The Journey of Stephen Chidwick: Balancing Poker and Family

🎮 Stephen Chidwick describes his experience during the pandemic, which was more comfortable than most people's as he managed to travel to Canada before the borders closed and enjoyed outdoor activities in the mountains.

👨‍👧 A silver lining of the pandemic for Stephen Chidwick was being able to spend more time with his daughter and witnessing her growth.

🌍 Stephen Chidwick discusses his travel experiences, including playing in poker tournaments and traveling with his family.

:globe_with_meridians: Traveling with family and managing logistics between different countries and quarantine requirements.

:moneybag: Focusing on poker tournaments and planning to continue traveling for the next couple of years.

:raised_hands: Discussing the tournament selection between holdem and another game.

🎮 Short deck poker is a complex game that requires continuous learning.

📈 Despite limited tournament opportunities, the speaker has improved in short deck poker and is excited to play more.

🧠 The speaker maintains focus and avoids rustiness in live tournaments through their love for poker and the long break they had.

🎮 Stephen Chidwick talks about his experience playing live poker after a long break and transitioning from online to live games.

🔍 Playing in smaller field tournaments with the same players provides a higher level of complexity and requires constant adjustments.

💻 Chidwick prefers live games over online poker due to the abundance of information and experience gained from playing with the same players.

💡 Playing in small fields creates a different atmosphere where everyone knows each other.

🌍 Traveling to different locations allows for meeting familiar faces in new places.

🤔 The importance of reads and fundamentals in bigger field tournaments for recreational players.

🎮 Playing with the same people allows for deeper reads and understanding of their strategies.

💪 Most players in the tournament are fundamentally strong, making it difficult to deviate too far from standard strategies.

🎯 In larger tournaments, it is important to identify weak spots in the average player's game and exploit them relentlessly.

💼 Stephen Chidwick talked about his busy schedule and lack of free time at the SHRB Europe 2021.

🏊‍♂️🤿 He mentioned spending time in Turkey before the event, enjoying activities like fishing and swimming in the sea.

👨‍👧 Stephen also mentioned a pleasant morning spent at the pool with his daughter.