This is why I watch every stream now. Letting us get to know the players is not only a brilliant business strategy, it also teaches me not to judge a book by its cover.
Nick thinks Garrett implied there's a weak link in his operation when he literally had many weak links, lol. Nick literally had a felon working for him and 0 security measures in place. I think Nick means to say, "garrett exposed all of my weak links. Therefore, he can't play anymore."
Been waiting for this one for a while. My favorite player and character on the show. Ben is such an entertaining guy. I Love his honesty he’s not afraid to say what he really thinks. I love hearing the inspirational stuff about starting the cleaning company and grinding his way up to success. Big fan. Great stuff 👍
I am never disappointed in watching your show. Your honesty and personality are compelling. You're an excellent interviewer. Your guests really open up for you. Thanks for being there for all of us poker nuts.
Nick I respect you as businessman but talking about Garret the way you just did, was very silly! If it was not for him, 90% of your player views would not exist! Stupid business decision to ban Garrett !
Nick, you truly ask the questions that drive your guests to speak vulnerably, and their shared knowledge, stories, and perspectives truly help others. Mad respect
It's depressing just hearing how bad people were just 10-15 years ago and I'm sitting here grinding 2/5 dreaming about getting it in vs Kings high for 200BB ahhh grew up 10 years too late
They were a lot worse. People who were really good at thinking for themsleves and making constant adjustments would do amazing back then. People who wants to regurgitate the strategies of others or their solver spits out would do worse than the first group especially live.
hey Mark, that's not true. I Played bigger games from 2006-2010 on pokerstars fulltilt and party Poker and I tell you one thing: ppl were not bad especially online. we used pokertracker and all that stuff against eachother etc. it was tuff. dont believe em. iam 36 now.
I see Bens soul connection with hippos here. Watching a hippo paddling underwater with its relatively to body small feets looking like hands is exactly the look I can imagine of Ben scuba diving in a dry suit. 😂😂
Wow! What Ben said about how unique and interesting the poker community is-- how you meet the finest people in life and also the worst people was very profound. As a part of the poker community, I truly appreciate his honest expression and thought he said it very well.
Ben is my number 1 favorite HCL player. I’ve never laughed 😂harder or louder then at the things Ben says on stream. We miss him on stream lately but he’s a regular on the chat. Incredible story of believing in himself and perseverance. Thanks for putting yourself out there Ben. Thanks Nick for providing the environment to get to know cool characters like Ben.
'He's not banned. But he can't play even if he wanted to.' What the hell does Nick think the word 'banned' means? Also Garrett made the show what it is, show the man some respect and gratitude please.
thank you Nick. love this interview. it took me awhile to warm up to Ben, but really enjoy his presence and look forward to his return to the felt. HCL is the best!
I really enjoy your poker stream n talk show, in fact just about watch the stream every chance i get.That said I disagree with the business decision. Yes games are more lively with newer players. It could be that incident, the biggest news in poker n civilian news. Limit Garrett to a few times a month for players whom feel inferior in skill. Now we have a court jester says he is the LA King. Cmon, Garrett is the true King we need championship playoff. Give Garrett some love, tell him give the money back n let him have a seat in the million dollar game.
I've gained a lot of respect for Ben lately and this interview seals it for me. Wasn't sure what to make of the whole PokerBunny and Ron situation when I first saw it, but after hearing Ben's side I can definitely understand his frustration more. Great interview guys!
A Great Pod Nick 👍 Ben is a highly articulate + pleasant person. It is nice to see you interviewing somebody other than Valerie for the n-th time...I would even go as far as having Ben as a co-host. He has a very deep mind + his intelligence is captivating.
Great interview. It's not anywhere explicitly said, but between the lines & through something akin to affectation, Blank Check is saying, "develop the space & capacity to help people." You want to do something, whether it's for others or whatever it is, do it. It's not necessarily, "you" do it, just do what it is you want to do I've never seen / heard anyone say this so completely & quietly with their being - a total peace & stillness accompanying it
Excellent conversation, with a healthy dose of humility and humour. Thoroughly enjoyed the insights Ben brought, by sharing his interesting life experience and general philosophy.
