Today’s guest on the podcast is MTT wizard and PokerCoaching.com coach Matt Affleck. Matt has over $4 million in live and online tournament cashes in his career with no plans on slowing down anytime soon. Just a few of his career highlights include: - A gold medal victory in a $3,150 SCOOP even for $550k. - A $264k victory in the $2,500 main event at the Coco Poker Open. - And a $139k victory in a $1,500 event at the Wynn Fall Classic. Matt was very easy to talk to and his pure passion for the g...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Today my guest on the podcast coming back for a very special Round 2 is my favorite tournament director of all-time Matt Savage. If you’ve forgotten, Matt’s the executive tour director of the WPT and has seen just about all there is to see at live poker tournaments. While recorded only a few weeks ago this conversation took place before the passing of longtime voice of the WPT and great personal friend of Matt’s, Mike Sexton. Expect to hear some tales of being on the road with Mike Sexton as wel...
Sep 10, 2020•47 min
Today’s guests on the podcast are dynamic poker-book writing duo Dara ‘O Kearney and Barry Carter. Their latest book, PKO Poker Strategy, has been a massive hit straight out of the gate. If you’re not familiar with PKO style tournaments or where they came from, don’t worry because Dara and Barry are going to explain it to you in-depth in our conversation. Since both of these men are veterans of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast we had a few talking points and spent the other 90% of the convers...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Today’s guest is mediocre poker coach Carlos Welch who is back for a Round 2. Carlos and I’s first conversation was recorded right before the pandemic went nuclear and I had been wondering to myself how a man who lives out of his car would fare in these strange times. I mean, I can’t even drive my kids one hour away without catastrophe striking: One of them has to go to the bathroom. So how do you find a place that will let you inside to use the bathroom on a regular basis? How do you shower if ...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes mixed-game pro Melissa Burr. She’s battled in stakes up to $2,000/$4,000 Super Stud and has developed the poker superpower to feel confident playing in whatever game she deems the best in any poker room she walks into. It’s a superpower that very few folks in the poker world have, including your favorite podcast host, and is 100% the best way to be prepared for any catastrophic event that changes poker as we know it. So you bett...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes cash game crusher, YouTube Vlogger, and fellow poker podcaster Marle Cordeiro. It’s always refreshing when I’m reminded of some undeniable truths that exist in the world. One of those is that you simply cannot be courageous without being afraid. And I guarantee that anyone who has put themselves out there in a vulnerable and significant way has felt a massive amount of fear. But the ones who emerge from the other side after deal...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is WSOP bracelet winner and high stakes cash pro Chase Bianchi. Despite focusing mainly on cash games Chase has racked up an impressive $870k in MTT cashes, including his crown jewel a gold medal finish in a $1k NLHE tourney at the 2016 WSOP. Chase and I’s conversation chronicles his journey from being a poker dealer and going broke time and time again early on his career to finding his footing and regularly battling at the biggest stakes his ...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Today my guest is 3-time WSOP bracelet winner, poker coach, and author of “The Game Plan” Matt Matros. Matt has racked up over $2.5 million in live tournament cashes over his almost 2 decade long career. Some highlights include: - The aforementioned triple WSOP bracelets in $1,500 6-max event, limit hold em, and mixed hold ‘em tourneys. - Finishing third at the WPT Championship for over $700k - And three more WSOP final tables. This conversation was a real joy for me. It brought back many fond m...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Today my guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is cash game crusher and the founder of https://MyPokerCoaching.com Tadas Peckaitis. Tadas is a man after my own heart. He started creating regular content for MyPokerCoaching simply because it was a thing he genuinely enjoyed doing. As we joke about in our conversation the act of creating great poker content is not easily deterred or for the faint of heart ... it’s a true labor of love. And there are very few people who love creating valuabl...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is Run It Once Elite coach and high stakes HU crusher Kevin Rabichow. I very much see a lot of my own spirit in Kevin. He thinks deeply about poker’s myriad of complicated issues, he genuinely loves when his students find success, and he wants to leave the world of poker as a better place than where he found it. It’s going to be pretty tough for you to not enjoy my conversation with Kevin. We nerd out on recreational sports, controversial/predatory practi...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Nick Howard returns with Detox Files #5. If you've ever found yourself stuck in a cycle of high ambition that quickly leads to emotional distress, this is an episode you do not want to miss. For more Detox Files visit https://chasingpokergreatness.com/detox-files New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt...
