Darius is relatively new to the poker scene, but already has an impressive record. Last year at the 2014 WSOP he finished 2nd in $5000 PLO 6 max event, bringing home over $300k. And this year he finished 184/6420 in the 2015 WSOP Main Event for $40k. When Darius was laid off from his job after company downsizing in January, he started playing poker full time. Darius is a regular in the underground cash games in New York, and he travels the East Coast for poker tournaments. You can follow Darius ...
Aug 17, 2015•2 hr 8 min
Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald is professional in every sense of the word. He started grinding at 17, and after more than a decade has built a small empire in the poker world. After black friday he moved down to Costa Rica where he lives with his wife and dogs. He has over $3,000,000 in tournament winnings, and is an instrutor for Cardrunners . Alex does a podcast called OneOuter and you can listen to that by Clicking Here . He also streams on TwitchTV and you can get free lessons by watching Ale...
Aug 10, 2015•2 hr 11 min
Doug Lyford is back giving us an update on his first 6 months as a professional poker player. Doug has been playing both live and online MTTs, mostly online. He recently shipped a Bovada $55 for over 4k. Doug is starting a podcast with Daryl Jace, a TPE pro. You can listen to the podcast here: Poker and Stuff with Doug and Daryl. Doug is also looking for 2 more students. He is giving a first lesson for $10, and if you are interested in some coaching, contact Doug on Twitter or at his website Her...
Aug 03, 2015•2 hr
LoriAnn Persinger is a poker player in Souther California. She was an author for Ante Up Magazine, and Mike first met Lori in Los Angeles and then again out at the 2015 WSOP. You can see an interview of Lori with Mike here on YouTube . You can also follow Lori on Twitter here @LoAnPer66 . Thank you for tuning in! Intro Books to read 5:30 Strategy Mike 13:00 Welcome Lori! 27:15 Women in Poker 33:00 Writing for Ante Up 43:00 Working at Hooters 53:00 Strategy Lori 65:30 Strategy Steve 80:00 Upcomin...
Jul 27, 2015•2 hr
Dr. Alan Schoonmaker is a Poker Psychologist. He has written several books on poker including The Psychology of Poker, Your Worst Poker Enemy, Your Best Poker Friend, Poker Winners are Different, and DUCY?. You can order those books by clicking here . Dr. Al is not a strategy coach. He specializes in reading people at the table, body language, and helping clients get the most out of a session by improving their mindset. If you would like to contact Dr. Al for coaching you can do so here: Faceboo...
Jul 20, 2015•1 hr 4 min
Mike goes over his WSOP Main Event run, reviewing several hands and going over his table. Steve runs through his poker goals for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Steve and Mike break down 4 hands from Steve's deep run in a Sunday tournament. Intro WSOP rundown HH 2:00 Steve's goals 16:00 Steve Strategy 42:00 Twitter Facebook Blog headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com motivational speech...
Jul 13, 2015•1 hr 25 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Ben Reason is a real professional poker player and business man. Not only a winning pro, he backs other professionals to be a part of a community, stay accountable, and reduce his variance. Ben started playing poker at the age of 14, and now 11 years later he has 17 circuit cashes, 5 WSOP cashes, and 2 circuit rings. Ben is a big advocate of vipassana meditation, and goes into detail about his warm up routine and meditation rituals. Ben is also a v...
Jul 06, 2015•1 hr 28 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Chris Moon is a professional poker player, TPE instructor, coach, and fun guest. He lives in Detroit, crosses the Canadian boarder to play online, and is a regular in Pot Limit Omaha cash games. Mike had a coaching session with Chris in the past and that one session still influences his game today. You can contact Chris for coaching on twitter by clicking here: @whichchrismoon Mike is back at the WSOP, Steve is back in California, and they go over ...
Jun 29, 2015•1 hr 38 min
Mike has had quite the successful WSOP trip and is now back in Oceanside. Steve is back out at the WSOP and hoping to have a successful trip as well. They break down several hands from Steve's tournaments, and one from Mike's deep run in the Millionaire Maker that involved Olivier Busquet @olivierbusquet . Intro Steve's Hands 1:30 Big error 4:00 Flatting with Big hands instead of 3betting 20:00 Turning a made hand into a bluff 41:00 44 vs AJo 55:00 AQo 105:15 Mike's Hand with Oliver Busquet 120:...
