Cracking Aces

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Cracking Aces episodes

August 04, 2021 Ep 93 - Our Biggest Downswings, Pros & Cons of Different Places To Play, How To Be A Better Live Player, Plans For FL/WSOP, Hellmuthian Drama, & More
This week, we discuss Jake's biggest downswings, Mintz' search of an apartment in a legalized state, our experiences with different online poker sites, tips on how to better focus at the table, Nate and Smitty's balancing of playing in tournaments while also being members of the media, Hellmuth vs Nick Wright, Hellmuth vs Tom Dwan, & the Hellmuthian schtick as a whole, and we pray there's no lockdown 2.0, for the sake of poker.

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48 min
July 28, 2021 Ep 92 - Jake Recaps An Unreal $40K Weekend & Ryan Laplante Joins Us To Talk About Teaching/Learning The Game
Another full house today with Nate, Smitty, Jake Toole, Ben Mintz, & Ryan Laplante. We break down Jake's huge weekend, how to play against wild cards, ranges, pay jump implications, etc. - & Ryan Laplante from Learn Pro Poker joins us for an awesome convo you can learn a lot from. Enjoy!

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
52 min
July 21, 2021 Ep 91 - Christian Harder Joins Us In Studio To Break Down Some Of His All-Time Hands, The Upcoming Tournament Schedule, & Lend Some Advice To Smitty As He Continues To Grind
Awesome episode today with a packed studio; Nate, Smitty, Mintz, Jake Toole, & Christian Harder. We break down hands from recent and distant memory, discuss the upcoming WSOP schedule, changes and updates, check in on Smitty's online grind (which includes a big score!) & give him (and the listeners) some advice on how to get better at playing heads up.

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
42 min
July 14, 2021 Ep 90 - Live Poker is Back, Dealing with Angleshooters, Slowrolling Your Friends, & the 10 Year Anniversary of Mintz’s Main Event Run
Full studio with Nate, Smitty, Mintz, & Jake. We discuss Nate's trip to Colorado, hands stories, poker news, & our upcoming plans

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
1 hr 4 min
July 08, 2021 Ep 89 - Summer Special
Barstool Sports is out of office this week, so we decided to give you guys a "Summer Special," with some of our favorite interviews from the past 88 episodes. These include: the original interview with Ben Mintz (Ep 82) from when he first got hired; he tells stories from the online days, being 7-bet at the WSOP main, & bluffing Patrik Antonius... as well as interviews with Ryan Riess (Ep 3), Scott Blumstein (4), Greg Merson (5), Maria Ho (8), Galen Hall (13), Jessica Dawley (15), Jaime Staples (18), Alex Rocha (20), Jeff Platt (23), and Daniel Negreanu (27)... cheers friends!

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
1 hr 53 min
June 30, 2021 Ep 88 - Is Chopping Soft?
Our guys Jake Toole joins us in studio! We share some stories, discuss the state of poker, and talk about an 11-way EVEN chop that happened this week...

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
54 min
June 23, 2021 Ep 87 - Phil Ivey is still the GOAT
We have poker stories about Hellmuth and Esfandiari, Phil Ivey makes a run and wins the $25K WPT heads up; he is a god, Mintz calls in from Omaha to talk about his gambling drama, and Nate and Smitty breakdown the Trysta Krick Sixers saga

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
47 min
June 16, 2021 Ep 86 - Cracking Aces is Back
Nate is joined by Smitty & Ben Mintz. We discuss how we got into poker, how we ended up at Barstool, how we ended up sitting down to record this episode, and what's in store for the future. We also break down the upcoming WSOP schedule and reminisce on past runs of our own.
1 hr 9 min
June 16, 2021 Ep 86 - Cracking Aces is Back
Nate is joined by Smitty & Ben Mintz.
We discuss how we got into poker, how we ended up at Barstool, how we ended up sitting down to record this episode, and what's in store for the future.
We also break down the upcoming WSOP schedule and reminisce on past runs of our own.

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
1 hr 9 min
June 10, 2021 Ep 85 - The Wild World Of High Stakes Poker Staking - An Interview With Jordan Drummond
Jordan Drummond is the founder of BBZ Poker, a poker staking and coaching company. He joins us for about an hour to talk about the wild world of high stakes poker staking- giving players money to play off on and hoping to make money back. He discusses being stolen from, the crazy swings, flying in players to live with him, guys getting into 6 figure make-up, having "a guy", and much more. It is FASCINATING, and Jordan crushes it. Enjoy!

You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
1 hr 27 min

About Cracking Aces

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Presented by Barstool Sports, Cracking Aces is the newest podcast tackling all things poker, hosted by Nate, Smitty, and Mintzy from Barstool and professional poker player Jake Toole. It will…