► Get coached by Rene & Adam in The Mechanics of Poker coaching program, the most complete poker coaching program on the market!. Apply now over at www.mechanicsofpoker.com
► Study GTO and join monthly webinars by TheWakko over at GTO Wizard, gtowizard.com/mechanics/ 10% off the first month
In episode 23 of the MOPP we talk with dutch high-stakes MTT pro Jans "Graftekkel" Arends on the back of his Triton wins in Vietnam where he took home close to 1.5 milion dollars. We cover the road he had to walk in order to get himself in the position to compete daily in some of the thoughest fields in the world. Enjoy!
► Follow jans on Twitter graftekkel?lang=en
0:00 - Introduction
03:30 - Shoutout to our sponsor GTO wizard
04:58 - Jans recent million dollar wins in the Triton series
09:00 - Dealing with the variance of playing live poker
12:42 - What attracted Jans to poker starting out
17:20 - Playing $25NL cash games before finding tournaments
19:10 - Binking the Sunday Million with his drunken friends passed out on his sofa
21:43 - Realising there was a lot of money in poker if he got better
25:30 - How Jans approached improving his game early days
29:20 - What changed after winning the Sunday Million
33:53 - Finally calling himself a pro after 5 years and mindset shift he made
38:11 - Getting involved with BitB and having a network of great players around him
42:11 - How Jans thinks his career would’ve unfolded if he didn’t have the BitB network
44:18 - Running bad in the highest online MTTs and the challenges that brings
48:36 - How Jans deals with downswings and periods of self doubt
52:15 - The skill of showing up over and over again
54:15 - Trying to get the most out of poker and wanting to compete with others
58:15 - Being a sore loser and using it to motivate himself
1:04:30 - How Rene deals with losing
1:09:36 - If you enjoy what you do, you don’t need a holiday
1:13:42 - Jans views on Bencbs advice on being a professional poker player
1:17:17 - Why it’s not a sacrifice if you don’t miss it
1:20:30 - Getting inspired by Ben Healths no alcohol approach
1:23:23 - Die With Zero by Bill Perkins and taking advantage of opportunities available
1:26:38 - How Jans keeps poker fun and not like work
1:29:03 - Renes session with Elliot Roe and realising high volume was not for him
1:31:30 - The Mechanics of Poker 2.0 program
1:37:45 - A week in the life of Jans
1:41:17 - Closing loops and not bringing baggage into his new sessions
1:44:00 - What it’s like playing the big online MTT series
1:46:30 - How solvers influenced Jans approach to learning poker
1:49:33 - The biggest aha moments Jans had working with solvers
1:55:24 - Are MTTs or cash games harder?
2:01:45 - Common leaks that Jans has observed in players he’s coached
2:07:50 - Why you should spend most of your study time on things that improve your hourly
2:09:04 - Why Jans studies 80% pre-flop, 20% post flop
2:15:33 - What sets the highest stakes players from the rest
2:17:53 - Michael Addamo’s ultra aggressive style and people over folding
2:21:45 - Adjustments he had to make transitioning to live MTTs
2:29:48 - Using solvers to build your baseline strategy
2:31:01 - Dealing with jet lag and bad nights sleep
2:37:10 - Late registration as a fatigue management strategy
2:43:00 - The most important lesson poker has taught Jans
2:43:55 - A funny lesson Jans had to learn the hard way
2:44:20 - Important skills that Jan thinks poker players need to develop
2:46:16 - How Jans has built his risk tolerance and sizing his bets
2:51:00 - Why playing big fields is bad for bankroll growth
2:55:45 - Jans definition of success
3:01:00 - The main takeaway Jans would like our audience to leave with
3:04:36 - Adam and Renes summary