Late Reg Podcast

From the high-stakes Bobby’s Room era and legendary poker history to wild prop bets, extreme physical endurance challenges, and the philosophy of the game, Huck shares stories you won't hear anywhere else.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 23♠️ Guest: Huck Seed🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register...__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:🐦 X (Twitter) → /  lateregpodcast⏱️ CHAPTERS:00:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Huck Seed1:47 Science, Asimov & the Theory of Everything5:39 Why Huck Loves Competition More Than the Money11:48 Deep Tournament Structures & the “Rollback Blinds” Idea17:10 Jungleman’s $1 Million Heads-Up Challenge21:04 Roger Moore, Ted Forrest & the Legends of the Big Game26:23 Leaving Engineering Behind for High-Stakes Poker30:40 Johnny Chan, Ted Forrest & the Regulars in Poker’s Biggest Games38:03 Religion, Christopher Hitchens, Dawkins & the Bible44:35 Where Poker Came From & How the Game Evolved54:22 How Huck Seed Won the WSOP Main Event58:37 What Changed After Winning the Main Event1:03:27 How Mixed Games Evolved Over the Years1:04:28 Is Poker the Purest Form of Meritocracy?1:12:23 Huck’s First Time in the Big Game With Johnny Chan1:26:07 Huck’s Biggest Heads-Up Matches & the Best Players He Faced1:32:08 Poker Operators, Rake & Building for the Poker Community1:42:45 Caltech, Richard Feynman & Questions About the Universe1:47:49 Online Poker, Full Tilt & Black Friday1:53:35 How Huck Became a Serious Golf Gambler2:00:51 Gambling With Michael Jordan on the Golf Course2:05:40 The $100,000 Backflip Prop Bet2:10:18 How Prop Bets Turned Into Running Challenges2:15:01 Body Fat, Extreme Fitness & Physical Limits2:22:51 Brian Rast’s Epic Bike Bet With Bill Perkins2:35:59 Mental Toughness vs. Physical Limits2:54:28 The 100-Mile Running Challenge: Training, Pain & Mental Strength3:07:17 Leaderboards, Trophies & Why Winning Still Matters3:15:49 Bracelets, Watches & Poker Sponsorships3:17:54 Final Thoughts & One Last Poker Story

Welcome to the second part of this conversation.This time around, Bill breaks down the real rules of leverage trading, from sizing your positions to avoiding liquidations when the market goes wild. He drops a few crazy personal stories along the way.We also get into the real talk on global energy comparing wind, solar, nuclear, and geothermal, and why energy abundance equals national wealth. Plus, Bill shows us how he uses autonomous AI agents to automate his life and business.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 22♠️ Guest: Bill Perkins🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=latereg__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → /  lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  ⏱️ CHAPTERS:00:00 Part Two Setup & Technical Recap0:43 Welcome Back: Bill Perkins Part Two1:08 Leveraged Trading: Risk Management & Staying in the Game4:54 Brian Rast’s Bitcoin Liquidation Lessons10:10 Conviction Trades, Drawdowns & Position Sizing12:54 Bill’s Polar Vortex Trade & 50% Drawdown15:24 Black Swans, Options & How Leverage Can Wipe You Out18:08 BitMEX, Liquidity & Getting Liquidated Near the Bottom20:03 When Your Net Worth No Longer Fits in Your Pocket21:35 The Silver Briefcase Full of Cash24:05 Organizing Wealth, Bank Accounts & Estate Planning28:25 Buying the Lake Austin Dream House39:11 Phenom Poker Break40:10 Clean Energy: Wind, Solar, Geothermal & Nuclear44:28 AI, Data Centers & America’s Growing Energy Demand46:23 China, Nuclear Power & the Future of Energy52:11 Why Energy Security Is National Security1:00:15 The Future of Energy: Geothermal, Fusion, Solar & Natural Gas1:08:10 AI, Medicine, Robots & the Coming Energy Boom1:19:05 How Bill Perkins Uses AI & AI Agents1:25:22 SkyFi, Satellites & Earth Intelligence1:34:42 Building an AI Agent Team1:45:00 Staying on the Cutting Edge of AI1:49:56 Open-Source Intelligence & Bill’s AI Startups1:54:48 AI Meets Poker: Data, Bluffing & Heads-Up Strategy2:04:16 WSOP Paradise & Final Thoughts2:05:17 Outro: Productivity vs. Enjoying Life

