How to become MTT player of the year | Pedro "Pvigar" Garagnani

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In episode 11 of the MOPP we chat with the 2021 MTT Player of The Year Pedro ‘Pvigar’ Garagnani, who has been one of the most consistent online winners in the last few years. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss how he is able to deal with extreme downswings, why emotions are a big part of poker and the skills that you need to develop to have poker success in the modern game.
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0:00 - Introduction
02:30 - Having his best SCOOP series this year
06:12 - Approaching your poker bankroll like ICM
12:10 - How Pedro got into poker and found his edge
16:32 - One of the biggest “aha” moments Pedro had early in his career
24:32 - Using poker to seek validation when losing
28:35 - What Rene looks for when on a downswing
31:45 - Why emotions are a big part of poker and life
36:41 - How to create distance from your emotions
42:19 - What Pedro does when he’s on tilt
52:07 - The only way to convince your family poker is going well
55:10 - Reflecting on being competitive in sports and how it helped Pedros poker career
1:00:07 - Why “nothing is lost” when you’re on a downswing
1:03:50 - Losing every day and questioning everything
1:05:48 - How Pedro deals with extreme variance and the importance of taking time off
1:15:20 - How Pedro made the transition from cash game to MTTs
1:19:50 - Making money and travelling the world
1:21:50 - Why having big goals is often a bad idea
1:24:40 - Why Pedros initial goal was to reach financial stability
1:26:40 - What is the poker end game?
1:29:18 - Are Europeans and Americans able to take on more risk?
1:32:50 - A week in the life of Pedro as he was climbing the ranks
1:34:51 - The importance of spending time to apply what you learn
1:43:20 - Living with other poker players and learning strategy
1:46:08 - A hugely important concept that Pedro learnt from a poker coach
1:51:54 - Why you need to know theory in order to exploit players
1:54:48 - A big mistake Pedro sees low-mid stakes MTT players make
1:58:00 - “Sometimes it doesn’t matter if you can beat the game or not, you shouldn’t be playing”
2:08:42 - Skills that are very important for poker success
2:11:04 - How Pedro deals with downswings and “not bullshitting yourself”
2:20:30 - The most important lesson life lesson poker teaches you
2:25:50 - What’s next for Pedro after becoming Player of The Year
2:28:05 - Why Pedro finds playing live poker more difficult than online
2:36:02 - Why having empathy for yourself is a valuable poker skill
2:38:56 - The benefits of seeing a therapist for poker players
2:44:25 - A breakthrough Pedro had in therapy
2:50:50 - Rene and Adams summary

[@AW-tq9lx]

up there with one of the best this haha. Brilliant information and a good laugh on the way. Pedros laugh is absolutely brilliant. Thanks for the great content lads. Really do appreciate everything.

[@marcosvieira8281]

Pedro was a great swimmer!! His not very fast, but he liked to swim long distances, and his are good very good in 400 meters. Hi was the champion in our state!!! That shape himself to be who they are today!!! Im very proud to spend that time with him, and very happy to see who´s Pedro are today. Well done my friend buuuuuut you still lose to in a shorts distances kkkk

[@ROBMrs]

Great as always , enjoy the long podcasts for walks

[@blackopal3138]

Lol, while watching this, I was having a great session, just cruisin along, I get dealt 88 late pos., UTG min raises, I call, BB calls - flop comes Q 4 2.. villain bets out half pot... NOW, this is 10 mins after Pedro said, Q high boards are way over folded, print money, etc. lol, so I normally just drop the 88, but I say, let's test his theory.... worst result of the session, ended up quitting it. lol... just call, call, call, AQ, tx for coming out - underfolded, lol.... I know it's just one hand, but kinda funny.

[@bruwar]

Great one! Talking about nerdguy, when is he gonna be on the pod?

[@LastOfMe87]

great talk. thanks to all

[@baptisteben8483]

Very great podcast, it would be so awesome to have C Darwin, he has been crushing for so long

[@Pyrrhic537]

Great Podcast. At 40 minutes in Rene talks about rushing decisions to not feel the emotions. I'm trying to work out if this is my problem. Basically when I'm in Live event's (Every 3 month's or so as I'm shot taking) and am exhausted from lack of good sleep, stress combined with a few health conditions , I often have the tendancy to lose focus and make a bad spewey all in that was not ICM correct or even Chip EV. I immediately realise it was the wrong hand. Why am I doing this? Is it mental weakness? It sometimes happens in the Satellites or the Live event. From my last 16 Live satellites my win rate is 68%. I'm very good ay getting to final table even in a cashout formula but I can blow it like a donk.

[@adrianoalves20]

Awesome pod!

[@l3nn0x]

Nice video, as most. Only just recently discovered the channel and it's great. Also, unrelated to poker and in a positive way, I like how at 38:20 Adam looks like Beckham and sounds like Garry Neville at the same time. Extra amusing for someone who saw Beckham documentary not too long ago :D

[@Mr.KrazyK]

i made final table while watching this podcast

[@bruwar]

You guys always do great picking guests. If you’re accepting suggestions, I think Naza would be a great one as well. If you’re looking for cash games, it would be so awesome to have someone like Linus, Stefan, or makeboi haha but I know that is very ambitious (no pun intended). Other great guests that are more reachable are Saulo Costa, or really any well known high stakes reg we can get :)

[@AdamCarmichaelchannel]

Thank you for the suggestions, we are always on the lookout for interesting new guests :)