Online poker legend Bencb on building a successful career

Bencb won several major online poker tournament series, including the WCOOP and SCOOP. He's also the champion of the largest poker tournament that has ever taken place, where he scored a win of $1,172,360.60 for a buy-in of $102,000.00.

We cover a wide variety of topics, and Ben shares a lot of useful tips and talks about what it takes to become successful.

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OUTLINE

00:02:19 Bencb's passion

00:03:43 Working with a team

00:05:36 When and why Bencb789 decided to take the next step?

00:10:04 Building a Skill Set

00:12:31 Why we got into poker

00:19:29 What were Bencb789's first experiences on business and limited time?

00:27:06 Poker is not different from sports

00:28:17 Coaching people, and a different point of view

00:36:22 What it takes to get an edge

00:39:09 Bencb789 Twitter and Marketing

00:46:09 Runchuks Poker Podcast

00:47:52 Giving away too much for free

00:50:24 Not being sponsored and piracy

00:52:43 Making the games harder?

01:02:44 Bencb789 studying ethics and brief journey summary

01:07:32 Ego

01:09:17 Bencb789 about career

01:12:35 Barry Greenstein's quote

01:14:24 Success is not static

01:18:06 Bencb's success in poker tournaments

01:22:13 Sacrifices

01:28:46 Runchuks' thought process on deciding to play the Galfond Challenge

01:30:27 Runchuks and Bencb798 face reveal

01:35:56 What is Runchuks grind and study schedule with having a family?

01:39:05 What do you use to study?

01:45:39 Grab your hands on as much studying material as you can!

01:47:22 Bencb789 presence in eSports

01:51:49 Working in a group and how to find a group

01:56:43 Bencb789 message to the viewers and leadership

02:00:15 Keeping a score of favors and honesty

02:08:18 Asking for an advice