Jun 22, 2015•2 hr 17 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Marc Alioto @aznAllin007 , Peter Tarsiewicz @PeteTarz , and James Gettinger @dogzpp get together with Steve and Mike to talk WSOP poker. Strategy is sprinkled in throughout the podcast, several hands being discussed in depth. Mike and Peter make day two of the Millionaire Maker. Peter fills us in on his 60bb gift from a shove of T5o. James goes over his bustout hand against the self proclaimed "best hand reader in the world". Mike talks about getti...
Jun 15, 2015•1 hr 24 min
WSOP poker is treating Mike well ... Mike has a break in the action to go over his Venetian deep stack win for $50,000, and his 14/2200 finish at Planet Hollywood for $11,000. He is going on to play the 6 max WSOP event, and Steve is chomping at the bit to get out there. Intro Review of Mike's MTTs: 02:00 Hand Reviews: 12:00 Steve coming out to the WSOP: 34:00 Mike's new bankroll and dating updates: 37:00 More hands: 47:00 Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Mike's Blog & Mik...
Jun 08, 2015•55 min
Mike is out at the WSOP, and Steve is back from his vacation. Mike is backed for the WSOP, and has over a dozen tournaments on his schedule. He will be playing all the $1500 events and below. He will be out there from now until June 14th. Steve will be out at the WSOP on June 4-7, and again June 14-20. There will be a HUPP meet up on either June 5th or 6th, pay attention to our Twitter and Facebook for details. Thanks for tuning in! Good luck at the tables and hope to see you out there! Twitter ...
Jun 01, 2015•1 hr 15 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge This week we interview the man, the myth, the legend ... Carlos Welch. Carlos is an online MTT grinder from Atlanta Georgia. He is a student of Andrew Brokos, and a member of TPE. Although this month Steve and Mike have had some nice scores, they pale in comparison to Carlos' month of winning over $30,000. Thank you for listening, and you can contact us and Carlos by using these links: Carlos Twitter Twitter Facebook Blog headsuppokerpodcast@gmail....
May 25, 2015•2 hr 7 min
Steve and Mike discuss a few hands and then bring on a fan of the podcast who is a competitive eater. He has competed in many challenges, his best was devouring pounds of pickles in only a few minutes, beating out the raining champ. You can check out Brian's website by clicking here . Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech...
May 18, 2015•2 hr 6 min
In this episode we talk to Eric Crain. Mike and Eric have butted-heads in online MTTs on the Merge network - Eric seems to have gotten the better of Mike in those matchups. Eric has been playing professionally for about a decade, winning and losing over a million dollars twice. Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech...
May 11, 2015•1 hr 48 min
Steve and Mike pick up right where they left off from last week discussing Mike's deep run on Merge. Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech
May 04, 2015•1 hr 45 min
Steve and Jacob make the final table together of a Sunday $30 MTT on the Winning Network. They break down several hands that they played together, and Jacob gives Steve a lesson in ranges. This is a two part episode, Mike comes on at the end and next weeks episode Steve and Mike discuss Mike's deep run in the Sunday High Roller. Thank you for listening. You can follow Jacob on Twitter @Jacob_SharkTank . If you would like to contact us, send us hands, feedback of the show, here are the links: Blo...
Apr 27, 2015•1 hr 15 min
This week we interview Jennifer Harman. Jennifer won two WSOP bracelets, one in duece to seven lowball and another in limit texas holdem. She also authored a chapter in Super Systems 2 on limit holdem. She is a regular at the Aria and Belagio in Las Vegas, playing the high limit cash games. Jennifer was also a part of "The Corporation", a group of professional poker players who pooled their money together to play heads up against Andy Beal. Andy is a Texas billionaire who wanted to play heads up...
Apr 20, 2015•1 hr 38 min
Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt is a rockstar when it comes to volume and mass multitabling. For two years he had the highest win rate on Pokerstars. He was a former member of Team Pokerstars, and is currently the only elite pro on Americas Cardroom. He has written Treat your Poker like a Business , and Don't listen to Phil Hellmuth. Dusty also has a twitch stream where you can watch him play along with thousands of other followers; it's basically free coaching from a professional as he plays live in...
Apr 13, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Steve and Mike dissect several hands from recent tournaments; it looks like Mike has found the job he was looking for; and the subject of reading opponents and narrowing their range down to just a few hands. Thank you for listening! Please like us on Facebook , follow us on Twitter , check out our blog , or you can email us with any suggestions or hands for review at headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Orson Welles on Cold Reading...
