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Edoardo Riario Sforza has moved up through the ranks to become a contender in some of the biggest MTTs on the Italian sites. The same ambition that helped him succeed at poker is now taking him on a 10-month backpacking trip around the world. Edoardo talks about what and how he learned along the way, the advantages and disadvantages of playing in the ring-fenced Italian online poker market, and the journey ahead of him. He also joins Nate and Andrew for some strategy talk, where a tricky final table situation leaves all three stumped.
Timestamps
0:30 Interview: Edoardo Riario Sforza
33:43 Strategy: Two tough final table decisions
I want to apologize.
I know i made a fool out of myself (in Italy we call it “figura di merda” ) and that i sounded like a galactic spoiled moron who, basically, doesnt know how to deal with a certain problem (my future) and decides to run away from it, it surely is not how i wanted things to end up but that’s ok, i ve never been too concerned about my “reputation” so how i sounded and the impression i gave of myself is not the reason i want to apologize with you all.
(After-all , one of the reasons that led me to accept to come on the podcast was the thought that in 3,5,10 years i would be able to come back here and listen how dumb, naive and obnoxious i sounded at 22… even though i admit i didnt expect things to turn out as bad as they did lol)
SO despite everything I’m still glad I made this experience, because it taught/made me realize that even if some thoughts are extremely clear and reasonable in your mind sometimes putting them into words may be EXTREMELY difficult, (especially if it’s gonna be in another language and especially for a guy who doesn’t talk much like me, i guess) , and that, as everything in life, if you want to do it right you HAVE TO practice it, A LOT.
And that’s exactly what i DID NOT DO.
I should/could have, for example, written a speech outline to help me out both remembering how to explain the major points/facts that were important about my trip but also to be clearer and to help expressing myself better … but i didnt.
I didnt prepare AT ALL for this podcast, and because of this lack of preparation i blew an opportunity and deservedly made a fool out of myself, but again that’s ok, because i can learn from this mistake, i can “fix” it;
what i cannot do anything about is the fact that i wasted everybody’s time, that’s what i REALLY want to apologize for. to both Andrew and Nate but also to all the listener.
Sorry for wasting an hour of your time.
Edoardo Riario Sforza
Hey, just want to say again, it was a pleasure to meet you and to talk to you (really!), and I’m glad you came on the show.
It was nice meeting you too Nate and I appreciate your kindness…
but Andrew taught me too well (and i tend to bluff-catch too much) so you wont bluff me this time 😉 ahaha
Just having read this comment but not having listened to the episode, you will find yourself among friends here at Thinking Poker if you stick around. Awesome.
Well said, sir 😉
I agree. Sounds like you are stressing yourself too much. Chill out my man.
I am envious of the trip you are about to embark upon. Gareth is the prototype. Having experienced a glimpse of the good times with him and hearing great stories about the not so good times (aka adventures), makes me sure that I want to lead a similar life. Hopefully the 3 of us can meet up in some strange land one day.
Arizona is probably as strange a land as any now that I think about it.
Thanks for the kind words Carlos, and again congrats for your recent scores !!
ahaha yeah i would def love to meet both you and Gareth one day… and weird Arizona sounds perfect to me =D
Thanks Gareth, i ll then stop lurking so much and start commenting more !
Lots of folks take similar trips to “get to know themselves” or to “figure out what to do” with their life. I don’t pretend to relate to that, but I didn’t assume you were a spoiled fool for doing so. Do what you want, and be satisfied with it. You came across just fine, so you don’t owe this listener an apology.
Now, as not giving the people their results on that first hand, you got some explaining to do. (One of the hosts may have talked over you if you gave villain’s hand.)
Results of the first hand?
Maybe Andrew or Nate could edit the blog post to include the hand history for both of the hands. They were both pretty interesting.
We check back on the river…and villain shows AKo =)
Must hear more about Carlos’s big score!! I was so excited by this little teaser. Carlos has been so much fun to listen to and I’ve learned so much from his discussions with Andrew and Nate. I’m so pumped for him – he deserves this success. Plz get him on the show stat so we can get the full report!!
I know everyone likes Carlos and roots for him, but this is getting out of hand. The kid takes my money in the home game and shows absolutely no remorse. Andrew and Nate have created a monster.
But now you have launched your own PR offensive. Is there any doubt that podcasting about the finer points of how public policy can promote economic growth will soon make you as charismatic and popular as Carlos? ;-P
there’s no where for me to go but up!
Thanks Kathryn. I had fun on Twitter with that one. Yeah it was a glorious week. Always comes right on time.
PF, I rarely take money in the home game. I mostly wait for people to give it to me. IIRC, the last time we clashed, I actually did try to take your money and you picked off my bluff.
I think you are being way too hard on yourself Edorado. I thought your interview, whilst not up there with the best this podcast has done, still to be interesting.
I would like you to come back on with some travel stories at at later date though!
I’m a regular listener but not a regular commenter. I enjoy the interviews and I don’t listen to the strategy segments. Edoardo’s interview was fascinating and I appreciate his nit qualities. Bon voyage, Edoardo!
Congratulations to Carlos!