Robl is one of the central figures in Ship it Holla Ballas! How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker’s Loudest, Craziest and Richest Crew by Jonathan Grotenstein and Storms Reback.
Despite the author only using Robl’s online handle "Good2cu," it’s clearly about the young high-stakes pro.
“I’ve read the book,” he said. “I found it very entertaining. Everything in it is true.”
Robl and fellow poker players Phil Galfond, Peter “Apathy” Jetten and David “Raptor” Benefield were known for crushing online poker in the mid-2000s as well as living a fast-paced party lifestyle.
“When I look back at some of that stuff I just have to shake my head,” he admitted.
The book didn’t come as a tremendous shock to Robl as he’d done several interviews with the author. Much of the material Robl actually published himself on his blog back in the day.
Robl Still Winning Millions, Partying Less
Much has changed for Robl since his younger years and earlier this week he was calm and collected as he won $1 million in the $100k Challenge at the Aussie Millions.
Robl said that in his younger years he would have partied for days after winning but he’s calmed down considerably since that period of his life.
“When I first got into poker I was insecure,” he said.
“I had a chip on my shoulder. I’ve matured since then. I used to feel like I had something to prove.”
Now a veteran of the poker world, Robl has one piece of advice for potential up-and-coming Ballas.
“If you do stupid things, don’t write about it on the Internet,” he laughed. “That’s a lesson I’ve learned.”
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