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Episode 500: Erik Seidel

Andrew — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:47:42 +0000

Erik Seidel has been one of the greatest poker players in the world for over four decades. We are proud and honored to celebrate this milestone episode with such a legend of the game. Erik discusses with Carlos and Andrew his early days as a backgammon player at the Mayfair Club, his second-place finish to Johnny Chan at his first WSOP, and how he’s navigated so many dramatic changes in the poker landscape without losing his edge.

Thanks to Sam Greenwood for helping us connect with Erik.

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Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel is a professional poker player with 10 WSOP bracelets and a second-place finish in the Main Event. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2010.

Episode 498: Sam Greenwood’s Punt of the Day

Andrew — Sun, 17 May 2026 05:01:00 +0000

Sam Greenwood returns to the show to talk poker, punting, gigablocks, hip hop, and how he’s more of an “intuitive player” than we made him out to be in our recent interview with Andrew Lichtenberger.

Sam first appeared on Episode 476.

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SAM GREENWOOD

Sam Greenwood is one of the most successful tournament players of all time, with nearly $40 million in live winnings. He is an instructor at Run It Once and the author of the Punt of the Day newsletter on Substack.

Episode 493: Strategy From TPD

Andrew — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:21:17 +0000

Carlos and Andrew answer Thinking Poker Daily listener questions about ICM, training your folding muscle, and more!

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Episode 487: Alex Livingston

Andrew — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:36:30 +0000

Mixed game master and Main Event final tabler Alex Livingston joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss playing mixed games, coaching mixed games, teaching in Rwanda, and coining the term Old Man Coffee.

Alex and Chris Vitch teach the Mixed Minds video training course.

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ALEX LIVINGSTON

Alex Livingston is a professional poker player and coach. With Chris Vitch, he teaches the Mixed Minds course. Alex finished 3rd in the 2019 WSOP Main Event for $4 million.

Episode 483: Jenny Westerlund

Andrew — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:20:13 +0000

Swedish pro and mother of two Jenny Westerlund recently had the biggest score of her career when she shipped the Main Event of the WSOP Circuit in Tallinn, Estonia for over €200,000. She talks to Nate and Andrew about her background as both a dealer and a kindergarten teacher and how she balances traveling the live circuit with (co-)parenting two kids as a single mother.

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JENNY WESTERLUND

Jenny Westerlund is a professional poker player from Switzerland. She recently won the Main Event of the WSOP Circuit in Tallinn, Estonia.

Episode 481: Pure Strategy

Andrew — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:34:07 +0000

Andrew and Carlos answer strategy questions from the Patreon, and Carlos discusses his move from Las Vegas to Jacksonville.

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Episode 480: Royal Redux

Andrew — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:34:51 +0000

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues, a journey they shared with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson on Episode 459. Now they’re back to discuss the joys and challenges of their rapid growth plus some thoughts on the 2025 World Series of Poker.

Thanks to Caitlyn Arnwine for connecting us with them!

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Michelle Farmer & Natascha Carpenter

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter have over 15 years of poker experience. Royal Queens Poker hosts ladies-only tournaments and offers classes to encourage female participation. Additionally, Royal Queens Poker provides free poker events at local restaurants and bars, where players have the chance to win prizes.

Episode 479: Craig Savage

Andrew — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 18:12:06 +0000

Craig Savage is an educator by trade, but he’s been a competitive poker player and a student of Carlos’s for many years. Hot on the heels of his bracelet victory in the $500 NLHE Freezeout, he speaks with Andrew and Carlos about the experience and how he stays on top of the game despite family and professional obligations.

In the strategy segment, Andrew discusse what exactly “targeting” means and why so many people get it wrong.

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CRAIG SAVAGE

Craig is an educator with 31 years of experience, specializing in psychology, the psychology and ethics of leadership, and advanced biology. A former collegiate athlete, he turned to poker in 2003 as a new competitive outlet. He has a gold WSOP bracelet from the 2025 $500 NLHE Freezeout and is part of the Chase the Dream docuseries.

Episode 478: Ian Chan

Andrew — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:05:03 +0000

Ian Chan is a Silicon Valley software engineer and a triple draw enthusiast who built his own badugi solver. He talks game theory, artificial intelligence, mixed games, and the underappreciated role of tactile poker experiences.

We’ve also got a little in memoriam for Jane Hitchcock, who was our guest on Episode 330.

All our interviews with the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group are here.

The Counterfactual Regret Minimization paper we discuss is here.

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IAN CHAN

Ian Chan is the VP of Engineering at Postscript. He’s also an avid poker player who enjoys applying his knowledge of game theory and computer science to triple draw games.

Episode 477: Shootout with Nate Meyvis

Andrew — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:22:36 +0000

Former Thinking Poker Podcast host Nate Meyvis joins the show to talk about AI, spaced repetition, and his new flashcard site ZippyFlash.com. Meanwhile Carlos drops in with occasional updates while playing the $1500 Shootout at the WSOP.

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NATE MEYVIS

Nate Meyvis is a software engineer and a former professional poker player and original co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast.

Episode 476: Sam Greenwood

Andrew — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:50:47 +0000

Nosebleed MTT crusher Sam Greenwood is one of the most successful poker players of all time. But how did he get started, how did he rise to the top, and why is he now giving away his secrets in a daily newsletter? Carlos and Andrew get to the bottom of it all in this fantastic interview.

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SAM GREENWOOD

Episode 475: Chris Vitch

Andrew — Mon, 26 May 2025 17:54:18 +0000

Chris “DeathDonkey” Vitch joins Carlos and Andrew for a lively discussion of poker in all its forms, including why he prefers non-hold ’em games, what hold ’em players get wrong about mixed games, and he approaches mixed game tournaments differently than cash games.

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CHRIS VITCH

Chris Vitch is a long-time professional poker player, coach, and instructor focusing on mixed games. He has three WSOP bracelets.

Episode 474: Tom Boshoff

Andrew — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:45:52 +0000

Tom “Tombos21” Boshoff returns to the show to discuss new developments in poker strategy and technology since his last appearance.

Alex Sutherland is the source of the “think of a solver as a tool for conducting experiments” idea.

We first discussed the idea of AI “intuition” with Michael Bowling of the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group.

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Tom Boshoff

Tom Boshoff is the Head Coach at GTO Wizard. He previously appeared on Episode 393.

Episode 472: Andres Korn

Andrew — Tue, 06 May 2025 17:47:21 +0000

Andres Korn grew up playing poker with his friends, but it wasn’t until he saw it on TV that he decided to take it seriously. He bought straight in to the WSOP Main Event and never looked back. Now he’s one of the most successful players in Argentina (and the world!), with an emphasis on mixed games but enough hold ’em proficiency to hold a bracelet in the prestigious $5K six-max event.

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Andres Korn

Andres Korn is one of the most successful poker players in Argentina, with nearly $4M in live cashes and a WSOP bracelet from the prestigious $5K six-max event.

Episode 469: Glo and Lo, Two Years On

Andrew — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:51:50 +0000

It’s been two years since Carlos met Gloria Jackson when he contacted about for an interview. Now he lives with her and her two youngest sons, and both their lives have changed dramatically. The two of them share with Andrew what their lives look like now, both on and off the felt.

If you aren’t familiar with Gloria, her original interview is well worth listening to even if you don’t care about Carlos’s love life. For those who do, the story of how they got together is a great listen, too.

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GLORIA JACKSON

Gloria Jackson is a mother of five and has played poker professionally for over twelve years.

Episode 468: Paul O’Reilly

Andrew — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:39:10 +0000

Co-owner of the Irish Poker Open Paul O’Reilly discusses the historic event with Carlos and Andrew. Plus the Irish poker scene, tips for visiting Dublin, and more!