We dive into balancing health, wealth, and time, taking massive risks, and snapping off autopilot. Bill Perkins breaks down his million-dollar trading mindset, behind-the-scenes details of his heads-up poker match against Landon Tice, buying Ernie Barnes’ *Sugar Shack* painting, and why converting money into real life experiences takes practice.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 21♠️ Guest: Bill Perkins🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=latereg__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → /  lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  ⏱️ CHAPTERS:0:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Bill Perkins0:57 Why Bill Perkins Got Addicted to Wake Surfing7:55 Fitness, Night Surfing & Staying Safe as You Age10:51 Longevity: Could Bill Perkins Live to 140?11:52 Would You Give Up Your Wealth to Be 21 Again?14:41 Die With Zero: Health, Wealth & Time18:45 The Life Calendar: Making Every Week Count20:54 Why Bill Perkins Wrote Die With Zero23:23 Bill Perkins vs. Landon Tice: The Heads-Up Challenge25:03 Studying Poker, GTO & Exploiting Opponents32:54 Poker, Trading & Learning at an Elite Level35:03 Energy Trading, Venture Capital & Building Wealth38:56 Phenom Poker Break39:59 Brian Rast’s Brutal Bike Prop Bet45:04 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Jump in Net Worth46:34 The Car Crash He Hid From His Mom49:22 Testosterone, Risk-Taking & Overconfidence52:44 How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Survive?56:57 The Moment Bill Realized He Could Stop Working57:17 Does More Money Really Make You Happier?59:16 Building the Jupiter Supper Club in Austin1:03:18 Turning Money Into Fulfillment1:04:57 Expensive Purchases That Brought No Happiness1:06:26 Alcohol, Drugs & Avoiding the Wrong Experiences1:07:46 Lamborghinis, McLarens & Materialism1:10:02 The Story Behind Bill Perkins’ “Sugar Shack” Painting1:13:02 Art, Culture & Preserving History1:15:51 The Wild Auction Battle for “The Sugar Shack”1:17:43 Why Bill Believes the Painting Is Undervalued1:20:36 Afroman, Free Speech & “Lemon Pound Cake”1:23:06 Why Bill Perkins Loves Prop Bets1:24:13 Using Bets to Push People Beyond Their Limits1:25:44 Bill’s Own Body-Fat & Discipline Prop Bets1:28:23 Surviving the Mud at Burning Man1:30:43 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Financial Losses1:31:26 Why Traders and Poker Players Need Stoicism1:32:40 Losing Money, Losing His Job & Starting Over1:33:29 Building Systems to Stay Off Autopilot1:35:33 Bill Perkins’ Best Advice for Traders1:38:10 Connection Issues & Wrapping Up Part One

