Thinking Poker

Weekly poker podcast featuring interviews with both famous and behind-the-scenes figures from the poker world, as well as a poker strategy segment.

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Episode 410: Your Strategy Questions Answered

Carlos and Andrew answer a slew of strategy questions from the Patron: running it twice, folding a full house, playing short stacked in the Big Blind, and much more! Links to Strategy Questions https://i.gyazo.com/a7c40326f662b4b0cafc39516aa5d362.png william https://i.gyazo.com/8099523d5edc1cb20730948a42e85a20.png michael https://i.gyazo.com/821e71e62841ad6eafd388d7827b3905.png eric https://i.gyazo.com/ea38d02a4a2e9b29de4fcd5a49df3394.png daniel https://i.gyazo.com/ef4975f88932ad9e23356e1057740f...

Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 18 min

Episode 409: Joel Porter-Dias

Joel Dias-Porter is a true renaissance man, capable of mastering a metaphor, programming a computer, hedging a parlay, spinning a record, and bluffing your face off. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss pre-Boom Atlantic City poker, whether poker is a creative pursuit, why we need more poker literature, and what exactly depends upon a red wheelbarrow. Plus, he reads a few poems for us and gives Carlos a run for his money in the hip hop trivia department. Joel’s blog Old Man James DJ Ren...

May 30, 2023•2 hr 38 min

Episode 408: Saulo Costa

High stakes cash pro and prolific content creator Saulo Costa talks big data, population reads, exploits, and more in this wide-ranging, mind-expanding conversation. Plus a little Marvel Snap strategy in the intro. Saulo’s YouTube channel Five Tips to Study Poker via GTO Wizard Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily . SAULO COSTA Saula Costa is a HSNL professional, a prolific cont...

May 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min

Episode 407: Women’s Events

Dayanna Ciabaton finished second in the recent Women’s Event at the Seminole Hard Rock. The first place winner was a man. Dayanna, Caitlyn Cobb, and Gloria Jackson join Andrew and Carlos to discuss the need for women’s events and the problem of men who insist on playing them. Caitlyn invites all women, including trans women, to join the #WomenPlayPoker Twitter Events Committee . DAYANNA CIABATON Dayanna Ciabaton co-owns Naples Print Source and aspires to play poker semi-professionally upon her r...

May 09, 2023•1 hr

Episode 406: Ebony Kenney

Ebony Kenney has been playing serious poker longer than Andrew or Carlos, but she only recently started serious studying. That didn’t keep her from making three final tables at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, including a $1.7 million dollar score for her 5th place finish in the $200K event. In this extraordinary interview, she discusses the life-changing experience, her unique career, and her unique approach to life. In the strategy segment, Andrew and Carlos discuss playing the turn ...

May 01, 2023•2 hr 1 min

Episode 405: Peter Jörgne

EPT Paris runner-up Peter Jörgne joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and holding his own against seasoned professionals at the highest stakes. Plus, Carlos and Andrew discuss out-of-position c-betting. OOP C-Betting Playing as the IP Cold Caller Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily . Pick up our new ICM-focused tournament review and other premiu...

Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min

Episode 404: Lara Eisenberg

From PC gaming to pool to competitive skydiving to poker, Lara Eisenberg has always crushed the competition. And she does it all while still working as a radiologist! Carlos and Andrew pry from her a few of the secrets to her success, plus we’ve got a major life update from Carlos! Poker League of Nations The Art of Learning Heroic app Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily . Pick...

Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 29 min

Episode 403: Jesse Segal

Poker cashier Jesse Segall joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss his experience in the Wynn $10K, why dedicated poker cashiers are valuable, and much more. Plus Andrew explains how to play a big stack at the final table. New! ICM-Focused Tournament Review GTO Wizard Blog Thinking Poker Daily JESSE SEGALL Jesse Segall, now the cage manager at the Lodge, is a poker player and former poker cashier at Aria. Twitter Link...

Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 26 min

Episode 402: Matt Glassman and Tommy Angelo

Matt Glassman discusses his prize-winning poker essay and how he prepared to take on the best players in the world in the PSPC $25K. Plus a bonus interview with Tommy Angelo discussing his new article How to Meditate While You Play Poker . New! ICM-Focused Tournament Review GTO Wizard Blog Thinking Poker Daily MATT GLASSMAN Matt Glassman is an avid card player and a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University’s Government Affairs Institute adept at explaining politics through the lenses of game theor...

Apr 03, 2023•2 hr 14 min

Episode 401: Gloria Jackson

Not many people have worked harder than Gloria Jackson to get a poker career off the ground. She left school with only an 8th grade education to take care of her family, but later went back to get a GED and enroll in college. With a little help from her sister Chantell and her friend Brendan Shiller, she details her journey from nanny and housekeeper to praline peddler to home game chef to poker professional. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-mon...

Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 6 min

Episode 400: Clip Show

Carlos and Andrew present and reflect on clips from the first four hundred episodes of Thinking Poker, with an emphasis on memorable characters and early predictions. Episode 2: Tommy Angelo Episode 6: Gareth Chantler Episode 10: Leo Wolpert Episode 21: Tubby Boots Episode 25: Ed Miller Episode 29: Carlos Mailbag Episode 39: Carlos Welch Episode 42: Faraz Jaka Episode 47: Bluffcatching Episode 50: Keone Young Episode 53: Dave Eggers Rant Episode 59: Sean Lango, bank robbery, and travel lentils E...

Mar 20, 2023•4 hr 42 min

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