Playing the Nosebleeds | Sergey "MunEZ_StaRR" Nikiforov
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In episode 14 of the MOPP we chat with $100KNL superstar Sergey “MunEZ_StaRR” Nikiforov about his journey to playing the nose bleeds. He shares with us how he was able to keep moving up stakes, the challenges he faced trying to break into $2KNL and why a lot of $100KNL regs are scared money.
0:00 - Intro
04:50 - Thailand summers compared to Russian winters
06:20 - Playing strategy games competitively as a child
09:49 - Why getting better at Warcraft and poker is similar
13:47 - What inspired Sergey to start playing poker
18:45 - Sergeys expectations going into poker
22:40 - Moving up stakes and having to upgrade his strategy
24:48 - Where Sergey got his confidence from
27:37 - Taking 7 years to get to high stakes and the early challenges
29:00 - Playing too much and how Sergey was able to find the sweet spot
34:00 - Transitioning from CAP games to cash games and starting again
36:31 - How Sergey went from low stakes to mid stakes
41:40 - The importance of discussing strategy with other players
45:02 - Mindset leaks that Sergey had to overcome
48:01 - Allowing himself to deviate from theory and experiment
49:18 - How Rene had to learn more theory to balance his exploitative style
53:07 - The 3 periods of Sergey career and how they related to enjoyment
55:20 - The ONE high stakes player who makes the most deviations
59:10 - Is Stefan11222 the ultimate poker genius?
1:01:27 - How many times Sergey has analysed Stefan11222s game
1:05:30 - How Sergey approached studying pre-solvers
1:09:54 - One of the biggest “aha” moments Sergey had watching Sauce123
1:14:15 - Breaking free from theory thinking and trusting himself more
1:16:30 - Studying OtB_RedBaron and becoming established at $2Ks
1:22:00 - When Sergey first starting using solvers and understanding theory
1:25:00 - Why you need to be careful using solvers
1:28:19 - What stake was the hardest to break into for Sergey
1:30:25 - How being a “gambler at heart” has influenced his career
1:34:04 - Losing 25% of his bankroll in 1 week and feeling depressed
1:36:47 - Why the Russian community is a hot bed for poker talent
1:39:35 - A life lesson poker has taught Sergey
1:42:13 - The one player who inspired Sergey to aim for the highest stakes
1:45:40 - The major contributors to Sergey long term success
1:49:30 - What is the biggest life lesson Rene learnt through poker
1:51:34 - Why Sergey is courteous when setting huge goals
1:55:54 - Playing against the games legends and the challenges it brings
2:00:15 - What is the difference between a $2KNL reg and a $100KNL reg
2:01:56 - $100KNL madness against rich Chinese business men
2:04:57 - Why high stakes players take so much longer to make decisions
2:08:22 - Will Sergey play live or is $100KNL stimulating enough?
2:12:45 - What still excites Sergey about poker
2:15:47 - What causes Sergey to make mistakes and deviate strategy
2:18:15 - Things that still frustrate Sergey at the tables
2:23:45 - Advice that Sergey would give to his younger self
2:28:00 - Sergey parting words for the audience
2:29.04 - Adam and Renes key takeaways from the podcast - Hry
so sick to see MunEZ_StaRR on the podcast. maybe Stefan next??
@@Pocket-AA-Pro what? i dont think any of these guys are discussing strategy publicly. you could've said the same thing about MunEZ_StaRR yet here he is taking this interview. there is more to talk about than just poker strat
@@zzxyyxxz4976 you are right!
Wow he spoke so well and came across so nicely. Always respected him on the tables and now even more so
It’s great how you guys weave it into a real group conversation instead of full blast interview style where the guest is the only one answering questions.
Are you kidding me!!!!!!!! Sick!!!!! Your podcast just gets better
OMG you actually got one of the best
amazing guests in your podcast
Any other russian, everyoneasking for Stefan obviously but Avr0ra, Ospiel, Zas91 would be really sick to have them on the podcast too. If not, the 500z best regs like Killzavatard, or HU regs like Clickr would be awesome
Amazing guest again! I think either makeboifin or FourSixFour from the bitb crew would be great guests!
Both not intrested atm :(
Great episode!
I think I played a bunch of z500 vs Sergey back in the day, but he had bigger plans in life 💪
Hey Karl. I watch your channel often some great content your provided. What are you up to lately? Still grinding professionally?
@@deathbymonkeys Glad you like my videos!