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Website: www.irishpokeropen.com

X: @Irish_PokerOpen

Instagram: irishpokeropen

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Episode 466: RecPoker Featuring Jim Reid, LoriAnn Persinger, and Rob Gardner

Andrew — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:27:58 +0000

Jim Reid, LoriAnn Persinger, and Rob Gardner join Andrew and Carlos to talk about the RecPoker community and how the needs, goals, and experiences of recreational players differ from those of professionals.

LoriAnn first appeared on Episode 394 of the Thinking Poker Podcast.

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RecPoker Links

Website: https://rec.poker/

Audio Podcast: https://pod.link/1149156123

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RecPokerCommunity

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9aYSMCCfpv

JIM REID

Jim Reid is a poker coach and host of The RecPoker Podcast.

LORIANN PERSINGER

LoriAnn Persinger is a poker lover, Navy veteran, and serial game show champion with a history in poker media. She recently joined the RecPoker RECing crew.

ROB GARDNER

Rob Gardner is the marketing director for RecPoker and host of the Chase the Dream podcast. Rob recently launched Ramp Poker and the Ramp Poker Core Training Cours

Episode 465: AK is Hard to Play

Andrew — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:39:08 +0000

Carlos shares his experiences from the GPI awards banquet and a visit with Tom McEvoy. Then he and Andrew discuss two tricky tournament spots with AK.

We interviewed Tom McEvoy on Episode 450.

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Episode 464: Zak VanKeuren

Andrew — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:47:34 +0000

Winning a major poker tournament isn’t a fast track onto the Thinking Poker Podcast, but when Matt Savage says, “You have to talk to this guy!”, we oblige. And so glad we did!

Zak VanKeuren, who won the WPT Prime Championship in December for over $1 million, is a great poker player, but he isn’t just a great poker player. He’s also a holistic wellness enthusiast and performance coach.

We talk to him about what exactly that means, how it helped him perform on one of poker’s largest stages, and what he hopes to teach others about experiencing the richness of life.

You can learn more about Zak and his coaching on Instagram and Twitter.

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ZAK VANKEUREN

Zak VanKeuren is a professional poker player and holistic wellness coach. He recently won the WPT Prime Championship for over $1 million!

Episode 463: Black History Month with Caitlyn Arnwine

Andrew — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:53:52 +0000

Organizer, advocate, and poker pro Caitlyn Arnwine returns to the show for Black History Month! With Carlos and Andrew, she discusses why Black history is American history, how historical voting rights movements can inform contemporary struggles, how to advocate for Women’s Events, and what this all has to do with poker strategy.

Plus, Carlos and Andrew discuss risk premiums in everyday life and whether cash games or tournaments better model the real world.

Caitlyn Arnwine first appeared on Episode 397 as Caitlyn Cobb. She also appeared on our earlier episode on women’s events, on Episode 431 with LoriAnn Persinger, and on Episode 451 with Justin and Barbara Arnwine. We spoke with her husband, Justin Arnwine, on Episodes 398 and 399.

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CAITLYN ARNWINE

Caitlyn Arnwine describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

Episode 462: Alex Fitzgerald

Andrew — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:45:47 +0000

Legendary poker guru Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald returns to the podcast after a long hiatus to discuss solvers, live cash games, his new book, living in New York during the height of the pandemic, and much more!

Alex previously appeared on Episode 84 and Episode 133. His website is PokerHeadRush.com.

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Alexander Fitzgerald

Alex Fitzgerald is a poker player, author, and coach. His latest book is How to Beat Players Who Never Fold.

Episode 461: Ivonne Montealegre

Andrew — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:06:55 +0000

Ivonne Montealegre is best known in the poker world for organizing the popular Malta Poker Festival and the new Costa Rica Poker Festival. She shares with Carlos and Andrew about growing up in Costa Rica, living in Malta, how her mother got her into poker, what goes into organizing a poker festival, and her now role as Manager of the SiGMA Poker Tour.

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IVONNE MONTEALEGRE

Ivonne Montealegre is the Manager of the SiGMA Poker Tour and the organizer of the Malta Poker Festival and the Costa Rica Poker Festival.

Episode 460: Triple Barreling with Matt Matros

Andrew — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:05:02 +0000

Matt Matros is a professional poker player and writer whose works include both fiction and poker books. With Carlos and Andrew, he discusses concepts from his new book, 24 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2024, and the three apply game theory concepts to a triple barrel bluff Andrew attempted. Matt previously appeared on Episode 301, Episode 379, and Episode 425.

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MATT MATROS

Matt Matros has three WSOP bracelets and an MFA in creative writing. He is the author of The Making of a Poker Player, The Game Plan, The Poker Brain and the new 24 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2024.

Episode 459: Patrick “Egption” Tardif

Andrew — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:02:39 +0000

Pro player and streamer Patrick “Egption” Tardif discusses his background in competitive video gaming, his rocky road to becoming a professional poker player, the joys and challenges of playing on stream, and the new online poker site ClubWPT Gold.

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PATRICK TARDIF

Patrick “Egption” Tardif is a professional poker player, streamer, and World Poker Tour/Club WPT Ambassador. You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch.

Episode 457 Eugene Katchalov

Andrew — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:13:08 +0000

Eugene Katchalov left the world of professional poker at the top, but he’s still around as a recreational player and entrepreneur. In this delightful conversation, he discusses what makes poker fun, what poker needs, and how solvers have changed the game.

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EUGENE KATCHALOV

Eugene Katchalov is a poker champion and entrepeneur integrating gaming with educational and community-building initiatives. He is among the most successful players with Ukrainian roots, with over $9 million in live tournament winnings.

Episode 456: Jeanne David

Andrew — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:54:28 +0000

Jeanne David has worked as the manager of an in-patient drug treatment facility and as the head of Responsible Gaming at PokerStars, but she’s always been a poker player herself as well. On the heels of her induction in the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame, Jeanne joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss her colorful life and her passion for poker.

Tickets are still available for the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be held on December 11.

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JEANNE DAVID

Jeanne David was the head of Responsible Gaming at PokerStars for 14 years. She was recently inducted into the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame.

Episode 454: Jessica Vierling

Andrew — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:23:10 +0000

Vegas-based poker pro Jessica Vierling is famously forthcoming about her struggles: with alcoholism, suicidal thoughts, and holding herself to impossibly high standards. The most important thing, she says, is to be honest and authentic.

She is just that in this conversation with Andrew, where they discuss her struggles, her triumphs, her journey from the corporate world to the world of professional poker, and her life in Las Vegas.

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Jessica Vierling

Jessica Vierling is a professional poker player, originally from Germany and now living in Las Vegas. In May of 2024, she won the Main Event of the WSOPC-LA for over $300K.

Bonus Episode! Online Poker Returns and the 1000th Episode of Thinking Poker Daily

Andrew — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:14 +0000

Online poker is returning to the US, and what better way to celebrate than with the 1000th episode of Thinking Poker Daily?

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Episode 452: On the Edge with Nate Silver

Andrew — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:20:03 +0000

Nate Silver is back on the felt, but there’s a lot more than poker in his new book, On the Edge. He gets deep into it with Andrew and Carlos, discussing everything from the physiology of poker to coaching with Andrew to a an accidental prediction about Carlos.

We previously interviewed Nate Silver on Episode 318.

