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Make Poker Great Again, Eugene Katchalov

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Jeff Gross reconnects with poker legend and entrepreneur Eugene Katchalov—former PokerStars pro, WSOP bracelet winner, and co-founder of esports org QLASH. They cover the highs and lows of Eugene’s return to poker, reflections on the game's evolution, and his mission to make poker accessible, exciting, and sustainable again.

🎧 Expect to hear:

  • ♠️ Why Eugene believes poker is becoming too intimidating for casual players—and how to fix it
  • 🔧 His thoughts on solvers, exploitative play, and the widening skill gap
  • 🇺🇦 Living in war-torn Ukraine and the challenges of traveling from a no-fly zone
  • 💼 His business journey from high-stakes poker to launching QLASH, a top European esports org
  • 🎥 How he's building a content team and planning unique poker events to grow the game
  • 📈 The importance of community, mindfulness, and bringing humanity back to poker
  • 🎭 Stories from playing Daniel Negreanu heads-up for $1.5M and what Ivy taught him about losing

📢 Eugene isn’t just coming back to compete—he’s on a mission to make poker fun again, one podcast and project at a time.

🔗 Follow Eugene:

  continue reading

219 episodes

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Manage episode 475455358 series 2578394
Content provided by Jeff Gross. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jeff Gross or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Jeff Gross reconnects with poker legend and entrepreneur Eugene Katchalov—former PokerStars pro, WSOP bracelet winner, and co-founder of esports org QLASH. They cover the highs and lows of Eugene’s return to poker, reflections on the game's evolution, and his mission to make poker accessible, exciting, and sustainable again.

🎧 Expect to hear:

  • ♠️ Why Eugene believes poker is becoming too intimidating for casual players—and how to fix it
  • 🔧 His thoughts on solvers, exploitative play, and the widening skill gap
  • 🇺🇦 Living in war-torn Ukraine and the challenges of traveling from a no-fly zone
  • 💼 His business journey from high-stakes poker to launching QLASH, a top European esports org
  • 🎥 How he's building a content team and planning unique poker events to grow the game
  • 📈 The importance of community, mindfulness, and bringing humanity back to poker
  • 🎭 Stories from playing Daniel Negreanu heads-up for $1.5M and what Ivy taught him about losing

📢 Eugene isn’t just coming back to compete—he’s on a mission to make poker fun again, one podcast and project at a time.

🔗 Follow Eugene:

  continue reading

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