Thinking Poker

Vegas-based poker pro Jessica Vierling is famously forthcoming about her struggles: with alcoholism, suicidal thoughts, and holding herself to impossibly high standards. The most important thing, she says, is to be honest and authentic.She is just that in this conversation with Andrew, where they discuss her struggles, her triumphs, her journey from the corporate worl

Online poker is returning to the US, and what better way to celebrate than with the 1000th episode of Thinking Poker Daily?To join ClubWPT Gold and get in on the drawings for the $5,000,000 freeroll, sign up now at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINKSupport the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily.

Manuel “Phemo” Bueno Fernandez is a professional poker player from Hamburg, Germany and one of our favorite coaches on GTO Wizard. We talk to him about the beginnings of his fascination with poker during a dark winter in Finland, studying with Fedor Holz, and creating some of the best strategy content on the internet!Support the podcast and get daily strat

Nate Silver is back on the felt, but there’s a lot more than poker in his new book, On the Edge. He gets deep into it with Andrew and Carlos, discussing everything from the physiology of poker to coaching with Andrew to a an accidental prediction about Carlos.We previously interviewed Nate Silver on Episode 318.Other recommended episodes:Maria KonnikovaEd Miller

Civil rights leader Barbara Arnwine joins returning guests Justin and Caitlyn Arnwine (her son and daughter-in-law) to discuss the ways poker strategy has informed their activism around civil rights and voter suppression.The Map of ShameMy Vote Don’t Count by YelloPainSupport the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily.

1983 WSOP Main Event champion Tom McEvoy’s new autobiography, Poker Pioneer, is the perfect impetus for celebrating his storied, decades-long career. With Carlos and Andrew, Tom discusses going pro in the 70s, defeating Doyle Brunson in the Main Event, rubbing elbows with Stu Ungar, writing books with TJ Cloutier, dating Kathy Liebert, repping PokerStars, auditi

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter met 8 years ago in a bar poker league. They founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues. They discuss with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson the challenges and rewards of running a poker business, their own experiences on the real money circuit, and more.Thanks to Caitlyn Arn

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!Get coaching from Stoyan!Support the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking P

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 UngarTom McEvoyGene BellarIsabel Yishu YangDeb SwiftJack BinionSupport the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Our latest po

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.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solution