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Chasing Poker Greatness

Brad Wilson: ChasingPokerGreatness.com | Poker Pro & Coachchasingpokergreatness.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.

Please visit us at https://chasingpokergreatness.com

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Episodes

#76 Tactical Tuesday: Aces!

Who doesn't love getting dealt aces?! In this weeks episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon break down 2 hands where Coach Brad was dealt pocket aces and faced the age old question: "To slow play or not to slow play?" Listen now to find out whether pocket aces turned Coach Brad into the crusher or the crushee.

May 10, 202228 min

#12 Philosophical Friday: Life Lessons From Poker Sessions

In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad Wilson and Duncan Palamourdas summarize some of the lessons they learned from poker that apply to everyday life. From people skills, risk and money management, all the way to creating a business and dealing with Uncle Jimmy (aka he who shall not be named) this podcast has it all. To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Ba...

May 06, 202257 min

#215 Ana Marquez: Former #1 Ranked Spanish Poker Player & New ACR Pro

Today’s guest on CPG is the former #1 ranked poker player in Spain, has racked up close to $2 million in live MTT cashes, and has been recently minted an ACR Team Pro… The always brilliant, hilarious, & affable Ana Marquez. Ana has been on the live and online poker grind since the mid-2000’s with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Ana in her two appearances on CPG, it’s that she was put on this Earth to be a professional poker player. It’s glaringl...

May 04, 20221 hr 29 min

#214 Wayne Chiang: Let the High Stakes Poker Live Stream Wars Begin!

Today’s guest on CPG is former co-owner of Live at the Bike, Wayne Chiang who’s dropping in to share some very exciting news: Live at the Bike is BACK and better than ever! So, without spoiling too much of the show, today you’re gonna learn why the poker world ought to be insanely excited about the new Live at the Bike ownership, how the OG live stream has evolved in the year 2022, and what Wayne believes will be future of Live at the Bike & the streaming space in general. Also, if you wanna...

Apr 30, 202253 min

#11 Philosophical Friday: The Cheating Epidemic

This week Brad and Duncan give their take on the vulnerabilities of online play as it pertains to cheating. They try to identify, motivate and explain the very complex issue of foul play and its current repercussions while they also attempt to offer some suggestions about potential paths that can be taken towards resolution. To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http:...

Apr 29, 20221 hr 2 min

#213 Chris Sparks: High Stakes Online Poker OG

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is OG high stakes online poker crusher Chris Sparks, and it’s one of those conversations that I live for. I don’t exactly know how Chris, a man whose network of friends includes a who’s who of poker royalty (Including nosebleed live destroyer of worlds, Garrett Adelstein), managed to slip underneath my radar for so long, but I am so grateful I got a chance to right that wrong. In my defense… While Chris still battles in both the digital and li...

Apr 27, 20222 hr 1 min

#10 Philosophical Friday: Handling Poker Losses

This week Brad and Duncan discuss the inevitability of losing in poker and how to deal with it. In particular, they discuss concepts such as the different levels of resolution of losing events, mastering recovery, horizontal versus vertical distribution of bad outcomes, as well as the proximity principle. To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-b...

Apr 22, 202252 min

#73 Tactical Tuesday: How Much Should You Bet On The River?

You've finally made a strong hand on the river, now the only question left is "what is the right amount to bet?" On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon examine two river spots from Jon's database and discuss bet sizing options.

Apr 19, 202232 min

#9 Philosophical Friday: Dunning-Kruger, Confirmation Bias & the Curse of Knowledge

In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad and Duncan investigate biases and prejudiced perceptions as they relate to poker and other aspects of life. Join them as they kick-off the discussion with the Dunning-Kruger effect, the confirmation bias and the curse of knowledge. To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize F...

Apr 15, 20221 hr 14 min

#211 Tom Schneider: Country Music Crooning Nose Bleed Crusher

Today’s guest on CPG, Tom “DonkeyBomber” Schneider, is a man of many talents. Among those talents are singing/songwriting, entrepreneurship, c-suite businessman, writing books, and public speaking. In the world of poker, he’s primarily battled in high stakes live cash games over the decades while also dabbling in MTTs & racking up over $2.3 million in lifetime cashes and snagging the WSOP Player of the Year. Simply put: the man’s a quintessential high performer and a treasure trove of hilari...

Apr 14, 20221 hr 46 min

#72 Tactical Tuesday: Playing Multiway Pots

On today’s episode Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands where Jon 3bet squeezed preflop and both players behind decided to call. Tune in to learn how Brad and Jon think about these multiway squeezed situations.

Apr 12, 202227 min

#18 Humberto Jimenez: Poker Pro Aspiring to Go From Fan Boy to Phenom

Humberto Jimenez is an amazing human being with one of the most well-respected poker minds in all of Greatness Village. In today's episode you're going to learn all about his poker origin story, how he thinks about and studies the game, why Coach Brad believes Humberto's poker potential is practically unlimited, and much, much more! Enjoy the show.

Apr 11, 202253 min

#8 Philosophical Friday: Poker Hacks

This week Brad and Duncan investigate the necessity, usefulness and potential drawbacks of simplified strategies and other heuristics. Are poker hacks essential to one's game? If so, can they be detrimental to one's bottom line? Tune it to find out! To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com 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...

