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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Tactical Tuesday #17: Online Cash Game Poker Strategy - Ridiculous Rivers

Tactical Tuesday returns this week with a pair of hand breakdowns by Coach Brad and Jon. Our heroes both face overbets and find themselves with tricky river decisions despite having very strong hands. Find out what our heroes ended up doing in-game and whether their decisions are CPG approved. If you would like to have one of your hands analyzed on Tactical Tuesday, sign up for the VIP Newsletter and get your access to Greatness Village today (where both of these hands were originally posted) at...

Mar 09, 2021•41 min

#123 Craig Mason: From the WSOP Bleachers to Scoring For 7 Figures

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Craig Mason. Craig has had a love affair with the game of poker for as long as he can remember. Back in the Moneymaker Boom when he was a special education teacher, he’d travel to the WSOP in Vegas just sit in the bleachers and watch his heroes fight tooth and nail for life-changing cash, prestige, and the hardware that comes with it. Fast forward to 2018 where at the PartyPoker Caribbean Poker Party Craig found himself under the bright lig...

Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 20 min

#122 Jason Su Round 2: The Facilitator of Poker Flow

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of the top poker performance coaches in the entire universe... the facilitator of flow, the patriarch of presence Mr. Jason Su who is back for a long anticipated Round 2. And no, I didn’t mean for that to rhyme but I’m very happy it did. This round 2 with Jason Su features a new CPG format I’ve dreamt up for return guests that zooms in on some of the most memorable moments in their poker careers, including: - Their biggest influence in ...

Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 24 min

TT #16: Was the Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk High Stakes Poker Challenge Good For the Game?

In today's first segment Coach Brad and his student Jon share their opinions on whether or not they think the Doug Polk vs. Daniel Negreanu high stakes heads-up challenge was ultimately good for the game of poker. After the jump they give their opinions on ways they think these challenges could be improved upon moving forward into the future. Pros and Cons - Grudge Matches are always fun. - More streamed high stakes poker of any kind. - Lots of hype for poker. Negatives: - Hole cards down sucks ...

Mar 03, 2021•33 min

#121 Luciana Manolea: MTT Pro with 4.5 Million in Career Cashes & Crypto Modeling Wizard

Today’s guest on the Chasingh Poker Greatness podcast is former online MTT poker professional Luciana Manolea. Luciana’s poker journey spans over 10 years where she’s cashed for over $4.5 million dollars in her combined live and online poker career. Luci considers her poker origin story a “fortunate accident” while she was in college studying computer science. It was there that she realized the heart pumping thrill of competition was in her blood not 1’s and 0’s, and she made the life altering d...

Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 33 min

#120 Matt Waxman Rnd 2: Living the Poker Dream While Pitching Cards at Bananas

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Matt Waxman who’s back for a very special Round 2. He’s a WSOP bracelet winner, WPT Champ, and founder of the insanely addictive and innovative video-game like poker format PokeRithm. If you’re one of the sad souls who missed Matt and I’s Round 1 conversation, I’d highly suggest you go back and listen to it because it was an all-time classic… I daresay our Round 2 lives up and perhaps even exceeds the original. In today’s show you’re going ...

Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 27 min

Tactical Tuesday #15: The Differences Between High Stakes Live Cash Games and Low Stakes Live Cash Games

In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and his student Jon break down the differences between high stakes live cash games and low stakes live cash games. In the first half of the show they break down the strategic differences and in the back half they discuss the environmental differences. The strategic differences they go into are: - The role rake plays in your strategy: Drop rake vs. Timed rake - The strategic differences in stack depths (100 bbs at small stakes vs. uncapped at bigg...

Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min

#119 Jordan Zucker: High Stakes Mixed Game Grinder & A Trip to the New York Private Game Scene of Yesteryear

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Jordan Zucker. Jordan’s a high stakes mixed-game grinder who was referred to yours truly by his friend and past CPG guest, the nosebleed mixed-game Queen Supreme, Melissa Burr. Jordan and I’s wide ranging conversation will take you from his poker origin story many moons ago to a never-before-covered setting on this show the New York private game scene of yesteryear, and then on to present day where he’s battling on the green felt. In today’...

Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min

#118 Gareth James: From Teaching Music to Kids to Coaching Berkey for the $300k High Roller Bowl

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness Podcast is Gareth James. Gareth is the founder and head coach of the prestigious MTT Poker School, the co-host of the mindset poker podcast Poker on the Mind where he and past CPG guest Dr. Tricia Cardner (Who herself is a poker performance wizard & author who sports PHDs in both psychology & criminology) help you improve your mental game, and co-author (along with the aforementioned Dr. Tricia Cardner) of Purposeful Practice for Poker. Gareth...

Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 19 min

Tactical Tuesday #14: Hands From Greatness Village

On this week's Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and his student Jon take a look at a couple of hands posted in Greatness Village. The first hand features Coach Thomas choosing to take an unorthodox line from the big blind against the button at 500NL. In the second hand, a villager raises preflop, bets the flop and the turn with a combo draw and arrives at the river with absolutely nothing. Tune in to find out whether you should be bluffing or giving up in those situations. If you'd like to potential...

