Chasing Poker Greatness

For Valentine's Day, we love you so much that we're offering a free poker course in the description below! For this week's poker training, love is in the air, but definitely not the good kind. Welcome to the first episode of Toxic Tuesday, where we've staged an intervention of sorts to make Jon face the hard facts that his love affairs with turning pairs into bluffs and chasing every flush draw with a pulse is causing him to lose money and preventing him from finding true love in this game of poker.

All's fair in love and war, however, and Jon's brought 10 (Yes, TEN) hands from his little black book to try to convince Coach Brad that it's not him, it's ALL OF US who can't see the value in the eight high flush draw with a heart of gold that comes home every night at 4am.

Will Jon see the error of his ways and finally swipe right on a nice pair of Kings that can take care of him? Or will he keep looking for love in all the wrong Aces? Find out in Toxic, err, Tactical Tuesday 113.

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There's too many hands to list this week, so just strap in for some rapid fire rejection as Coach Brad brings the tough love as always.

00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 113 Intro
00:29 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai welcome you and your extended poker family to the show
01:37 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is Jon's love affair with flush draws and turning pairs into bluffs
03:00 Turning a bunch of pairs into bluffs
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17:15 Chasing a metric ton of flush draws
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This week Peter and Duncan have the pleasure to talk to the great Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) about a variety of topics that range from good faith disagreements all the way to the meaning of life.

Andrew is the author of over a dozen books including the highly praised Play Optimal Poker series as well as the most recent Essential Poker Concepts series (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/poker-books/).

He is also the co-host of the very popular and long-lasting thinking poker podcast which he is currently co-hosting with Carlos Welch (https://www.thinkingpoker.net/category/podcast/).

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For your free poker course, just read the description below! For this week's episode, we revisit good 'ol reliable Equilab to drill down on calculation of hand equity in some all-in spots where Jon calls it all off with hands that obviously don't beat all of villain's range. But can he find enough combos in post-hand review using Equilab to feel good about the calls? Or does Coach Brad help Mr. Chai find some calculation recalibration? See how Join us for episode 112 and find out how to use this valuable tool!

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Our first online cash game poker hand brought to us by Jon Chai is from 1000NL, in which Jon finds himself opening with A5s -- one of his favorite "aggro" hands with which he happily and routinely uses to increase his VPIP / adrenaline. While versatile as a starting hand, what happens when you get the river with top pair and a 5 kicker... when villain jams? Watch Jon try to cobble together enough equity to call when Coach Brad whips out the ultimate dreamcrusher: Equilab.

We find ourselves with A5s again in hand number 2, with Jon opening on button and calling a 3-bet from the small blind. We get a favorable flop, but a very unorthodox play from villain leaves Jon scrambling for equity calculation justification before putting it all in yet again. Does villain have enough weak combos to keep their range equity low enough for us to get it in? The numbers never lie when you run them through Equilab. THE EIGHTH COMBO WILL SHOCK YOU.

00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 112 Intro
00:25 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai welcome all y'all to the show
01:04 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is using Equilab for range construction andt calculating hand equity to justify bluff catching
02:11 Hand No. 1: Ac5c (hero) in the small blind vs. villain UTG (3-Bet pot, 1000NL)
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21:34 Hand No. 2: Ad5d (hero) on the button vs. villain in the small blind (3-Bet pot, 1000NL)
31:55 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!

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This week Peter and Duncan have Dr Alex "Doc" Chaurran as a guest in the show to share her incredible story of extreme adversity but also inspiring perseverance.

She discusses the lessons she learned both from and applied to poker while she addresses some really interesting sophisticated questions from the listeners. Doc is a twitch streamer (under the moniker: QueenOfDiamonds) a lead instructor at pokerpower (
@joinpokerpower) and she maintains an active social presence on twitter (@DrAlexChauran) and the village (https://greatnessvillage.com/).


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Find out how to get a free poker course below! SCRIPT FLIP INCOMING: This week's show format has been turned right on its head as we finally make good on Coach Brad's previously broken promises -- for which he still hasn't apologized -- to revisit some old hands from yesteryear, when Jon Chai was but a wee lad trying to scratch two big blinds together and find his way in this poker world.

Upon revisiting hands from all the way back in 2021 (a simpler time when Barbara Walters and Angela Lansbury were still entertaining us all), Coach Brad & Jon discover that maybe it's not how the hands were played that's important... but it was the friends we made along the way. Join us for episode 111!

