Beating Isildur1, Winning 6 Bracelets, and Finding Fulfilment Outside of Poker — Brian Hastings

<p>Today on Seeking Balance, Jared sits down with Brian Hastings! Brian is a 6 time bracelet winner, former high stakes online cash game specialist, and one of the most respected mixed game players in the world. In this episode he sits down with Jared to talk about beating Isildur1 for $4M at the height of online poker, the best frameworks for making tough decisions, and why he believes a rich life outside of poker makes you a better player at the table.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>https://jaredalderman.notion.site/poker-performance-field-kit</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn More About The Coaching Group:</p><p>https://www.jaredalderman.com</p><p><br /></p><p>Join Our Discord Server!</p><p>https://discord.gg/mDZuCxcgzv</p><p><br /></p><p>Coaching With Brian:</p><p>https://forum.octopipoker.ai/author/Brian-Hastings-1-58/products</p><p><br /></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>00:59 – When does RNGing actually make sense?</p><p>02:42 – Breaking decisions that feel 50/50</p><p>06:16 – Balance vs. exploits</p><p>10:37 – Why aggressive players still get folds from great players</p><p>11:34 – Beating Isildur1 for $4M at 500/1000 PLO</p><p>13:58 – The Black Friday era</p><p>14:39 – Brian's dedication to mixed games and tournaments</p><p>19:56 – Brian's framework for tough decisions</p><p>24:29 – Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>25:13 – RNGing as a hedge on your own confidence</p><p>28:52 – Are poker players obsessing over frequencies that don't matter?</p><p>40:16 – How personal growth made Brian a better coach</p><p>50:44 – Brian's remaining goals in poker</p><p>58:57 – Balancing poker and family life</p><p>59:45 – Learn More About The Coaching Group!</p><p>1:00:10 – Why a rich life outside poker makes you better at it</p><p>1:10:16 – The right mindset after a bad session</p><p>1:14:41 – How much do you actually need to study?</p><p>1:18:35 – Studying smarter not harder</p><p>1:19:22 – Multiway spots and unintuitive bluffing</p><p><br /></p><p>Find Brian:</p><p>📸Instagram: @brianchastings</p><p>🐦X: @brianchastings</p><p><br /></p><p>Host: Jared Alderman</p><p>Performance Coach</p><p>🌐Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/</p><p>📸Instagram: @jared.alderman</p><p>🐦X: @jaredalderman</p>