Jonas 'Liqqa' Gjelstad, High Stakes PLO and Sports Bettor

In this episode of Beyond The Grind I speak with long time high stakes PLO player and Sports Bettor Jonas 'Liqqa' Gjelstad. We discuss a variety of different topics such as moving abroad and playing poker, transitioning from Heads Up to 6 max, the differences of understanding between poker players and sports bettors when it comes to areas such as variance, EV and bankroll management. As well as discussing moving into new opportunities away from poker, advice to poker players looking for new opportunities and finally the more recent scandals around RTA'ing in poker.As usual you can find all of the timestamps below. Enjoy! Introduction → 00:00:00 Moving abroad and playing poker → 00:04:07Losing motivation once making a certain amount of money→00:06:55Managing money as a poker player and not losing the understanding of its value → 00:09:02Why people fail to be successful at poker →00:11:11Playing Heads Up helping with the transition to 6 max→00:14:20Transitioning from Poker into Sports Betting and Business→00:19:20The difference between poker players & sports bettors with Variance, EV, Bankroll etc →00:33:37Taking on new opportunities based on current world events→00:35:29Advice to taking on other opportunities alongside poker→00:40:30The idea of networking in poker →00:45:14 Getting back into poker and being competitive after focusing on business→00:48:03Opinions on the RTA scandals in poker and educating operators→00:52:00Check out Jonas' socials and website below to find out more information:Website: https://tradematesports.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonasGjelYouTube: @Trademate Sports