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The first online cash game poker hand up for revisitation is from 1000NL (which is the modern day equivalent of 20NL after adjusting for inflation), in which Jon finds himself opening with TJ offsuit (some things never change) in the cutoff the big blind flat calls. Somehow he manages to make a hand with great showdown value. So there's no reason to bet... right? *Jon stares at you and doesn't answer* RIGHT?? Why aren't you answering, Jon? The original hand is from episode 39, available here: https://youtu.be/kK3hIvQhcqs

The next hand up for high level poker strategy discussion is AT suited in the cutoff. A 3-Bet by villain in the small blind increases the pot nicely for our hand in position. Jon "Houdinis" his way through the hand, but was it worth the risk? The original hand (episode 43) is available here: https://youtu.be/RwBnwQhLJ-8

00:00 Tactical Tuesday Episode 111 Intro
00:29 Coach Brad Wilson & Poker Pro Jon Chai welcome everyone to the show
01:32 Discussion of this week's poker strategy theme, which is Bluffing / Turning Pairs Into Bluffs / Trying to Get Villain to Fold The World, etc.
02:22 Hand No. 1: JcTh (hero) in the cutoff vs. villain on the big blind (2-Bet pot, 1000NL)
14:39 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below)
15:36 Hand No. 2: AsTs (hero) in the cutoff vs. villain in the small blind (3-Bet pot, 1000NL)
36:38 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com for more!


These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesday

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This week Peter Bermingham and Duncan Palamourdas discuss Superstitions. What are they really and where are they coming from? Are they irrational? What great question did one of the listeners asked that got them all excited?

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Find out how to get a free poker course below! This week's journey into the realm of Tactical Tuesday poker training series sees CPG's Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai critique two cash game poker hands played by Jon, this time playing suited connectors in 3-Bet and 4-Bet pots. It wouldn't be an episode of TT without jams on both hands, and sure enough we're faced with exactly those decisions for the entirety of the chips. Coach Brad enhances his powers with the magic of edibles to *checks notes*... agree with Jon? What's in those things? ***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle

The first online poker hand up for scrutiny is from 1000NL in which Jon finds himself opening with 78 suited in the cutoff and gets hit with the immediate 3-Bet from the button. 78 suited is such a pretty hand, but should we be playing for stacks out of position with 8 high? Let's F around and find out.

The second hand up for high level poker strategy discussion is 45 suited in the big blind. An optimistic 3-Bet by our hero against the opening villain on the button gets punished by a 4-Bet and suddenly it's a race to the bottom of Jon's 4-Bet calling range (does he have one, actually?) as we go to a flop with 5 high. Equities are shifted on a favorable flop... but is it enough to book a W?

These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesday

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Join the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they’ll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!

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In this week's episode of Philosophical Friday, Peter Birmingham and Duncan Palamourdas discuss the concept of Fancy Play Syndrome (FPS), i.e. the concept of applying unnecessarily complex methods in otherwise simpler problems.

What are some poker examples both within the game itself but also in the realm of the so-called metagame where this applies? Why can FPSing be detrimental and how can it be mitigated? Tune in to find out!

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Our newest installment in the Tactical Tuesday free poker training series features CPG Founder and Coach Brad Wilson with co-host Jon Chai as they dive into yet another pair of online cash game poker hand breakdowns focusing this time on bluff catching spots against the all-too-common all in jam by adventurous villains.

With upper range hands in both situations, should Jon ever find a fold? And what about the properties of blockers when facing large river bets? ***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle

Our first poker hand up for review is from 1000NL where Jon finds himself holding Ace Ten suited in the small blind and decides to flat a reg's open from the cutoff so as to keep the whale in the big blind in the hand. It doesn't work, so we're in for some reg on reg crime as we see a favorable flop.

The second poker hand up for analysis is Pocket Tens. Other than flopping a set, how are mere mortals supposed to play this hand? Just make sure all 5 cards come out lower than that -- you're welcome. If only it were that simple all the time, but in this instance, eyebrows are raised when the 3-Betting big blind triple barrel jams on the same board that favors hero. Is Jon about to get coolered by a higher overpair, which are all within villain's range? An interesting case study in bluff catching and blockers / unblockers transpires in this hand as Jon plays for stacks yet again.


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Join Peter Bermingham and Duncan Palamourdas as they discuss Opportunity costs. What are the hidden costs of making a choice and how can one foresee them?

How does this apply to poker and what are some good ways for players to achieve regret minimization, both when it comes to the game itself but also to the metagame of choosing the right tables or even a poker career as a whole?

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