Late Reg Podcast

From the high-stakes Bobby’s Room era and legendary poker history to wild prop bets, extreme physical endurance challenges, and the philosophy of the game, Huck shares stories you won't hear anywhere else.

🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 23
♠️ Guest: Huck Seed
🎤 Brian Rast
🎤 Phil Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Huck Seed
1:47 Science, Asimov & the Theory of Everything
5:39 Why Huck Loves Competition More Than the Money
11:48 Deep Tournament Structures & the “Rollback Blinds” Idea
17:10 Jungleman’s $1 Million Heads-Up Challenge
21:04 Roger Moore, Ted Forrest & the Legends of the Big Game
26:23 Leaving Engineering Behind for High-Stakes Poker
30:40 Johnny Chan, Ted Forrest & the Regulars in Poker’s Biggest Games
38:03 Religion, Christopher Hitchens, Dawkins & the Bible
44:35 Where Poker Came From & How the Game Evolved
54:22 How Huck Seed Won the WSOP Main Event
58:37 What Changed After Winning the Main Event
1:03:27 How Mixed Games Evolved Over the Years
1:04:28 Is Poker the Purest Form of Meritocracy?
1:12:23 Huck’s First Time in the Big Game With Johnny Chan
1:26:07 Huck’s Biggest Heads-Up Matches & the Best Players He Faced
1:32:08 Poker Operators, Rake & Building for the Poker Community
1:42:45 Caltech, Richard Feynman & Questions About the Universe
1:47:49 Online Poker, Full Tilt & Black Friday
1:53:35 How Huck Became a Serious Golf Gambler
2:00:51 Gambling With Michael Jordan on the Golf Course
2:05:40 The $100,000 Backflip Prop Bet
2:10:18 How Prop Bets Turned Into Running Challenges
2:15:01 Body Fat, Extreme Fitness & Physical Limits
2:22:51 Brian Rast’s Epic Bike Bet With Bill Perkins
2:35:59 Mental Toughness vs. Physical Limits
2:54:28 The 100-Mile Running Challenge: Training, Pain & Mental Strength
3:07:17 Leaderboards, Trophies & Why Winning Still Matters
3:15:49 Bracelets, Watches & Poker Sponsorships
3:17:54 Final Thoughts & One Last Poker Story

Welcome to the second part of this conversation.
This time around, Bill breaks down the real rules of leverage trading, from sizing your positions to avoiding liquidations when the market goes wild. He drops a few crazy personal stories along the way.
We also get into the real talk on global energy comparing wind, solar, nuclear, and geothermal, and why energy abundance equals national wealth. Plus, Bill shows us how he uses autonomous AI agents to automate his life and business.

🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 22
♠️ Guest: Bill Perkins
🎤 Brian Rast
🎤 Phil Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 Part Two Setup & Technical Recap
0:43 Welcome Back: Bill Perkins Part Two
1:08 Leveraged Trading: Risk Management & Staying in the Game
4:54 Brian Rast’s Bitcoin Liquidation Lessons
10:10 Conviction Trades, Drawdowns & Position Sizing
12:54 Bill’s Polar Vortex Trade & 50% Drawdown
15:24 Black Swans, Options & How Leverage Can Wipe You Out
18:08 BitMEX, Liquidity & Getting Liquidated Near the Bottom
20:03 When Your Net Worth No Longer Fits in Your Pocket
21:35 The Silver Briefcase Full of Cash
24:05 Organizing Wealth, Bank Accounts & Estate Planning
28:25 Buying the Lake Austin Dream House
39:11 Phenom Poker Break
40:10 Clean Energy: Wind, Solar, Geothermal & Nuclear
44:28 AI, Data Centers & America’s Growing Energy Demand
46:23 China, Nuclear Power & the Future of Energy
52:11 Why Energy Security Is National Security
1:00:15 The Future of Energy: Geothermal, Fusion, Solar & Natural Gas
1:08:10 AI, Medicine, Robots & the Coming Energy Boom
1:19:05 How Bill Perkins Uses AI & AI Agents
1:25:22 SkyFi, Satellites & Earth Intelligence
1:34:42 Building an AI Agent Team
1:45:00 Staying on the Cutting Edge of AI
1:49:56 Open-Source Intelligence & Bill’s AI Startups
1:54:48 AI Meets Poker: Data, Bluffing & Heads-Up Strategy
2:04:16 WSOP Paradise & Final Thoughts
2:05:17 Outro: Productivity vs. Enjoying Life

We dive into balancing health, wealth, and time, taking massive risks, and snapping off autopilot. Bill Perkins breaks down his million-dollar trading mindset, behind-the-scenes details of his heads-up poker match against Landon Tice, buying Ernie Barnes’ *Sugar Shack* painting, and why converting money into real life experiences takes practice.

🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 21
♠️ Guest: Bill Perkins
🎤 Brian Rast
🎤 Phil Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 Welcome to Late Reg: Bill Perkins
0:57 Why Bill Perkins Got Addicted to Wake Surfing
7:55 Fitness, Night Surfing & Staying Safe as You Age
10:51 Longevity: Could Bill Perkins Live to 140?
11:52 Would You Give Up Your Wealth to Be 21 Again?
14:41 Die With Zero: Health, Wealth & Time
18:45 The Life Calendar: Making Every Week Count
20:54 Why Bill Perkins Wrote Die With Zero
23:23 Bill Perkins vs. Landon Tice: The Heads-Up Challenge
25:03 Studying Poker, GTO & Exploiting Opponents
32:54 Poker, Trading & Learning at an Elite Level
35:03 Energy Trading, Venture Capital & Building Wealth
38:56 Phenom Poker Break
39:59 Brian Rast’s Brutal Bike Prop Bet
45:04 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Jump in Net Worth
46:34 The Car Crash He Hid From His Mom
49:22 Testosterone, Risk-Taking & Overconfidence
52:44 How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Survive?
56:57 The Moment Bill Realized He Could Stop Working
57:17 Does More Money Really Make You Happier?
59:16 Building the Jupiter Supper Club in Austin
1:03:18 Turning Money Into Fulfillment
1:04:57 Expensive Purchases That Brought No Happiness
1:06:26 Alcohol, Drugs & Avoiding the Wrong Experiences
1:07:46 Lamborghinis, McLarens & Materialism
1:10:02 The Story Behind Bill Perkins’ “Sugar Shack” Painting
1:13:02 Art, Culture & Preserving History
1:15:51 The Wild Auction Battle for “The Sugar Shack”
1:17:43 Why Bill Believes the Painting Is Undervalued
1:20:36 Afroman, Free Speech & “Lemon Pound Cake”
1:23:06 Why Bill Perkins Loves Prop Bets
1:24:13 Using Bets to Push People Beyond Their Limits
1:25:44 Bill’s Own Body-Fat & Discipline Prop Bets
1:28:23 Surviving the Mud at Burning Man
1:30:43 Bill Perkins’ Biggest Financial Losses
1:31:26 Why Traders and Poker Players Need Stoicism
1:32:40 Losing Money, Losing His Job & Starting Over
1:33:29 Building Systems to Stay Off Autopilot
1:35:33 Bill Perkins’ Best Advice for Traders
1:38:10 Connection Issues & Wrapping Up Part One

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

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⏱️ 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

Jeremy opens up about moving to Las Vegas in 2005 with only $6,700 to his name, capitalizing on Full Tilt’s cap games, making his iconic 2012 Main Event Final Table run during a high-risk  and how a wild miss-click accidentally saved his tournament and netted him $1.8M. 

🎙️ LATE REG PODCAST — EPISODE 19
♠️ Guest: Jeremy Ausmus
🎤 Brian Rast
🎤 Phil Laak

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 - Podcast Intro & Guest Accomplishments
02:58 - Discovering Poker in Colorado & College Years
07:39 - Detailed Record Keeping & Poker Mindset
16:03 - Arriving in Vegas with $6,700
21:49 - Building the Bankroll: Live Cash to Doyle's Room
35:25 - Dominating Full Tilt Cap Games
41:03 - Black Friday Impact & Recovering Balances
43:20 - 2012 WSOP Main Event Deep Run (5th Place)
57:03 - Memorable Cash Game Opponents & High Stakes Era
01:02:43 - Launching the Poker Vlog & Authentic Content
01:09:23 - Personal Life: Music, Guitar, & Piano
01:21:18 - Raising Kids & Attention Spans in the Digital Age
01:31:16 - Using Solvers & Studying Strategy
01:40:00 - $1.8M Triton Win & The Famous Missed-Click Hand
01:50:50 - Tough Poker Losses & Final Table Heartbreaks
02:14:00 - Career Longevity & Staying Motivated Today
02:25:58 - Outro