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Player Interview

During the EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo, Magnus spoke to

PokerStarsBlog. The outstanding chess player talked about his 💶 ambitions in poker, how

much this hobby has in common with chess, and which of the strongest chess players

could 💶 succeed in gambling.

Magnus Carlsen cashed for the first time in such a

prestigious tournament at EPT Monte Carlo.

– "Have you 💶 ever cashed in the EPT before?"

The neighbors at the bubble TV table asked Magnus.

“That would be problematic, given

that 💶 I've never played them before,” Carlsen replied.

He played in the tournament for

three days and was eliminated in 63rd place, 💶 for which he received €15,000. By poker

standards, the prize is quite modest, but Magnus managed to play at the 💶 TV table and

noticeably increased interest in the tournament.

Magnus told PokerStars journalists

that he had already attended this tournament, however, 💶 only as a spectator.

“I was in

this hall in 2007,” Magnus recalls. – I was 18 years old, and I 💶 came to Monte Carlo for

a chess tournament. I knew that there was a major poker series nearby and that

💶 Alexander Grischuk, who was in the top ten at the time and is now one of the best chess

players 💶 in the world, was participating in the EPT Main Event. I went to go see.

This

was Magnus' first exposure to 💶 poker. A couple of years later, in an interview, he

admitted that he sometimes plays online.

After that, there was no 💶 news about his poker

achievements for several years, but in recent years Magnus' love for the game has

clearly received 💶 a second wind. In 2024, he signed a contract with Unibet, he regularly

plays in the Norwegian Poker Championship, and 💶 last year he came to Las Vegas for the

WSOP Main Event. Most recently, he was featured on the most 💶 popular poker show of

recent years – the Hustler casino stream.

– What VPIP will you have today? Alexandra

Botez asked 💶 him before the session.

– I don’t even know, it’s definitely less than

80.

– Well, at least more than 60?

– Not 💶 likely either. I really need money to pay for

my expensive bad habits like alcohol. Therefore, I will play seriously.

– 💶 Then another

question – during the game will you make more or less than three shots?

– And it

already depends 💶 on how I play.

As a result, Carlsen turned out to be one of the

tightest, which allowed him to play 💶 a small plus (they playedR$10/$25 with

straddle).

Despite his obvious interest in the game, Magnus admits that he does not set

💶 big poker goals for himself.

– In poker, I have no ambitions; I enjoy it, it's

interesting, but nothing more. I'm 💶 not working on the game in any way, although I

should. But I like to discuss hands with familiar players.

As 💶 is often the case with

celebrities, their game is immediately critiqued by experts.

Magnus understands that

some of his actions deserve 💶 criticism and is not afraid of this.

“I don’t think too

highly of my game myself. I try to learn something 💶 useful from every session. It is

clear that sometimes I can do something outright stupid, this is expected. And it 💶 is

quite logical that they will pay attention to this.

There are a lot of players in poker

who have played 💶 chess at a high level in the past. When asked which of the current

strongest chess players could achieve good 💶 results, Magnus said the new world

champion.

“I think Ding Liren could be a very strong player. I am familiar with 💶 him, he

is very strong in mathematics, and incredibly and quickly calculates the moves on the

chessboard. I think it 💶 would be useful for him to be in poker too.

The main difference

between chess and poker is dispersion. In poker, 💶 situations constantly arise in which

the player cannot influence the outcome in any way. But Magnus is sure that poker 💶 and

chess have much more in common than is commonly thought.

– Of course, chess is a game

with complete information, 💶 but still, you often have to make a decision, realizing that

your calculations simply cannot be perfect. And in this, 💶 these two games are very

similar.

Carlsen's ability to guess was vividly demonstrated in one of the hands he

played on 💶 Hustler's stream. On the board of , he called three barrels with and turned

out to be right.

Is @MagnusCarlsen actually 💶 a poker pro?

What an insane hero call vs

@nickkaustin!! pic.twitter/2DD6pq1BuT — Hustler Casino Live (@HCLPokerShow) April 13,

2024

Both during the 💶 game and after it, Carlsen analyzed this hand like an experienced

professional, suggesting that there were not many value hands 💶 on such a dynamic board

that his opponent could bet with on all three streets.

“Yes, there were not so many

💶 obvious bluffs,” Carlsen recalls. “On the other hand, he is the kind of player who with

many one-pair hands will 💶 try to get to showdown with checks. So I figured there was a

decent chance he was bluffing. We weak 💶 players often play by our gut. And sometimes it

fails.

For many, Magnus is the greatest chess player in history; some 💶 might even list

him as one of the best athletes of all time. Does he have any sports idols himself?

–

💶 Great question. In general, I admire the actions of people, not themselves. But, if you

need to name someone specifically, 💶 then I will choose Rafa Nadal. He has a unique style

that fascinates me. He is incredibly stubborn, sometimes it 💶 seems that it is impossible

to break him at all.

For many, online poker has become an outlet during the Covid

💶 epidemic, when people were forced to stay at home all day. It was during the lockdown

that Magnus began to 💶 play a lot online. But the world champion in rapid chess will

never get used to one feature of poker 💶 – the need to make decisions instantly.

"Shot

clocks and time banks cause me a lot of stress. Chess is much 💶 easier for me because I

know what to do and I make many decisions on autopilot. When I play blitz 💶 or rapid

chess online, I like to listen to music. It helps me relax and my instincts work

better. But 💶 poker is different. Here I have much less knowledge, so I have to strain

more. The extra noise will only 💶 distract me. I just sit and carefully follow what is

happening so as not to miss anything important."

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