Bulgarian poker pro Stoyan Obreshkov joins Carlos and Andrew for an incredibly deep and forward-thinking conversation about poker strategy. Topics include efficient study, exploits, ICM, post-ICM, preparing a friend for the Main Event final table, and much more!

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Stoyan Obreshkov

Stoyan Obreshkov is a professional poker player and coach from Bulgaria. He makes instructional content for Run It Once and GTO Wizard.

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Jesse Fullen, our guest from Episode 436, was a Content Producer for the WSOP this summer. In this special episode, he discusses the experience and some of his favorite stories he collected.

Stefanie Ungar
Tom McEvoy
Gene Bellar
Isabel Yishu Yang
Deb Swift
Jack Binion

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And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.

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JESSE FULLEN

Jesse Fullen has worked in many parts of the poker industry, including as a project manager at Poker Royalty, Community Manager at PokerNews, and Social Media Manager at RunItUp.

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Sundiata DeVore is a serious student of poker. In early 2023, all that studying paid off with a (nearly) seven-figure score, and he hasn’t slowed down since. In this interview, he shares his journey with Carlos and Andrew, including the secret to how he motivates himself to study.

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Sundiata DeVore

Sundiata DeVore is a professional poker player with more than $2 million in career winnings, including a second-place finish for nearly $1 million in The Borgata’s The Return tournament.

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Mickey Wang may be married to a professional poker player, but her personal poker education got a jumpstart when she became general manager of the Barrel Social Club in southern Kentucky. Carlos and Andrew talk to her about how what goes into running a small poker room.

Mickey’s spouse Matt Vaughan was on Episode 307.

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MICKEY WANG

Mickey Wang is the general manager of The Barrel Social Club. 

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Jesse Fullen loves poker, and he loves sharing it with new people. That’s made him a great community and social media manager. He’s a great storyteller as well, and he shares some favorities with us about poker legends like Doyle Brunson and Mike Matusow.

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JESSE FULLEN

Jesse Fullen is the project manager at Poker Royalty. He has aldo been the Community Manager at PokerNews and Social Media Manager at RunItUp.

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Carlota Gonzalez is a rock radio personality with a deep background in poker. She believes all serious poker players should experience dealing as well and has dealt herself at the WSOP. We talk to her about her own poker experiences, what players can learn from dealing, and whether Nickelback is overrated (the answer may surprise you!).

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Timestamps

0:30 – Hello
2:30 – Strategy
21:22 – Carlota Gonzalez

CARLOTA GONZALEZ

Carlota Gonzalez is an On Air Personality for Xtreme Radio X107.5 in Las Vegas. She has also worked as a poker dealer, including at the WSOP.

Lupe Soto has been a passionate poker player and promoter of women’s events for 25+ years. She shares her deep experience with Carlos and Andrew and also discusses her charitable with Poker Gives. 

Poker Gives distributes goods from 7-10pm on Mondays at 200 E. Foremaster.

Do Solvers Have Targets?

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Timestamps

0:30 – Hello
6:22 – Strategy
16:36 – Lupe Soto

  LUPE SOTO

Lupe Soto is a gaming consultant and promoter responsible for the Ladies International Poker Series, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, the Senior Poker Tour, and more. She is the President of Poker Gives.

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Boxing lawyer Lamont Jones wrote The Gist of Bid Whist because he believes card games connect people and that the rich story of Bid Whist deserves to be widely known. He shares the game’s fascinating history with Carlos and Andrew, beginning with the 19th century Pullman Porters. He also explains the strategy and makes his case for why poker lovers might enjoy Bid Whist.

The Gist of Bid Whist

Also available from Amazon.

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Timestamps

0:30 – Hello
3:30 – Strategy
13:22 – Lamont Jones

  LAMONT JONES

A boxing business attorney and executive, Lamont Jones maintains that the deals most meaningful to him are not those he’s negotiated or litigated on behalf of boxing managers, promoters, or champions. Instead, the contracts that most make his heart sing are those he enters and defends against at the card table, playing Bid Whist. 

