Ep. 137 – The David Peters Special!

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this lengthy conversation with U.S. Poker Open champion and the current No. 5 on poker’s all-time money list, David Peters. After the interview, Brent and Remko dive into the Power Rankings as well as the Effing Five.

• 1:00 – We are joined by David Peters on the Poker Central Podcast! Did he do any celebrating after taking the U.S. Poker Open down? Disco David, Dizzle, and some good party stories!
• 5:25 – David Peters in college and seeing the world because of poker prior to the age of 21.
• 9:30 – Work ethic, dedication and all the other things that are in the mix and related to the success of David Peters.
• 13:30 – What was the turning point for David Peters, going from an average pro to a highly successful high roller?
• 16:55 – Studying: How does David Peters do it? Why does he not join study groups, how is it possible that he does it all on his own?
• 27:00 – The variety in opponents while playing on the high roller circuit and what makes that challenge so exciting?
• 28:15 – Being backed, getting deep into makeup, and then getting out of it in 2013 and never looking back.
• 36:40 – Winning big while having a small piece of your own action, swapping pieces, the ethics of it all and whether or not it has an effect on the play at the tables?
• 40:00 – Trying to explain how the Poker Central Power Rankings work to David Peters, and Brent Hanks making the case for Dan Bilzerian.
• 49:35 – David Peters: His style of play, his quiet demeanor and what the reason behind it all is?
• 59:00 – Brent and Remko recap the conversation with David Peters and dive straight into the Poker Central Power Rankings with David Peters leading the way!
• 1:05:35 – The Effing Five, Brent and Remko shake things up!