Dive into the reality of high-stakes poker, the transition from cash games to tournaments, sports cards, and why grinding cash games hits different when you’re doing it for fun versus making a living. Plus, Jared breaks down his unfiltered, no-holds-barred approach to poker commentary: calling games exactly as he sees them.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 20♠️ Guest: Jared Bleznick🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=latereg__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → /  lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  ⏱️ CHAPTERS:00:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Jared “Blez” Bleznick1:25 How Blez Got Into Poker Commentary5:42 Why He Commentates for Free8:00 Tournament Poker vs. Cash Games12:39 Loss Aversion, Focus & Poker Discipline17:45 Mixed Games and Growing Poker Beyond Hold’em22:25 Blez’s Poker Origin Story24:22 Discovering Online Poker at Military School29:13 Dropping Out & Becoming a Millionaire by 2034:02 Falling in Love with PLO & Crushing Heads-Up39:03 Black Friday: $4 Million Trapped Online43:13 Zigmund, Tough Opponents & Heads-Up Poker48:57 Poker’s Old-School Generation & TV Personalities58:56 Shot Clocks, Slow Play & the Future of Poker1:05:22 Blez’s Greatest Poker Moments1:08:26 The $1 Million WSOP Fantasy Bet1:14:17 WSOP Obsession, Sean Deeb & the Full-Schedule Grind1:21:26 Tom Marchese & the Move Into Sports Cards1:24:03 Buying the First Card Store1:30:27 Leadership, Delegation & 250 Employees1:32:51 Building Card Breaking Into Entertainment1:38:34 Japan, Celebrities, eBay & Going Mainstream1:40:29 From Childhood Collector to Million-Dollar Cards1:53:08 The Hottest Card Markets & Investing for Profit2:01:24 Fanatics, Growth & the Future of Sports Cards2:04:35 Building a Tech Platform & Going Viral at the Poker Table2:10:07 From Poker Player to Businessman2:17:03 Why Blez Thinks Poker Commentary Is Broken2:24:46 Why Poker on TV Is Boring2:35:58 Nick Schulman, Acting & Blez’s Next Chapter2:40:14 Poker vs. Sports Cards: Which Was More Fun?2:53:36 Why Blez Never Took Investors & Hates Markup3:00:59 Private Deals, Selling Action & Side Bets3:07:17 How Phil Laak Met Antonio Esfandiari3:10:30 How Phil Laak Met Jennifer Tilly3:14:09 Relationships, Dating & Wanting a Family3:21:58 Respect for Brian Rast, Phil Laak & Their Generation3:27:11 Passion, Poker Study & the Old-School Approach3:33:21 Solvers vs. Natural Poker Talent3:41:33 The $100K PLO High Roller & Tournament Variance3:44:11 Final Thoughts & Outro

Jeremy opens up about moving to Las Vegas in 2005 with only $6,700 to his name, capitalizing on Full Tilt’s cap games, making his iconic 2012 Main Event Final Table run during a high-risk  and how a wild miss-click accidentally saved his tournament and netted him $1.8M. 🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 19♠️ Guest: Jeremy Ausmus🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register?r=latereg__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → /  lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 - Podcast Intro & Guest Accomplishments02:58 - Discovering Poker in Colorado & College Years07:39 - Detailed Record Keeping & Poker Mindset16:03 - Arriving in Vegas with $6,70021:49 - Building the Bankroll: Live Cash to Doyle's Room35:25 - Dominating Full Tilt Cap Games41:03 - Black Friday Impact & Recovering Balances43:20 - 2012 WSOP Main Event Deep Run (5th Place)57:03 - Memorable Cash Game Opponents & High Stakes Era01:02:43 - Launching the Poker Vlog & Authentic Content01:09:23 - Personal Life: Music, Guitar, & Piano01:21:18 - Raising Kids & Attention Spans in the Digital Age01:31:16 - Using Solvers & Studying Strategy01:40:00 - $1.8M Triton Win & The Famous Missed-Click Hand01:50:50 - Tough Poker Losses & Final Table Heartbreaks02:14:00 - Career Longevity & Staying Motivated Today02:25:58 - Outro

Jennifer opens up about some of her wildest first dates, her journey into poker, winning a WSOP bracelet. She also shares stories from her Hollywood career, her friendships and experiences with some of the biggest names in poker, and some of the unforgettable moments she’s experienced along the way.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 18♠️ Guest: Jennifer Tilly🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  CLIPS CHANNEL →    / @lateregpodclips   ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 Episode Preview1:46 Welcome to Late Reg with Jennifer Tilly4:33 How Jennifer Tilly & Phil Laak Met9:28 The “Unabomber” Reveal & Exchanging Numbers18:08 Their First Date25:01 Poker Lessons, Falling in Love & Moving In34:24 Jennifer’s Poker Career Takes Off45:00 Winning a WSOP Bracelet56:43 The Wild Macau High-Stakes Years1:06:26 Brian Rast, Staking & Big-Money Poker1:10:12 Why Jennifer Tilly Loves Poker1:17:05 Acting, Hollywood & Meg Tilly1:23:37 Bullets Over Broadway & Woody Allen1:34:53 Macau Cash, Casino Winnings & Civil Forfeiture1:38:53 When Acting Roles Follow You Home1:49:42 Returning to Acting: Chucky, School Spirits & Theater1:51:04 Bound, The Wachowskis & The Matrix1:58:19 Keanu Reeves, The Matrix & Private Poker2:02:28 Inside The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills2:09:51 Phil Laak Joins RHOBH & Poker with the Housewives2:15:13 How Reality TV Is Manufactured2:20:11 Reality TV Fandom & Performing for the Cameras2:26:57 Jennifer Tilly’s Best One-Liners: “Jenniferisms”2:29:34 Telepathy, Psychic Moments & Intuition2:34:22 Poker Intuition, Empathy & Psychic Reads2:37:47 Closing Thoughts2:38:24 Jennifer Tilly Signs Off

