Gotta run soon but just wanted to give a heads up to those not following on Twitter that I’m 7/34 coming into Day 3 of the $2500 WSOP NLHE event. Follow @thinkingpoker on Twitter for the best updates (and scroll … Read more…
The 2018 Las Vegas Nitcast Meetup will be be held on Saturday, July 7 from 10AM – Noon at the Gold Coast bowling alley. This is Day 3 of the Main Event, so if I’m still in it, my own … Read more…
I’m glad – blown away, really – that so many of you enjoy listening to the Thinking Poker Podcast. Ultimately, though, it’s a selfish endeavor (for me anyway, don’t want to speak for Nate here). I do it because it’s … Read more…
Counting down my favorite Thinking Poker Podcast episodes of 2017. Details/retrospective here. In third place is Episode 220: Tommy’s Room. Tommy Angelo and Carlos Welch are among my all-time favorite guests, so getting them together on one show would have … Read more…
Counting down my favorite Thinking Poker Podcast episodes of 2017. Details/retrospective here. In third place is Episode 199.5: Mississippi Grinding. Getting to enjoy the Thinking Poker Podcast as a listener, without have been involved in its creation, is a rare … Read more…
Counting down my favorite Thinking Poker Podcast episodes of 2017. Details/retrospective here. I’m embarrassed to admit that I made an error that I’m sure is as familiar as it is unwelcome to folks with disabilities. In retrospect, I think I … Read more…
We published the last Thinking Poker Podcast of 2017 on Christmas Day. It was our fifth full year of podcasting (we started in September 2012) and an exciting and challenging year. For both Nate and me (though moreso for him, … Read more…
Glad you like it. We do too! It’s a band called Palmyra, of which our audio engineer, Sean Lango, is a member. You can hear an interview with Sean here, and you can learn more about Palmyra here.
Got a few of these leftover from the summer, if anyone wants to pick up this limited edition collector’s item! Only five still available, so options on size/color are limited. We’ve got 1 black, 1 gray, and 1 red available … Read more…
I know I haven’t quite finished the WCOOP review here. I got sidetracked by WPT Maryland, and after three long days of playing that (I finished 32nd), WCOOP feels like a distant memory. I’m going to make a series for … Read more…
Edit: Sold out. I’m selling action in the WSOP Main Event, in increments of 1% or 5%. Mark-up is 2.0 for increments of 1% ($200 each), or 1.8 for increments of 5% ($900 each). These prices are based on what … Read more…
Sorry to say we don’t have a new Thinking Poker Podcast for you, but you can hear Andrew on the Poker News Podcast #449.
This is my twelfth World Series of Poker, and the first for which I will be in Las Vegas for the duration of the Series (actually, I was a day late due to illness, but I’m going to count it!). … Read more…
This year’s WSOP Nitcast Meet-Up will be at the Gold Coast bowling alley from 10AM until at least Noon on Saturday, July 8 (Day 1A of the Main Event). You’re welcome to hang out for two hours or just stop … Read more…
Edit: Sold out! Thanks everyone! Cliff’s Notes: Selling action in a full slate of Las Vegas summer tournaments. Increments as small as 1% are available, with discounts for larger pieces. I run my packages a bit differently than most, so … Read more…
The 200th episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast is fast approaching! As part of the celebration, we’d love to get some thoughts or anecdotes from listeners like you. Which was your favorite episode and why? Do you remember being surprised … Read more…
Sorry for the lack of posts here. As you’ll see, I’ve had a busy few weeks. It started nicely, with a trip to visit some old friends. As much as Emily and I have enjoyed living in San Francisco, there … Read more…
I’m playing Day 1C, starting a little over an hour from now! This will be my 11th WSOP Main Event, and although I can’t claim to be as excited as I was for my first, I don’t think I’ve been … Read more…
Nate and I played this together, what a great event. Nate said, and I agree, that this was one of the most fun tournaments he’s ever played. There was such a great mix of types of teams! Of course in … Read more…
After busting Flight A of the Crazy 8s WSOP event on Friday yesterday, I took another shot at Flight C yesterday. I ended up with a shallow cash and there were one or two moderately interesting hands, but I’ll cut … Read more…
I guess this is kind of old news now, but the World Series Of Poker is off to an exciting start for Nate and me! Two of our (somewhat) recent guests have already won gold bracelets, and even more excitingly, … Read more…
For the first time ever, I’m making pieces of my WSOP Main Event available even to small investors. I’m auctioning off 20% of my action in increments of just 0.2%, which makes it affordable for anyone who wants a sweat. … Read more…
Thanks to Lee, who first brought this problem to my attention, and to John Williams and Russ Fox, both of whom sent me the MP3 file they had downloaded, the missing Episode 87 of the Thinking Poker Podcast is back! … Read more…
Sean, our editor, has been out of town, so there’s a slight delay with the latest episode, but it should be up tomorrow (Tuesday), thanks for your patience! Edit: Whoops, I actually had this file all along, Sean sent … Read more…
Nate Meyvis and I will once again host a podcast meet-up in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker! We’ll be at the Gold Coast bowling alley from 10AM until at least Noon on Sunday, July 10 (Day 1B … Read more…
