Triton Champ Reveals New Project to Uncover Poker’s Most Exclusive World
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What's it like to play against Phil Ivey, Seth Davies, or Artur Martirosian in a $200,000 tournament?
Three-time Triton champion Mario Mosböck knows, and now he's bringing fans along for the ride with his brand-new YouTube channel that offers an all-access look at life on poker's most exclusive high stakes tour.
Featuring behind-the-scenes moments, candid interviews with some of the game's biggest stars, and rare insight into how high rollers navigate poker's toughest and most expensive spots, the opening episode premiered Friday with a look at Mosböck's run in the $200k NLH Invitational at Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro.
Ahead of the launch, Mosböck caught up with PokerNews to discuss what poker content can learn from Mr. Beast, wanting to reveal what goes on in the mind of a pro, and why one of his best heads-up battles this year happened 35,000 feet in the air with nobody watching.
Watch the first video here:
What Poker Content Can Learn From Mr. Beast
From YouTube’s ongoing scrutiny of poker content creators to the recent AI quote controversy in the WSOP 'No Limit' documentary series, there's no doubt it has been a challenging year in many ways for those trying to bring fresh perspectives on the game online.
Mosböck is undeterred, but explains he doesn't underestimate the work involved in creating compelling content. "I think the one thing most viewers don't realize is how much time and effort it actually takes to create really good content. It's wildly time-consuming. A video like this is probably 100-plus hours. And that's just really hard to do as a poker player."
With ambitions to continue playing the game's high-stakes events, he emphasizes a quality-over-quantity approach, noting, "Mr. Beast said it's much easier to do ten really good videos than a hundred bad ones, and that’s exactly how we approach it."
"Being creative and being a really good poker player don’t really overlap."
On the creators he admires, he says, "I spoke a lot with Frankie [Cucchiara] and Corey Eyring to understand their approach because they see themselves as filmmakers, as creative directors first, and that leads to fantastic videos."
Where Mosböck hopes to carve out a niche is through his access to the high-stakes scene and his collaboration with Triton, an advantage few other creators enjoy.
"I watched Frankie's videos, 20 minutes of interesting, captivating storylines, but in reality, he played a $400 satellite to a $3k tournament, which in itself isn't that interesting of a story. Most people wouldn’t really care. But the way he builds a story is brilliant. Fantastic storytelling."
"I understand that this is a completely different craft. Not many people realize it requires a completely different skill set. Being creative and being a really good poker player don’t really overlap. That’s why creating high stakes content that’s compelling is not easy to do well."
Getting Inside the Mind of a Pro
When asked what viewers can expect from his new channel, Mosböck makes it clear that it won't be all lifestyle. He aims to deliver serious poker analysis, giving insight into his thought process as he navigates some of the world's biggest tournaments.
One of the opening scenes of the first episode shows Mosböck in an agonizing spot against Ivey, and he notes that he drew inspiration from Adrian Mateos' Inside the Mind of a Pro series with Winamax, which he describes as doing an excellent job of showing high-level thinking.
"I want to give people an inside look at what it's really like to play these tournaments, what goes through my head, what my opponents might be thinking, and most importantly, what it feels like in those moments," he says. "Viewers can follow the process and experience it alongside me."
"I want to give people an inside look at what it's really like to play these tournaments."
As a Triton Poker ambassador, Mosböck also has access to the expertise and knowledge of a team that arguably has some of the highest production values in poker, and he plans to use it. "I work with the Triton commentators Ali Nejad and Henry Kilbane for the voiceovers so you actually feel you're involved," he adds.
"We even did motion graphics that match the design of the Triton live stream, so even outer tables have full displays of the cards."
Summing up his thoughts on the opening episode, he says, "I'm very proud of what we put together."
The Rematch No One Saw at 35,000 Feet
Finally, turning to his reflections on 2025, Mosböck grins as he says, "What happened poker-wise this year? I think I only played three poker events, very, very little, which is totally fine. I'll probably just play the Triton Series going forward."
Despite the light schedule, there was still plenty of success. He captured well over $2 million across three events and a third Triton title at the Super High Roller Series Jeju I in March, with a victory in the $50k against Bryn Kenney, before returning to Jeju II in September, where he finished second to Kayhan Mokri in the $150k NLH 8-Handed for $3,067,941.
"We were actually on the same flight home. We sat next to each other and played heads-up on the multiplayer game system."
"Jeju went really well. The first one, where I got second in the $20k, was unfortunate. I always get so competitive to finish first, but I couldn't close it. And then the day later, I won the $50k, so that was fantastic," he says.
"The third stop in Jeju again, I finished second in the $150k, chopping it with Kayhan Mokri, which was actually really good. He's one of my favorite guys in poker. I'm really excited to show that video on my channel covering that run. That was a really fun event."
Despite that narrow miss, Mosböck explains a rematch with Mokri came sooner than expected, and in rather unusual circumstances.
"We were actually on the same flight home. We sat next to each other and played heads-up on the multiplayer game system, so we were grinding that," he says. "We played for side bets, and I crushed him. I think I won almost every game," he laughs.
Photos courtesy of Triton Poker.
