Gaining Edges and Staying Ahead in Poker | Laszlo 'Lackoo87gcb' Molnar

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
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    In episode 36 of the MOPP we chat with hungarian high-stakes poker player Laszlo "Lackoo87gcb" Molnar. Throughout the episode, Laszlo shared valuable advice based on his 15 years of experience playing poker, offering insights into skill development, study techniques, and managing motivation in the game. Laszlo shares his motivation for pursuing a career in poker, his background in competitive gaming, the upsides and downsides of risk-taking, the importance of finding useful information in poker, and the role of habits and routines in performance. Additionally, we dive into topics such as the power of critical thinking, the dangers of survival bias, the significance of working with coaches, and the keys to longevity in poker. Enjoy!
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    0:00 - Introduction
    03:13 - Products and services that can help boost your poker career: Universal Poker, GTO Wizard
    05:29 - What motivated Laszlo to pursue a career in poker
    06:44 - Role models and how Laszlo started playing poker
    13:15 - First encounters with poker strategy and misconceptions about the game
    15:55 - Competitive gaming background playing Quake and Warcraft 3
    23:49 - What Laszlo likes about competition
    26:25 - The upsides and downsides of being able to go all-in on one thing
    28:45 - Similarities between music and poker theory, and how to learn
    33:27 - How to find useful poker information and filter out the crap
    38:51 - First winnings and being irresponsible with spending
    43:05 - Losing his first bankroll playing heads-up and the valuable lessons this taught him
    45:06 - The positive and negative sides of being risk-averse
    50:38 - Shame and embarrassment around going broke
    52:42 - Playing live poker, rake trap, and sleeping in your car to save money
    56:36 - Discovering the winning formula for poker success
    58:31 - How Laszlo started to win online and became more successful over the years
    1:02:05 - The solution to all the problems
    1:10:34 - The power of critical thinking
    1:13:48 - The dangers of survival bias in poker
    1:19:52 - How to maneuver getting false feedback at the poker tables
    1:24:17 - How using data has helped Laszlo get ahead in poker
    1:26:37 - The power of working in a team and finding coaches
    1:30:55 - What makes, and how to find a good coach
    1:35:50 - Habits and routines that have had the biggest impact on Laszlo’s performance
    1:45:40 - How to be able to take on more risk
    1:50:15 - Criteria for shot taking
    1:57:50 - Rene’s take on morning and pre-session routines, game selection and decision-making fatigue
    2:04:25 - The purpose of meditation and other pre-session routines
    2:06:55 - Lessons Laszlo’s tennis teacher taught him that directly translate to poker
    2:09:25 - Taking your concentration seriously, removing distractions and how to return your focus
    2:12:13 - The keys to longevity in poker
    2:19:18 - How to study more effectively
    2:28:52 - How to use data correctly and biases to watch out for
    2:40:22 - Biggest lessons learned from his coaches
    2:45:55 - Most controversial strategies Laszlo has experimented with in his poker career
    2:51:08 - Does it have advantages to have started playing poker before the age of solvers
    2:56:56 - Most common leaks Laszlo sees poker players have
    3:05:55 - Why your play to study ratio is suboptimal
    3:08:09 - The ups and downs in motivation and how to regain your passion for poker
    3:14:52 - The skill sets Laszlo has acquired playing poker for 15 years
    3:21:46 - Advice Laszlo would give to his younger self starting out playing poker
    3:25:20 - Adam's experiment with polyphasic sleep cycles
    3:27:22 - Laszlo’s definition of success
    3:33:12 - Adam and Rene's main takeaways
    #poker #podcast #onlinepoker #pokerstrategy
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Komentáře • 16

  • @phrog6073
    @phrog6073 Před 2 měsíci +13

    wonderful episode, thank you guys so much for keeping this podcast up

    • @jaeshbalachandran5766
      @jaeshbalachandran5766 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes, thank you guys indeed. It's one of the best pieces of poker content on the internet for a few years.

  • @tytythefly
    @tytythefly Před měsícem +2

    Love hearing the quake 3 arena talk. I was professional at 12-16 years old. I’m 39 now. I was stx-revenant played world cyber games, CPL, and got flown all over the world to play. Good times.

  • @moebius1714
    @moebius1714 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Great podcast gentlemen. A lot of stuff which applies to me directly right now, and I'm sure to others.

  • @AW-tq9lx
    @AW-tq9lx Před 2 měsíci +2

    Another brilliant video. Thanks very much lads really appreciate all the brilliant work you do

  • @matias4915
    @matias4915 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Awesome content!

  • @bruwar
    @bruwar Před 2 měsíci +1

    Awesome stuff

  • @Proactionguy
    @Proactionguy Před 2 měsíci +2

    work that dutch connection and try to get taxhere on the pod!!

    • @MechanicsOfPoker
      @MechanicsOfPoker  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Asked every year, declined every year (same goes for other dutchies)

  • @KAtte-ep7ev
    @KAtte-ep7ev Před měsícem

    Eljön majd a te időd. Ha még 20 évet kell várnom az alkalomra, akkor is... ;)

  • @flyingguru517
    @flyingguru517 Před 2 měsíci +1

    how about interviewing a top MTT player ?

    • @MechanicsOfPoker
      @MechanicsOfPoker  Před 2 měsíci +9

      Your in for a treat next episodes ;)

    • @SoyMuyFuerte247
      @SoyMuyFuerte247 Před 2 měsíci

      My guess is Chance Kornuth 😬

    • @JohnG57
      @JohnG57 Před měsícem

      ​@@MechanicsOfPokerCan't wait!

    • @DavidMartins2
      @DavidMartins2 Před měsícem

      ​@@MechanicsOfPokerBring Yuri dzi Martins aka thenerdguy please ♥️