Other recommended episodes:

Maria Konnikova
Ed Miller
Carlos Welch
Jamal Hanson
Matt Glassman
Stoyan Obreshkov
Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet
Isaac Haxton
Dick Carson
Tom McEvoy
Game Theory and Civil Rights

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NATE SILVER

Nate Silver is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and a former professional poker player. He is the author of On the Edge, The Signal and the Noise, and the Silver Bulletin substack, and he co-hosts the Risky Business podcast with Maria Konnikova, whom we interviewed on Episode 247. Nate first appeared on Episode 318.

Episode 451: Game Theory and Civil Rights, with Barbara, Caitlyn, and Justin Arnwine

Andrew — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:12:11 +0000

Civil rights leader Barbara Arnwine joins returning guests Justin and Caitlyn Arnwine (her son and daughter-in-law) to discuss the ways poker strategy has informed their activism around civil rights and voter suppression.

The Map of Shame

My Vote Don’t Count by YelloPain

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BARBARA ARNWINE

Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq, is the President & Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition. She also serves as Co-Chair and Facilitator of the National Commission for Voter Justice, the Millennial Votes Matters Convenings and the Voting Rights Alliance. She was the head of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law from February, 1989 until June, 2015 and holds the honorific title of President Emeritus. She has served as the Charles Hamilton Chair for the North Carolina Central University School of Law from 2016-2017 and taught at Columbia University School of Law. She hosts the radio show Igniting Change.

JUSTIN ARNWINE

Justin Arnwine is a writer, gambler, independent scholar, and activist famous for his Hello Kitty attire. We first spoke with him on Episodes 398 and 399.

Caitlyn Arnwine

Caitlyn Arnwine describes herself as a force that makes change. She is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC. We first spoke with Caitlyn on Episode 397.

Episode 450: Tom McEvoy

Andrew — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:13:39 +0000

1983 WSOP Main Event champion Tom McEvoy’s new autobiography, Poker Pioneer, is the perfect impetus for celebrating his storied, decades-long career. With Carlos and Andrew, Tom discusses going pro in the 70s, defeating Doyle Brunson in the Main Event, rubbing elbows with Stu Ungar, writing books with TJ Cloutier, dating Kathy Liebert, repping PokerStars, auditing Ultimate Bet, and much more!

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GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!

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TOM MCEVOY

Tom McEvoy is a long-time professional poker player with four WSOP bracelets (including from the 1983 Main Event) and about a dozen books to his name, including the new autobiography Poker Pioneer. He was an early PokerStars pro and is now a Poker Samadhi Guru.

Episode 449: Royal Queens

Andrew — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:27:12 +0000

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter met 8 years ago in a bar poker league. They founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues. They discuss with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson the challenges and rewards of running a poker business, their own experiences on the real money circuit, and more.

Thanks to Caitlyn Arnwine for connecting us with them!

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GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!

This new feature will allow you to:

Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.

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Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter

Episode 448: Stoyan Obreshkov

Andrew — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:28:10 +0000

Bulgarian poker pro Stoyan Obreshkov joins Carlos and Andrew for an incredibly deep and forward-thinking conversation about poker strategy. Topics include efficient study, exploits, ICM, post-ICM, preparing a friend for the Main Event final table, and much more!

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Stoyan Obreshkov

Stoyan Obreshkov is a professional poker player and coach from Bulgaria. He makes instructional content for Run It Once and GTO Wizard.

Episode 447: Jesse Fullen, WSOP Content Producer

Andrew — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:13:14 +0000

Jesse Fullen, our guest from Episode 436, was a Content Producer for the WSOP this summer. In this special episode, he discusses the experience and some of his favorite stories he collected.

Stefanie Ungar
Tom McEvoy
Gene Bellar
Isabel Yishu Yang
Deb Swift
Jack Binion

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JESSE FULLEN

Jesse Fullen has worked in many parts of the poker industry, including as a project manager at Poker Royalty, Community Manager at PokerNews, and Social Media Manager at RunItUp.

Episode 446: Matt Hunt

Andrew — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:48:46 +0000

Poker pro and coach Matt Hunt returns to the show to talk deep poker strategy, with an emphasis on multiway pots and postflop ICM.

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MATT HUNT

Matt Hunt is a professional poker player and coach. He creates courses at Solve For Why and videos, blog posts, and seminars for GTO Wizard. Matt previously appeared on Episode 73.

Episode 445: Jonathan “Apestyles” Van Fleet

Andrew — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:30:51 +0000

This Apestyles interview is everything you’d want it to be and more: great stories, high-level poker strategy, even music recommendations! It’s easy to see why Jonathan Van Fleet is a legend both on and off the felt.

You can follow Apestyles on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube. His coaching is available from his website and his seminars from BBZ.

Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.

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Jonathan Van Fleet

Jonathan Van Fleet, better known in the poker world as Apestyles, is one of the winningest online MTT players of all time. He’s also a popular streamer, coach, and author.

Episode 444: Stack Size, Satellite Strategy, and So Forth

Andrew — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:46:35 +0000

It’s pure strategy as Andrew and Carlos answer a series of listener questions about satellite strategy, pot commitment, deepstacked play, and more!

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Episode 443: Dee Burks

Andrew — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:43:18 +0000

Poker is just one of Dee Burks’s many eclectic interests. She’s also a YouTuber, a novelist, a traveler, and much more. Dee has a unique perspective on the game and a deep family history with it, including a great story about Benny Binion.

Retirement Rescue YouTube channel
Cathedral of the Sun by Dee Burks
Caprock Content Consultants

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Dee Burks

Dee Burks is a poker player, author, consultant, YouTuber, and much more.

Episode 442: A. R. Moxon

Andrew — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:43:55 +0000

Andrew Moxon became Twitter-famous for his blunt, insightful threads about American culture and politics (the Nazi part, specifically). But before that, he authored a popular poker blog, The Goat Speaks. He talks to Carlos and Andrew about what drew him to poker, how Trump’s election changed the way he thought about America, and the dangers of writing about Nazis.

In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss the merits of M vs big blinds as a measure of stack depth.

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ANDREW MOXON

A.R. Moxon once authored a popular poker blog under the name Julius Goat. More recently, he is the author of The Reframe newsletter, the novel The Revisionaries, and the essay collection Very Fine People.

Episode 441: Darius Studdard

Andrew — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:26:09 +0000

Darius Studdard’s poker career really took off when he joined a study group first discussed in our interview with Sundiata Devore. We discuss effective and efficient studying, hustle culture (with the help of Gloria Jackson), shot taking, home games, and more.

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DARIUS STUDDARD

Darius Studdard is a dad, poker player, and software developer.

Episode 439: Charlie Wilmoth

Andrew — Mon, 20 May 2024 18:17:21 +0000

Charlie Wilmoth made the financially responsible decision to leave a career as a musician and baseball writer and begin a career as a professional poker player. He documents this journey with remarkable candor on his Third Man Walking podcast, and in this interview with Carlos and Andrew.

As a staple of LA cash games, Charlie has some experience with Double Board PLO Bomb Pots. In the strategy segment, he joins the guys in a discussion of essential strategic principles for playing them profitably.

Third Man Walking
Fox Japan

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Charlie Wilmoth

Charlie Wilmoth is a professional poker player and host of the Third Man Walking podcast.

Episode 438: Sundiata DeVore

Andrew — Mon, 06 May 2024 23:15:53 +0000

Sundiata DeVore is a serious student of poker. In early 2023, all that studying paid off with a (nearly) seven-figure score, and he hasn’t slowed down since. In this interview, he shares his journey with Carlos and Andrew, including the secret to how he motivates himself to study.

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Sundiata DeVore

Sundiata DeVore is a professional poker player with more than $2 million in career winnings, including a second-place finish for nearly $1 million in The Borgata’s The Return tournament.