From Bell Labs to the government's top-secret Stargate program at SRI, Dr. Dean Radin breaks down the science of remote viewing, presentiment, and how human intuition shapes high-stakes performance in poker and casino gaming.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 17♠️ Guest: Dean Radin & Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  CLIPS CHANNEL →    / @lateregpodclips⏱️ CHAPTERS :00:00 Dean Radin & the Science of Psi  03:52 Project Stargate & Remote Viewing  10:40 Can Your Body Sense the Future?  18:06 Is Psychic Ability Genetic?  22:02 Genetic Engineering & the Brain  29:38 Casinos, the Moon & Geomagnetic Fields  38:29 Telepathy, Clairvoyance & Psi  42:04 Consciousness & the Nature of Reality  43:47 Quantum Physics & Entangled Minds  53:40 Poker, Intuition & Game Theory  57:29 Luck, Manifestation & Probability  1:01:21 Coherence, Synchronicity & Poker  1:03:21 Mystics, Saints & Psychic Abilities  1:09:37 Can Consciousness Affect Spacetime?  1:14:14 The Spacetime Experiment  1:21:30 Time Paradoxes & Quantum Nonlocality  1:25:20 Can the Future Influence the Past?  1:28:31 Flow State, Meditation & Poker  1:33:54 Measuring Poker Players with EEG  1:38:58 Final Thoughts & Future Experiments

High-stakes strategy meets spiritual philosophy and total accountability.Poker legend and entrepreneur Andrew “Lucky Chewie” Lichtenberger. Andrew opens up about his journey from losing millions in early investments to rebuilding his bankroll, embracing GTO solvers, and co-founding Octopi Poker.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 16♠️ Guest: Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  CLIPS CHANNEL →    / @lateregpodclips   ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00:00 Intro & The $100k Buy-in Story00:01:08 Welcome to Late Reg Podcast00:04:12 Discovering the Non-Physical Reality00:05:31 Intuition and Flow State in Poker00:10:39 Hermetic Philosophy & One Consciousness00:17:30 The Limits of Science and Human Knowledge00:21:00 Blending Science with Spirituality00:26:50 Bankroll Management & High-Stakes Tournaments00:30:40 Recovering from Bad Investments00:35:32 The Secret to Unconditional Positivity00:40:13 Radical Self-Responsibility & Growth00:51:06 Why You Should Always Document Bets00:54:23 Upcoming Poker Plans & Tournaments00:58:48 Lucky Chewy's New Book: The Holistic Poker Codex01:04:20 Poker as a Mind Sport vs. Casino Gambling01:11:35 Heart-Mind Coherence and Beating Roulette01:16:49 Full Moon Effects & Dean Raden's Background01:18:21 Telepathy vs. Clairvoyance01:20:16 Presentiment & Body Reactions01:20:50 Dr. Dean Raden Joins the Show01:21:14 Retrocausality: Can You Influence the Past?

