Chasing Poker Greatness

Brad Wilson: ChasingPokerGreatness.com | Poker Pro & Coach•chasingpokergreatness.com

Pro Poker Player Brad Wilson dives deep with World Class Cash Game Players (No limit hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Mixed Games), poker tournament Superstars (WSOP bracelet winners, WPT champions, Online Poker Crushers), legendary poker ambassadors (Norman Chad, Matt Savage), and poker mindset coaches (Elliot Roe, Nick Howard, Jared Tendler) in this strategic poker podcast.

There are greatness bombs aplenty whether you’re trying to improve at live or online No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, or rise up the mixed games ranks.

Guests include PokerCoaching’s Jonathan Little, Run It Once’s Phil Galfond, Jason Koon, JNandez, Nick Howard, Marle Cordeiro, Kristen Bicknell, Maria Konnikova, Kevin Rabichow, Smart Poker Study Sky Matsuhashi, Andrew “Luckychew” Lichtenberger, Thinking Poker Andrew Brokos, James “Splitsuit” Sweeney of The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast, Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald, The Poker Guys, Darren Elias, Phil Hellmuth, Fedor Holz, Tommy Angelo, PokerNews Sarah Herring, Twitch Streamers Matt & Jamie Staples, SolveForWhy’s Matt Berkey, JustHands Podcast Jack Laskey, Poker In the Ear's Joe Stapleton, The Chip Race Dara O' Kearney & David Lappin, and AnteUp Poker Podcast’s Scott Long.

Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features multiple new episodes each and every week.

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#104 Thomas Bain: CPG Associate Coach, Tactical Tuesday Co-Host and All-Around Crusher

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is none other than Greatness Village Associate Coach and Tactical Tuesday co-host Thomas Bain. Thomas is a professional poker player, poker coach, podcaster-in-training, and poker course creator. He’s also a really amazing human who I feel blessed to call my close friend. You might not know this but it’s entirely possible Chasing Poker Greatness would not exist today if it weren’t for Terminator Thomas. A few years back I stopped taking on new...

Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min

Tactical Tuesday #6: Relentless River Raising

On today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down two hands (One good, one the opposite of good) where Thomas chose to raise with a bluff on the river. Who doesn't love it when Terminator Thomas gets out of line? If you'd like to support the show, head to ChasingPokerGreatness.com/VIP & join the Chasing Poker Greatness VIP newsletter. You'll get access to our private Slack community (Greatness Village) and access to one hour of weekly group coaching (The Po...

Dec 22, 2020•28 min

#103 Michael Acevedo Part 2: Poker is a Team Sport

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a man who has ruined all other men for you… A man who’s coming back for a very special Round 2 where your favorite podcast host *insert dramatic gasp here* asks him more than one question. That man is the author of the breakout hit book Modern Poker Theory, the great Michael Acevedo and you’re about to hear him throwing down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb. After an unexpected but delightful pitstop covering psychedelic drugs, Michael a...

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 34 min

#102 Derek Tenbusch: Co-Founder Tournament Poker Edge & Pursuing Poker on Your Terms

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Twitch partner and co-founder of Tournament Poker Edge Derek Tenbusch. Derek is an amazing, amazing dude. He’s one of those rare folks who have been in poker for a very long time and has come to love the poker community even more than the actual game itself. I know that may sound a bit counter-intuitive, especially if you listen to the jaded grinders who are always talking about how slimy folks in our community are, but I 100% get where he’...

Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 15 min

Tactical Tuesday #5: Playing AK When You Miss in Bloated Pots

Such a sexy name for this week Tactical Tuesday where Coach Brad and Coach Thomas's CFP student Jon break down a pair of awkward pots where we find ourselves with AK high in big pots where we have the initiative. Hand #1 is played in a live setting vs. a strong and agressive European player and Hand #2 is played online vs. a "mega whale". Enjoy. Don't forget to subscribe and rate Chasing Poker Greatness on your favorite podcast app. To join Greatness Village (Our private Slack community) visit h...