Episode 437: Mickey Wang

Andrew — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:32:26 +0000

Mickey Wang may be married to a professional poker player, but her personal poker education got a jumpstart when she became general manager of the Barrel Social Club in southern Kentucky. Carlos and Andrew talk to her about how what goes into running a small poker room.

Mickey’s spouse Matt Vaughan was on Episode 307.

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MICKEY WANG

Mickey Wang is the general manager of The Barrel Social Club.

Episode 436: Jesse Fullen

Andrew — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:20:33 +0000

Jesse Fullen loves poker, and he loves sharing it with new people. That’s made him a great community and social media manager. He’s a great storyteller as well, and he shares some favorities with us about poker legends like Doyle Brunson and Mike Matusow.

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JESSE FULLEN

Jesse Fullen is the project manager at Poker Royalty. He has aldo been the Community Manager at PokerNews and Social Media Manager at RunItUp.

Episode 432: Jeff Platt

Andrew — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:09:42 +0000

Dim the lights! Jeff Platt is on the show to talk poker and broadcasting with Carlos and Andrew. Why broadcasting? Why poker? What makes for a great poker broadcast? A great interview?

Is Jeff Platt the nicest guy in poker?

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JEFF PLATT

Jeff Platt is a poker broadcaster, commentator, and reporter best known for his work with PokerGO and his “stand up” interviews during the WSOP.

Episode 431: Seeking Representation with Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger

Andrew — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:01:44 +0000

Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger return to the show to help us brainstorm solutions to the problems of representation and unequal opportunity in the poker world. In the introduction, Andrew and Carlos console themselves over their runner-up finish at the GPI Awards and Gloria Jackson joins to discuss the event.

Caitlyn Arnwine first appeared on Episode 397 as Caitlyn Cobb. She also appeared on our earlier episode on women’s events. We spoke with her husband, Justin Arnwine, on Episodes 398 and 399.

LoriAnn Persinger first appeared on Episode 394.

Gloria Jackson first appeared on Episode 401. She and Carlos discuss their relationship on Episode 411.

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Timestamps

0:30 – Intro and GPI Awards Debrief with Gloria Jackson
26:30 – Caityln and LoriAnn

CAITLYN ARNWINE

Caitlyn Arnwine describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

LORIANN PERSINGER

LoriAnn Persinger is a poker lover, Navy veteran, and serial game show champion with a history in poker media.

Episode 430: Fausto Valdez

Andrew — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:38:22 +0000

From (semi) professional paintball to house party home games to high stakes LA cash, Fausto Valdez’s path to poker has been unique. He’s formed some strong opinions along the way: about pre-flop raise sizes, the politics of private games, how nits stack their chips, and more.

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FAUSTO VALDEZ

Fausto Valdez is a professional poker player and coach with Blueprint Poker Coaching, Solve for Why, and Jaka Coaching.

Episode 429: Isaac Haxton

Andrew — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 14:13:47 +0000

Isaac “Ike” Haxton returns to the podcast after eleven years, joining Carlos and Andrew for a conversation about studying, staying on top, the limitations of solvers, why he still masks in public spaces, and more. Isaac first appeared on Episode 18.

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ISAAC HAXTON

Isaac Haxton is one of the most successful no-limit hold ’em tournament players of all time, with nearly $50 million in Hendon Mob cashes. He won PokerGO Tour Player of the Year in 2023.

Episode 428: Stephen Flavall

Andrew — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 19:23:16 +0000

Jorbs AKA Stephen Flavall is a storyteller and strategy games streamer. His current focus is Slay the Spire, but once upon a time he was a professional poker player. He shares that journey with Carlos and Andrew, plus insights into cultivating community, the darker side of streaming, and more.

Stephen is the author of Before We Go Live: Navigating the Abusive World of Online Entertainment. You can find him on on Twitch, YouTube, and Discord.

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Stephen Flavall

Stephen “jorbs” Flavall is a former professional poker player and a leading strategy game streamer on Twitch.tv, where he has a growing 100,000 follower community. He holds multiple world records in difficult strategy games and currently concentrates on Slay the Spire.

Episode 427: Pamela “Pamsi” Balzano

Andrew — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:34:47 +0000

Pamela Balzano’s older brother got her into poker, but while he was a professional player, her first interest was in content creation. After launching successful Spanish language YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok channels, she is now a serious player as well, as well as an announcer and host for events across Latin America.

Pamela recommends Cosmos by Carl Sagan.

The author Andrew recommended is James Gleick.

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PAMELA Balzano

Pamela Balzano is an Argentian poker player, content creator, announcer, and host. She is a member of GGTeam.

Episode 425: Cutting Edge Poker with Matt Matros

Andrew — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:01:42 +0000

Matt Matros is a professional poker player and writer whose works include both fiction and poker books. With Carlos and Andrew, he discusses concepts from his new book, 23 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2023, and an interesting pot he and Carlos played together. Matt previously appeared on Episode 301 and Episode 379.

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MATT MATROS

Matt Matros has three WSOP bracelets and an MFA in creative writing. He is the author of The Making of a Poker Player, The Game Plan, The Poker Brain and the new 23 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2023.

Episode 424: Best of 2023 featuring Chad McVean

Andrew — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:19:11 +0000

2023 was a banner year for the Thinking Poker Podcast, and we’re counting down our favorite interviews and best strategy content. Helping us out is Chad McVean, who may well have consumed more hours of poker podcasts this year than anyone else on Earth!

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CHAD MCVEAN

Chad McVean is a mixed game enthusiast, a connoisseur of fine poker podcasts, and the Social Media Director for Poker Life Media.

Episode 422: Chad Gardner

Andrew — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:35:47 +0000

Dad, data engineer, and poker player Chad Gardner talks about (not) making time for poker and how, as an amateur, he prepared to compete in Day 3 of WPT Jacksonville.

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CHAD GARDNER

Chard Gardner is a dad and Data Engineer at BlocPower, with a side of poker.

Episode 421: Everything I Need to Know About Poker, I learned in the Last Two Years, featuring Nate Meyvis

Andrew — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:50:10 +0000

Former Thinking Poker host Nate Meyvis returns to the show after a hiatus to discuss how poker strategy has changed in the last few years.

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NATE MEYVIS

Nate Meyvis is a software engineer. He was formerly a professional poker player and co-host of The Thinking Poker Podcast.

Episode 416: Kara Scott

Andrew — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:01:05 +0000

WSOP/WPT/PokerGo presenter Kara Scott shares the person behind the famous face, from her youth living out of a camper in rural Alberta to her experiences as a Muay Thai competitor to her current life as a fiercely compassionate voice in poker media. In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss how to respond to donk bets.

Listen to Kara’s podcast, Heart of Poker!

More information about coaching is available at www.thinkingpoker.net/coaching.

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Kara Scott

Kara Scott is a poker player, broadcaster, and host. She has appeared on WSOP, WPT, and PokerGo broadcasts and is an ambassador for 888Poker. Kara hosts the Heart of Poker podcast.

Episode 415: Bert “girafganger7” Stevens

Andrew — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:15:55 +0000

Bert Stevens AKA girafganger7 is one of the most successful MTT players on the internet. He’s also intimately familiar with some of the biggest cheating scandals of recent years, as a victim of the multi-accounting on GG Poker and an associate of Bryn Kenney. Carlos and Andrew talk to him about all this plus how his life on a rescue farm has shaped his view of the world.

In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss playing draws from out of position.

Bert previously appeared on Episode 285. His review of Carlos’s WSOP bracelet win is available from PokerCoaching.com. He streams on Twitch.

Backstory on Bryn Kenney and the frog venom.

Backstory on Ali Imsirovic multi-accounting.