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Dim the lights! Jeff Platt is on the show to talk poker and broadcasting with Carlos and Andrew. Why broadcasting? Why poker? What makes for a great poker broadcast? A great interview?

Is Jeff Platt the nicest guy in poker?

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JEFF PLATT

Jeff Platt is a poker broadcaster, commentator, and reporter best known for his work with PokerGO and his “stand up” interviews during the WSOP.

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Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger return to the show to help us brainstorm solutions to the problems of representation and unequal opportunity in the poker world. In the introduction, Andrew and Carlos console themselves over their runner-up finish at the GPI Awards and Gloria Jackson joins to discuss the event. 

Caitlyn Arnwine first appeared on Episode 397 as Caitlyn Cobb. She also appeared on our earlier episode on women’s events. We spoke with her husband, Justin Arnwine, on Episodes 398 and 399.

LoriAnn Persinger first appeared on Episode 394.

Gloria Jackson first appeared on Episode 401. She and Carlos discuss their relationship on Episode 411.

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Timestamps

0:30 – Intro and GPI Awards Debrief with Gloria Jackson
26:30 – Caityln and LoriAnn

CAITLYN ARNWINE

Caitlyn Arnwine describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

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LoriAnn Persinger is a poker lover, Navy veteran, and serial game show champion with a history in poker media.

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From (semi) professional paintball to house party home games to high stakes LA cash, Fausto Valdez’s path to poker has been unique. He’s formed some strong opinions along the way: about pre-flop raise sizes, the politics of private games, how nits stack their chips, and more.

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FAUSTO VALDEZ

Fausto Valdez is a professional poker player and coach with Blueprint Poker Coaching, Solve for Why, and Jaka Coaching.

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Isaac “Ike” Haxton returns to the podcast after eleven years, joining Carlos and Andrew for a conversation about studying, staying on top, the limitations of solvers, why he still masks in public spaces, and more. Isaac first appeared on Episode 18.

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ISAAC HAXTON

Isaac Haxton is one of the most successful no-limit hold ’em tournament players of all time, with nearly $50 million in Hendon Mob cashes. He won PokerGO Tour Player of the Year in 2023.

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Poker pro and coach Matt Hunt returns to the show to talk deep poker strategy, with an emphasis on multiway pots and postflop ICM.

Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.

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MATT HUNT

Matt Hunt is a professional poker player and coach. He creates courses at Solve For Why and videos, blog posts, and seminars for GTO Wizard. Matt previously appeared on Episode 73.

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Jorbs AKA Stephen Flavall is a storyteller and strategy games streamer. His current focus is Slay the Spire, but once upon a time he was a professional poker player. He shares that journey with Carlos and Andrew, plus insights into cultivating community, the darker side of streaming, and more.

Stephen is the author of Before We Go Live: Navigating the Abusive World of Online Entertainment. You can find him on on Twitch, YouTube, and Discord.

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Stephen Flavall

Stephen “jorbs” Flavall is a former professional poker player and a leading strategy game streamer on Twitch.tv, where he has a growing 100,000 follower community. He holds multiple world records in difficult strategy games and currently concentrates on Slay the Spire.

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Pamela Balzano’s older brother got her into poker, but while he was a professional player, her first interest was in content creation. After launching successful Spanish language YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok channels, she is now a serious player as well, as well as an announcer and host for events across Latin America.

Pamela recommends Cosmos by Carl Sagan.

The author Andrew recommended is James Gleick.

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PAMELA Balzano

Pamela Balzano is an Argentian poker player, content creator, announcer, and host. She is a member of GGTeam.

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Math professor and poker author Ducan Palamourdas returns for another wide-ranging conversation about game theory, finding edges, local metagames, how strategies evolve, and much more. Duncan first appeared on Episode 349 of the Thinking Poker Podcast.

Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker
Slay the Spire

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DUNCAN PALAMOURDAS

Dr. Konstantinos Palamourdas, otherwise known as Duncan, is a UCLA instructor, author, columnist and researcher. Duncan holds two master’s degrees (one in pure math and one in Computer Science) and a PhD in Mathematical Logic. He is the author of Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker.

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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, 23 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2023, and an interesting pot he and Carlos played together. Matt previously appeared on Episode 301 and Episode 379.

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MATT MATROS

Matt Matros has three WSOP bracelets and an MFA in creative writing. He is the author of The Making of a Poker Player, The Game Plan, The Poker Brain and the new 23 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2023.

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2023 was a banner year for the Thinking Poker Podcast, and we’re counting down our favorite interviews and best strategy content. Helping us out is Chad McVean, who may well have consumed more hours of poker podcasts this year than anyone else on Earth!

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CHAD MCVEAN

Chad McVean is a mixed game enthusiast, a connoisseur of fine poker podcasts, and the Social Media Director for Poker Life Media.

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K.L. Cleeton returns to the show to discuss the highs and lows of his last few years, including memorable WSOP trips and getting stranded by a hotel that couldn’t accommodate his hospital bed. K.L. has previously appeared on Episode 224 and Episode 279.

In the strategy segment, Andrew discusses some counter-intuitive exploits against opponents who c-et too often.

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K.L. Cleeton

K.L. Cleeton was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, but that hasn’t kept him from playing poker both live and online. In 2017, he won a contest sponsored by Daniel Negreanu and lived his dream of playing in the WSOP Main Event, ultimately cashing for over $16,000!

K.L. is the co-founder of Range Trainer Pro and manager of Learn Pro Poker.

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Dad, data engineer, and poker player Chad Gardner talks about (not) making time for poker and how, as an amateur, he prepared to compete in Day 3 of WPT Jacksonville.

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CHAD GARDNER

Chard Gardner is a dad and Data Engineer at BlocPower, with a side of poker.

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Former Thinking Poker host Nate Meyvis returns to the show after a hiatus to discuss how poker strategy has changed in the last few years. 

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NATE MEYVIS

Nate Meyvis is a software engineer. He was formerly a professional poker player and co-host of The Thinking Poker Podcast.

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Justin Moyer is a poker player, musician, and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist with the Washington Post. Among other topics, he covers poker, gambling, and casinos for the Post and has interviewed both Carlos and Andrew for articles.

His post-dance-punk band, Light Beams, have just released their new album via Dischord Records. All their links are here.

Poker at Charles Town Races and Greenbrier

Mike Postle article

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JUSTIN MOYER

Justin Moyer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with the Washington Post. He is also a musician and poker enthusiast who covers gambling-related topics for the Post.

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Ed Miller, author of classic poker books like The Course and frequent Thinking Poker guest, has a new book out tomorrow called Interception: The Secrets of Modern Sports Betting. It’s all about how modern sports books operate and how to find the best bets they offer. Even if you aren’t interested in sports betting, it’s a fascinating read. Ed shares some juicy details and other stories with Carlos and Andrew.

Some of Ed’s previous appearances include:

Episode 25: General Strategy
Episode 71: Poker’s 1%
Episode 113: The Course
Episode 178: Finding Edges
Episode 373: Noted Sports Betting Authority Ed Miller

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Ed Miller

Ed Miller is the co-founder of DeckPrism Sports and the author of many poker books, including Playing the Player, The Course, and Poker’s 1%.

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This Apestyles interview is everything you’d want it to be and more: great stories, high-level poker strategy, even music recommendations! It’s easy to see why Jonathan Van Fleet is a legend both on and off the felt.

You can follow Apestyles on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube. His coaching is available from his website and his seminars from BBZ.

Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.

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Jonathan Van Fleet

Jonathan Van Fleet, better known in the poker world as Apestyles, is one of the winningest online MTT players of all time. He’s also a popular streamer, coach, and author.

