At the beginning of 2017, Steffen Sontheimer close to $500,000 in live cashes and flew under the radar of many in the Poker world. But some seemed to notice the rising talent already: "Predicting the breakout year of Go0se.core! Best player in the game right now.", Fedor Holz wrote on Twitter.
Well, Fedor was right. The same year, Steffen cashed for $7.052.324 and destroyed the Poker Masters series in the Aria Casino Las Vegas, when he claimed the Purple Jacket and cashed 4 out of 5 high roller tournaments against the best in the world.
We cover a lot of topics in this conversation. It's always a pleasure to talk to Steffen, he's one of the smartest people in the poker world. I hope you'll enjoy this rerun (the episode was originially published on YouTube in March 2020)
Also, make sure to check out Steffen's Instagram profile "coachgo0se"
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OUTLINE:
00:01:18 Steffen “go0se.core!” Sontheimer Introduction by Toby
00:05:59 What are Steffen current goals
00:08:00 Why Steffen stopped traveling for Super High Rollers
00:16:30 “My biggest freedom that I have is never setting an alarm clock”
00:18:45 Steffen enjoy online poker more than live poker?
00:21:40 Travelling for High Rollers Tournaments
00:23:23 The pressure from investors?
00:24:53 Super High Roller Bowl
00:28:02 Where is the pressure coming from?
00:31:27 Proofing to himself
00:31:58 Insane amount of work for playing Super High Rollers
00:35:05 Natural confidence
00:39:05 Fedor Holz influence
00:40:35 Steffen first High Roller Tournament
00:43:48 First live tournament and Fedor Holz story
00:44:57 Steffen Hand against Nick Petrangelo on first High Roller Final Table
00:46:59 The German High Roller Team lead by Fedor Holz
00:56:43 The Content Hiding Mafia
01:00:02 Crushing without a group and LLinusLLove story
01:02:38 Will Steffen stream again?
01:04:39 Does Steffen plan to move up the stakes?
01:06:33 It will be possible to make 3-4 bb/100 on NL200 Zoom for the next 5 years?
01:08:57 Motivation to keep playing and browser game
01:15:36 The difference from NL2 to NL500 is the same from NL500 to NL10k?
01:18:06 Steffen plan for 2020 and taxes
01:21:14 Decision to settle down
01:23:23 Achieving Super Nova Elite
01:30:37 Multi-tabling now and then
01:37:51 WSOP or UEFA Euro for 2020?
01:40:36 COVID-19 canceling WSOP?
01:44:17 Steffen toughest online opponents
01:50:02 Meeting a poker celebrity for the first time
01:52:54 Meeting Phil Ivey
01:54:05 Meeting Gerard Piqué
01:56:01 Meeting Kevin Hart and Usain Bolt
01:59:15 Runchuks meeting Russell Westbrook
02:00:59 Runchuks meeting Phil Kessel
02:02:20 Becoming a celebrity
02:06:03 And becoming a role model too?
02:07:56 Blackjack Degen stories
02:11:05 Test-drive in Las Vegas desert
02:16:43 Where Steffen is going towards to?
02:19:39 From the bottom to the very top and remaining a down to earth guy
02:23:46 Steffen on social media