Dec 15, 2020•35 min

#101 Dr. Tricia Cardner: The Facilitator of Poker Greatness

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is mindset expert, Author, and podcaster Dr. Tricia Cardner. I feel like a broken record in these intros sometimes with how much these conversations mean to me, but I just get consistently blown away by how amazing the humans who make up the world of cards and Tricia Cardner is no exception. Tricia is engaging, hilarious, an amazing storyteller, and can’t help but drop greatness bomb after greatness bomb every time she opens her mouth. Our conversation ra...

Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 33 min

#100 Jason Koon: High Stakes Cash Game Legend & $31+ Million in MTT cashes

I have saved a very special episode for you today for landmark episode #100. Today’s guest is one of the all-time greatest poker players to have ever sat down at the green felt, Jason Koon. Jason has racked up over $31 million in MTT cashes which is pretty, pretty, pretty good. It also places him at #9 on the all-time money list. Some of the highlights of his MTT career include: 8 career $1 million+ cashes. $3.5 & $2.8 million gold medals in two $130k buy-in high roller Short Deck tournament...

Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min

Tactical Tuesday #4: Live High Stakes (w/ a Pop Star Cameo)

In today's episode Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down some memorable hands from Coach Brad's high stakes live poker career. Hand #1 is a $7k pot played against an absolute crusher and Hand #2 is a $30k+ whopper played against a famous pop star. Enjoy. To join the Chasing Poker Greatness VIP Newsletter visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIP 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:...

Dec 08, 2020•39 min

#99 Trevor Savage Part 2: Maintaining Balance Between Family & Crushing Souls

In today’s episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast I am once again joined by cash game crusher, Youtuber, and podcaster Trevor Savage. I got so consumed by Trevor’s story in our first conversation that I forgot to ask him any questions other than “Tell me about your poker journey”. Today, we more than make up for that and then some as he’s about to throw down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb. As a short aside, I’m a little worried about the continuity of this episode because right in t...

Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min

#98 JNandez Part 2: Daily Routines, Addressing Weaknesses & Daily Improvement

In today’s episode Twitch legend JNandez is BACK with your promised follow-up Part 2 conversation and you ought to prepare yourself for a relentless onslaught of Greatness Bombs. Since Part 1 was an exploration of Fernando’s poker origin story (And if you missed that episode, I highly suggest you go check it out right now), today Fernando is going to be going deep answering some of your favorite Chasing Poker Greatness questions. I don’t know why but I was a little concerned heading into this co...

Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 33 min

Tactical Tuesday #3: Ain't No Fun When the Rabbit's Got the Gun

On today's show Coach Thomas and Coach Brad go deep on two $500 NL cash game hands they recently played on Ignition. As eluded to in the title, things don't go super well in today's hands but both coaches manage to find an exploitable decision on the river that saves them their stack. 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...

Dec 02, 2020•38 min

#97 Greg Raymer: 2004 WSOP Main Event Champ and Author of “Winning Tournament Strategies”

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the winner of the 2004 WSOP Main Event and Author of “Winning Tournament Strategies” Greg “Fossilman” Raymer. Before I dive too deep into the intro, big thanks for D&B Poker publishing for putting this interview together (As well as the current & future CPG episodes with Amanda Botfeld, Ashley Adams, and Tricia Cardner). In the world of poker, “Fossilman” is a living legend. I remember the exact moment in time I was watching the 200...

Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 56 min

#96 Trevor Savage Part 1: Cash Game Animal, Mental Health Podcaster, & Popular Poker Vlogger

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is cash game beast, YouTube poker vlogger, and (Along with his wife Jody) host of the Raising the Nuts podcast Trevor Savage. I can’t overstate to you how great of a dude Trevor is. He’s one of those guests who I didn’t know too much about heading into our conversation and yet when we shut it down it felt like I had gained a friend. Our time together was so enjoyable, in fact, that this will be one of them there 2 parter type CPG episodes beca...

Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min

Tactical Tuesday #2: Getting Out of Line & Breaking Hearts

Today's episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features two recent hands Coach Thomas played on Ignition with a Queen Deuce and a Queen Trey. You're going to hear straight from the horses mouth why Coach Thomas opted to put in three-bets with hands that don't really have much business putting extra money into the pot and gain some valuable lessons as it relates to counting combos when bluff catching. If you love today's episode, the best way you can support the show is to hop on the CPG ...