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Pure strategy this week, as Carlos and Andrew review a bunch of tricky decisions from Andrew’s recent final table finish in the $109 Warm Up on ACR. 

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Hand Histories and GTO Wizard Sims

99 facing check-raise and barrel on paired board Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=3q2qtbKo

Barreling overs and gutter in 3BP Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=5q2qtrFO

Nut Flush Draw vs loose/active chip leader

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=2q2quhqL

C-Betting 99 on 862r Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=2q2qulaU

Explo 3-Bet A8o from BB Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=4q2quJyF

Too Cute with AA? Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=4q2quOZc

Check-Shove Big Draw Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=4q2qv4Gz

Final Table Bubble Sim (this has raise coming from HJ)

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=4q2qvVxt

Final Table facing BTN shove Sim

https://www.cardschat.com/replayer/?hand=4q2qw53c

Kimberly Willingham is the Executive Director of the Boston Debate League, a non-profit organization Andrew founded in 2005. She talks to Andrew and Carlos about how the organization has grown and changed, the value of debate in urban public schools, and the challenges of navigating controversial subjects.

In the strategy segment, Carlos takes Andrew to task for failing to fold top pair, top kicker to a flop raise in a multway pot.

Please support the Boston Debate League.

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Kimberly Willingham

Kimberly Willingham is the Executive Director of the Boston Debate League. She has a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and previously served the BDL as an Instructional Coach and as Director of Culture and Engagement.

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WSOP/WPT/PokerGo presenter Kara Scott shares the person behind the famous face, from her youth living out of a camper in rural Alberta to her experiences as a Muay Thai competitor to her current life as a fiercely compassionate voice in poker media. In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss how to respond to donk bets.

Listen to Kara’s podcast, Heart of Poker!

More information about coaching is available at www.thinkingpoker.net/coaching.

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Kara Scott

Kara Scott is a poker player, broadcaster, and host. She has appeared on WSOP, WPT, and PokerGo broadcasts and is an ambassador for 888Poker. Kara hosts the Heart of Poker podcast.

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Bert Stevens AKA girafganger7 is one of the most successful MTT players on the internet. He’s also intimately familiar with some of the biggest cheating scandals of recent years, as a victim of the multi-accounting on GG Poker and an associate of Bryn Kenney. Carlos and Andrew talk to him about all this plus how his life on a rescue farm has shaped his view of the world.

In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss playing draws from out of position.

Bert previously appeared on Episode 285. His review of Carlos’s WSOP bracelet win is available from PokerCoaching.com. He streams on Twitch.

Backstory on Bryn Kenney and the frog venom.

Backstory on Ali Imsirovic multi-accounting.

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Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens is a professional poker player specializing in online MTTs. He lives on a farm in Belgium with a menagerie of dogs, cats, sheep, goats, and other rescued animals.

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The poker world is ripe for parody, and with formal training as an actress and Groundlings comedian, Caitlin Comeskey is the woman for the job. Her costume-changing skits are a hit on Twitter, and now she and fellow comedian Niki Limo are bringing fun sketches, games, and interviews to their Aceholes podcast. She talks to Carlos and Andrew about how she combines her passions for acting, comedy, and poker.

In the strategy segment, Andrew and Carlos explain why “range reading” is better than “hand reading”.

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Caitlin Comeskey

Caitlin Comeskey is a professional poker player and content creator. She co-hosts the Aceholes podcast with Niki Limo.

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Shelby Wells is a long-time poker fan who got the chance of a lifetime when she won a Twitter contest for a seat in the 2022 Main Event. She made Day 6, ultimately winning $73K and a lot of clout at the poker room where she had recently started dealing. Carlos and Andrew talk to her about her journey as well as her experiences as a dealer, playing at the feature table with Daniel Negreanu, and more.

