Thinking Poker
242 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 304 ratingsWeekly 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 437: Mickey Wang
April 22, 2024 11:32 - 1 hour - 116 MBMickey 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 ... Read more...
Episode 436: Jesse Fullen
April 05, 2024 15:20 - 1 hour - 162 MBJesse 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 ... Read more...
Episode 435: Carlota Gonzalez
March 25, 2024 13:10 - 1 hour - 147 MBCarlota 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, ... Read more...
Episode 434: Lupe Soto
March 18, 2024 18:40 - 1 hour - 162 MBLupe 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 ... Read more...
Episode 433: Lamont Jones on Bid Whist
March 11, 2024 15:06 - 1 hour - 125 MBBoxing 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, ... Read more...
Episode 432: Jeff Platt
March 04, 2024 19:09 - 1 hour - 117 MBDim 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? ... Read more...
Epiosde 432: Jeff Platt
March 04, 2024 19:09 - 1 hour - 117 MBDim 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? ... Read more...
Episode 431: Seeking Representation with Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger
February 26, 2024 18:01 - 2 hours - 277 MBCaitlyn 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 ... Read more...
Episode 430: Fausto Valdez
February 19, 2024 14:38 - 1 hour - 118 MBFrom (semi) professional paintball to house part 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 ... Read more...
Episode 429: Isaac Haxton
February 10, 2024 14:13 - 1 hour - 155 MBIsaac “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 ... Read more...
Episode 428: Stephen Flavall
February 05, 2024 19:23 - 1 hour - 170 MBJorbs 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 ... Read more...
Episode 427: Pamela “Pamsi” Balzano
January 29, 2024 21:34 - 1 hour - 157 MBPamela 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 ... Read more...
Episode 426: The Evolution of Strategy with Duncan Palamourdas
January 22, 2024 18:39 - 1 hour - 156 MBMath 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 ... Read more...
Episode 425: Cutting Edge Poker with Matt Matros
January 16, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 143 MBMatt 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 ... Read more...
Episode 424: Best of 2023 featuring Chad McVean
December 23, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour - 123 MB2023 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 ... Read more...
Episode 423: K.L. Cleeton
December 18, 2023 20:58 - 55 minutes - 103 MBK.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 ... Read more...
Episode 422: Chad Gardner
December 04, 2023 19:35 - 1 hour - 110 MBDad, 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. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible ... Read more...
Episode 421: Everything I Need to Know About Poker, I learned in the Last Two Years, featuring Nate Meyvis
November 20, 2023 23:50 - 1 hour - 120 MBFormer Thinking Poker host Nate Meyvis returns to the show after a hiatus to discuss how poker strategy has changed in the last few years. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription ... Read more...
Episode 420: Justin Moyer
November 06, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 150 MBJustin 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 ... Read more...
Episode 419: Interception with Ed Miller
October 16, 2023 17:27 - 1 hour - 130 MBEd 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 ... Read more...
Warm Up Wrap Up
October 02, 2023 12:46 - 1 hour - 200 MBPure 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. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a ... Read more...
Episode 417: Kimberly Willingham
September 18, 2023 13:55 - 1 hour - 212 MBKimberly 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, ... Read more...
Episode 416: Kara Scott
September 04, 2023 17:01 - 1 hour - 150 MBWSOP/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 ... Read more...
Episode 415: Bert “girafganger7” Stevens
August 21, 2023 16:15 - 1 hour - 188 MBBert 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 ... Read more...
Episode 414: Caitlin Comeskey
August 07, 2023 18:09 - 1 hour - 129 MBThe 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 ... Read more...
Episode 413: Shelby Wells
July 24, 2023 21:54 - 1 hour - 118 MBShelby 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 ... Read more...
Episode 412: Ari Engel
July 03, 2023 22:59 - 1 hour - 200 MBNo 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 ... Read more...
Episode 411: Glo and Lo
June 26, 2023 15:48 - 2 hours - 280 MBPoker 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 ... Read more...
