Episode 390: Rapid Fire Strategy
Carlos and Andrew give rapid fire (by Thinking Poker standards) answers to questions from the Thinking Poker Daily patreon.
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Episode 389: Big Raises
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Carlos talks about playing on a livestreamed cash game at Best Bet Jacksonville. He and Andrew follow up on the discussion of big opening sizes from Episode 388 and review a hand where Andrew defended his big blind poorly off a … Read full post
Long Lost Episode 93: Andrew “BalugaWhale” Seidman
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In this long lost episode from 2014, Andrew and Nate Meyvis review a hand from a live $1/$2 cash game before talking with semi-professional poker player, entrepreneur, and DeucesCracked coach Andrew Seidman about a myriad of topics, including his book Easy Game
Episode 388: Wizards
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Andrew and Carlos announce a new sponsorship from GTO Wizard! They also discuss responding to unconventional raise sizes, why tournament players are always downswinging, and more.
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Episode 387: Kevin Rabichow
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Coach and high stakes heads up pro turned MTT player Kevin Rabichow joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss the evolution of the heads up arena, efficient studying, and his new course The Game Plan.
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Episode 386: Ten Years of the Thinking Poker Podcast
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Original hosts Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis and frequent guest turned current host Carlos Welch look back on ten years of the Thinking Poker Podcast. How has poker changed? How has the podcast changed? How has the podcast changed poker? Plus, we
Episode 385: Josh Nixon
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Josh Nixon was a student in the Boston Debate League when Andrew was the director. In the years since then, Josh been a serious Magic: The Gathering player, taken an interest in poker, and become a Program Director for the BDL. In
Episode 384: Alex Jacob
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Jeopardy! champion Alex Jacob got his start in poker alongside Thinking Poker host emeritus Nate Meyvis, who also joins Andrew and Carlos for this conversation about poker, trivia, Jeopardy! strategy, and more.
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Episode 383: Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart
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Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart have one of the sweetest friendships in poker. Fresh off deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, they join Carlos and Andrew to talk about how friendship helps you navigate the pressures of high stakes poker tournaments.
Episode 382: Kyna England
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MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss learning poker, cultivating a network of poker friends, having fun at the table, savoring the weirdness, transitioning out of the corporate world, and a tricky spot with a big
Episode 381: Papa Sean
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Musician, poker player, and pizza entrepeneur Sean Lango says goodbye after many years as the show’s audio engineer. We discuss his recent poker exploits, his new business venture, and some tournament strategy from The Commerce.
Sean first appeared on Episode 49,
Episode 380: Set Mining with Aces
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Carlos catches Andrew and the audience up on all he’s been up to: living in Vegas, not playing the WSOP, researching how to erect a headstone on your own, and more. In the strategy segment, they discuss conservative play and big folds
Episode 379: The Poker Brain with Matt Matros
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Matt Matros is a professional poker player and writer whose works include both fiction and poker books. With Carlos and Andrew, he discusses concepts from his new book, The Poker Brain, in the context of a hand he and Andrew played
Episode 378: Pandemic Poker Redux with Ben Saxton
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Ben Saxton joins Andrew and Carlos to discuss why poker rooms feel a little too normal, why Andrew will not be at the WSOP, what we’ve all been watching and reading, and more.
Ben previously appeared on Episode 281 and Episode 324
Episode 377: Fergal Nealon
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Former poker pro Fergal Nealon joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about the Irish poker scene, Irish folklore, and Rapid Response Ukraine, a humanitarian organization working directly with volunteers in Poland and Ukraine to deliver medical supplies to the Head of
Episode 376: Dan Schorr
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Writer, poker player, and former sex crimes prosecutor Dan Schorr joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss preparing for his first WSOP Main Event, game theory in the criminal justice system, and his new novel The Final Table.
