How to Increase and Maintain your Poker Win-Rate | Nikolai "Dyrdom1" Evdokimov

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In episode 31 of the MOPP, we will have a chat with high-stakes poker player Nikolai "Dyrdom1" Evdokimov. Nikolai will share with us his journey, going from speedcubing and sports betting into poker, and all the perspectives he has learned throughout this journey. Enjoy!

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0:00 - Introduction
01:29 - Reopening the Mechanics of Poker 2.0 program with big discount
04:47 - Shoutout to our sponsor GTO Wizard
06:00 - What motivates Nitolai to play high stakes cash games
12:04 - Speedcubing and becoming Russian National champion
17:00 - How to solve a Rubik’s Cube in under 10 seconds
23:58 - The skill of thinking of moves ahead for Rubik’s Cubes and poker success
28:18 - Nikolai solves a Rubik’s Cube in real time at rapid speed
30:35 - Why Nikolai transitioned to poker and loving the game
37:20 - Using his number skills to make money sports betting
43:45 - Borrowing money to keep playing poker and getting a side job
47:00 - Turing down a big promotion to chase the poker dream
49:46 - Getting inspired by reading Stefan11222 and Forhayley blogs
53:35 - What makes Stefan11222 one of the best players in the world
57:53 - The Mechanics of Poker 2.0 is available for one last time
1:01:14 - Starting at NL50, becoming a winning player and moving up stakes
1:08:30 - Always wanting to play higher and compete against better players
1:13:05 - The importance of not losing your win rate on a downswing
1:19:40 - How to maintain your win rate when running 100bb under EV
1:21:05 - Why Nikolai thinks rest is so important for his performance
1:35:50 - The two mistakes players usually make on downswings
1:37:00 - What Nikolai does to handle downswings and regain confidence
1:41:20 - How sport helps Nikolai feel energised and able to play longer sessions
1:47:47 - Nikolai’s natural tendency to be risk adverse and hitting the $100k ceiling
1:52:00 - Making voice notes to prepare himself to deal with the challenges that lay ahead
1:57:30 - A perspective change that helps Nikolai in really bad scenarios
2:00:50 - The Mechanics of Poker 2.0 program is available for one last time with special discount
2:01:20 - How Rene prepares for his sessions
2:08:50 - Treating poker like an athlete and trying to optimise your performance
2:10:07 - What it takes to go from a 3bb winner to a 7+bb winner
2:17:05 - Rene’s trick to guarantee he had an edge in a reg battle
2:19:22 - A day in the life of Nikolai living and breathing poker
2:23:00 - Why Nikolai likes to get straight into poker soon after waking
2:29:09 - Putting in the hours to build your default strategy
2:32:55 - The main struggle poker players have is consistency
2:36:20 - Why the small details matter if you want to compete at the top level
2:38:00 - How to manage your energy levels through long poker sessions
2:44:40 - What level of detail Nikolai goes into when studying
2:49:46 - Why it’s a good idea to focus on aggressor spots when studying
2:51:00 - The downside of simplifying your strategy
2:55:50 - How Stefan11222 gets players out of their comfort zone
2:57:50 - Simplified strategies allow you not to “fuck up”
3:03:17 - Understanding how fragile the equilibrium is and how to break it
3:05:11 - The Mechanics of Poker 2.0 program is about to close
3:07:00 - Lessons that poker has taught Nikolai
3:09:30 - You can get good at anything if you practice enough
3:16:16 - What Nikolai enjoys about the Mechanics of Poker podcast
3:17:37 - Adam and Renes summary

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