I took a break from poker for a bit over a year. Wasn't sure yet if that break would be final or not :)
Have been playing again (mostly z200 as z500 doesn't run often on PS) for the last couple of months. Low volume. Will see where it takes me
@@mynameiskarl That's awesome man. Glad to see you are still in the streets doing your thang. You should give the content streets another go. Your downswing and variance videos have helped me get through a few downswing and break even stretches more than once lmao! Cheers
Why doesn't 500z run much anymore?
@@xaviboy8504 fish go broke
What a humble nice guy. Incredible listening to his story!
I rarely comment on videos but I have really been loving your podcast and I hope you keep making more of them. Adam your analysis and summaries wrapping up each podcast is so helpful in distilling and taking away the nuggets of gold that your guests provide. Rene your questions are always so incisive. It is clear that you both love the game and the community. As someone who is just finding some success in the live 5/T realm, it's very interesting to see how those that play at the highest levels learn and grow. Thanks again!
Thank you Sid, feedback like this means a lot and motivates us to keep bringing on great guests :)
Sick podcast as always, really appreciate these podcasts with online HSNL crushers
Thanks René, amazing content!
So sick getting Munez on pod. Unreal content guys 🔥🔥
what a nice guy, thanks a lot for the episode 🔥
Great guest, great hosts again. You guys are best!
This was great. Great natural questions, questions about answers given, and your interpretation of his answers. Thanks guys.
Amazing episode again
what a great guy and podcast, well done!
Sick content, keep it up! Thanks 🔥🙂
Really good interview! You guys rock 👌 And Sergey is a wise human being 🙏😀
Fantastic as always and great to see guests who play highstakes but have been out of the spotlight
very very interesting one! thanks!
wow sick one! seems like a super super smart guy! thanks for your insight Sergey!
Great guest! Awesome work guys for making possible to such a crusher as Munez_starr to join a podcast! Unbelievable so happy to listen to podcast.
So sick thank you. Bit2easy next please
amazing content ! keep bringing the hs crushers to the channel
What a guy man
Good pocast very educational
sooo sick!
Great stuff! 🙂
Guys when is the next pod? Like the ones you have done so far are great. By far the most helpful and interesting poker podcast I’ve ever come across! so please keep em comming! I keep checking back every week looking for the next one😢
Maybe check back tommorow ;)
Great Podcast. 👏
such cool guy, seems very positive and humble! Keep up the work, boys! amazing stuff
Somthing about him, the way he talks reminds me of Karpov (the great russian chess player).
Thank you guys for this podcasts, always getting more motivated after them
Awesome podcast, just found it. Cool story about happy, the guy is absolutely unreal in WC3
Would love to see pods with:
Stefan
Linus
Limitless
BERRI
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wouldn't we all ;) one of them didn't say no atleast so who knows in the future
Poker Ambition legend mate crushing the podcast game
Incredible
This was a great listen as usual. Definitely inspired to use some of his ideas like grading sessions. Can't wait until the next pod.
super cool podcast! could you guys ask future guests about their opinion on zoom vs reg tabels, supplements? maybe some older pros? no 40+?
get makeboifin on the pod!
Well please get stefan and OtB on the pod! : D
hello people, in my local casino the rake on 5-5 is %4 but cap is 75 , on 5-10 the rake is %3 and cap 100 ! Now i know the % is good but i also know that the cap is very big , they offer me a deal (rakeback) so they give me 2bbs per hour? What do you guys think , is it worth playing that games with that deal ?
Adam, are you Scotty from Startrek?
what a gentle person compared to his strategy XD
Rene has rly nice hair
what happenned to otb redbaron?
Nicee
Bring up stefannnn
Wow, finally got to see the man who gives Jarretman so much trouble in poker!
What is is 100k nl 100k is a bb? I dont think this exists in non private sessions
He literally said in the same sentence "so bb is 1k, .."
@@marcelschreiner6768 sorry i dont know what im smoking or should i say i dont know what i was thinking
i wanna know the name of the site that gave him free bankroll lol
-20 in Moscow? Really? It’s common thing that winter is -5 all time, 2 days -17. What a stereotype, lol sick
What mistakes was Janda teaching?
strict adherence to mdf in all spots if i believe/understood correctly
Give me Linus vs Stefan HU stream it and take my money
i and friend played clawViper on 100-200nl too.. didnt know he is such a star... that he play 10knl hu.. is he rly cheater
timestamp on clawviper talk?
@@andrewdinns1746 u know him too? 1:58:00
@@gsssgfdgsdf6312 yea, good old c1awviper. spewy russian nl200 reg end of 2011. in December 2012 he was playing super tough nl5k lineups. I couldn't believe it!
100knl wtf , that exist?
Yeah the real nosebleeds pots
@@lucasdesiqueira6122 which room?
Modesto Ordoñez GGPoker
@@modeob88 And live as well, a lot of places.