Matt Valeo, founder of Phenom Poker. We dive deep into his transition from professional poker player to tech entrepreneur, the structural issues with high rake in modern online poker, the true utility of Web3 crypto assets, battling high-stakes downswings and how decentralized technology is reshaping game integrity and player ownership for the future of online gaming.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 15♠️ Guest: Matt Valeo🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  CLIPS CHANNEL →    / @lateregpodclips   ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Introduction to Late Reg Podcast 00:02:16 – Travel Stories & Lessons Learned Traveling with a Baby00:08:42 – Dual Citizenship, Visas, and Language Immersion00:21:26 – Wild Poker Travel Stories: Monsoons & Casino Blackouts00:25:27 – The Vision Behind Phenom Poker & What Reality Taught Them00:28:57 – Crypto, Tokenization of Equity, and Accessing Walled-Off Assets00:40:00 – Phenom Poker's Pivot to Token Staking & Dividend Model00:49:19 – Breakdown of Rake Models: Phenom vs. Competitors01:01:10 – Is High Rake Turning Poker into a Casino Game?01:05:15 – Anti-Competitive Practices & The Future of Online/Live Poker01:07:37 – Expanding Game Offerings: Taiwanese Poker & Niche Variants01:11:43 – WSOP Deep Runs, Heads-Up Battles, & Mixed Game Strategy01:21:46 – Historic Poker Hands: Facing Phil Hellmuth01:27:51 – Transitioning from No-Limit to Mixed Games for the Love of the Game02:07:49 – Final Thoughts / Episode Wrap-Up

Scott gets real about his recent Poker Hall of Fame snub, why he thinks GTO theory is killing the aesthetic of the game, and how getting undervalued directly fueled his insane three-bracelet summer run.We also take a detour away from the felt to talk about his time solving the insane MIT Mystery Hunt, and a legendary Lehman Brothers story that you just have to hear to believe.If you love deep-dive table psychology, wild side-stories, and unfiltered high-stakes talk, you're going to love this one.🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 14♠️ Guest: Scott Seiver🎤 Brian Rast🎤 Phil LaakPlay on Phenom Poker with code: latereg🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/__________________________________🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast:📸 Instagram →   / lateregpodcast  🐦 X (Twitter) → https://x.com/lateregpodcast📺 YouTube →    / @lateregpodcast  CLIPS CHANNEL →    / @lateregpodclips   ⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – Introduction & Career Parallels: Why Scott and Brian’s poker trajectories mirror each other.04:36 – The $100 Hand Prop Bet: Exploiting opponents who show their cards for cheap information.07:09 – The 3 Types of Poker Games: Scott’s breakdown of studs, pot-odds, and equity-heavy games.12:09 – The Lone Wolf Mentality: Why collaboration works in mystery hunts, but not always in poker.17:40 – The Death of Poker Aesthetics: Moving away from GTO chess theory back to "Wild West" play.22:22 – Hall of Fame Snub: Scott’s honest reflection on why he cared about not getting in.33:08 – Fixing the HOF Voting System: Why the NFL’s reporter-nomination system could fix poker.41:23 – Pure Motivation: How being undervalued triggered a 3-bracelet summer.49:21 – Inside the MIT Mystery Hunt: Solving 130+ impossible puzzles over a single weekend.1:01:17 – Video Games as Art: Outer Wilds, Disco Elysium, and lowering the barrier to empathy.1:13:08 – The Ultimate Lehman Brothers Story: Working an internship during the World Cup and quitting early.1:16:35 – Psychopaths in Bobby’s Room: What mental toughness actually means at the highest stakes.1:23:30 – Live Reads vs. Invented Stories: How to stop telling yourself what you want to happen in a hand.1:32:00 – Table Persona & Multitasking: Using conversation as a tool to destabilize opponents.1:32:40 – Table Persona & Parallel Processing: Using fast-paced conversation as a tactical tool to overwhelm opponents' bandwidth while tracking action.  1:36:10 – Navigating Ego at the Highest Stakes: Managing tilt, acknowledging mistakes, and keeping pride from dictating hand selection in high-stakes lineups.1:42:05 – The Evolution of High-Stakes Mixed Games: How mixed game dynamics, game selection, and player pools have shifted over the last decade.1:48:30 – Poker vs. Life Beyond the Felt: Balancing the intensity of professional poker with outside passions, relationships, and personal growth.1:54:15 – Rapid-Fire Questions & Final Thoughts: Scott answers quick-hit questions, shares final pieces of advice for aspiring mixed-game players, and wraps up the interview.