Steve tries the advice of a poker coach and plays like a complete maniac for an hour, playing every single hand, raising and 3 betting preflop.  If he makes it to the flop he then c-bets or reraises every single time without fail.

Mike makes it out to Trader Joe's to put in an application and a few book stores as well.

00:00 - 02:00  Intro

02:00 - 12:00  Free training opportunity at: TransformMyPoker.com - Nick Wealthall

12:00 - 19:00  Reraising with trash / good variance

19:00 - 31:00  Steve hand history

31:00 - 58:00  Mike hand history

58:00 - End     Mike's job hunting

Steve's Hand History 1/3 NL

MP $3

LP $3

Hero SB AdAh $12

MP and LP call $12

Flop ($39)  Kh Td 5c

Hero bets $22

MP calls $22

LP folds

Turn ($83)  Qc

Hero bets $45

MP shoves for $162, $290 in the pot, $117 for hero to call.

Mike's Hand History  5/10 NL

UTG $10

Hero UTG+2  6c6d $10

But $10

SB raise $100, everyone calls

Flop ($410)  A 7 6 rainbow

Checks around

Turn ($410) Q completes rainbow

SB chk, UTG chk, Hero bets $250, But folds, SB calls, UTG folds.  Heads up to the river

River ($910)  4

SB chk, Hero bets $615, SB pauses for 15-20 seconds and shoves all in.  Pot is $3775 and it is $1635 for hero to call.

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In this episode Steve is in Las Vegas staying at his brother Chris' house over the holidays.  He's able to sneak away for a few sessions playing at the Bellagio, Binion's, and the Aria.  A couple interesting hands come up, one of which is laying down Queens before seeing a flop.

Mike is back in the game and back to his jovial self.  He's booked a few winning sessions, and the dynamic duo discuss playing AK from the blinds - in one hand heads up against a pro and the other against a reality tv star.

00:00 - 11:00   Intro, poker in Vegas, catching up

11:00 - 37:00   Steve's Strategy Hands

37:00 - 1:18:00  Mike's Strategy Hands

1:18:00 - End  Closing

Steve's Hands:  1/3 NL

UTG+1 ($195) R $12

MP C ($200) $12

Hero But ($300) QQ R $35

UTG+1 shoves $183, MP folds, Hero folds

EP1 ($200) $3

EP2 ($118) CS $3

MP $3

Hero Hyj TcTd  R $18

EP1 C $18

EP2 CS $18

MP folds

Flop ($58) - 9s 4s 2c

EP1 & EP2 chk, Hero bets $40, EP1 folds, EP2 calls $40

Turn ($138) - 9d

EP2 cks, Hero puts EP2 all in, EP2 calls and shows Qs7s

Mike's hands:  5/5 NL

UTG (2000) R $30

MP1 C $30

MP2 C $30

LP C $30

Hero (2000) RR $150

UTG C $150

MP1, MP2, LP all fold.  Heads up to the flop.

Flop ($425) - Qs 8s 3d

Hero B $250

UTG C $250

Turn ($925) 5h

Hero B $575

UTG C $575

River ($2075) 9c

Hero chk

UTG B $600

Villain C $5

MP1 R $30

MP2 C $30

MP3 C $30

LP C $30

Hero SB C $30

Villain C $30

Flop ($185) A 2 4 rainbow

Everyone checks around

Turn ($185) 4x

Hero B $80

Villain C $80, everyone else folds

River ($345) 9x

Hero B $175

Villain R $375

Hero C $200

Villain shows 35o for the flopped wheel

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Mike runs out a 22 hour marathon, finishing the morning off with a 10/20 NL heads up match.  Several hands from this match are briefly discussed.

Steve goes over his warm up routine before getting ready to play:

- Breathing exercises

- Mirror exercise

- Motivational speeches

- Power naps

- Hypnosis tapes / Hypnosisdownloads.com

Mike goes over his results for the last several months.  Phil Hellmuth and Phil Galfond are briefly talked about and advice that they've given to poker players.

After taking several bad beats, Mike is a bit down ... Sometimes, you just can't beat a drunk.  He even contemplates getting a real job.  Steve tries to stop that crazy talk right away and they go on to dissect several hands from recent cash sessions.

If there is a theme to these hand histories, it would be bet sizing.  In each hand there is a lot to be learned from the bet sizes.

00:00 - 17:00  Intro, stepping down in limits?, bankroll management

17:00 - 28:00  Las Vegas, Vegas casinos, How much to buy in for a session, Christmas time!

28:00 - 49:00  Mike Strategy hands

49:00 - End  Steve Strategy hands

Mike's Hand Histories: 5/5 NLH

Hero ($2600) AdAh UTG $35

MP calls $35

But ($4000) raises $105

BB ($1405) calls $105

Hero reraises $330

MP folds, But and BB call $330

FLOP ($1030) 9c 7c 5h

BB shoves for $1075, Hero shoves all in, But folds

BB shows 45o

UTG calls $5

UTG+1 raises $30

Hero ($1200) KK reraises $190

UTG folds

UTG+1 calls $190

FLOP 9 8 2 rainbow

UTG+1 bets $275

Hero shoves all in, UTG+1 calls shows 98o

Steve's Hand Histories: 2/3 NLH

Hero ($300) 8d8h UTG raise $12

UTG+1, MP, SB, BB all call $12

FLOP ($60) Qc 9d 8c

SB chk

BB bets $30

Hero raises $100

Everyone folds, BB folds and shows a Queen

Hero ($350) JsJc UTG raise $16

UTG+1, MP, SB, BB all call $16

FLOP ($80) Jd Qs 6s

SB bets $25

BB folds

Hero raises $100

Everyone folds, SB shows a Queen and says he didn't like his kicker

Hero ($520) 7c7h UTG call $3

MP1, MP2, CO, But, SB, BB all call $3

FLOP ($21) 3c 3d 2c

SB, BB chk

Hero bets $15, it folds to the CO who calls $15, But, SB and BB fold.  Heads up to the turn.

TURN ($51) 4d

Hero bets $20

CO shoves for $121, Pot = $191, $101 for hero to call.

Hero calls $101, CO shows 32o.

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Here we are at Episode 2!  In this episode we review the last week and find out how Mike finished in the main event.  Some of the topics include general strategy in the small and big blind, bankroll management, being a professional at the table, and how many buy-ins to take with you.

Intro and general strategy 0 - 28 minutes

Steve's hand histories: 28:00

Mike's hand histories: 1:03:00

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We are excited to announce the launch of our first episode of the Heads Up Poker Podcast. Hosted by Steve Barton and Mike Sneideman, two California guys who love to talk poker strategy. Steve is a professional fireman who has played poker for the last 11 years, winning at the game for the last 7 years. Mike recently gave up his career as a mailman to move out to San Diego California to be closer to his son and pursue a career as a professional poker player.

In this episode we discuss Mike's recent run in the WSOP circuit event in San Diego. