A four-part video series debuted over the last few weeks on the Poker King YouTube channel to the delight of poker fans the world over. The videos featured Poker Hall of Famers Barry Greenstein and Phil Ivey having a riveting conversation in which Ivey reveals more about his life and views on the poker world than ever before.
In this article, we get a special behind-the-scenes look at how the videos were produced.
Interviewing Daniel Negreanu is something that hundreds of people have done. That’s precisely why preparing to interview him is something that takes a lot of time and effort. In this blog post, I detail the months of preparation I did leading up to interviewing the world’s most well-known poker player.
Many poker fans have probably dreamed about the chance to meet Phil Ivey, the world’s #1 poker player, and thought about what they would ask him if given the opportunity. Over the past few weeks, I’ve essentially lived that dream as I was granted the privilege of interviewing Phil for this poker blog. In this behind-the-scenes blog post, I’ll take you through the entire experience, from the outset until the interview’s publication, and share my thoughts and feelings along the way.