Episode 410: Your Strategy Questions Answered
June 12, 2023 16:21 - 1 hour - 179 MBCarlos 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 ... Read more...
Episode 409: Joel Porter-Dias
May 30, 2023 22:28 - 2 hours - 362 MBJoel 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 ... Read more...
Episode 408: Saulo Costa
May 15, 2023 15:06 - 1 hour - 170 MBHigh 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 ... Read more...
Episode 407: Women’s Events
May 09, 2023 13:49 - 1 hour - 138 MBDayanna 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 ... Read more...
Episode 406: Ebony Kenney
May 01, 2023 17:18 - 2 hours - 277 MBEbony 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 ... Read more...
Episode 405: Peter Jörgne
April 24, 2023 16:36 - 1 hour - 169 MBEPT 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 ... Read more...
Episode 404: Lara Eisenberg
April 17, 2023 17:03 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBFrom 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 ... Read more...
Episode 403: Jesse Segal
April 10, 2023 16:07 - 1 hour - 197 MBPoker 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 ... Read more...
Episode 402: Matt Glassman and Tommy Angelo
April 03, 2023 15:41 - 2 hours - 307 MBMatt 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 ... Read more...
Episode 401: Gloria Jackson
March 27, 2023 18:53 - 2 hours - 288 MBNot 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 ... Read more...
Episode 400: Clip Show
March 20, 2023 21:22 - 4 hours - 258 MBCarlos 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: ... Read more...
Episode 399: Just Arnwine Part 2
March 13, 2023 12:49 - 2 hours - 372 MBIn 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 ... Read more...
Episode 399: Justin Arnwine Part 2
March 13, 2023 12:49 - 2 hours - 372 MBIn 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 ... Read more...
Episode 398: Justin Arnwine
March 05, 2023 19:18 - 1 hour - 219 MBIn 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 ... Read more...
Episode 397: Caitlyn Cobb
February 27, 2023 22:40 - 2 hours - 286 MBOnce 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, ... Read more...
Episode 396: Sam Grafton
February 20, 2023 22:47 - 1 hour - 145 MBSam 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 ... Read more...
Episode 395: Jamie Kerstetter
February 13, 2023 15:19 - 1 hour - 178 MBJamie Kerstetter joins Carlos and Andrew to talk WPT, WSOP, commentating, and the politics of high stakes cash game streams. Plus Andrew offers an overview of turn strategy. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win ... Read more...
Episode 394: LoriAnn Persinger
January 30, 2023 15:15 - 2 hours - 333 MBPoker lover LoriAnn Persinger won a social media contest that earned her an entry into the $10K WPT World Championship, ultimately finishing 30th for $119,000! She speaks to Carlos and Andrew about the experience plus her long love affair with ... Read more...
Episode 393: Tom “Tombos21” Boshoff
January 16, 2023 23:47 - 1 hour - 207 MBPoker theorist Tom “tombos21” Boshoff joins Andrew and Carlos to geek out about everything from how solvers work to when ICM becomes a factor in tournaments (it’s sooner than you think!), balancing ICM and stack dynamics in PKOs, and so ... Read more...
Episode 392: Ben Kushigian
January 03, 2023 13:20 - 1 hour - 178 MBComputer scientist and poker player Ben Kushigian talks to Carlos and Andrew about the limitations of poker solvers, what we don’t know we don’t know about them, how they could be improved, the potential for open source solutions, and more. ... Read more...
Episode 391: 2022 In Review
December 26, 2022 14:40 - 1 hour - 222 MBAndrew and Carlos recap their year, starting with poker highlights and then branching out into their favorite music, shows, podcasts, and more. Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard ... Read more...
Episode 390: Rapid Fire Strategy
December 05, 2022 21:23 - 1 hour - 147 MBCarlos and Andrew give rapid fire (by Thinking Poker standards) answers to questions from the Thinking Poker Daily patreon. Strategy links -