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Episode 375: DrKamikaze
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In this colossal interview, poker enthusiast, filmmaker, and three-time SCOOP/WCOOP winner DrKamikaze talks to Carlos and Andrew about split pot games, mixed game tournaments, how studying other games can improve your no-limit, how studying no-limit can improve your other games, gambling addiction,
Episode 374: River Bets and Other Theory
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Carlos and Andrew dive straight into strategy this week, getting in depth on river bet sizing and other theory topics.
Get Andrew’s new course on Toy Games, his course on Targeting, and much more at Solve For Why.
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Episode 373: Noted In-Game Betting Authority Ed Miller
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Noted poker authority Ed Miller returns to the show to discuss his new venture, DeckPrism Sports, which provides 24/7 pregame and in-game Managed Trading Services for American Sports. Ed’s earlier appearances are more poker-centric:
Episode 372: Lee Jones
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Industry luminary Lee Jones returns to the podcast to discuss AI-assisted strategy and the poker developments that worry him most for the long-term health of the game. Lee first appeared on Episode 9 of the podcast, and more recently on Episode 313
Episode #371: Joe Stapleton
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Legendary commentator Joe Stapleton joins Andrew and Carlos to talk about comedy, stirring the pot on Twitter, the challenges of color commentary for online events, poker NFTs, and more.
You can hear more from Joe on the Poker in the Ears podcast
Episode 370: Conrad Simpson
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Conrad Simpson of Solve For Why fame joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about his remarkable life story, dealing shady private games, swings, shot taking, and professionalism.
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Episode 369: Brad Wilson
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Poker player, coach, and podcast host Brad Wilson joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss spades, poker soft skills, analyzing data, and what it means to chase poker greatness.
Andrew was on Episode 68 and Episode 157 of Chasing Poker Greatness.
Carlos was
Episode 368: Michael Lukich
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Data analyst Michael Lukich joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about taking a data analysis approach to solvers and game theory. His website is lukich.io and his Solver School launches in January.
Access courses from Michael, Andrew, and many others using this
Episode 367: Adapting to Change
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Carlos and Andrew go all in on strategy, discussing how to adapt to new rules and variants (like the new GG Poker final table rules) and how to play from the small blind versus limpers.
Our earlier episode, recorded live in Cherokee
Episode #366: A New Host
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It’s the end of an era, as Nate Meyvis steps down as co-host and Carlos Welch takes up the mantle.
Our fullest accounting of the show’s beginning and early days is on Episode 100 (which Carlos also co-hosted!).
Carlos’s first appearance was
Episode 365: Lost in the Shuffle with Shawn Farquhar and Jon Ornoy
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Magician Shawn Farquhar and filmmaker Jon Ornoy join Carlos and Andrew to discuss their forthcoming documentary. Lost in the Shuffle is a film about the history of playing cards and the magicians who employ them. You can support the kickstarter and watch
Episode 364: Deductive Logic
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Just a quick solo episode this week, with Andrew discussing the importance of open-mindedness and deductive reasoning for serious poker players. Logic puzzles like these can be a fun way to practice.
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Episode 363: ICM with Dara O’Kearney
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Irish poker pro and long-time friend of the show Dara O’Kearney joins Andrew to discuss his new book, Endgame Poker Strategy. The interview is packed with strategy discussion of final table play, ICM, and related concepts, plus a little James Joyce at
Episode 362: Chris Pavelchik
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Poker room manager Chris Pavelchik joins Andrew to discuss the logistics of opening a new poker room: hiring, training, marketing, and much more. In the strategy segment, Andrew talks about adapting to high-rake underground games (or really any loose-passive game).
Chris is
Episode 361: Aces
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Andrew delivers a pure strategy episode, answering two questions that get at larger issues about playing overpairs on coordinated flops with deep stacks.
Episode 360: Kathy Liebert
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Kathy Liebert, a true legend of the game, shares tales from the pre-Boom tournament circuit (including her stint as a prop player). She and Andrew compare notes on how an old-school pro can best make use of game theory and cutting-edge software.