Aug 11, 2020•30 min
My guest today on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is former Thirst Lounge Host, Twitch Partner, and professional poker player @BetOnDrew Drew Gonzalez. I think you’re really going to love how open and self-reflective Drew is about his more than decade long poker journey.. He had absolutely no problem opening up about struggles that many of us in the poker world have probably faced at some point or another from relationship issues to unhealthy lifestyle choices and the extremely common curse ...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Jennifer Shahade takes the reins and turns the tables on Coach Brad. Enjoy. New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Today’s guest on the podcast is the best-selling author of the runaway hit “The Biggest Bluff”, Maria Konnikova. Maria has a journey through poker that I can pretty much guarantee is unlike anybody else’s in the world. She heeds a call to adventure, enlists the help of a mysterious mentor, deals with the various challenges and pitfalls of learning the game of poker, experiences failure and pain, and is ultimately transformed in the process. If you have not checked out “The Biggest Bluff” yet, do...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is poker pro, streamer, and lawyer Jerod Smith. Jerrod is a full-time poker pro who lives in a grindhouse in Las Vegas with former Chasing Poker Greatness guest Brian “The Golden Blazer” Frenzel. And before we jump into the show, I know you hear me emphasize the importance of community in your poker journey over and over and over again … but it is such a critical thing not only for expediting your growth as a poker player but also in, frankly,...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of the pioneers and most recognizable faces in the world of Twitch poker streaming Jamie Staples. Jaime and his younger brother Matt (Who’s a former CPG guest) are PartyPoker sponsored pros and I wanna say a couple of things straight away: 1) I had never met or interacted with Jaime in any way before he and I had this conversation. 2) It became painfully obvious to me as our conversation went on as to why he has such a massive following...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the host of the “Thinking Poker” podcast and author of Play Optimal Poker 1 and 2 Andrew Brokos. Andrew’s another one of those human beings who makes you consider your personal beliefs. Recently on Twitter in a thread about the Daniel Negreanu WSOP software meltdown Andrew left me with a this statement, “One last thought for you specifically, very few people have chased poker greatness as successfully as Daniel Negreanu and this is where it...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is cash game destroyer of worlds and Twitch streamer Gillian Epp. If you aren’t familiar with Gillian’s work, you should probably count your blessings as her format of choice is the one that’s nearest and dearest to my own heart, cash games. And on the felt is probably not where you’d wish to encounter her. This conversation is especially meaningful to me as it made me reflect and meditate on some of my core beliefs about the world of poker. T...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast has won a major MTT on every US friendly poker site and is one of the most popular coaches in the game today, Jarred “godsbigtoe” Gabin. Toe has been in and around the game of poker since the early 2000’s and has been playing off of the same bankroll that began with him with a $5 PokerStars freeroll. And even though he’s managed to spin hay into gold over the last couple of decades, what he’s most beloved for is giving back to the poker commun...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 30 min
In today’s episode we have up-and-coming poker star, Twitch streamer, and MTT pro Brian “The Golden Blazer” Frenzel. Brian’s going to tell his story step-by-step from mascotting in college (true story), to becoming an educator, to discovering the game of poker and heartbreak, and finally putting all of his earthly possessions into his car, moving to vegas, and taking his shot. In today’s episode you’ll learn: - How Brian’s Twitch community helped him overcome a brutal personal struggle. - Why fu...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Today’s guest is longtime cash game pro, Poker Detox mental game coach, and the author of the greatness bomb dripping book “Poker with Presence”, Jason Su. It’s always a little tough for me to make these intros with cash game crushers. Normally I read out my guest’s HendonMob results, wow you with the millions of dollars they’ve cashed for in poker tournaments, list off their highlight reel, and hop into the show. The irony, of course, is that the Jason Su’s of the world are the folks who I’ve a...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is Bryan Paris. Bryan has over 12 million dollars in online cashes (And was the 2nd human in poker history to crack the 10 million dollar mark) and has been crushing the poker tournament scene for the last 14 years. Bryan was incredibly easy-going and easy to talk to … It’s quite apparent why he’s racked up 35,000+ followers on Twitch and had hundreds of viewers from day one of streaming. In today’s episode, you’ll learn: - A clever and effective tactic t...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Today's episode features three epic hands from my favorite poker show of all-time, High Stakes Poker. Tom Dwan pulls off one of the best bluffs of all time, Phil Galfond gets GOT by a recreational player, and Brad Booth pounds stacks of cash on the felt with four high vs. the GOAT Phil Ivey. To support the show visit https://chasingpokergreatness.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads...
Jun 27, 2020•43 min
Today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness features one of the greatest to ever sit down at the green felt, Ike Haxton, getting a disgusting bluff through vs. Ryan Daut. Hand #2 happened right before the COVID-19 pandemic at WPT Thunder Valley and involves Jake Schwartz and Tony Tran. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads: https...
Jun 26, 2020•32 min
Today on Hero Bluff Week Thomas and I break down probably the most important bluff in poker's history involving Chris Moneymaker and Sam Farha. The other bluff we chose was a little bit more recent (it happened back in 2018) and involved a former WSOP champion trying to bully his way into another WSOP Main Event final table. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com Enjoy the show! New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: ht...
Jun 25, 2020•28 min
Today's episode features two pots from the greatest player to ever sit down at the green felt. Hand 1 is a classic pitting Phil Ivey against Tom "Durrr" Dwan on High Stakes Poker where a pot BALLOONS to over $600,000. Hand 2 is just Phil Ivey doing Phil Ivey things in a classic hand you genuinely do not want to miss. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-ba...
Jun 24, 2020•36 min
I'm convinced Live at the Bike was created just as a battleground for Andy and Garrett Adelstein to wage war against one another. Kicking off "Hero Bluff Week" are two hands played by two of the best regulars in the nosiest of nose bleed cash games in the world. Enjoy. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Y...
Jun 23, 2020•44 min
Today's Detox Files episode starts off with a key "aha" moment that the player had from Nick and I's first Chasing Poker Greatness conversation. They then delve into the way we talk to ourselves and how that creates delusions and negative emotions in poker (in this case frustration). They then work on how to practically apply language upgrades to improve performance, specifically around the need for a play that "should work" to work every time. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreat...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min
The first real deep dive into the unrealistic expectations that people have for scientifically navigating a career as a live player. It comes down to how much you trust yourself. If you're not someone who's not comfortable navigating on intuition, live is probably not a career that's ever going to offer you the security you're looking for. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com Poker Detox: https://learn.pokerdetox.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit...
Jun 17, 2020•50 min
Today's show features a consultation with Nick Howard where the guest is a family man who is heavily considering transitioning away from his IT job into playing poker. Is this a reasonable thought and how can he test the waters without diving fulling into the deep end of the pool? Find out in today's episode. To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neu...
Jun 16, 2020•34 min
