Thinking Poker

Dec 09 2024 100 ep. 86 mins 1.9k
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The Thinking Poker Podcast is a weekly conversation where professional poker players Andrew Brokos and Carlos Welch talk strategy and explore the culture of poker. Interviews with both famous and behind-the-scenes figures offer unique insights into the fascinating world of poker.

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Episode 456: Jeanne David

Dec 09 2024 93 mins  
Jeanne David has been many things in her life–manager of an in-patient drug treatment facility, head of Responsible Gaming at PokerStars, heroin addict–but she’s always been a poker player. On the heels of her induction in the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame, Jeanne joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss her colorful life and her passion for poker.Ticke

Episode 455: Marc Goone

Nov 19 2024 84 mins  
Hungry Horse founder and live cash crusher extraordinaire Marc Goone joins Carlos and Andrew for a lively discussion of solvers, win rates in live cash, exploiting regs, teaching poker, “lyrical myrical” rappers, and more.25% off everything (except gift cards) in the Nitcast store through the end of November!You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Th

Episode 454: Jessica Vierling

Nov 04 2024 67 mins  
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

Bonus Episode! Online Poker Returns and the 1000th Episode of Thinking Poker Daily

Oct 21 2024 99 mins  
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.

Episode 453: Manuel “Phemo” Bueno Fernandez

Oct 14 2024 60 mins  
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

Episode 452: On the Edge with Nate Silver

Sep 30 2024 103 mins  
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

Episode 451: Game Theory and Civil Rights, with Barbara, Caitlyn, and Justin Arnwine

Sep 23 2024 127 mins  
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.

Episode 450: Tom McEvoy

Sep 16 2024 110 mins  
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

Episode 449: Royal Queens

Sep 02 2024 79 mins  
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

Episode 448: Stoyan Obreshkov

Aug 26 2024 73 mins  
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