I don't get how Ben got upset about Poker Bunny. She either made a play to seem weak, which is fine for a poker table, or she genuinely misread her stack. But then Ron showing him his hand when he's upset, that was indeed comedy gold.
An opinion- Banning garret is a weak move, if certain players don't want to play with him that's fine but to outright try to cancel him/sever ties is a bad look. Whatever happened in the hand and the ensuing issues is his personal problem, hcl has done their part with the investigation. Bringing this drama to the public is cancel culture, and really highlights that his table presence has not been filled yet (or ever) and the games have gotten softer- which at times does make it less compelling to watch. Time to go shopping for a pro who can crush, willing to play regularly and now, "socially acceptable" for others.(Otherwise the claim that we are seeing the best poker is really undermined)
Really glad Nick finally spoke clearly about Garrett and HCL's position. He spoke to Garrett not retracting and doubling down on questioning HCL's integrity. Garrett, IMO, showed himself to be a spoiled, self-entitled man-child.
Garrett, who is one of the highest integrity people in the poker world, is banned.. and Nik Airball who has cursed dealers and players, and generally disrespectful at the table is allowed?
I think what you meant was "he was of the highest integrity". He accused a player of cheating with no proof. He also questioned the integrity of the "host". The thing about integrity is, one misstep, and you lose the tag. Garrett used to be viewed as a player with integrity. Now, he's a guy who used to be virtuous. He can rebuild, but he's not that anymore.
@@johndesabato2180 He will have a long way to go to do this. He poisoned the atmosphere with a take-no-prisoners stand where his Twitter was a powerful automatic weapon and he was spraying without praying.
She gave him the money back. He has no duty to give her anything. He questioned the integrity of the host? That questioning lead to the finding of one of their staff members stealing money from a player. There is no telling how much he had stolen on the past or would in the future. Gmanpoker should not be banned, and shouldn’t have to reach out to Nick or Ryan to be invited on the show. Imagine the ratings when he eventually does come back though…
this was my favorite interview you have done so far. ben you are awesome. can’t wait to see u back playing. would love to meet u in a different country for a drink one day ❤
G was the reason for the show's success. He is the player everyone wants to see. Probably more than any other player. HCL is a way better stream quality than LATB, but if G goes there, I'm watching him. Like Jennifer Aniston said in "Rock Star" after Mark, the lead singer left the band. "I go where the talent is, and all the talent just left the building."
The poor guy has probably been chasing Silicon Valley bank execs around for his money. I’ve always liked this dude, this episode did nothing but help fuel that. Extremely intelligent and interesting person. Much respect and good luck Ben✌🏽👑🍀
FUNNY FACT: I started watching HCL when Nick's title on screen was NITUCCI. Then one day it was changed to VERTUCCI... I was lost. I was like what?? This dudes name was NITUCCI last time I watched. After a while I just forgot about it. Now I get it. LMFAO
“Can anyone do like crypto?” Is one of the great HCL lines of all time. Glad to finally hear some back story on the Poket Bunny and I-Ron blowups. This interview was incredible, Ben is such a great character, never stop tilting! It has been interesting to watch him become a chat pro favorite. He jumps in the chat quite often and provides good banter. ❤️ Ben
Damn this dude is smart. I hated him at first. Then I realized that these poker games were minuscule compared to the sums of money he was dealing with on the daily.
I think Ben has really grown on all of us. Really enjoy him on stream.
Ben is someone you want to listen to. Awesome interview
Asking guests about business beginnings was very educational
If you are listening to this in your teens or early 20's, listen to Ben's advice and RUN with it.
Best interview yet! I’ve now become a huge fan of Ben!
This is why I watch every stream now. Letting us get to know the players is not only a brilliant business strategy, it also teaches me not to judge a book by its cover.
Nick thinks Garrett implied there's a weak link in his operation when he literally had many weak links, lol. Nick literally had a felon working for him and 0 security measures in place. I think Nick means to say, "garrett exposed all of my weak links. Therefore, he can't play anymore."
Out of all the people on the HCL stream, Ben is top 5 on the list of "I'd have a beer with this guy"
Nik airball #1
I don't drink, but I wouldn't mind treating him to dinner and picking up the check. He's great.
He’s the man !
And then what?
I love seeing Ben on tilt and getting felted
Been waiting for this one for a while. My favorite player and character on the show. Ben is such an entertaining guy. I Love his honesty he’s not afraid to say what he really thinks. I love hearing the inspirational stuff about starting the cleaning company and grinding his way up to success. Big fan. Great stuff 👍
I am never disappointed in watching your show. Your honesty and personality are compelling. You're an excellent interviewer. Your guests really open up for you. Thanks for being there for all of us poker nuts.
As always, a great interview! Thanks Nick and Ben!
New found respect for Ben. Super cool and super smart guy.
I think this was the best episode of the Nick V show - very interesting convo
Garrett timestamp is exactly 1:00:00
Thank you
Thanks 😊
Nick I respect you as businessman but talking about Garret the way you just did, was very silly! If it was not for him, 90% of your player views would not exist! Stupid business decision to ban Garrett !
Lmao Ben really said nik Airball is the hardest player he play against
ben is my fave player on the stream. Some really good lay downs and that ron rant was hilarious ;)
Best interview to date. Ben is a really interesting guy.
1:23:38 -- "I grew up when Jaws was created, the movie. And I'll tell you what, I saw that movie and that was it for me." 😂😂
Nick, you truly ask the questions that drive your guests to speak vulnerably, and their shared knowledge, stories, and perspectives truly help others. Mad respect
It's depressing just hearing how bad people were just 10-15 years ago and I'm sitting here grinding 2/5 dreaming about getting it in vs Kings high for 200BB ahhh grew up 10 years too late
Just going in comments after the K high story moment to Find this 😂😭
They were a lot worse.
People who were really good at thinking for themsleves and making constant adjustments would do amazing back then. People who wants to regurgitate the strategies of others or their solver spits out would do worse than the first group especially live.
hey Mark, that's not true. I Played bigger games from 2006-2010 on pokerstars fulltilt and party Poker and I tell you one thing: ppl were not bad especially online. we used pokertracker and all that stuff against eachother etc. it was tuff. dont believe em. iam 36 now.
@@tommyfu9271 2-5 gto will get your wrecked lol. Exploit the fish that’s its.
@@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth agree completely
I see Bens soul connection with hippos here. Watching a hippo paddling underwater with its relatively to body small feets looking like hands is exactly the look I can imagine of Ben scuba diving in a dry suit. 😂😂
Really enjoyed Ben's story, I could listen to him talk for many, many, hours.
Wow! What Ben said about how unique and interesting the poker community is-- how you meet the finest people in life and also the worst people was very profound. As a part of the poker community, I truly appreciate his honest expression and thought he said it very well.
I am now a Ben fan from this interview.. great interview nick
Great interview Nick! Much respect to Ben, what a cool dude.
1 of the best interview of yours by far. Keep it up. Love from SINGAPORE.
this is probably the best one so far, ben offered a lot of very useful advice for younger entrepreneurs like myself. Thanks Ben
Ben is my number 1 favorite HCL player. I’ve never laughed 😂harder or louder then at the things Ben says on stream. We miss him on stream lately but he’s a regular on the chat. Incredible story of believing in himself and perseverance. Thanks for putting yourself out there Ben. Thanks Nick for providing the environment to get to know cool characters like Ben.
Shoutout to all the people that acted like Garrett was the only one who wanted certain people in certain games
'He's not banned. But he can't play even if he wanted to.' What the hell does Nick think the word 'banned' means? Also Garrett made the show what it is, show the man some respect and gratitude please.
Great interview. I enjoy watching Ben play and loved hearing his story.
Nik Airball is not the Conor McGregor of poker. He's the Chael Sonnen of poker.
Having a hard time believing his backstory, but he’s certainly a colorful character.
Dude has literally 0 to gain by lying lol
Good for Ben for calling out bullshit.
Ben is nonstop action and a gentleman
Love from Singapore Ben !
Ben is surprisingly well spoken. A business man.
