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The Mechanics of Poker Podcast

Rene 'TheWakko'

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Frequency: 1 episode/65d. Total Eps: 66

In The Mechanics of Poker podcast, Rene aka ‘TheWakko’ and Mindset & Performance coach Adam Carmichael deconstruct high stakes poker players. They are figuring out what it is about them, how they think, and what they do that makes them so successful. The hosts place an extra focus on the obstacles these players had to overcome and the skills they had to develop in their rise to the top.

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06/11/2026
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Beneath the Cards: Garrett Adelstein

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 • Duration 02:22:58

Garrett Adelstein joins Mechanics of Poker to break down the mindset, risk tolerance, and obsession that helped him become one of live poker’s biggest winners. He reflects on going broke at 22, rebuilding with stricter guardrails, the edges that still matter in high-stakes live poker, and how perfectionism can be both a superpower and a liability. Garrett also opens up about the fallout from the infamous J4 hand and why, at the highest level, being technically good at poker is simply not enough.

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E74 Professional Poker Masterclass 101: Lessons From a 5NL to 40K NL Run

Thursday, July 9, 2026 • Duration 02:12:02

Agustín went from 5NL to playing 40K NL - the biggest online cash games in the world - in six years. In this episode he breaks down how he game-selects, how he manages risk and bankroll on the way up, why he never let a downswing spiral, and the daily habits that built one of the fastest, steadiest rises we've covered on this podcast.

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VeniVidi1993 | The Mindset of an Online End Boss

Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 02:34:21

He Reached Financial Freedom And His Life Felt Over | Dirk "VeniVidi" Gerritse | EP73 Dirk "VeniVidi" Gerritse reached financial freedom at the end of 2022. No alarm. In bed until 11. No reason to get up. The months that followed were some of the unhappiest of his life. In this episode, Dirk breaks down what actually happens when the goal is reached, why poker identity becomes a liability when you step away, and how the EV mindset traps players long after the bankroll stops needing it. We also cover the elite PLO group he built his career with, how being cut out after retirement reignited his fire, the million dollar challenge, and the 2.7 million year that followed.

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He Used GTO to Hide. Here Is What That Cost Him.

Friday, May 22, 2026 • Duration 02:28:01

In Episode 72, our guest Felipe "Lipe Piv" Boianovsky talks about how he used GTO as a psychological defense for years, defaulting to solver-approved lines not to optimize play but to protect himself from judgment whenever exploits went wrong. What looks like discipline can be a performance leak. Felipe walks through how insecurity shows up in high-pressure spots, how working with performance coaches and Eastern philosophy gradually shifted his relationship with external approval, and why trusting body intelligence is not mysticism but the output of years of subconscious pattern recognition at the table. The conversation covers the mental mechanics of downswings, including the victimization cycle that makes bad runs worse, how to distinguish the raw emotion from the thinking that amplifies it, and what it means to play your real game when the pressure is on. Felipe also discusses his transition from cash games to MTTs, the specific ICM gaps that hurt cash players in tournament final tables, how he selects live stops by EV calculation, and preparation routines for long online sessions. The honest tension running through all of it: are you using theory to get better, or are you using it to feel safe?

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The High Stakes Lesson Most Poker Players Learn Too Late

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 02:30:26

In Episode 71 of the Mechanics of Poker Podcast, we sit down with Yoshi "Play4livin" Paco Nagaki to break down the part of high-stakes poker nobody warns you about, the moment the body sends the bill.

Most players think the climb is the hard part. Yoshi disagrees. He believes the real test starts after you get there, when chronic stress, lost sleep, and a body that's quit on you force you to choose between grinding harder or actually living.

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The Dark Side of Being Staked: $200K in Debt

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 02:25:08

In Episode 70 of the Mechanics of Poker Podcast, we sit down with Andy “Bowie” Wilson to break down one of the toughest realities in poker, surviving massive downswings.

Most players think the game is about talent. Andy disagrees. He believes the real edge comes from the willingness to get destroyed over and over again, and still show up the next day.

From his early days to battling through a 1,000 buy-in downswing, Andy shares the psychological and financial pressure of high-stakes MTTs, and the “war mode” discipline required to compete at the highest level of online poker.

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He lost for 18 months, then won a Million in under 6 Months - Nick Schuler

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 • Duration 02:19:43

Nickolas Schuler is part of a new generation of high-stakes poker players who have risen quickly through the online ranks, building a career in one of the most competitive and psychologically demanding environments in modern games. At just 25 years old and only a few years into his professional career, his path has already included rapid success, brutal downswings, bankroll setbacks, and the kind of high-pressure decisions that define whether a player survives in high stakes or disappears.

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The Coach Behind Spain’s Poker Dominance

Friday, March 20, 2026 • Duration 02:22:15

In Episode 68 of the podcast, we sit down with Raúl Mestre, a pioneer of poker coaching and founder of EducaPoker, the platform that helped shape an entire generation of elite Spanish poker players. Over the past two decades, Mestre has played a central role in building one of the strongest poker ecosystems in the world.

In this deep conversation, we explore how Spain quietly became one of the most dominant forces in modern poker and what it actually takes to develop world-class players. Mestre shares the story behind the early days of structured poker coaching, how collaborative learning environments accelerated the development of players like Adrián Mateos, Juan Pardo, and Sergi Reixach, and why community-driven study changed the trajectory of professional poker.

We also dive into the evolution of poker strategy before and after the solver era, the balance between intuition and theory, and what separates good players from the elite in high-stakes competition. Mestre explains how analytical thinking became the backbone of modern training, why emotional control during downswings is one of the most underrated skills in poker, and how many talented players fail not because of strategy, but because of psychology.

The conversation also covers Mestre’s own journey from high-stakes online grinder in the early EPT era to building one of the first large-scale poker coaching communities in the world. He reflects on the challenges of scaling EducaPoker, the responsibility of mentoring hundreds of players, and why helping others succeed ultimately became more meaningful than his own results at the tables.

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How Sam Greenwood Built a 20-Year Career in High Stakes Poker

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 • Duration 03:03:43

In episode 68 of the podcast, we sit down with high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood, creator of the popular Substack "Punt of the Day" where he publicly dissects his biggest mistakes. In this deep 3-hour conversation, we explore the evolution of poker strategy, the mental game of high-stakes competition, and the challenge of building a sustainable life around professional poker. We chat about why documenting mistakes is more valuable than celebrating wins, how the solver revolution transformed tournament strategy and separated natural skillsets, the reality of risk management and the costly lessons from COVID-era online poker, what separates elite players at Triton-level competition beyond pure theory, managing performance under pressure across grueling live poker stops, and redefining success from "best in the world" to sustainable excellence with family and balance.

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Sergio "Donk Orleone", Poker Is Not That Complex (You’re Just Overthinking It)

Season 1 · Episode 66

Thursday, February 5, 2026 • Duration 03:22:52

In episode 66 of the MOPP we are joined by high-stakes online cash-game player Sergio, better known as Donk Orleone. In this episode we break down why modern poker players are over-complicating the game, hiding behind solvers, and losing touch with intuition, experience, and performance fundamentals. We chat about why poker is hard, but not complex in the way most players think, how solver obsession creates fear, ego, and bad decision-making, the real difference between theory and performance, why intuition, self-awareness, and simplicity matter more at high stakes and how downswings, ego, and mental game shape long-term success.

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