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Though I don’t have children of my own, I get along well with kids and generally enjoy spending time with them. In particular, I find it fascinating to inhabit, as well as I can, their worlds for little bits of time and see how different their perspectives are from mine.
Episode 359: Guilherme Brasileiro
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Brazilian pro Guilherme “guix2x” Brasiliero joins Andrew to discuss the Brazilian poker scene, staking stables, the contemporary poker software landscape, and much more.
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Episode 358: Carlos Wins a Bracelet
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Carlos Welch is the latest player to win a WSOP bracelet, thanks to a late-night victory in the “Crazy Eights” event on WSOP.com. Just hours after the victory, he shares his excitement and reflects on the path that led him here.
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Episode 357: Santiago Garcia Mansilla
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Santiago has been working in the poker media from Argentina since 2009. He writes frequent articles and book reviews for Poker Logia and has provided live coverage of the WSOP Main Event in 2015 and 2019. He is the co-author of Cuentos
Episode 356: Uri Peleg
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Professional poker player and former Magic: the Gathering World Champion Uri Peleg talks about game theory, exploitative play, making sense of solvers, frequency mistakes vs fundamental mistakes, showdown vs non-showdown winnings (i.e. red line vs blue line), and more.
You can find
Episode 355: Ten Years of Carlos Welch
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Carlos celebrates the ten-year anniversary of his first WSOP, reflecting on his career and fondly recalling his former fishiness.
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Episode 354: Would You Like to Play a Game?
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Nate Meyvis, in classic Nate Meyvis fashion, offers an extended reflection on what he learned from the various games with which he’s been obsessed over the course of his life, most notably Bridge, Quiz Bowl, Poker, and Hearthstone.
To learn more about
Episode 353: ICM, PLO, and Tiny C-Bets
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In this all-strategy episode, Nate and Andrew discuss ICM and Risk Premium in non-hold ’em games, then Andrew talks about bluffing, bluff-catching, and tiny continuation bets.
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Episode 352: Byron Jacobs
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Byron Jacobs is the B in D&B Poker, publishers of Modern Poker Theory and Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker among many other books. He and Andrew discuss the past, present, and future of poker publishing, the Rio convention center hallway, and
Episode 351: Political Correctness with Clayton Fletcher
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Comedian, poker player, and long-time friend of the show Clayton Fletcher talks to Andrew about creativity, freedom of expression, political correctness, and so-called cancel culture. This is an extremely low-poker-content episode. Rather, it’s a conversation between two friends who don’t see eye
Episode 350: Keith Dunlap
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Keith Dunlap is a poet, novelist, and memoirist took up poker after a cancer diagnosis whose chemotherapy treatment required him to quarantine before it was cool. We talk about why poker interests him, why he thinks it’s good for people, and how
Episode 349: Duncan Palamourdas
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Dr. Konstantinos “Duncan” Palamourdas joins Nate and Andrew for a marathon conversation about playing poker, teaching poker, learning poker, and learning from poker.
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Episode 348: Tells and Going with your Gut
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In this solo episode, Andrew discusses multiway pots, bluff-catching, tells, and “going with your gut.”
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The Mental Habits of Highly Effective Poker Players
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In this solo episode, Nate Meyvis discusses the history of the podcast, his own history as a poker player, and what that all has to do with helping you get better at poker now.
Episode 346: Clayton Fletcher Online
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Comedian, poker player, and long-time friend of the show Clayton Fletcher talks to Andrew about social media, missing the WSOP, online poker vs online comedy during the pandemic.
Our first interview with Clayton was Episode 74. We discussed his 96th place
Episode 345: Finding Your Own Leaks
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Nate and Andrew go it alone, discussing processes for studying, finding your leaks, and continuing to grow and improve as a poker player.
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Episode 344: The Game Theory of Political Violence with Matt Glassman
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Card player, political scientist, and fan favorite Matt Glassman returns to the show to discuss the assault on the US Capitol Building and the game theory of political violence: what drives it, why does it happen, and how do we create incentives
Episode 343: Matt Clark
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Marketing Manager of the World Poker Tour Matt Clark joins us to discuss the past and future of marketing poker to the masses.