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Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens is a professional poker player specializing in online MTTs. He lives on a farm in Belgium with a menagerie of dogs, cats, sheep, goats, and other rescued animals.

Episode 413: Shelby Wells

Andrew — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:54:59 +0000

Shelby Wells is a long-time poker fan who got the chance of a lifetime when she won a Twitter contest for a seat in the 2022 Main Event. She made Day 6, ultimately winning $73K and a lot of clout at the poker room where she had recently started dealing. Carlos and Andrew talk to her about her journey as well as her experiences as a dealer, playing at the feature table with Daniel Negreanu, and more.

In the strategy segment, Andrew discusses the infmaous KK vs QQ vs JJ from the final two tables of the 2023 Main Event.

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Shelby Wells

Shelby Wells is a poker dealer, player, and fan. After winning Twitter contest for a seat in the 2022 Main Event, she finished 97th for $73,100.

Episode 412: Ari Engel

Andrew — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 22:59:10 +0000

No one on Earth has played more live poker tournaments than Ari Engel. He’s a force to be reckoned with live and online, in every game under the sun. More impressively, he’s funny and humble and has great taste in podcasts.

In the strategy segment, Andrew and Carlos discuss keeping track of the pot size and your opponents’ stacks in real time.

Ari first appeared on Episode 82.

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Ari Engel

Ari Engel is a professional tournament poker player with two WSOP bracelets and many titles form the WSOP Circuit, the Heartland Poker Tour, the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour, and the Aussie Millions Main Event.

Episode 410: Your Strategy Questions Answered

Andrew — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:21:15 +0000

Carlos and Andrew answer a slew of strategy questions from the Patron: running it twice, folding a full house, playing short stacked in the Big Blind, and much more!

Links to Strategy Questions

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Episode 407: Women’s Events

Andrew — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:49:34 +0000

Dayanna Ciabaton finished second in the recent Women’s Event at the Seminole Hard Rock. The first place winner was a man. Dayanna, Caitlyn Cobb, and Gloria Jackson join Andrew and Carlos to discuss the need for women’s events and the problem of men who insist on playing them.

Caitlyn invites all women, including trans women, to join the #WomenPlayPoker Twitter Events Committee.

DAYANNA CIABATON

Dayanna Ciabaton co-owns Naples Print Source and aspires to play poker semi-professionally upon her retirement. Besides poker, Dayanna’s proudest accomplishments are raising 4 amazing children, taking in 2 homeless youth, and volunteering many thousands of hours to help disadvantaged youth.

Caitlyn Cobb

Caitlyn Cobb describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

Gloria Jackson

Gloria Jackson is a mother of five and a 10+ year professional poker player.

Episode 406: Ebony Kenney

Andrew — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:18:59 +0000

Ebony Kenney has been playing serious poker longer than Andrew or Carlos, but she only recently started serious studying. That didn’t keep her from making three final tables at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, including a $1.7 million dollar score for her 5th place finish in the $200K event. In this extraordinary interview, she discusses the life-changing experience, her unique career, and her unique approach to life.

In the strategy segment, Andrew and Carlos discuss playing the turn after the pre-flop raiser declines to continuation bet the flop.

This three-part documentary tells the story of Ebony’s trip to Cypress for the Triton Poker Super High Roller series.

Women can join Ebony Kenney’s Embodied Confidence group at https://www.ebonykenney.com/confidence.

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Ebony Kenney

Ebony Kenney is a professional poker player, Twitch streamer, confidence coach, and overall badass.

Episode 404: Lara Eisenberg

Andrew — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 17:03:34 +0000

From PC gaming to pool to competitive skydiving to poker, Lara Eisenberg has always crushed the competition. And she does it all while still working as a radiologist! Carlos and Andrew pry from her a few of the secrets to her success, plus we’ve got a major life update from Carlos!

Poker League of Nations
The Art of Learning
Heroic app

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LARA EISENBERG

Lara Eisenberg is a radiologist, a serious poker player, and a former competitive skydiver. She has a WSOP bracelet from the 2021 Ladies Championship and recently took second in the WPT Prime Championship.

Episode 403: Jesse Segal

Andrew — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:07:01 +0000

Poker cashier Jesse Segall joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss his experience in the Wynn $10K, why dedicated poker cashiers are valuable, and much more. Plus Andrew explains how to play a big stack at the final table.

New! ICM-Focused Tournament Review
GTO Wizard Blog
Thinking Poker Daily

JESSE SEGALL

Jesse Segall, now the cage manager at the Lodge, is a poker player and former poker cashier at Aria.

Episode 396: Sam Grafton

Andrew — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:47:38 +0000

Sam Grafton joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss moving up to the nosebleeds, staying competitive with the best players in the world, the politics of the super high roller circuit, and of course some literature recommendations:

Deborah Levy
Jorge Amado
W.G. Sebald

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Sam Grafton

Sam “SquidPoker” Grafton is a long-time professional poker player who now travels the world on the super high roller circuit. He is also a video producer for Run It Once. Sam has previously appeared on Episode 75 and Episode 144.

Episode 394: LoriAnn Persinger

Andrew — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:15:55 +0000

Poker lover LoriAnn Persinger won a social media contest that earned her an entry into the $10K WPT World Championship, ultimately finishing 30th for $119,000! She speaks to Carlos and Andrew about the experience plus her long love affair with poker, her history in poker media, her string of game show victories, and more.

Timestamps

11:39 WPT World Championship
28:29 Game Shows
56:22 Fitting the Profile
1:23:00 Rapid Fire
1:47:27 Diversity Benefits Everyone
1:56:20 Introverts
2:07:08 Living in Las Vegas

Links

GTO Wizard Blog
LoriAnn on Celebrity Name Game
Poker News Audition
Lake Elsinore Interview

LoriAnn Persinger

LoriAnn Persinger is a poker lover, Navy veteran, and serial game show champion with a history in poker media.

Episode 390: Rapid Fire Strategy

Andrew — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:23:11 +0000

Carlos and Andrew give rapid fire (by Thinking Poker standards) answers to questions from the Thinking Poker Daily patreon.

Strategy

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Mark – https://i.gyazo.com/b8d03c642f807d8971798128c635a9f0.png
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Kevin – https://i.gyazo.com/511756514af2422ae99010d1b6adfea.png
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Ben – https://i.gyazo.com/d16c17928a59676625eb587ac833e19a.png
Duncan – https://i.gyazo.com/bdd57e6241ab840af97f3e5c962543f2.mp4

Episode 388: Wizards

Andrew — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:14:18 +0000

Andrew and Carlos announce a new sponsorship from GTO Wizard! They also discuss responding to unconventional raise sizes, why tournament players are always downswinging, and more.

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Episode 387: Kevin Rabichow

Andrew — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:26:50 +0000

Coach and high stakes heads up pro turned MTT player Kevin Rabichow joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss the evolution of the heads up arena, efficient studying, and his new course The Game Plan.

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Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/NL7NztIlBPgHzJcS7-r3Y6mBkL4

KEVIN RABICHOW

Kevin Rabichow is a professional poker player and coach. His course The Game Plan is now available on Run It Once.

Episode 386: Ten Years of the Thinking Poker Podcast

Andrew — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:10:21 +0000

Original hosts Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis and frequent guest turned current host Carlos Welch look back on ten years of the Thinking Poker Podcast. How has poker changed? How has the podcast changed? How has the podcast changed poker? Plus, we revisit our first ever strategy segment, which earned us the title of The Nitcast.

Carlos put together this Episode Guide for the first ten years of Thinking Poker Podcast.

