“I spoke to Daniel Negreanu and overcame that hurdle,” he says. Arieh had help overcoming that challenge from perhaps the most famous poker player alive. People don’t want to be seen to be broke.”Īs Arieh explains, that is the very opposite of the many superstars who use the site to buy or sell action. There’s this perception that if you’re selling pieces publicly, you’re broke. I don’t own PokerStake, I run it, but when I thought about the biggest hurdles, it was getting good, well-known famous players to post publicly. The feedback and growth so far in the poker industry has been phenomenal. Arieh is keen on what’s new for him this World Series, the staking element to the PokerStake site he runs. This summer is the 24 th since Arieh won his first bracelet and there has been a sense of serendipity to his success, with 8 th-placed Kevin Song also finishing in the same spot all those years ago in the same Limit Hold’em format. We have a chat with me, Daniel Weinman, Matt Glantz and Shaun in and I’m not letting Shaun be the skinniest person in the chat. “It’s cool to see motivated for the first time to get healthy. Not carrying around the extra 30 pounds is helping!”Īfter such a long time sharing time at the felt, Arieh admits he is ‘super grateful’ for the friendship he shares not only with Deeb, but other friends who are helping him stay motivated… and trim! Usually after two weeks of getting my head kicked in, I’m a miserable wreck. “He gave me a piece of that, but I also have to get to 17% body fat. “It’s all built around Shaun Deeb’s million-dollar weight loss bet,” he says. Previously heavily dependent on caffeine and diet sodas, he’s now quit the wake-up juice in a bid to lose weight, so far successful, losing over 30 pounds in weight. It’s the only place where I’m supposed to be a degenerate.”Īs Arieh eluded to, his routine is a lot healthier than it used to be. I wake up, I got the gym in the morning, come here and play poker all day. “Getting out here is cool because I have no responsibilities. He still feels like a kid on Christmas Day when it comes to the World Series of Poker. The man previously known as ‘Golfer Josh’ is taking a swing at some very large targets. Shaun Deeb’s Weight Loss Bet and Living Healthily Watch the video below for our exclusive in-person interview with Josh as he dives deeper into this subject and more: Exclusive Interview Now running the popular player staking site PokerStake, Arieh blends his time between handing out lessons at the live felt and helping others buy and sell their action to grow their own personal poker brands. It has shown him that helping others along the road is his true motivation. Winning Player of the Year two years ago has set him on a path not only to his most recent bracelet win on Sunday night, where he took down the Limit Hold’em Championship for over $316,000. Top Ten Lists! Track your top winnings, top pots and top hands.The 2021 World Series of Poker was a fun one for many, but for Josh Arieh, it was the culmination of twenty years of hard work into a game that he has now become a legend in.Amateur or Superstars! Two different levels of challenge let you tune the game to the play level you want.Learn or Master! Game Tips will introduce you to the game while the Game Tip button can help you hone your game.Interactive Opponent Pictures! Now you get to see the Superstars smile devilishly when they beat you, as well as scowl when you beat them!.Import Your Photo! Be the Poker Superstar you know you are and see yourself right in the game!.Big Tournament! You get to play the dynamic and competitive tournament right from the TV show.Tough Game Play! Artificial intelligence system that has taught itself how to play, and how to win.Gold Chips! Collect them for great plays.New Superstars! Take on 12 masters of the game.Brand New Game Mode, Challenges! Can you get through them all?.The Superstars are up for the new challenge, are you? Poker Superstars III Gold Chip Challenge raises the stakes with new superstars, new gold chips to win for great plays and a brand new challenge play mode.
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