Apr 08, 20221 hr 21 min

#210 Jon "Apestyles" Van Fleet: $20 Million+ in Online MTT Cashes

Today’s guest on CPG has over $20,000,000 in lifetime online MTT cashes and is genuinely one of my favorite human beings in the world of poker, Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet. It’s been about a year since the last time the Great Ape was on CPG and you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that the man continues to thrive. His Twitch stream remains one of the most popular poker streams on the face of the planet, he’s now an ACR sponsored pro, he’s sold thousands & thousands of his Apestyles Bundle, and ...

Apr 06, 20221 hr 36 min

#71 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Pocket Jacks

On today's episode, Coach Brad and Jon tackle one of poker's oldest conundrums: playing pocket jacks. Tune in to find out how Brad and Jon handle playing the most hated pocket pair in poker!

Apr 05, 202229 min

#209 DGAF: Unmasked, High Stakes, and Hustler Live

Today's guest is a fan favorite. One of my personal friends, DGAF he's the host of the podcast sessions where he detailed. His day-to-day life on the grind. His third rise after going broke a couple of times, and we've had some good news and the third rise department, because DGAF has been commenting on the hustler live stream, which is a really great opportunity for him and his brand and his podcast, which is very, very exciting. He's also been playing some high stakes. On the hustler live stre...

Apr 05, 20221 hr 11 min

#7 Philosophical Friday: Resurrecting Poker Entertainment (w/ Matt Berkey)

This week Brad and Duncan have Matt Berkey over to discuss the apparent "drought" in poker content and entertainment. Why isn't poker as popular as it used to be and what can we do (if anything) to bring it back to the forefront? To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com 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...

Apr 03, 20221 hr 22 min

#208 Eric Froehlich: $2.6 Million in Lifetime Live Cashes & MTG Hall of Fame

Today’s guest on CPG is a multiple time WSOP gold bracelet winner who has $2.6 million in live MTT cashes… Eric Froehlich. Eric’s journey into the world of poker began with a gateway game you should be very familiar with at this point: Magic: The Gathering. And Efro isn’t just good, he’s a Magic Hall of Famer who’s one of the very best on the planet. Back in 2005 when Eric entered his first world series of poker, we didn’t have to wait very long for him to make his mark. As fate would have it, h...

Mar 30, 20221 hr 14 min

#6 Philosophical Friday: Is the Poker Dream Still Alive?

In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad and Duncan are faced with a simple yet very deep question coming from an active member of the "greatness village" community (Humberto) who wants to know: What is the poker dream in 2022 and is it still alive? Well, let's find out! To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Fl...

Mar 25, 202243 min

#207 Adam "Roothlus" Levy: Throwback to Online Poker's Wild West

Today’s guest on CPG is an OG of the online poker world, Adam “Roothlus” Levy. In his combined online & live tournament poker career, Roothlus has cashed for close to $8,000,000. And since Adam’s poker career started way, way back… you gotta just know we’re gonna spend some time reminiscing about the golden age of poker… an age where Adam Levy absolutely feasted. In 2006, Roothless hit #5 in PocketFive’s online poker rankings and then at the WSOP in 2008, he was on the receiving end of a cla...

Mar 23, 20221 hr 23 min

#69 Tactical Tuesday: Coach Brad and Jon Make a Bet

On this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon decide to switch up the format. Jon presents two hands where he fired a river bluff and Coach Brad has to guess which bluff got through and which one didn't. If Brad guesses correctly, Jon pays $100 and vice versa if Brad guesses incorrectly. See if you can figure out which bluff got through and which one got picked off and who wins the $100! New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barre...

Mar 22, 202229 min

#5 Philosophical Friday: What Makes Poker So Hard?

In this week's installment of Philosophical Fridays Brad and Duncan explore the ingredients that make poker such a tough game to master. Is struggling an unavoidable part of the learning journey, or can one still expect to find meaningful simplifications to facilitate the process? To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Lea...

Mar 18, 202258 min

#206: Karina: Disrupting Mindset & Performance Training

Today’s guest on CPG is Karina, the founder of Mindset Design, personalized poker coaching that helps you improve your mindset & mental health. Karina has been going podcast crazy lately having appeared on “The Chip Race”, “RecPoker”, and now Chasing Poker Greatness while also firing up her own show: “Mindset Design”. The first three guests on “Mindset Design” include bestselling poker author and CPG favorite Dara O’ Kearney, hugely popular poker vlogger Ashley “PokerfaceAsh” Frank, and one ...

Mar 16, 20221 hr 18 min

#68: Inducing Raises With Small Bet Sizes

On today's episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand where they bet a small size with a strong value hand in an attempt to induce a raise from villain. Tune in to find out which situations call for an induction bet and how Brad and Jon's attempts worked out.

Mar 15, 202231 min

#4 Philosophical Friday: Can anyone become a winning poker player?

In this week's episode of Philosophical Fridays Brad and Duncan dissect the traits of winning poker players. What does it take to win at poker? Can these skills be learned by everyone and if so, how? Tune in to find out! To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com 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...

Mar 11, 202250 min

#205 Benjamin Rolle: Online MTT Legend & Founder of Raise Your Edge

Today’s guest on CPG is not only one of the greatest online MTT players in the world, but is also an all-time great in an area very near and dear to my own heart: poker training. Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle is the founder of Raise Your Edge where his flagship product “Tournament Masterclass” has become the gold standard in MTT training and has helped countless poker players (Including past CPG guest and one of the top poker streamers in the world, Matt Staples) realize their full tournament potent...

Mar 09, 20221 hr 27 min

#67 Tactical Tuesday: High Stakes Hand Review!

Coach Brad and Jon review a couple hands from a recent high-stakes live stream that Brad played for PokerCoaching.com. To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.com 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...

Mar 09, 202233 min
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