See how I framed that in a positive light? We’re taking this week off, but we’ve got some exciting guests lined up for the next few weeks! And really, how many of you have heard all 165 episodes in the … Read more…
Hi friends, big news! Carlos Welch is in San Francisco for the next few days, enjoying the luxurious, nitcast-approved accommodations of my living room floor. I’m going to join him on his Twitch stream at 9AM Pacific time on Tuesday, … Read more…
We’re taking this week off from podcasting. Please use this opportunity to catch up on some recent greats. Several listeners have told us our interview with Brian Koppelman is their favorite of all the shows we’ve done. Jorge Limon is … Read more…
Technology permitting (I’m a very inexperienced Twitch user) I’m going to be guest streaming on Carlos’ Twitch stream tomorrow (Wednesday September 30). The stream will start at 4PM eastern, and I’ll be playing the Big $162 on PokerStars plus something … Read more…
I’ve got 20% of myself available for sale in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. I’m looking to sell it in blocks of 5% at 1.4 mark-up, meaning that each block will cost $700. If you’re interested or … Read more…
Apologies, but I probably won’t have a chance to post the new podcast episode until Tuesday. In the meantime, here’s a fun hand I played last night. Villain is a talented player, think he may be at least semi-professional but … Read more…
I’m going to be in Vancouver next month for the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, and I’m selling action in a package that will include all of the High buy-in events that I play as well as the $1000 … Read more…
Here’s Carlos just after bagging up chips for the first time! Hear the full story on Thinking Poker Podcast episode 112. Photo courtesy of PieFarmer, who apparently doesn’t know how to use the Zoom feature on his camera.
If you’ve enjoyed Nate and Gareth’s mixed game commentary as much as I have, then you’ll be excited to learn that the pair are scheduled to host a live stream of the MiniFTOPS Main Event final table this Sunday night/Monday … Read more…
Big congratulations to the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group and their collaborater Oskari Tammelin, who announced this week that their program Cepheus has essentially solved heads up limit hold ’em. Nate and I interviewed the CPRG team last year, … Read more…
Sorry but I’ve had some stuff come up and I need a week off. We’ll return to our usual programming next Monday. In the meanwhile, why not catch up on some of the best episodes of 2014?
…or whenever you do your holiday shopping, please use the Thinking Poker affiliate link for your Amazon purchases. It’s a quick, free, and easy way to help Nate and me earn a little extra scratch from the podcast. If you’re … Read more…
The second e-book in the Thinking Poker Diaries series is now available at www.nitcast.com or in the Amazon Kindle Store! It follows the same format as the first book, combining a trip report from the 2007 WSOP Main Event with … Read more…
The second volume of the Thinking Poker Diaries, which will focus on the 2007 WSOP Main Event, drops on Friday. If you still haven’t read Volume One, now is your chance. Now through Sunday, it’s available for just $0.99 at … Read more…
The World Poker Tour has been kind to our podcast guests this week. Faraz Jaka won the WPT South Africa High Roller over one million rand (about $100,000), and Ryan van Sanford won the Bounty Scramble in Jacksonville for $421,068 … Read more…
Episode 101 of the podcast is coming this week, hopefully tonight. It may be a bit delayed, but it will be out soon. In the meantime, you need to check out this great article from Carlos Welch, where he talks … Read more…
My latest Two Plus Two article, Lessons From the Felt, is a deviation from the norm. Instead of explaining something to do with poker strategy, I talk about some things I learned from poker that helped me in the difficult … Read more…
We came close a few times, but we managed to make it through one hundred episodes without ever losing an entire interview to any combination of technical difficulties and user error. Shane Schleger, the guest on our first and fifty-first shows, … Read more…
As you’ve probably noticed, Episode 99 of the Thinking Poker Podcast has not yet been released. After recording a great interview with Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky, we discovered some noise on the file that our once-again editor Sean Lango is working … Read more…
In my previous post, I argued that there are a number of political issues (construing the term somewhat broadly) that I don’t think anyone would argue shouldn’t be, and in any event were and are, discussed at thousands of poker … Read more…
I’ve read a lot of commentary on Olivier Busquet and Dan Colman’s t-shirts from the EPT Barcelona Super High Roller final table, and I was fortunate enough to discuss the issue at length with Olivier himself as well as with … Read more…
Here’s a little preview of the show that should be coming out later today. Before you get excited, it’s not a video interview, we just took this screen grab before the guest turned off his webcam (we don’t usually use … Read more…
Needless to say, I’m looking forward to it. Nate ended up switching from Day 1C to 1B, and I was tempted to do the same, but last-minute changes tend to throw me off, as I’d already mentally planned some things … Read more…
If you’re in Las Vegas, please don’t forget to come meet Nate, Andrew, Carlos, and other Thinking Poker Podcast listeners and guests between 10AM – 1PM at the Gold Coast bowling alley tomorrow, July 5. Hope to see you there!
