Jared Bleznick: Poker Psychology, Unfiltered Commentary, and Business & Life Outside Poker | Ep. 20

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 Play on Phenom Poker with code: latereg 🔗 Join Phenom Poker: https://play.phenompoker.com/register... __________________________________ 🔗 Follow the Late Reg Podcast: 📸 Instagram → / lateregpodcast 🐦 X (Twitter) → / lateregpodcast 📺 YouTube → / @lateregpodcast ⏱️ 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