Alec Robinson 🚢

I was considering starting an anon account at one point, after watching the @realEstateTrent journey from the very beginning (incredible follow), but glad I decided to be myself. To introduce myself, I’m Alec, from Raleigh, NC, a lifelong entrepreneur, and I’ve been in the event ticketing space for the last decade, along with some SaaS, ecom, and real estate concepts. I’ll be sharing more about how event tickets, including behind a the scenes look at how event ticket markets work to your favorite events, sports (Super Bowl, Final Four, etc.) and concerts (Taylor Swift, etc.)

Price caps are by far the bigger issue, imo. I’m all for allowing artists to control & restrict transferability, just the same as the airline and hotel industry. But, just the same as those industries, the primary ticket seller should be offering refundable options, as they are already currently required by law in some states. But the reality is that will never happen due to the economics of the live music industry.

@imalecrobinson @SoonerFletch @andrewmcmahon But your lobbying teams are fighting hard for a transferability mandate in every state. It seems to be their number one issue everywhere. Why should you have laws that force us to give you our product? Isn’t that state controlled biz that you hate?

Why do the scalpers feel they have a right to make decisions on tickets rather than the person onstage? Thank you @andrewmcmahon for taking a stand for all fans washingtoncitypaper.com/article/785660…

@forcemm @SoonerFletch @andrewmcmahon It sounds like we have exactly what you want @forcemm . A free market with artist choice on transferability in almost every state with a primary ticketing platform that claims to have the technology to enforce that. The fact that they don’t seems like your biggest issue?

@SoonerFletch @andrewmcmahon I’m pro free market without protections for scalpers. Let’s have a free market that says an artist can control their own biz & not have laws to protect you and your friends. It’s transferability mandates that are communist, companies should be allowed to decide for themselves

@MN_SportsNut @AllenKessler @SavagePoker I think we are talking about two different kinds of recs 😂

@imalecrobinson @AllenKessler @SavagePoker Recs don’t wear headphones??? Shit take bro

Was talking to @SavagePoker about new AI headphones that can record video. Do these pose any threat to the integrity of a live tournament table? Anyone have a link so I can see their capabilities?

@ThePokerBoss The people following you will be playing the same amount. The important people are the ones not following you, which I would guess is overwhelmingly MORE.

With all the talk around no headphones at the tables, in the long shot this could get enough support, would you play more poker, less, or about the same?

@wazzo11 How ironic is it that the players who talk the most about GTO, balancing ranges, etc are often the ones with headphones on paying little to no attention to their opponents, giving up massive EV.

One of the most underappreciated concepts in poker is presence The more present you are at the table, the more edge you see Timing tells Bet sizing tells Live reads Showdowns that reveal tendencies Most players miss all of this because they’re too busy thinking about theory or staring at their phone instead of paying attention to what’s actually happening in front of them Your default strategy is just the baseline Presence is where the real money gets made

This is a major issue with price caps for sports season ticket holders. If you don’t believe me, call any pro sports team today inquiring about season tickets. The sales reps pivot to recouping costs by selling games as soon as you bring up cost. Many season ticket holders will churn without ability to subsidize some of the cost.

@Amonahan Imagine saying this and not including the hardest part of being a winning bettor, actually keeping accounts and finding a place to bet. Beating sports is much easier than being able to actually maintain the ability to bet (if you’re a winner) long term

Poker & sports betting are the ONLY forms of gambling where you can get an edge & win long-term 1) Sports betting = easy. You watch an odds screen & click buttons. Anybody can do it. 2) Poker = much harder. Lots of game theory, etc.

@thedailykaily Of course. When they stop winning, many will stop showing up, and prices will have to be lowered. But that’s the case for almost every team. Winning drives attendance.

@imalecrobinson For now. I lived through the dark days

Dundon’s jet was probably funded by the Lenovo Center’s parking fees.

@VictoriaL_64 Imagine benchmarking poker success by Hendon Mob. 😳 “I have more cashes so I am better than you”

OK Nick. Let's take a look at your record. According to Hendon Mob, you are playing poker for 17 years? Same as the world's best players. And your total live earnings are $3.5M, and your best year, 2025 was $780K, which is also the only score over $500K. I am playing poker for 4 years, have $2.9M and never had a year with less than $500K. Side by side, me on the right, you on the left. Do you think I'll be where you are now in 12 years?

@girdley You can’t talk about TM without deeply exploring LIve Nation. Founded as and still is the public scapegoat, taking heat for artists and venues in the court of public opinion to this day.

NEW LONG FORM VIDEO: The rise and fall of Ticketmaster So you find out your favorite artist is coming to town for a concert. You log in the moment tickets go on sale, only to discover that 40,000 people are somehow ahead of you in line. And by the time you finally get through hours later, the only seats left cost five to ten times the original ticket price. Now you have a choice: skip the concert of a lifetime or put it on your credit card and deal with the debt later. This has become a familiar experience for millions of people, and much of it traces back to one company: Ticketmaster. But now, for the first time in decades, the company may actually be under serious threat. Taylor Swift, Metallica, Pearl Jam, the U.S. government, and state attorneys general have all become part of the fight against Ticketmaster’s dominance. This is the wild rise and possible fall of Ticketmaster.

@JohnRavenda @girdley Absolutely false

It’s not Ticketmaster? It’s StubHub buying tickets in predetermined blocks to relist on their site. They are the reason scalpers no longer exist at concert or sports events. StubHub only has to give you your purchased tickets 24 hours before the game/show. Only given to you if they can’t sell on their hub! SCAM!

@savanah2j @tURBOdIEZEl96 Gas station pizza??

@tURBOdIEZEl96 never heard of this where is it??

Hunts brothers is the move 💯

@businessbarista Ai-native

I want to start an AI community for executives. This will be a space for people to share killer use cases, agentic workflows/agents, post-AI org structure, AI governance, AI training/enablement, change management, and more. Comment “AI-native” if you want to join.

While restricting supply DOES put more tickets in the hands of fans at the price the artist wishes, this person is on 🎯, if you don’t happen to be one of the “lucky ones” your options (and hence prices) will be tremendously limited/much higher.

I wonder how many @MLBRaleigh followers have attended @DurhamBulls game in the past year. One of the best minor league experiences in baseball, inexpensive, yet empty seats every game. But we are all supposed to believe that Raleigh/Durham can fill that will inevitably be: 5x the size, 2-3x more expensive, much worse traffic than @DurhamBulls. People forget the @Canes had some of the worst attendance in the league (while also having some of the cheapest game attendance costs) until they were a contender every year (winning cures all).

@dankness3 Certainly not helping matters that the guy with the most circuit rings in history is filing for bankruptcy. 🧐

I think one of the biggest problems with tournament poker from a fans perspective is literally no one has any idea who’s the best. Foxen is a beast- it certainly could be him. Or it could be Ben Tollerene. Or some euro. It could be 50 different people. We have no idea how much anyone is really winning and it hurts the product a lot from an entertainment perspective because while there are a lot of great players, no one really stands out from the rest

@Jason hard disagree. There are plenty of people who have no business even being near a startup (nor would they enjoy it)

If you’re laid off, create or join a startup — that’s the best path to unlimited upside and happiness

@junglemandan Same thing as Blackjack. I’m not sure why anyone is surprised. Learning to count cards is the easy part. The hard part is being able to play. Same is true for sports…and any -EV game that you are playing +EV.

For those of you guys trying to earn at sports, Raise your hand if you've been limited by a sportsbook for winning. The model is simple: they want your action when you lose, and they don't want it when you win. That's not gambling. That's a rigged game