Besties Vs. Phil Hellmuth, Alan Keating, and Jason Koon
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