Episode 1 – Shane Schleger

Episode 39 – Carlos Welch

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Episode 383: Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart

Andrew — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:09:28 +0000

Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart have one of the sweetest friendships in poker. Fresh off deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, they join Carlos and Andrew to talk about how friendship helps you navigate the pressures of high stakes poker tournaments.

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Angela Jordison

Angela Jordison is one of the founders of the modern Oregon poker scene and a staple the of PLO8 cash games and the tournament circuit.

Jacki Burkhart

Jacki Burkhart is a mother, dental hygienist, and “serious recreational” tournament player.

Episode 382: Kyna England

Andrew — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 19:56:08 +0000

MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss learning poker, cultivating a network of poker friends, having fun at the table, savoring the weirdness, transitioning out of the corporate world, and a tricky spot with a big draw approaching the bubble.

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Strategy

Hard Rock Tampa $1,100 1500/3000/3000 Effective stacks 34bb (my 100k stack) 7 handed. 25/153 left 16 make the money.

HJ opens to 6k. (2bb) CO calls. SB folds. I call Jd 7d in BB .

Flop 9h Kd Qd. I check HJ bets 7k into 22,500. CO calls 7k. I check raise to 25,000. HJ folds. CO tank calls 18k more to win 79,500. My 25k + 6k pre gives me about 69k back. Pot is now 79,500.

Turn is a 6s. He checks, I check back.

River is 4c. He checks. Hero?

KYNA ENGLAND

Kyna England is the 2021 MSPT Player of the Year and an instructor at Poker Power.

Episode 381: Papa Sean

Andrew — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:49:11 +0000

Musician, poker player, and pizza entrepeneur Sean Lango says goodbye after many years as the show’s audio engineer. We discuss his recent poker exploits, his new business venture, and some tournament strategy from The Commerce.

Sean first appeared on Episode 49, though if you count his music he’s been on the show more than all our other guests combined! He recommends listening to Graham Hunt.

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BARRY CARTER

Sean Lango is a professional musician and poker player and the audio engineer for the Thinking Poker Podcast. As part of Palmyra, he also performs the show’s intro and outro music.

Episode 380: Set Mining with Aces

Andrew — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:19:15 +0000

Carlos catches Andrew and the audience up on all he’s been up to: living in Vegas, not playing the WSOP, researching how to erect a headstone on your own, and more. In the strategy segment, they discuss conservative play and big folds on the bubble.

How to Win a Bracelet is Carlos’s latest collaboration with Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald.

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Strategy

Hand for hand on the stone cold bubble.

Hero is in the BB with 9 BB’s behind (after posting blind), and AQ

Young Tunisian pro opens UTG for 2.5x from a stack of 100+ BB’s. He’s opened about 40% of the 10 hands we’ve seen.

UTG 1 calls from a very big stack.

Hero calls with AQo in BB.

Pot: 9 BB’s and hero has 7.5 BB’s behind. Flop QJ6. Hero open-ships.

Episode 379: The Poker Brain with Matt Matros

Andrew — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 12:28:06 +0000

Matt Matros is a professional poker player and writer whose works include both fiction and poker books. With Carlos and Andrew, he discusses concepts from his new book, The Poker Brain, in the context of a hand he and Andrew played together deep in a WSOP event. Matt previously appeared on Episode 301.

Andrew’s latest book, Essential Poker Concepts Volume 2, is available from Amazon or the Nitcast store.

Strategy

It’s Day Three of the Crazy Eights ($888 buy-in) event at the 2019 World Series of Poker, and sitting to my right is the one and only Andrew Brokos. With blinds of 80,000 and 160,000 and a big blind ante, Andrew opens under-the-gun at an eight-handed table for 320k. I am in the next seat with 3.7 million and call with Kc Qc. The big blind also calls.

The flop comes Qh 4h 4c. Andrew bets 600k into the 1.2 million chip pot. I call, and the big blind folds.

The turn brings the 8s and Andrew checks. I check behind.

The river is the Kd. Andrew shoves for slightly more than pot.

Matt Matros

Matt Matros has three WSOP bracelets and an MFA in creative writing. He is the author of The Making of a Poker Player, The Game Plans, and The Poker Brain.

Episode 377: Fergal Nealon

Andrew — Mon, 23 May 2022 20:46:52 +0000

Former poker pro Fergal Nealon joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about the Irish poker scene, Irish folklore, and Rapid Response Ukraine, a humanitarian organization working directly with volunteers in Poland and Ukraine to deliver medical supplies to the Head of the health department in Kharkiv.

Timestamps

0:30 Strategy
24:48 Fergal Nealon

FERGAL NEALON

Fergal Nealon is a former professional poker player, the founder and CEO of StoryTracks, and the founder of Rapid Response Ukraine.

Episode 376: Dan Schorr

Andrew — Mon, 09 May 2022 23:20:22 +0000

Writer, poker player, and former sex crimes prosecutor Dan Schorr joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss preparing for his first WSOP Main Event, game theory in the criminal justice system, and his new novel The Final Table.

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Dan Schorr

Dan Schorr is a former criminal prosecutor and municipal inspector general. He is also a poker player and the author of the political thriller The Final Table.

Episode 375: DrKamikaze

Andrew — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:26:11 +0000

In this colossal interview, poker enthusiast, filmmaker, and three-time SCOOP/WCOOP winner DrKamikaze talks to Carlos and Andrew about split pot games, mixed game tournaments, how studying other games can improve your no-limit, how studying no-limit can improve your other games, gambling addiction, passion projects, and more!

You can follow and learn from Kami at The Poker Mix or on Twitch, Twitter, Discord, or Facebook. You can learn more about the Toronto Queer Film Festival.

Support the podcast and get daily strategy segments from Carlos and Andrew at www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily.

Play Optimal Poker is now available in Spanish!

DrKamikaze

DrKamikaze is a poker enthusiast, filmmaker, and arts curator. They have SCOOP/WCOOP bracelets in NLO8, PLO8, and Badugi events. When not crushing the mixed games, they work with the Toronto Queer Film Festival.

Episode 370: Conrad Simpson

Andrew — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 18:15:47 +0000

Conrad Simpson of Solve For Why fame joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about his remarkable life story, dealing shady private games, swings, shot taking, and professionalism.

You’ll find our strategy books, videos, and podcasts at www.nitcast.com (gift certificates, too!).

Get daily strategy segments and support the podcast at www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily.

Timestamps

0:30 – Strategy
22:19 – Conrad Simpson

CONRAD SIMPSON

Conrad Simpson is a personality. He also plays and deals poker and grinds Minecraft NFTs.

Episode 367: Adapting to Change

Andrew — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:19:06 +0000

Carlos and Andrew go all in on strategy, discussing how to adapt to new rules and variants (like the new GG Poker final table rules) and how to play from the small blind versus limpers.

Our earlier episode, recorded live in Cherokee NC, was Episode 314.

You can get lots of great strategy books, videos, and podcasts from us at www.nitcast.com (gift certificates, too!).

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Episode 363: ICM with Dara O’Kearney

Andrew — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:37:25 +0000

Irish poker pro and long-time friend of the show Dara O’Kearney joins Andrew to discuss his new book, Endgame Poker Strategy. The interview is packed with strategy discussion of final table play, ICM, and related concepts, plus a little James Joyce at the end.

Andrew also has a new book out: Essential Poker Concepts.

You can support the podcast and get daily strategy segments at www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily.

Dara O'Kearney

Dara O’Kearney is a professional poker player from Dublin, Ireland. He hosts the The Chiprace podcast and is co-author of Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, and the new Endgame Poker Strategy.