Feb 16, 2021•35 min

#117 Greg Vail: Why Not Learning Split Pot Games is Costing You Money

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of SCOOP! Winning High Low Concepts for the Hold’em Mind volumes 1, 2, & 3 Greg Vail. Greg’s a Red Chip Poker Coach and cash game pro who specializes in the world of Big O and Omaha Hi-Lo. Greg’s poker career is split into two acts: The first act was from 2005-2010. He was a young, immature kid with horrible spending habits and no discipline trying to figure out how to navigate the world. Spoiler alert: That didn’t end so wel...

Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 54 min

#116 Kenny Hallaert: $10 Million+ in Career Cashes, 2016 WSOP ME Final Table

Kenny (SpaceyFCB) Hallaert has cashed for over $10 million in his live and online poker careers combined. Even though he has yet to take down the elusive major live tournament, it’s easy to say he’s seen way more than his fair share of success on the green felt. Some highlights of Kenny’s career thus far: 6th place in the 2016 WSOP Main Event for $1.4 million. 3rd place in the 2017 WSOP $5k 6-Max event for $238k. 1st place in the 2017 SCOOP $1k 8-Max for $147k. Kenny has racked up quite the laun...

Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 25 min

Tactical Tuesday #13: Facing an Exotic Line with an Overpair & Maximizing Profit vs. Fishies

Tactical Tuesday goes back to its roots on this week's episode with a pair of hand breakdowns brought to you by Coach Brad and his student Jon. The first hand comes from a recent $5/$10 session on Ignition where Jon faces an unexpected turn donk in a 3bet pot. The second hand is one posted in the hand history review section of Greatness Village by one of Coach Thomas' students. If you'd like to potentially get one of your hands reviewed by Coach Brad on Tactical Tuesday sign up for the VIP Newsl...

Feb 09, 2021•35 min

#115 Matt Waxman: WSOP & WPT Champ, $4.2 Million MTT Cashes, & Founder of Pokerithm

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a WSOP Gold bracelet winner, WPT champ, and WPT Tournament of Champions Champ who has cashed for $4.2 million in live tournaments, Matthew Waxman. Matt’s pretty much the perfect guest for a long-form interview… When the lights came on dude came out swinging, throwing down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb without ever running out of steam. After what felt like 15 minutes of being fully immersed in Matt’s poker journey, I looked down at th...

Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 30 min

#114 Daiva Byrne: The Poker Pro Doing the Noble Work

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness ( https://chasingpokergreatness.com ) podcast was the #1 GPI ranked female poker player in Lithuania and the UK in 2019 and is the founder of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker Daiva Byrne. Daiva loves poker. I know this may sound pretty obvious in an intro for a show called Chasing Poker Greatness so let me explain myself: Daiva loves poker in a way that’s both refreshing and mesmerizing. She made me think back to the beginning of my poker journey and con...

Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 31 min

Tactical Tuesday #12: Online Poker's Perception vs. Reality

Tactical Tuesday brought to you by https://chasingpokergreatness.com On this week's episode, Coach Brad and his student Jon discuss Jon's perception of online poker before Jon began playing online in the summer of 2020 and how those perceptions have changed as Coach Brad has guided Jon up through the stakes. Find out how someone who was initially terrified of playing $200NL is now crushing $1000NL just 6 months later and what you can do to improve your poker game to have similar results. To supp...

Feb 02, 2021•31 min

#113 Coach Bahman: High Intelligence and Mental Game Coach for Raise Your Edge

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is High Intelligent and mental game coach for Raise Your Edge, Coach Bahman. Coach Bahman is quite the character who has led quite the life. Without spoiling too much for you, Coaches story is going to take you from: His parents flee’ing Iran to Holland when he was two years old because of the Iranian revolution. An early life that consisted of homelessness, petty crime, and bad decisions. How poker quite literally saved his life. Thankfully i...

Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 33 min

#112 Robbie Strazynski: Longing for Live Poker, Sheldon Adelson, & Poker Journalism Titans

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the founder of CardPlayerLifestyle who I’m welcoming back for a very special Round 2. In case you missed it, Robbie was guest #2 way back in late 2019 when Chasing Poker Greatness was just toddling around. Despite being one of the most positive and upbeat humans I know, the weight of Covid isolation has managed to crack even Robbie’s spirits at times. In our conversation we’ll dive deeply into his struggles with mental health and just how a...

Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min

Tactical Tuesday #11: Multiway Postflop Donks in the $1k NL Cash Game Streets

On this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended "donk bet." Will Jon's bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a "donk bet" is the correct play? Find out now in Episode 11! Preflop Bootcamp: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/bootcamp VIP Newsletter: https://chasingpokergreatness.com...

Jan 26, 2021•27 min

#111 Alex "Thallo" Epstein: Living Life as a Nose Bleed Private Game Mainstay

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is WSOP gold bracelet winner and high stakes crusher/degen Alex “Thallo” Epstein. Thallo and I recently met while providing commentary in the Polk vs Negreanu challenge over on the Solve For Why YouTube, and it quickly became obvious to me that I had to get this dude onto the podcast. He’s a hilarious and high intelligent human being who has absolutely no fear in speaking his mind… Which means you’re about to hear some amazing behind-the-scene...

Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 37 min

#110 Mike Noori: The Underestimated High Stakes Mixed Game Beast

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes mixed-game player Mike Noori. You may remember Mike from a bet that went viral on poker Twitter a few years back where he bet he could eat more than $1,000 worth of McDonalds food in 36 hours which, as Jimmy Fricke pointed out, would have been 66,000 calories. Spoiler Alert: He failed pretty spectacularly. You actually won’t hear anything about the bet on in this episode because the old thing has been discussed ad nauseum and, w...

Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 35 min

(Not So) Tactical Tuesday #10: Mindset, Risk Aversion, & Mental Toughness

In this week's (Not So) Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Thomas tackle mindset and risk. What does it mean if you're too risk averse or too risk inclined? How aggressive should you be with your bankroll? Can being too nitty actually hold back your progress? Coach Brad & Coach Thomas share their thoughts as well as some behind-the-scenes stories of their personal poker journeys. To join the CPG private community where you can interact with the CPG coaches as well as access exclusive co...

Jan 19, 2021•39 min

#109 Duncan Palamourdas: The UCLA Professor of Poker Who Won My Heart

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is UCLA professor and author of Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker: Developing a Fundamentally Sound Approach at Poker, Duncan Palamourdas. Duncan won my heart very early on in this conversation because he’s a math guy who uttered the magical words, “People overestimate the usefulness of solvers”. Be still my beating heart. Despite knowing very little about Duncan heading into our conversation, this episode is easily one of my favorite Chasing Pok...

Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 46 min

#108 Ben Hayles: Brilliant Poker Coach, Author, & Founder of Post Flop Poker

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is poker coach, author, and the founder of the Post Flop Poker Podcast Ben Hayles. Ben’s path towards poker is a little bit different than most folks, including yours truly, simply because he actually had the foresight to put together a plan of action so that he would give himself the best possible chance of success. I know this might be shocking to you but most folks who entered poker in the early 200’s just saved up $3,000, put everything th...

Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min

Tactical Tuesday #9: Inside Look at a Mini Private Coaching Session

Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a third round of Tactical Tuesday. If you've ever been curious about the types of discussions that occur during Coach Brad's coaching sessions, this week's episode will provide a close look at just that. Jon shows Coach Brad two hands that he played recently at $5/$10 NL on Ignition, with both hands including at least one street of action where Jon had no idea what to do. Listen in as Coach Brad provides detailed analysis on each hand and leaves Jon with...

Jan 12, 2021•41 min

#107 Brian Rast: An All-Time Great, $21 Million+ in MTT Cashes, & Nose Bleed Mainstay

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of the all-time poker GOATs Brian Rast. Brian has over $21 million in MTT cashes in his career which lands him at #25 in the All-Time money list... And he doesn’t even really battle in the tournament arena much at the moment. Some of his MTT highlights include: Scooping the $500k buy-in High Roller Bowl in 2015 for $7.5 million shekels. Taking down the Chip Reese memorial trophy & $1.7 million for winning the $50k Poker Players Cham...

Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 23 min

#106: Matt Marinelli: High Stakes Cash Animal, Poker Detox Legend, & Co-Founder of BigBetU

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes cash game animal, Poker Detox legend, and co-founder of BigBetU Matt Marinelli. Marinelli was a long-time member and coach of the Poker Detox crew and another one of those guys I got to spend a fairly significant amount of time interacting with during the Atlanta Detox retreat back in March. In a recent Poker Power Hour where Jason Su was guest hosting, Jason asked me why I thought Marinelli had reached the level of success he h...

Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min

Tactical Tuesday #8: Unnatural Bluffing Spots Part Deux

Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a second episode of "Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities." Coach Brad kicks us off with a hand from $500NL Zone where he finds himself on the river with 9-high in a 3bet pot and only 15 seconds to make a decision. In the second half of the episode Jon shares a hand where he misclicks the turn and arrives on the river with 5-high. Will Coach Brad and Jon be able to turn their lemons into lemonade? Find out now on Episode #8! New CPG Cash Game Courses...

Jan 05, 2021•33 min

#105 Landon Tice: 21-Year-Old Poker Supernova

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is poker supernova Landon Tice. This was an especially meaningful conversation to me because I’ve been fortunate enough to experience Landon’s rising star from a pretty close distance. Back in March, which feels like two or three lifetimes ago, the Poker Detox crew had a company retreat in Atlanta where I got to hang out with Nick Howard and his crew for three or four days. When I rolled up to their AIRBNB, none other than Landon Tice was the ...

Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 24 min

Tactical Tuesday #7: Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities at Online $1K No Limit

On today’s show, Coach Brad and his student Jon will take a look at two hands that Jon recently played at $5/$10 6-max cash on Ignition. Jon tries to take advantage of a pair of spots on the turn that he believes are underbluffed by his player pool and more importantly are spots Jon believes his player pool perceives as underbluffed. Identifying and exploiting spots that the population you play against perceive as being underbluffed is one quick way you can work more bluffs into your game and bo...

Dec 29, 2020•34 min

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