Nate, whom most of you know as the other host of the Thinking Poker Podcast, is looking to sell 60% of himself in the 2014 WSOP Main Event at 1.3 markup, meaning each 5% costs $650. Terms are below; please … Read more…
I’ve got about 23K coming back to a 1200 BB, and it’s going to be my turn to pay the blind, so it’s going to be touch-and-go from the beginning. It’s nice just to make a Day 2 though! It … Read more…
As much as I love the SCOOP, I skipped it last year to play more of the WSOP instead (not that they overlap, but I can only afford to spend so much time focused more-or-less single-mindedly on poker), and it … Read more…
To supplement yesterday’s So Tilting moment, another sort of “bad beat” that irks me is when you make a good play that’s going to work against your primary target and then it turns out someone who will generally be a … Read more…
The new episode won’t be out until tomorrow night. Sorry for any inconvenience or disappointment that causes, but I think you’ll find it worth waiting for. Just to whet your appetite, here are a few of things we discussed: the … Read more…
That’s a coy way of saying we don’t have a new episode for you. We’ll be back with new material next week! In the meantime, we encourage you to catch up on recent favorites like Mike McDonald and John the … Read more…
Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday and especially to those who were following along on Twitter. That always makes a live run more fun. Despite starting the day with a below average stack, I made the final table and … Read more…
Made Day 2 of a local $900 + $100 (with another $27 of that $900 withheld for staff – I’m not winning nitcast awards for this one) event. Couple of funny stories from Day 1: 1. I was better than … Read more…
Nate and I very excited about tomorrow’s podcast guest, so let’s play another round of Guess the Guest. Please don’t post if you already know the answer, which many of you might as I shared it during my recent appearance … Read more…
If one podcast a week isn’t enough to make you sick of me, you can get an extra two hours this week. I joined RonFezBuddy and Killingbird on the Tournament Poker Edge Strategy Podcast. We talked about my background in … Read more…
Hey gang. I’m likely to be tied up this evening and not able to post the new podcast. If that happens, which is likely, it will go up tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a little game we can play. I’ll … Read more…
Huge congratulations to Gareth Chantler for chopping last nights $215 Knockout tournament in the Turbo Championship of Online Poker. He locked up $97,000 plus another $1000 in bounties, and the best part is that the only reason he played the … Read more…
We’ve recently gotten some cool emails from listeners describing when, how, and why they listen to the Thinking Poker Podcast. What about you? Is it part of your weekly routine? Are you a binge listener? Do you use it for … Read more…
Sorry gang but Nate and I are taking our Christmas break a little early. We plan to have new episodes out each Monday for the rest of the month, but there won’t be one tonight. If you’re really jonesing for … Read more…
Daniel Negreanu just won WSOP Player of the Year for the second time. That’s a great accomplishment, he’s a great guy who’s great for poker, and I’m very happy for him. But it doesn’t change the way I think about … Read more…
Carlos Welch, Sean Lango, myself, and hopefully some other podcast luminaries – though unfortunately not Nate – will be meeting up on Saturday, November 23rd at 10AM in the cafeteria area in the basement of the Borgata. If you’ve never … Read more…
Before there was PokerStars or Planet Poker or any kind of online poker as know it today, there was the World Rec.Gambling.Poker Tournament, still played to this day by email over the course of several months. Registration for this year’s … Read more…