The book Matt recommended is Strokes of Genius. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Episode 342: Sean Lango
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Sean Lango, professional musician/poker player and Thinking Poker’s very own audio engineer, joins us to discuss the podcast, playing poker online, playing music online, the best music of the year, and more. In the strategy segment, we discuss studying with a solver.
Episode 341: Patrick McKenzie
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Patrick McKenzie, known as “patio11” on Hacker News and elsewhere, is a blogger, consultant, and all-around public intellectual on subjects related to software and business. He’s also, of course, a poker player. We talk to him about playing poker in Japan,
TP Daily: Take Two
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Some people/platforms were having trouble with the MP3 I uploaded yesterday. I haven’t been able to figure out what caused that, but it’s a small enough file I’m going to try releasing the WAV as well and see if that works better.
Free Preview: Thinking Poker Daily
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Episode 340: Farid Jattin
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Farid Jattin moved from Colombia to Miami to play baseball when he was 10 years old. Following an injury in college, he took his athlete’s mindset to poker, where he has become one of the most successful players on the high roller
Episode 339: A Few of Our Favorite Things
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In this special, listener-requested episode, Nate and Andrew discuss their favorite books, movies, shows, music, and podcasts (not necessarily poker related).
Episode 338: The 2020 Election with Matt Glassman
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Card player, political scientist, and all-around great guest Matt Glassman joins for a special episode about using game theory to think about the upcoming presidential election, the Supreme Court, and more.
In the strategy segment, Andrew explains why you can lose to
Episode 337: Winning Poker in 30 Minutes with Ashley Adams
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Ashley Adams, host of the House of Cards podcast and radio show (Andrew was a guest in 2010!) and author of the new book Winning Poker in 30 Minutes a Day, returns to the show to discuss poker during
Episode 336: Exploiting Small Stakes Tournaments
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Carlos Welch and Andrew have a new strategy video available in the Nitcast store, based on Carlos’s specialty: exploiting small stakes tournaments. The two discuss Carlos’s poker and romantic history, the basic principles of exploitative play, and some listener questions.
Episode 335: Fold Equity
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Playing aggressively isn’t just about bluffing more! Nate and Andrew answer listener questions about fold equity and equity denial.
Episode 334: Peter Alson
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Peter Alson, author of the new poker novel The Only Way to Play It and coauthor of a Stu Ungar biography, joins us to discuss The Mayfair Club, poker in fiction, writing about poker for a general audience, working for a bookie,
Episode 333: Geeking, Grifting, and Gambling with David Sklansky
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Legendary poker author David Sklansky returns to the podcast to discuss his new book Geeking, Grifting, and Gambling Through Las Vegas. David first appeared on Episode 300.
Timestamps
0:30 Strategy
34:18 David Sklansky
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I ($197) am dealt QcJd in the
Episode 332: Polarizing
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Nate and Andrew break down two hands submitted by listeners, with an emphasis on which player has the more polarized range and how that influences betting and bet sizing decisions.
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Episode 91: Brian Rast
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Brian Rast may not have the knack for self-promotion that some of the biggest names in the industry do, but he’s been quietly winning at the highest stakes, in a variety of formats, for years. In this interview, he talks about discovering
Episode 331: PKOs with Dara O’Kearney
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Irish poker pro Dara O’Kearney joins us again to discuss progressive knockout tournaments, his new book, and David Bowie. Dara previously appeared on Episode 102, Episode 131, and Episode 218.
Timestamps
0:30 Hello and Welcome
5:32 Strategy
23:34 Dara
Episode 330: Jane Hitchcock
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Author and poker player Jane Hitchcock joins us to discuss her journey from high society to underground poker games, her new book Bluff, the real life crime that inspired it, and some PLO8 strategy.
0:30 Hello & welcome
3:17 Jane Hitchcock