Dan Matsuzuki

[Faraz Jaka @FarazJaka]

All of these things ruined poker...

- Solvers
- GTO robotic kids
- Re-entries
- Coaches
- Cell phones
- Greedy live tours
- Incompetent online poker sites

At least that's what you'll hear.

But if these are the things you believe are holding you back, you might just be stuck in the past.

Here's something that's true far beyond poker:

Technology changes, social norms change, business models change, and the way people make money changes with them.

Whenever something becomes easy, comfortable, low-variance money, other people eventually figure it out too. They jump in, copy what works, and compete for the same opportunity.

Eventually the edge gets smaller, or disappears altogether. This isn't unique to poker.

It happens with credit card points. Email marketing. App Store growth hacks. Crypto. SEO. E-commerce. Investing. You name it.

Edges get discovered, exploited, and disappear. Then new ones emerge.

You can spend your time complaining that the old game changed and who's to blame, or you can start looking for where the new opportunities are.

Poker is a perfect example. When making a living purely as a poker pro got much tougher, some players kept trying to recreate the glory days.

Others adapted by doing things like:

- Changing game formats
- Switching between online and live poker
- Moving to where the best games were
- Investing more seriously in coaching/study
- Adding solvers and modern study methods to a game previously built on feel and experience
- Organizing their own games and finding new ways to bring value to players

Some were early to content, streaming and YouTube. At the time, they were putting in hundreds or thousands of hours with little to no immediate payoff.

Years later, some of those bets look obvious. But they weren't obvious at the time. If they were, everyone would have been doing them.

And that's really the point. The best opportunities usually don't look obvious until after the edge has already been diluted.

Every 5-10 years, you should be willing to question whether the things that got you where you are are still the things that will get you where you want to go.

What's changing? Which of my old edges are disappearing? Where are new edges being created? What am I resisting simply because the old way is more comfortable? And which of today's trends will actually last?

Reinventing yourself isn't a sign that what you did before failed. It's often what's necessary to survive and sustain success. And frankly, it makes life a hell of a lot more interesting.

The poker dream didn't die. The path to it evolved.

And it'll change again.

Adapt or Die.

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@AkiAmes @wil_da_beast630 Mbsqd

[Ryan Depaulo @ryandepauloo]

Talking stick casino elevator
with a couple.

Man to me: I just picked her up on the corner.

Me: ha

Man: yeah just kidding, she’s my sister.

Then he starts making out with her and we all three burst out laughing. Legendary bit.

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@CodyBrownBets how do you move these lines so much so fast??!

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@Bailey_Bauer30 @AlexCaruso he gets the bets in at a better price then whats available later in the day closer to gametime. Massive CLV (closing line value)

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Some of the most incredible saves in football history

[JoshGuindonPoker @SalemWitchEmD]

Tell me this isn't the coolest poker story of all time:

Vietnamese kid goes to MIT, starts playing local dailies 1/2024. Wins @BorgataPoker $3100 > 425k 1/25. Proceeds to bink Aria 3k for 777k, then 50k for 2.6 Mil 🏆 🏆

Rides off into the sunset a Gazillionaire in Vietnam 🇻🇳

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@wpt_global @WPT #WC2025

[WPT Global @wpt_global]

🎟️ GIVEAWAY 🎟️

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2. Like & comment with #WC2025
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Winners that win a seat with their ticket will have some exclusive merch waiting for them at @WynnLasVegas!

[ClubWPT Gold @ClubWPTGold]

$50K LAST LONGER CONTEST🚨

Wear a ClubWPT Gold patch during Event #81 at Horseshoe Las Vegas, and if you’re the last player remaining in the field that’s wearing the patch, you get $50,000 from us!

You can enter using the form in the reply below

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@ClubWPTGold "orleans daily"

[ClubWPT Gold @ClubWPTGold]

🚨 GOLD RUSH TICKET GIVEAWAY 🚨

To celebrate our first ever 14 million SC Online Festival, we're giving away a Gold Rush Ticket💰

Retweet, follow us and comment what "summer major" you're going to attend to win👇

[Angry Tom @AngryTomtweets]

The world's largest consumer tech event, CES 2025, kicks off this week.

While we wait, here the top 10 reveals from last year’s CES:

1. Arovia's "SPLAY" is a Mix of a Projector and a Foldable Screen

[Oliver Anwar @theoliveranwar]

The most important part of your body:

The brain.

Most people forget the importance of mental health.

Here’s 5 ways to heal and improve your brain:

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@Evecoins done

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@Moorman1 @WSOP @ACR_POKER jackandginger

[Chris Moorman @Moorman1]

I’m thankful that I get to play poker for a living so I’m giving away 5 $95 satellite tickets to the @wsop $26k main event in the Bahamas on @ACR_POKER this Sunday. All you have to do is follow me, like and retweet this post with your username. Winners announced Saturday goodluck

[Katie Lindsay @katelinds]

I’m so thankful for all of you & your support so I’m giving away 5 $95 Bahamas Satellite Tickets for this Sunday with a chance to win a 30K package to play in the $26,000 @WSOP Super Main Event. RT, Like & follow to qualify. Winners announced Sunday ✨✨✨@ACR_POKER

[Dan Matsuzuki @danmatz01]

@xxl23 1. Run good
2. Play good
3. Share good
4. Family>Friends
5. Win genetic lottery.