Episode 360: Kathy Liebert

Andrew — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:50:36 +0000

Kathy Liebert, a true legend of the game, shares tales from the pre-Boom tournament circuit (including her stint as a prop player). She and Andrew compare notes on how an old-school pro can best make use of game theory and cutting-edge software.

Links

Thinking Poker Daily
Napoleon Hill
Dale Carnegie
Stephen Covey

Kathy Liebert

Kathy Liebert has been a professional poker player for over 25 years. She has nearly $6.5 million in tournament winnings and a WSOP bracelet from the 2004 $1500 NLHE Shootout event.

Episode 345: Finding Your Own Leaks

Andrew — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:53:48 +0000

Nate and Andrew go it alone, discussing processes for studying, finding your leaks, and continuing to grow and improve as a poker player.

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Timestamps

0:30 hello and welcome

19:29 strategy segment

Episode 287: Rough River

Andrew — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:38:18 +0000

Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, Nate and Andrew put together a quick all-strategy episode. What do you do when you flop the nuts but the river pairs the board? How should you transition from tournaments to online cash games?

Strategy

It’s a 2/5 game at the isle casino in Pompano Beach, FL. We’re $1000 effective.

1 player limps, V raises to 20, folds to me in the sb i have AKo I raise to 80, V calls.
Flop ($165): TJQr. I bet 110 V calls
Turn ($385): 2. I bet 250 V calls
River ($885): 2. I check V shoves 550 I tank call.

Episode 282: F*** You, Give Me Candy and Toys

Andrew — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:47:21 +0000

Carlos Welch is over live poker. He’s currently teaching special education in Portland and grinding mid-stakes MTTs on Ignition. In addition to his recent exploits, he and Andrew discuss tells and bluff-catching.

Timestamps

0:30 Hello & Welcome
42:21 Strategy

Links

Mediocre Poker Coaching with Carlos
Tournament Poker Edge
Reading Poker Tells (the best books/videos on live poker tells)

Strategy

Blinds 500/1000/100. Hero opens to 3K with Ac Qh on the BN, BB calls.
Flop (7500) T97cc Both check.
Turn (7500) 4c BB bets 6K, Hero calls.
River (20,500) 9s. BB bets 13K, Hero?

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Andrew — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:25:26 +0000

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Episode 274: John Doe, Retired CEO

Andrew — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:20:33 +0000

This week’s guest asked us not to use his name, but he’s got quite a resume. The octogenarian has served as an executive and a Board member for several major US corporations, and now that he’s finally retired, he’s a regular in the Foxwood Stud games. Join us for a series of poker, business, and life lessons from a remarkable man!

Timestamps

0:30 – Hello & Welcome
8:32 – Strategy
22:46 – Interview

Strategy

The hand comes from a $400 buy-in WSOP circuit event at Foxwoods. We are nearly at the bubble. 56 players remain and 54 make the money. The blinds are $2,500 – $5,000 with a $5,000 big blind ante. I’m on the button with AK offsuit and about 130k in chips. It folds to the highjack who has about 700k chips. I don’t have any reads, but he is the biggest stack at the table. He raises to 20k. I fold.

Episode 273: Paul Runge

Andrew — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 01:56:46 +0000

Paul Runge and his wife LeAnn own and operate the Bend Poker Club. We talk to him about the politics and particulars of Oregon’s social gaming regulations and the business of running a poker club.

Timestamps

0:30 hello & welcome
4:46 strategy
23:15 Paul Runge

Strategy

I am writing about a hand that played out this Summer at a tournament table where Andrew was sitting, along with Annete Oberstatd and Maria Konnikova. It was an $1100 buyin tourney at the Wynn..

It was fairly early stage (300/600/50). I had about 19k, and everyone else in this hand was right around 22-25k.

I was in the SB and had AQh. Annette opened utg+1 to 1500. The South American utg+2 called, and either Andrew or Maria in seats 5 and 6 called (sorry, I don’t recall which one, but it quickly becomes irrelevant). I flatted.

The player to my left in the BB raised to 5500.

Annette called, the next two players folded, and the betting was on me. Pot was 1350 plus 6000 (1500×4) plus 9500 (5500 + 4000 call) = 16850.

Episode 272: Bill Chen

Andrew — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:43:02 +0000

Bill Chen (@BillChenPoker) is a quantitative researcher at the Susquehanna International Group and the co-author, with Jarred Ankenman, of The Mathematics of Poker. We talk to him about the connections between poker and trading, and Nate dares to make a math prop bet against him.

Timestamps

0:30 hello
15:21 strat
32:35 bill

Strategy

Local card room. It’s still early in a big blind ante tournament; 3rd level. Starting stacks are 15k. EP just got crippled in a hand and is down to 4k. He shoves. MP shoves for 15k and seems like not an idiot. It folds to Hero who has AKo and a 50k stack.

Episode 271: Danny Sprung From the WBF Championships

Andrew — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:19:31 +0000

Danny Sprung, whom you may recall from Episode 194, joins us from the World Bridge Federation Championships. We compare this event to the World Series of Poker and discuss some key hands from Danny’s very deep run in the Monster Stack this summer.

Timestamps

0:30 hello
3:07 danny sprung (featuring strategy)

Strategy

1st hand after 1st break, I have Red Kings. I raise UTG, and am 3 bet by a straightforward player. We are 100BB deep at this point. I call.

Flop T63 Rainbow, we both check.

Turn is Jd, bringing backdoor diamond draw. I bet 1/2 pot and Villain raised.

_________

I open EP, Villain 3-bets, and I flat call AKdd.

The flop was a spectacular Kh4d2d, I checked, Villain continued, and I made a very big check raise.

Episode 268: Taking Off

Andrew — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:00:55 +0000

Andrew and Nate share some book and podcast recommendations and, inspired by Dara O’Kearney, discuss the value of taking days off. In the strategy segment, Andrew takes an unconventional line vs Phil Galfond in a Progressive Knock-Out.

Timestamps

0:30 hello
24:19 strategy

Links

Bundyville
Stone Mattress
Underworld

Strategy

http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/28666025_17A2638EF1

HH below for those who can’t open Boomplayer.

PokerStars Hand #190740522966: Tournament #2378947329, $500+$500+$50 USD Hold’em No Limit – Level VIII (500/1000) – 2018/09/06 15:38:54 ET
Table ‘2378947329 32’ 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: MrSweets28 (151471 in chips, $1000 bounty)
Seat 2: twirlpro (103945 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 3: ThePateychuk (33893 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 4: flavioreis88 (32690 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 5: dlanger610 (21467 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 6: foucault82 (106373 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 7: gremistaAK (61218 in chips, $500 bounty)
Seat 8: abarone68 (40999 in chips, $750 bounty)
MrSweets28: posts the ante 125
twirlpro: posts the ante 125
ThePateychuk: posts the ante 125
flavioreis88: posts the ante 125
dlanger610: posts the ante 125
foucault82: posts the ante 125
gremistaAK: posts the ante 125
abarone68: posts the ante 125
flavioreis88: posts small blind 500
dlanger610: posts big blind 1000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to foucault82 [Ah Kh]
foucault82: raises 1222 to 2222
gremistaAK: raises 4778 to 7000
abarone68: folds
MrSweets28: raises 9500 to 16500
twirlpro: folds
ThePateychuk: folds
flavioreis88: folds
dlanger610: folds
foucault82: calls 14278
gremistaAK: calls 9500
*** FLOP *** [6c 5c 3s]
foucault82: checks
gremistaAK: checks
MrSweets28: bets 12500
foucault82: calls 12500
gremistaAK: folds
*** TURN *** [6c 5c 3s] [2d]
foucault82: checks
MrSweets28: checks
*** RIVER *** [6c 5c 3s 2d] [6h]
foucault82: bets 77248 and is all-in
MrSweets28: folds
Uncalled bet (77248) returned to foucault82
foucault82 collected 77000 from pot
foucault82: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 77000 | Rake 0
Board [6c 5c 3s 2d 6h]
Seat 1: MrSweets28 folded on the River
Seat 2: twirlpro folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: ThePateychuk (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: flavioreis88 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: dlanger610 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: foucault82 collected (77000)
Seat 7: gremistaAK folded on the Flop
Seat 8: abarone68 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Episode 265: Ashley Adams

Andrew — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:29:25 +0000

Ashley Adams is the host of the House of Cards podcast/radio show (Andrew was a guest in 2010!) and the author of Winning No-Limit Hold ‘Em and Winning Seven Card Stud. We talk to him about his (now complete) quest to play poker in all fifty US states, his love of home games, and the most underappreciated poker venues in the country.

