Alec Torelli: What Poker Teaches You About Taking Real Risks

Professional poker player Alec Torelli walks through how he thinks about risk: separating life-altering risks from recoverable ones, managing a bankroll so variance cannot wipe you out, and creating distance from his own ego by talking to himself in the third person at the table. He also describes losing $2.2 million in a single day in Macau and the routine he forced on himself to recover. The conversation moves between poker and ordinary decisions about money, careers, and creative work.

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