Nov 24, 2020•38 min

#95 Mark Herm: The Closed-Minded GTO Basher Who Crushes Year After Year

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is legendary MTT reaper of souls Mark “Dipthrong” Herm. Mark has been on my radar as a force in the poker world for a very, very long time. Like 2007 Absolute Poker long. Back in those days I was grinding away at cash games but allowed myself to take some shots here and there at some of the $200-$1k MTTs on Absolute for fun, and I specifically remember being aware of Dipthrong in every single tourney I played. The fact that he’s still doing ex...

Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 26 min

#94 Tommy Angelo: Death, Spirituality, & Tripping on Mushrooms

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of my absolute favorite human beings in the poker world, universally respected teacher and author of Elements of Poker Tommy Angelo. I’m gonna be honest with you, I’ve been looking forward to releasing this one ever since the second I hit the stop button. This is a Round 2 CPG episode so if you happened to miss episode #25 with Tommy and you love our conversation today, I highly recommend you go back and listen to our original episode. ...

Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min

Tactical Tuesday #1: Facing Check/Raises On the Turn

Today's episode features Coach Brad and Coach Thomas breaking down two hands where the HERO is facing a Turn check/raise: Hand #1 is a live hand Coach Thomas played at the Commerce Casino. Hand #2 is an online poker hand Coach Thomas' CFP student recently played at $200 NL. I hope dude's parents don't listen to today's episode ... it's going to be brutal! There are Greatness Bombs aplenty just patiently waiting for you to dive right in. To join Greatness Village (Our Slack Community) visit: http...

Nov 17, 2020•42 min

#93 Ashley Adams: Collecting Poker Stories From All 50 States

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of Winning No Limit Hold’em Ashley Adams. If there’s one thing I can tell you straight-away about Ashley it’s that dude is a natural born storyteller and has gone out of his way to collect more than his fair share of amazing poker stories. Luckily for you, he’s just about to share some of his favorites in this here conversation. You’ll hear about the time he traveled to a home game down a dirt road in the middle of the sticks in ...

Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 35 min

#92 Amanda Botfeld: Making Poker Strategy Less Complex & Author of "A Girls Guide to Poker"

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker and Poker Powher teacher Amanda Botfeld. In just a few moments you’re going to learn how Amanda went from writing political newsletters for 30,000 subscribers to falling into the poker world directly following the 2016 presidential election. But first if you’re a longtime listener to Chasing Poker Greatness you’ll know that I believe the next “poker boom” will come from one of two sources: Online poker ...

Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 15 min

#91 Lance Bradley: From Unlikely Head of Bodog Poker to Current President of PocketFives

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of The Pursuit of Poker Success & President and Editor in chief of PocketFives Lance Bradley. Lance’s story is about to blow your mind. His career has taken him from poker journalist to being in charge of one of the largest poker platforms in the world smack dab in the middle of the poker boom to calling his own number at the WSOP by working excruciatingly long days on his own dime. After our recording wrapped up, Lance reach...

Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 15 min

#90 Wayne Yap: Why a Nose Bleed Macau Supernova Spent $1 Million to Transition Out of Poker

Wayne Yap is a well-respected Macau nose bleed cash game crusher with over $1.4 Million in tournament winnings. Wayne’s also teaming up with one of my favorite human beings in the poker world Nick Howard for a podcast called “Beyond Poker” that aims to bridge the transition gap for poker players who are looking to exit the game. This is an especially important topic for Wayne because a few years back he made the conscious decision to dial back his own 7-figure per year gig as a high stakes poker...

Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 39 min

#89 JNandez: PLO Beast, World-Class Coach, & Celebrated Twitch Streamer

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is PLO beast and Twitch legend JNandez (Whose real name, by the way, is not Jason Hernandez but Fernando Habegger). Originally this episode was supposed to be a one-shot deal but, just like in the case of Michael Acevedo, an hour and a half into our call Fernando and I still found ourselves in the middle of his amazing poker journey. So we decided to meet back up for an immediate Round 2 and one week later we recorded another 1.5 hr greatness ...

Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 54 min

#88 Michael Acevedo: From Years of Poker Futility to Writing the Modern Poker Bible

Today’s guest is the author of Modern Poker Theory: Building an Unbeatable Strategy Based on GTO Principles Michael Acevedo. If you’re unaware of the poker world’s reception to Modern Poker Theory, let me catch you up. Michael’s book has ignited a fire under the elite minds in our game, is already being referred to as the modern poker bible, and has been called the best poker book ever written by Brandon Adams. What may have slipped under your radar is that there was a very real chance not all t...

Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min

#87: Phil Galfond: Nosebleed Cash Legend, Run It Once Poker Founder, & All-Time Great

Today’s guest quite frankly needs no elaborate introduction to get you excited about hearing from him but I’m going to give you one anyway. Phil Galfond is a living legend in the world of poker at the ripe old age of 35. What would be the career-defining highlight of pretty much anyone else’s poker career, having won 3 WSOP gold bracelets, is merely a footnote in Galfond’s journey through cards. He’s the founder of one of the most prestigious training platforms in poker, Run it Once, and is doin...

Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 31 min

#86 Sarah Herring: Surviving COVID, a Shattered Leg, & No Live Poker

Today’s guest on the show is the always hilarious and endearing Sarah Herring. This is a Round 2 with Sarah so if you missed Round 1 I would highly recommend you go back and check that conversation out. And because so much has happened since last December and neither her nor I can contain our rabid curiosity, this is a very wide-ranging conversation. As a matter of fact, I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing as I was listening back to this episode so that I could record this intro. That sense of ...

Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 21 min

#85 Merv Harvey: How an Amateur Began Interviewing the Biggest Names in Poker

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one half of the Postflop Poker podcast hosting duo Merv Harvey. Merv's an amateur poker player who has now interviewed a who's who of poker players & personalities, including: Tommy Angelo, Alec Torelli, Dara O' Kearney, Sarah Herring, and many more. I'll leave it for you to learn in the following episode just how Merv got his gig but it's an extremely powerful lesson about taking your shot. Merv's just a genuinely great dude who LOVES ...

Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min

Detox Files #8: Are You Maximizing Your Resources?

One of Nick's on-contract coaching for profits players has a major problem: He feels like he has no choice but to move back into his unsupportive parent's home where his mental state and online poker results historically suffer. Listen today as Nick helps his player navigate a particularly dicey and emotionally charged situation by letting him know he isn't making full use of the resources at his disposal. If you wanna learn more about Poker Detox visit: https://pokerdetox.com New CPG Cash Game ...

Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 8 min

Detox Files #7: How Do You Live the "Poker Vampire" Lifestyle & Maintain Healthy Relationships with Your Loved Ones?

In this episode of the Detox Files Nick Howard (Founder of Poker Detox Staking Group) has an optimization session with one of his contracted players who has a big problem: He's been trained his entire poker career to practice good game selection (The after-hours poker vampire lifestyle) but knows the times he plays poker have a major affect on his relationship with his wife and family. Listen in and follow along as Nick helps his player navigate what is most certainly a mine field. New CPG Cash ...

Sep 25, 2020•48 min

Detox Files #6: How-To Use Compassion Instead of Stress to Skyrocket Your Output

This Detox Files episodes features a one hour "optimization consult" with one of Poker Detox's contracted players. These are guys Nick and his team invest tons of resources into so it's going to be a bit more advanced than the previous Detox Files you all know and love. To listen to all the 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 ...

Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min

#84 Jonathan Little Round 2: ACR Ban, #PokerGOAT, & Excelling at Tough NLHE Games

Today my guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast coming back for an overdue Round 2 conversation is the founder of PokerCoaching.com Jonathan Little. I don’t know if you’ve heard but Mr. Little has been featured fairly prominently in a couple of controversies over the past week that of course we’re about to dive into. The first is Phil Nagy smashing him with the ban hammer at ACR and the 2nd stemmed from accusations of rigging Twitter polls in my recent #PokerGOAT competition on Twitter. Be...

Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 53 min

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