I love Ben when he eye rolls! Big fan , keep winning and being entertaining!🍷🍷
He has Ramona eyes 😂😩
thank you Nick. love this interview. it took me awhile to warm up to Ben, but really enjoy his presence and look forward to his return to the felt. HCL is the best!
Weird how Ben freezes up when Nick asked about how Airball has such a crazy bankroll lol
He didn't want to outright say Airball is probably under-rolled playing that deep.
Or he’s bank rolling him
ty again nick great show as always ... looking forward to the stephanie ungar show
I really enjoy your poker stream n talk show, in fact just about watch the stream every chance i get.That said I disagree with the business decision. Yes games are more lively with newer players. It could be that incident, the biggest news in poker n civilian news. Limit Garrett to a few times a month for players whom feel inferior in skill. Now we have a court jester says he is the LA King. Cmon, Garrett is the true King we need championship playoff. Give Garrett some love, tell him give the money back n let him have a seat in the million dollar game.
I forgot to mention one of the best interviews yet!
I've gained a lot of respect for Ben lately and this interview seals it for me. Wasn't sure what to make of the whole PokerBunny and Ron situation when I first saw it, but after hearing Ben's side I can definitely understand his frustration more. Great interview guys!
A Great Pod Nick 👍 Ben is a highly articulate + pleasant person. It is nice to see you interviewing somebody other than Valerie for the n-th time...I would even go as far as having Ben as a co-host. He has a very deep mind + his intelligence is captivating.
he is a legend and a humble person
This was a great interview. Took a couple days to get through it a little at a time but worth it
I didn't like Ben at first but now I like him. Best interview yet! Go Ben.
Awesome pod cast. I’ve always been curious about blank check. This left me wanting more.
Great interview. It's not anywhere explicitly said, but between the lines & through something akin to affectation, Blank Check is saying, "develop the space & capacity to help people."
You want to do something, whether it's for others or whatever it is, do it. It's not necessarily, "you" do it, just do what it is you want to do
I've never seen / heard anyone say this so completely & quietly with their being - a total peace & stillness accompanying it
Excellent conversation, with a healthy dose of humility and humour.
Thoroughly enjoyed the insights Ben brought, by sharing his interesting life experience and general philosophy.
By far the best episode I ve seen so far! I couldn’t stop for a second! Nick great job! Ben hat off sir
This was a nice surprise on a Monday morning!!
I don't get how Ben got upset about Poker Bunny. She either made a play to seem weak, which is fine for a poker table, or she genuinely misread her stack.
But then Ron showing him his hand when he's upset, that was indeed comedy gold.
Wow, enjoyed this one. Probably my favorite episode so far.
Really good stuff here nick
Great interview
An opinion- Banning garret is a weak move, if certain players don't want to play with him that's fine but to outright try to cancel him/sever ties is a bad look. Whatever happened in the hand and the ensuing issues is his personal problem, hcl has done their part with the investigation. Bringing this drama to the public is cancel culture, and really highlights that his table presence has not been filled yet (or ever) and the games have gotten softer- which at times does make it less compelling to watch. Time to go shopping for a pro who can crush, willing to play regularly and now, "socially acceptable" for others.(Otherwise the claim that we are seeing the best poker is really undermined)
great interview 👍
ben is the one of the scariest players today. imo. great pod nv.
Great insight of the man behind the diva image. Thanks for this.
Civil, cordial, informative, interesting interview so far.
I love how he walked out of her weak defense. Like, I’m not part of your issues.
Top two best interviews so far. Nice work
My favorite interview on this channel so far
Big head equals smart ass dude. Ben has become a high stakes poker legend.
new found respect for this guy Ben. totally different guy off the table
Really glad Nick finally spoke clearly about Garrett and HCL's position. He spoke to Garrett not retracting and doubling down on questioning HCL's integrity. Garrett, IMO, showed himself to be a spoiled, self-entitled man-child.
Garrett thinks his big bankroll and Twitter followers make him bigger than Elvis.
Your last sentence NAILED IT
We want Garrett back!
Nick lets please get a Garrett/Airball heads up match on the books. Already some trash talk between the two, get em on the felt!