Apr 06, 2015•1 hr 42 min
Joe LaPinta is a professional poker player living in New Jersey. He puts in 200+ hours per month, is a regular at the 2/5 NL at Borgata, and also plays on Party Poker and WSOP online. Joe took down the title of a WSOP Circuit Main Event after he was heads-up with his roommate Joe Wertz. In this episode we talk about what it takes to be a true grinder; the work ethic, study, dedication and love of the game that keeps us coming back to the tables. Thank you for listening! Contact Joe LaPinta on Tw...
Mar 30, 2015•1 hr 43 min
Doug "DouggyFr3sh" Lyford is an Electrical Engineer turned Poker Pro! Doug took the leap of faith on March 1st and put in his notice to pursue his dream of becoming a professional poker player. DouggyFr3sh is currently backed to play on US sites, and he is coached by Marc Alioto and Ben Reasons. Doug has his own website, PokerProductivity.com , where he is offering free coaching sessions to the first students that apply. You will get: * 30-45 minute Skype session to talk about you game. * Two 1-...
Mar 23, 2015•2 hr 1 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Elliot Roe is a mind coach for poker. He has developed a hynotherapy program to help players reduce tilt and improve their focus at the table. He also works with UFC competitors to help them mentally prepare for their fights by improving their focus and confidence. Elliot has downloadable mp3s for before and after session. You listen to the tape for 15-20 minutes and then play your session. He has tapes for online MTTs, online cash, live MTTs, and ...
Mar 16, 2015•1 hr 27 min
Jacob is a grinder on Bovada and the Winning Poker Network; he is also a regular in the Tournament Poker Edge forums . He is a math wizard, relying on the numbers to make his decisions. Steve met Jacob about a year ago in the TPE forums, and they met in person out in Las Vegas for the 2014 WSOP. Intro: Lucky #13! LA tournaments, coached by Marc Alioto, switching to MTTs online, 3bet ranges, small pairs in position, playing on Winning Poker Network, SIGABA, pninwin, TPE poker group, Steve and Jac...
Mar 09, 2015•2 hr 14 min
Steve and Mike bring on Momma Barton for a spot in the show. We talk about getting into poker, how we started playing, and of course some strategy. Intro: results for the last week, using a HUD online, Mike is improving, learning to quit, Elliot Roe - hypnosis tapes . Welcome Mom: How has poker been treating you? Tournaments at the Luxor and Excalibur, women poker players, playing with a woman at the table, playing at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, WSOP seniors event, WSOP daily deep stack ev...
Mar 02, 2015•1 hr 40 min
Travis Jonas is probably one of the most entertaining guests we've had on the show. He was a professional dealer and poker player before and after the Moneymaker era. Travis has stories of dealing some of the biggest games in Vegas, including Pros such as Johnny Chan, TJ Cloutier, Phil Hellmuth, and Phil Ivey. When he was getting started in his career he was backed by Phil Ivey. Travis won a bracelet in the 2001 Dealers Event in Limit Holdem. He also tells an awesome story of how he took $100 to...
Feb 23, 2015•1 hr 59 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Derek "Killingbird" Tenbusch started Tournament Poker Edge in 2010 with his friend and co-owner Diego "Ron Fez Buddy" Lomanto. Tournament Poker Edge, or TPE, is a tournament poker training site with hundreds (if not thousands) of training videos by dozens of professionals in the game. Derek is modest when he says that he's not a professional poker player. But if grinding over 80 hours a week, being a consistant winner in the game, being financially...
Feb 16, 2015•2 hr 7 min
FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge It is obvious to anyone who listens to Marc how passionate he is about the game. You can hear it in his voice. Marc is a true American mtt grinder, getting up and playing all the major online tournaments that are available in the USA. Marc offers a unique insight into the level of dedication and amount of work it takes to be a true professional. His work ethic and love of the game is top notch and second to none. Topics of this episode include (but...
Feb 09, 2015•1 hr 38 min
We are excited to announce the launch of our first episode of the Heads Up Poker Podcast. Hosted by Steve Barton and Mike Sneideman, two California guys who love to talk poker strategy. Steve is a professional fireman who has played poker for the last 11 years, winning at the game for the last 7 years. Mike recently gave up his career as a mailman to move out to San Diego California to be closer to his son and pursue a career as a professional poker player. In this episode we discuss Mike's rece...
Dec 16, 2014•1 hr 1 min