Timestamps

0:30 hello
23:50 strat
45:32 interview

Strategy

Our strategy discussion is a follow-up to Nate’s analysis of Phil Ivey’s bustout hand from the 2018 WSOP Main Event on Episode 264.

Episode 264: Ivey Bluffs It Off

Andrew — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 02:56:05 +0000

Nate, in a special solo episode, dissects Phil Ivey’s bustout hand from the 2018 WSOP Main Event.

Episode 263: Clayton Fletcher Runs Deeper

Andrew — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 20:15:13 +0000

Comedian and professional poker player Clayton Fletcher earned himself a fourth podcast appearance with his 28th place finish in the 2018 WSOP Main Event! I think they gave him some cash for that as well. He and Andrew meet in his hotel room shortly after his elimination to discuss some key hands as well as the unique perspective and advantages that his experience as a performer provides him.

Our first interview with Clayton was Episode 74. We discussed his 96th place finish in the 2015 Main Event on Episode 145. And in 2017, we talked about how he prepares for the WSOP on Episode 216.

Timestamps

0:30 – hello
25:25 – strat

Strategy

Sorry, you’re on your own. I’m on vacation!

Episode 262: Barny Boatman (feat. Josh Nixon and Eric Keppler)

Andrew — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 17:56:29 +0000

Barny Boatman was a professional poker player in London before the poker boom. As a member of the Hendon Mob, he played in “spielers” and in tournaments across Europe. Andrew talks to him about England’s pre-boom poker scene, living in Madrid, and his contribution to the new poker-themed short fiction collection He Played For His Wife.

In the introduction, Andrew chats with Josh Nixon about playing live poker for the first time and with Eric Keppler about making Day 3 of the WSOP Main Event for the second time.

Timestamps

0:30 Hello and welcome
27:35 Barny

Episode 261: Andrew Runs Deep

Andrew — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 18:19:42 +0000

Nate and Andrew discuss key hands from Andrew’s 13th place finish in the $2500 no-limit hold ’em WSOP event.

Timestamps

0:30 hello
10:56 strat

Strategy Hand 1

On the bubble, CO (16K) opens to 5k. Hero calls T9dd in the BB.
Flop (13K) AQJd. Hero checks, Villain bets 5k, Hero calls.
Turn (23K) 6. Both check.
River (23) 3. Hero shoves for 6K, Villain folds.

Strategy Hand 2

Blinds 5K/10K/1K. SB (500K) open limps, Hero (1.2M) raises to 30K with AdQh, SB calls
Flop (68K) 542cc. SB checks, Hero bets 20K, Villain raises to 75K, Hero calls.
Turn Qs. SB bets 135K, Hero shoves 270K more, SB calls A3.

Episode 260: WSOP Live 2018

Andrew — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:19:00 +0000

Nate got barely 72 hours in Las Vegas this summer, but he was kind enough to spend a few of them recording with Andrew and Carlos in his Gold Coast hotel room. The three talk about their summer plans, the dealer’s choice event, and all of the delightful weirdos in Las Vegas.

Timestamps

0:30 – Hello & Welcome
34:50 – Strategy

Episode 259: Christian Holden

Andrew — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:15:40 +0000

Christian Holden is a professional musician and poker player who lives in an anarchist collective in Worcester, Massachusetts. In this in-person interview, he and Andrew discuss his music, his poker, his politics, and the staking deal he almost had with Martin Shkreli. Plus they talk about game theory and deep-stacked no-limit poker strategy! You should check out Christian’s band The Hotelier and follow him on Twitter @moldyfish.

Timestamps

0:30 Hello & Welcome
54:53 Strategy

Episode 258: Fake News with Zach Elwood

Andrew — Tue, 29 May 2018 23:22:13 +0000

Zach Elwood is the author of Reading Poker Tells, Verbal Poker Tells, and Exploiting Poker Tells. Our first interview with him was on Episode 14. He’s quoted in this New York Times article (Edit: and this Washington Post article) about fake Facebook accounts. You can read his Top 7 Signs a Facebook Account is Fake. Plus Zach sticks around to discuss some tells Andrew observed during a recent MTT.

Timestamps

0:30 – Hello & Welcome
6:53 – Zach Elwood
56:27 – Strategy

Episode 256: Sameer Singh

Andrew — Mon, 07 May 2018 13:42:38 +0000

Sameer Singh grew up playing chess and teen patti, and he quickly became one of the sharpest rounders at the National Law School of India. This wide-ranging conversation covers everything from cuisine and literature to the Irish Open to overlimping the button off of a 12bb stack.

Timestamps

0:30 – NOT hello and welcome
52:33 – Strategy

Strategy Hand 1

Blinds are 600-1200 with a 100 ante, and we have 24,500 in our stack pre-flop (so 20BB). SB completes, and I look down at KcKd. Villain’s stack is 24,000. Hero checks.

Pot (3100) Effective Stacks (22,700)

Flop is: 9s4d3c

Villain leads for 2000. Hero raises to 4700. Villain shoves for 20,700. We have to call 16,000 to win 30,500.

Strategy Hand 2

I am in the button. 3 limpers to me. I had 17,200 and QTo (no spade).

The level is 800/1600 with 200 antes.

With 11 BB, I limped behind. The blinds came along and we had a 6 way pot.

The flop was Ts 9s 6x (pot: 11,400)

It checked to the main Villian who bet 3,000. Hero calls, the rest fold.

The turn came a brick – I noted it as 4x although it could have been a 3x or 2x.

Villian leads for 4K.

Episode 255: Bet That Set!

Andrew — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:14:24 +0000

Nate and Andrew talk strategy for BB Ante tournaments, play a round of “Underrated or Overrated”, and discuss two hands where players flop sets and end up facing tough decisions later.

Timestamps

0:30 – hello
8:08 – strategy

Strategy Hand 1

Effective stack: 22K

Blinds: 300/600, 100 ante

I was under the gun with pocket tens and raised to 1500. I was called by a guy who looked to be in his mid twenties, an middle aged guy on the button, and an older gentleman directly to my right in the big blind.

Pre-flop Pot: 7300

Flop comes Kd/8h/10h. The bb checks to me and I bet 2500. The two callers fold and the bb calls.

Flop Pot: 12,300

The turn was a 2 of clubs. BB checks, I bet 4500. He calls.

Turn Pot: 21,300

The river was a 9 of diamonds. He thought for about 20 seconds and then bet 5K.

Strategy Hand 2

$2/$5 NL. I open raise in mp to $20 with JdJh. One caller on button.

Flop JcQh2s

I bet $35, he calls.

$111 in pot, turn comes 9c. I bet $65, he raises to $200 total, I call.

$511 in the pot, river is a 5d.

I check. He bets $200.