Online poker legend Bencb on building a successful career

Bencb won several major online poker tournament series, including the WCOOP and SCOOP. He's also the champion of the largest poker tournament that has ever taken place, where he scored a win of $1,172,360.60 for a buy-in of $102,000.00. We cover a wide variety of topics, and Ben shares a lot of useful tips and talks about what it takes to become successful. Follow Bencb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bencb789   YouTube playlist: https://bit.ly/podcast-yt   CONNECT:  Subscribe to newsletter: https://www.runchukspodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/RunchuksP Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/runchukspoker Coaching: https://bit.ly/bts-coaching   OUTLINE 00:02:19 Bencb's passion 00:03:43 Working with a team 00:05:36 When and why Bencb789 decided to take the next step? 00:10:04 Building a Skill Set 00:12:31 Why we got into poker 00:19:29 What were Bencb789's first experiences on business and limited time? 00:27:06 Poker is not different from sports 00:28:17 Coaching people, and a different point of view 00:36:22 What it takes to get an edge 00:39:09 Bencb789 Twitter and Marketing 00:46:09 Runchuks Poker Podcast 00:47:52 Giving away too much for free 00:50:24 Not being sponsored and piracy 00:52:43 Making the games harder? 01:02:44 Bencb789 studying ethics and brief journey summary 01:07:32 Ego 01:09:17 Bencb789 about career 01:12:35 Barry Greenstein's quote 01:14:24 Success is not static 01:18:06 Bencb's success in poker tournaments 01:22:13 Sacrifices 01:28:46 Runchuks' thought process on deciding to play the Galfond Challenge 01:30:27 Runchuks and Bencb798 face reveal 01:35:56 What is Runchuks grind and study schedule with having a family? 01:39:05 What do you use to study? 01:45:39 Grab your hands on as much studying material as you can! 01:47:22 Bencb789 presence in eSports 01:51:49 Working in a group and how to find a group 01:56:43 Bencb789 message to the viewers and leadership 02:00:15 Keeping a score of favors and honesty 02:08:18 Asking for an advice