In the strategy segment, Andrew discusses the infmaous KK vs QQ vs JJ from the final two tables of the 2023 Main Event.

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Shelby Wells

Shelby Wells is a poker dealer, player, and fan. After winning Twitter contest for a seat in the 2022 Main Event, she finished 97th for $73,100.

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No one on Earth has played more live poker tournaments than Ari Engel. He’s a force to be reckoned with live and online, in every game under the sun. More impressively, he’s funny and humble and has great taste in podcasts.

In the strategy segment, Andrew and Carlos discuss keeping track of the pot size and your opponents’ stacks in real time.

Ari first appeared on Episode 82.

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Ari Engel

Ari Engel is a professional tournament poker player with two WSOP bracelets and many titles form the WSOP Circuit, the Heartland Poker Tour, the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour, and the Aussie Millions Main Event.

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Poker superfan Jay Kelly tried to hook Gloria Jackson up with Carlos more than a year ago, when the two women first met. She joins Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria to help tell the story of her and Gloria’s friendship and Carlos and Gloria’s podcast-born romance.

We highly recommend listening to Gloria Jackson’s first appearance on Episode 401. It’s a fantastic episode in its own right and a good introduction to this conversation.

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Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly is a poker superfan who lives in London but dreams of Las Vegas. She attempted to introduce Gloria and Carlos a year before they actually met!

Twitter Gloria Jackson

Gloria Jackson is a mother of five and a 10+ year professional poker player.

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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

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https://i.gyazo.com/aa66cbaeb9d71f378b8b712ed24e1385.png gary 

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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 Renegade on Soundcloud
Joel’s book Ideas of Improvisation

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Joel Dias-Porter

Joel Dias-Porter is a poet who has earned a living from gambling for over thirty years. He has also been a DJ, a computer programmer, and probably a few other things we didn’t even get to ask him about. His book Ideas of Improvisation is available from Thread Makes Blanket Press.

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It’s pure strategy as Andrew and Carlos answer a series of listener questions about satellite strategy, pot commitment, deepstacked play, and more!

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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

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SAULO COSTA

Saula Costa is a HSNL professional, a prolific content creator, and founder of Metagame Poker.

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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 retirement. Besides poker, Dayanna’s proudest accomplishments are raising 4 amazing children, taking in 2 homeless youth, and volunteering many thousands of hours to help disadvantaged youth.

Twitter Link Caitlyn Cobb

Caitlyn Cobb describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

Twitter Link Gloria Jackson

Gloria Jackson is a mother of five and a 10+ year professional poker player.

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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 after the pre-flop raiser declines to continuation bet the flop.

This three-part documentary tells the story of Ebony’s trip to Cypress for the Triton Poker Super High Roller series.

Women can join Ebony Kenney’s Embodied Confidence group at https://www.ebonykenney.com/confidence.

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Ebony Kenney

Ebony Kenney is a professional poker player, Twitch streamer, confidence coach, and overall badass.

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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

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PETER Jörgne

Peter Jörgne is an entrepeneur, investor, and poker player. He recently finished second in the EPT Paris Main Event for €780,100.

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

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LARA EISENBERG

Lara Eisenberg is a radiologist, a serious poker player, and a former competitive skydiver. She has a WSOP bracelet from the 2021 Ladies Championship and recently took second in the WPT Prime Championship.

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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
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JESSE SEGALL

Jesse Segall, now the cage manager at the Lodge, is a poker player and former poker cashier at Aria.

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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
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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 theory and card strategy.

Matt is a frequent Thinking Poker guest who first appeared on Episode 191.

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Tommy Angelo has been practicing and coaching painless poker for decades. His many books and videos are seen as essential teachings for any serious player. Tommy’s site is tommyangelo.com.

Tommy is a frequent Thinking Poker guest who first appeared on Episode 2.

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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. 

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Gloria Jackson

Gloria Jackson is a mother of five and a 10+ year professional poker player.

