In today's episode Mike walks us through his poker experience in Portsmouth Virginia, and we talk to @ZaktheCPA about gambling and taxes.

Chapter 1 Episode 6 – Poker in Portsmouth and Gambling Tax Help

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This week Elle and I break down the Patreon game on "Table Talk". The game continues to grow and we had such a good time with that. Click the link below to sign up for the next one. We also talk about Doug Polk's struggles to get a new poker room open in Texas, and what has Elle contributed to her improvement in poker recently. "Call the Floor" this week is all about collusion and Patrick and I break down a "Hand of the Week" this week that starts a discussion about how to play each street as well as making sure that you tell a consistent story. I wrap the show with my "One-Outer" talking about different personalities in a home game.
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Chapter 2 Ep. 17 Playing a lot of Poker

This week Elle and I are in Milwaukee celebrating the opening of the new Poker Room and Sportsbook at the Potawatomie Casino Hotel. Check out the their website here.
Elliott and I are joined by Matt Savage who talks about the Savage Average and we go over some situations that came up from last week's HOTW.
Speaking of HOTW Patrick and I break down a new hand this week with pocket 10's after we straddled.
I end the show talking about the different personalities in the game of poker.
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Chapter 2 Ep. 16 Potawatomie

This week Elle and I discuss the bourbon barrel that Maker's Mark has with my name on it, and the process that it is going through now as well as the personalized labels you can get in order to give Maker's Mark as personalized gift. We are going to be going on the road again next week to check out Potawatomi's new poker room and sportsbook. The magazine is out and the next Patreon Member game is May 9th.
Elliott rules on a situation where a player shows one card and is forced to show both.
Patrick and I break down a situation in a tournament with A4 suited.
I end the show talking about why it's good to not always be the best player in the room.
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Chapter 2 Ep. 15 Rinse and Repeat

This week Elle and I recap the Camp One Step Charity Tournament. We also stop off to play a little poker at Play Poker Chicago. Elliott rules on whether tournament chips should be blinded out or if it's more important to get someone off the waiting list. Patrick and I break down a tournament hand with A8 suited. We recorded this one from the car so the audio isn't great. Then I end the show talking about small improvements over time.
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Check out Jackpot Digital, our HOTW sponsor with the perfect E-Table.



Advanced Poker Training:



For all of our non-US players. Check out Jack Poker here. It is a great site for the everyday poker player, because it's not incentivized for the poker pro, so there aren’t tables full of sharks.

Chapter 2 Ep. 14 Deja Vu

This week Elle and I talk about a rise in Canadian listeners. We introduce our new sponsor... Maker's Mark. Then we recap the Patreon Game where we talked about the Beyonce song Texas Hold 'Em that was re-worked with Hank Williams Sr.'s voice thanks to AI. Here is the link to the song.  Then we wrapped up the "Table Talk" segment with a discussion about Camp One Step. That trip starts on Monday.
This week on "Call the Floor" Elliott rules on a player that removes chips from the table to pay for their meal while in a hand.
"HOTW" is A 8 off suit in the small blind with 3 limpers.
I wrap up the show in "Joe's One Outer" talking about someone marking cards at the Battle of Malta. Here is a link to the article from David Lappin.
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Advanced Poker Training:



For all of our non-US players. Check out Jack Poker here. It is a great site for the everyday poker player, because it's not incentivized for the poker pro, so there aren’t tables full of sharks.

Chapter 1 Episode 6 – Poker in Portsmouth and Gambling Tax Help

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