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 Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Bill Perkins
0:57 Why Bill Perkins Got Addicted to Wake Surfing
7:55 Fitness, Night Surfing & Staying Safe as You Age
10:51 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 & Time
18:45 The Life Calendar: Making Every Week Count
20:54 Why Bill Perkins Wrote Die With Zero
23:23 Bill Perkins vs. Landon Tice: The Heads-Up Challenge
25:03 Studying Poker, GTO & Exploiting Opponents
32:54 Poker, Trading & Learning at an Elite Level
35:03 Energy Trading, Venture Capital & Building Wealth
38:56 Phenom Poker Break
39:59 Brian Rast’s Brutal Bike Prop Bet
45:04 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Jump in Net Worth
46:34 The Car Crash He Hid From His Mom
49:22 Testosterone, Risk-Taking & Overconfidence
52:44 How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Survive?
56:57 The Moment Bill Realized He Could Stop Working
57:17 Does More Money Really Make You Happier?
59:16 Building the Jupiter Supper Club in Austin
1:03:18 Turning Money Into Fulfillment
1:04:57 Expensive Purchases That Brought No Happiness
1:06:26 Alcohol, Drugs & Avoiding the Wrong Experiences
1:07:46 Lamborghinis, McLarens & Materialism
1:10:02 The Story Behind Bill Perkins’ “Sugar Shack” Painting
1:13:02 Art, Culture & Preserving History
1:15:51 The Wild Auction Battle for “The Sugar Shack”
1:17:43 Why Bill Believes the Painting Is Undervalued
1:20:36 Afroman, Free Speech & “Lemon Pound Cake”
1:23:06 Why Bill Perkins Loves Prop Bets
1:24:13 Using Bets to Push People Beyond Their Limits
1:25:44 Bill’s Own Body-Fat & Discipline Prop Bets
1:28:23 Surviving the Mud at Burning Man
1:30:43 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Financial Losses
1:31:26 Why Traders and Poker Players Need Stoicism
1:32:40 Losing Money, Losing His Job & Starting Over
1:33:29 Building Systems to Stay Off Autopilot
1:35:33 Bill Perkins’ Best Advice for Traders
1:38:10 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 Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Jared “Blez” Bleznick
1:25 How Blez Got Into Poker Commentary
5:42 Why He Commentates for Free
8:00 Tournament Poker vs. Cash Games
12:39 Loss Aversion, Focus & Poker Discipline
17:45 Mixed Games and Growing Poker Beyond Hold’em
22:25 Blez’s Poker Origin Story
24:22 Discovering Online Poker at Military School
29:13 Dropping Out & Becoming a Millionaire by 20
34:02 Falling in Love with PLO & Crushing Heads-Up
39:03 Black Friday: $4 Million Trapped Online
43:13 Zigmund, Tough Opponents & Heads-Up Poker
48:57 Poker’s Old-School Generation & TV Personalities
58:56 Shot Clocks, Slow Play & the Future of Poker
1:05:22 Blez’s Greatest Poker Moments
1:08:26 The $1 Million WSOP Fantasy Bet
1:14:17 WSOP Obsession, Sean Deeb & the Full-Schedule Grind
1:21:26 Tom Marchese & the Move Into Sports Cards
1:24:03 Buying the First Card Store
1:30:27 Leadership, Delegation & 250 Employees
1:32:51 Building Card Breaking Into Entertainment
1:38:34 Japan, Celebrities, eBay & Going Mainstream
1:40:29 From Childhood Collector to Million-Dollar Cards
1:53:08 The Hottest Card Markets & Investing for Profit
2:01:24 Fanatics, Growth & the Future of Sports Cards
2:04:35 Building a Tech Platform & Going Viral at the Poker Table
2:10:07 From Poker Player to Businessman
2:17:03 Why Blez Thinks Poker Commentary Is Broken
2:24:46 Why Poker on TV Is Boring
2:35:58 Nick Schulman, Acting & Blez’s Next Chapter
2:40:14 Poker vs. Sports Cards: Which Was More Fun?
2:53:36 Why Blez Never Took Investors & Hates Markup
3:00:59 Private Deals, Selling Action & Side Bets
3:07:17 How Phil Laak Met Antonio Esfandiari
3:10:30 How Phil Laak Met Jennifer Tilly
3:14:09 Relationships, Dating & Wanting a Family
3:21:58 Respect for Brian Rast, Phil Laak & Their Generation
3:27:11 Passion, Poker Study & the Old-School Approach
3:33:21 Solvers vs. Natural Poker Talent
3:41:33 The $100K PLO High Roller & Tournament Variance
3:44:11 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 Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 - Podcast Intro & Guest Accomplishments
02:58 - Discovering Poker in Colorado & College Years
07:39 - Detailed Record Keeping & Poker Mindset
16:03 - Arriving in Vegas with $6,700
21:49 - Building the Bankroll: Live Cash to Doyle's Room
35:25 - Dominating Full Tilt Cap Games
41:03 - Black Friday Impact & Recovering Balances
43:20 - 2012 WSOP Main Event Deep Run (5th Place)
57:03 - Memorable Cash Game Opponents & High Stakes Era
01:02:43 - Launching the Poker Vlog & Authentic Content
01:09:23 - Personal Life: Music, Guitar, & Piano
01:21:18 - Raising Kids & Attention Spans in the Digital Age
01:31:16 - Using Solvers & Studying Strategy
01:40:00 - $1.8M Triton Win & The Famous Missed-Click Hand
01:50:50 - Tough Poker Losses & Final Table Heartbreaks
02:14:00 - Career Longevity & Staying Motivated Today
02:25:58 - Outro