Dan "Jungleman" Cates

I sat down with Cary Katz, the man who quietly built the modern stage of poker. He’s the founder of PokerGO, the one who brought us the Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters, US Poker Open, and yes, even the Big Blind Ante. What fascinates me isn’t just his $40M+ in tournament winnings, but his mindset: the shift from frustration to gratitude, from creating a prison with losses to celebrating them...

You're about to meet a poker player who might have the strangest pre-game routine I've ever heard of. Global Kenny (@globalkennypoker on Instagram) has some absolutely wild theories about nutrition, energy, and cognitive performance that honestly sound crazy until you see his results. This guy went from complete unknown to playing some of the biggest pots on the West Coast, and his approach to pre...

Xuan Liu just detonated one of poker’s longest-standing glass ceilings—busting a 200-event streak with  the first female title in Triton history , taking down the $25 000 WPT Global Slam in Montenegro (155 entries, $860 000 up top). I had to know how she did it, so we sat down to trade war stories: her Yukon bankroll challenge that started with two grand total (flights included), the cliquey...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/jungleman DESCRIPTION Alright, so I sat down with French OG for this episode of Winning The Game Of Life. This guy's got a wild background – went from grinding poker tables, understanding odds and variance, to coaching guys through the even more complex and sometimes brutal game of modern dating....

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/p/jungleman This week I'm with Wayne Yap, who literally dominated the Asian poker scene as the former #1 in Singapore, stacking up over $1.3M in tournaments and $3M+ in cash games before making a hard left into business. Seriously, why would someone leave crushing it at the tables? We dug into appl...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ What is justice if we let cheats slide? John Dorsey and I architect the poker justice system... a council sworn to expose fraudsters and hold everyone (including us) accountable. We debate membership criteria, Supreme Court-style verdict drops, and specialized squads to tackle every flav...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ What if the game  isn’t  solved? What if the best player alive right now… is a 25-year-old Brit who just soul-read me on the river with ace-queen high? In this episode I sit down with Owen “Pr0digy” Messere—aka possibly the #1 heads-up no limit player in the world—and dig deep...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Ever wondered what it takes to crush the toughest poker games on the planet? Dive deep into the mind of Alexander Kostritsyn, a legend who's banked over $10 MILLION playing online poker! Alexander pulls back the curtain on his incredible journey, revealing:Unorthodox study methods that C...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Ever wonder what poker's iconic voice, Norman Chad, really thinks about the biggest controversies shaking the game? Well, I sat down with the legend himself to unravel exactly that. Norman, famed for his razor-sharp wit and signature humor, opens up about the shadowy corners of poker, in...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ In this episode, I sat down with Mateos Norian—better known as 2cardtito—a 23-year-old grinder living with his parents while chasing his poker dream. This guy’s story is incredible. He started playing poker in his friends’ basements during COVID, worked his way up from $0.01/$0.02 stakes...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ This week I’m sitting down with Niels Herregodts, the mastermind and founder behind GTO Lab and someone who’s deep in the trenches of poker security. We’re talking about the biggest threats in online poker—collusion, bots, and ghosting—and how Niels is crafting the tools to fight back. I...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ What’s it like being a woman in a game where 95% of the players are men? Olga Iermolcheva knows. And trust me, it’s not what you’d expect. We talk about how she deals with guys who think she’s an easy target at the table (spoiler: they regret it), the wild story of how she almost won a h...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join me as I chat with John Dorsey (IG: @goob_u2), a relentless crusader on a mission to expose scams, take down predators, and shine a light on the dark corners of the fitness world—and beyond. From calling out 5D energy coaches waving hands for $400 an hour to uncovering influencers wi...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ What's up everyone, Jungleman here with another episode that's gonna blow your mind about how gaming and poker are literally connected in ways you wouldn't believe. I brought together some of the sickest minds in both worlds - from Ninja who dominated Halo to Elky who crushed it in Starc...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ What separates a crushing defeat from a defining moment? In poker, as in life, it's not about the cards you're dealt - it's about how you play them when everything's on the line. Join 10 of poker's most iconic players as they reveal their darkest hours and greatest triumphs. From million...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ This episode is absolutely wild. You know those stories that sound made up? Like, who actually stitches their own face between rounds? Or bets on a 24-hour cycling challenge wh...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ When I booked this chat with Espen, I had NO IDEA he'd won the WSOP Main Event (legit didn't know lol). But what he revealed about winning $10M was NOT what anyone expects... Turns out winning millions can actually be a curse? The PURE TRUTH about what happened in those first 6 months (s...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Caitlin Comeskey, she's not your typical poker player. NYU drama grad turned stand-up comedian who's been secretly crushing poker while making viral content roasting everyone (including me lol). Just copped the Global Poker Awards Short Form Creator of the Year and signed with PokerStars...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ This week I sit down with Blake Eastman from The Nonverbal Group, who's analyzed over 550,000 poker player blinks and is probably the world's top expert on human behavior. Most of what people think about reading tells is complete BS - Blake breaks down what actually works, why your "gut...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/   Got my Hustler nemesis @MarianoPoker in the JUNGLE today. This guy went from delivering pizzas to running PURE EVIL BLUFFS against me for 50k+ (still thinking about that...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ Pete Clarke, better known by his online alias "Carrot Corner," is a professional poker coach and strategist renowned for his unique approach to teaching the mental game of poke...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ Veronica Brill, known for her courage in the poker community, is a professional poker player and analyst who became a pivotal figure in exposing one of the most notorious cheat...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ Dominik Nitsche, a renowned poker professional and entrepreneur, has carved out a niche in the poker world with his pioneering approach to game strategy and tech integration. K...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up:  https://gtowizard.com/p/jungleman Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ Veronica Brill, widely recognized for her role in exposing one of poker's most notorious cheating scandals, is a professional poker player, commentator, and whistleblowe...

GTO Wizard - The best way to learn and practice GTO! Use this link to sign up: https://gtowizard.com/jungleman/ Join The JungleVerse and sharpen your skills in a community built for winners: https://enterthejungleverse.com/ Lynne Ji is a high-stakes professional poker player known for her success in private games and staking ventures. Based in the United States, she has gained recognition for navi...