Scott Ball / Creator of Twitch Poker / President of End Game Talent

Scott Ball, the creator of Twitch Poker and president of End Game Talent, shares his journey with epilepsy and how it has impacted his life. He shares the process of getting poker on Twitch and how it has revolutionized the poker industry as a whole. Tune in to learn how Scott’s business has been impacted by coronavirus, what he does to improve his own game, and why streaming is tough – and find out why he believes poker sites need Twitch to succeed.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:

• 00:00 – 26:30 – Introducing Scott Ball, his athletic career, how epilepsy has impacted his life, how he started playing poker, Twitch, and how he helped get poker on Twitch.
• 26:30 – 43:40 - How poker is changing over time, why being a streamer is tough, the early days of poker on Twitch, and how Twitch has revolutionized the poker industry.
• 43:30 – 01:08:30 - On becoming a poker player, the role of streamers who help grow poker, the deal with bid wars on streaming platforms, some Twitch financials and sponsorships.
• 01:08:30 – 01:25:30 - On his hopes for poker, a hint about cool things going on in Twitch, his biggest online win, and how business has been impacted by coronavirus.
• 01:25:30 – 01:34:00 - Scott’s favorite casinos, the origin of his nickname “Rumcake”, on poker sites needing to be on Twitch to succeed, and the people in poker Scott admires.
• 01:34:00 – 01:49:30 - On what inspires Scott, marketing, what he thinks about squads, his favorite thing learned from Twitch, and how he improves his own game.

3 Key Points

• Twitch is all about hanging out with the streamer and other viewers.
• Content creators and influencers can generate super-fans through Twitch.
• Experiment to decide.

Contact/Resources

• Partner - Party Poker
• Website - Jeff Gross Poker
• End Game Talent
• Twitch