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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
Episode 67: Gareth’s big win
Episode 70: Jen Shahade
Episode 125: Angela Jordison
Episode 128.1: New Theme Song
Episode 131: Dara O’Kearney
Episode 139: Craig Savage Mailbag
Episode 189: Will Kassouf
Episode 196: Jamie Kerstetter
Episode 200: Andrew & Nate on Carlos
Episode 219: $600 Phone Bill
Episode 230: Christian Soto
Episode 243: Jamal Hanson
Episode 247: Maria Konnikova
Episode 249: Dick Carson
Episode 260: Teeth are not for biting
Episode 330: Jane Hitchcock
Episode 337: Betting into draws
Episode 350: Keith Dunlap
Episode 356: Uri Peleg
Episode 355: Carlos predicts bracelet win

And here’s the picture of Andrew with Jamal Hanson:

In the second half of this epic interview, Justin Arnwine speaks with Carlos and Andrew about merit, representation, and gatekeeping; riding poker’s emotional rollercoaster, recovering from frustration; and why high stakes games attract too much attention.

Be sure to listen to Part 1 of Justin’s interview if you haven’t already. You’ll also want to hear our interview with Justin’s wife Caitlyn Cobb.

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Justin Arnwine

Justin Arnwine is a writer, gambler, independent scholar, and activist famous for his Hello Kitty attire. We spoke with his wife Caitlyn Cobb on Episode 397. 

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Poker is just one of Dee Burks’s many eclectic interests. She’s also a YouTuber, a novelist, a traveler, and much more. Dee has a unique perspective on the game and a deep family history with it, including a great story about Benny Binion.

Retirement Rescue YouTube channel
Cathedral of the Sun by Dee Burks
Caprock Content Consultants

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Dee Burks

Dee Burks is a poker player, author, consultant, YouTuber, and much more.

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In the first installment of this epic, four-hour interview Justin Arnwine discusses his poker career, his Hello Kitty wardrobe, and the influence of his mother, a civil rights activist and attorney.

Justin’s Hello Kitty Everything music video

Barbara Arnwine in action

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JUSTIN ARNWINE

Justin Arnwine is a writer, gambler, independent scholar, and activist famous for his Hello Kitty attire. We spoke with his wife Caitlyn Cobb on Episode 397. 

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Once homeless, Caitlyn Cobb now grinds ApeStyles videos and recently shipped over $170K for her second-place finish in the Potomac Winter Poker Open. She shares her extraordinary poker journey with Carlos and Andrew, plus the hassles of staying in shelters, the joy of learning about Black history, and more. You can find Caitlyn’s poker tweets plus a month’s worth of Black history celebration at https://twitter.com/TheCaitlynBot.

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Caitlyn Cobb

Caitlyn Cobb describes herself as a force that makes change. Caitlyn is the former Coordinator of Public Education for @NationalHomeles and Social Media Director of @TJC_DC.

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Sam Grafton joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss moving up to the nosebleeds, staying competitive with the best players in the world, the politics of the super high roller circuit, and of course some literature recommendations:

Deborah Levy
Jorge Amado
W.G. Sebald

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Sam Grafton

Sam “SquidPoker” Grafton is a long-time professional poker player who now travels the world on the super high roller circuit. He is also a video producer for Run It Once. Sam has previously appeared on Episode 75 and Episode 144.

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Andrew Moxon became Twitter-famous for his blunt, insightful threads about American culture and politics (the Nazi part, specifically). But before that, he authored a popular poker blog, The Goat Speaks. He talks to Carlos and Andrew about what drew him to poker, how Trump’s election changed the way he thought about America, and the dangers of writing about Nazis.

In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss the merits of M vs big blinds as a measure of stack depth.

Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.

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ANDREW MOXON

A.R. Moxon once authored a popular poker blog under the name Julius Goat. More recently, he is the author of The Reframe newsletter, the novel The Revisionaries, and the essay collection Very Fine People.

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