I’ve been waiting for this on (no pun intended), that was awesome!😎
When I first saw the IRon hand 🤔
Now, every time I see the IRon hand 🤣🤣🤣
Timestamp when they talk about garret ?
Garrett, who is one of the highest integrity people in the poker world, is banned.. and Nik Airball who has cursed dealers and players, and generally disrespectful at the table is allowed?
Well, he did take 135k from someone with zero evidence...
@davidhatch7603 He didn't put a gun to her head. She voluntarily gave the money.
I think what you meant was "he was of the highest integrity". He accused a player of cheating with no proof. He also questioned the integrity of the "host". The thing about integrity is, one misstep, and you lose the tag. Garrett used to be viewed as a player with integrity. Now, he's a guy who used to be virtuous. He can rebuild, but he's not that anymore.
@@johndesabato2180 He will have a long way to go to do this. He poisoned the atmosphere with a take-no-prisoners stand where his Twitter was a powerful automatic weapon and he was spraying without praying.
She gave him the money back. He has no duty to give her anything. He questioned the integrity of the host? That questioning lead to the finding of one of their staff members stealing money from a player. There is no telling how much he had stolen on the past or would in the future. Gmanpoker should not be banned, and shouldn’t have to reach out to Nick or Ryan to be invited on the show. Imagine the ratings when he eventually does come back though…
this was my favorite interview you have done so far. ben you are awesome. can’t wait to see u back playing. would love to meet u in a different country for a drink one day ❤
That spaz vs Ron was messy diva. Tighten up😳😄
This is one person i wanted to see a podcast with.
best player for the show by a mile
Nick V went full ruby ridge at the end
Wow, that was a great video. Tons of respect and admiration for BCB.
G was the reason for the show's success. He is the player everyone wants to see. Probably more than any other player. HCL is a way better stream quality than LATB, but if G goes there, I'm watching him. Like Jennifer Aniston said in "Rock Star" after Mark, the lead singer left the band. "I go where the talent is, and all the talent just left the building."
This is great. Thank you
I only watch the stream for Airball Ben JR…
The poor guy has probably been chasing Silicon Valley bank execs around for his money. I’ve always liked this dude, this episode did nothing but help fuel that. Extremely intelligent and interesting person. Much respect and good luck Ben✌🏽👑🍀
Holy shit, I had no idea Nick was a pig for 20 years.
FUCK YEAH!!! THS EPSODE WTH CRAZY ASS BLANK CHECK SHOULD BE EPIC!!!!
We do NOT want to trade GMan for NikAir and Mariano wtf!
You should get Pepe on the show:) be like a Ted Talk
A stand up guy for sure
Phil Hellmuth is a way bigger poker diva than Ben.
Ben is my favorite on HCL.
56:20, how can Ben watch the footage when there isn’t any footage available to us?
Ben comes across as a very very smart man with logic and common sense in abundance.
When I first watched Ben I didn't like him at all, but he has definitely grown on me. One of my favorites to watch now!
AWESOME INTERVIEW!!! ❤️
FUNNY FACT: I started watching HCL when Nick's title on screen was NITUCCI. Then one day it was changed to VERTUCCI... I was lost. I was like what?? This dudes name was NITUCCI last time I watched. After a while I just forgot about it. Now I get it. LMFAO
“Can anyone do like crypto?” Is one of the great HCL lines of all time. Glad to finally hear some back story on the Poket Bunny and I-Ron blowups. This interview was incredible, Ben is such a great character, never stop tilting! It has been interesting to watch him become a chat pro favorite. He jumps in the chat quite often and provides good banter. ❤️ Ben
I’m self made. All this self made talk is spot on.
I think Garrett the crybaby slanderer should stay home
Damn this dude is smart. I hated him at first. Then I realized that these poker games were minuscule compared to the sums of money he was dealing with on the daily.
Garrett’s my favorite player I hope he finds a stream to play on maybe the new live at the bike that would be a real slap in the face
He's already been on the new LATB
I unsubscribed Hustler because they banned Garrett.
I love IT! Great Job BEN!!!!
Could you guys please put the date of poker videos that you show, like on the video🙏🙏❤️❤️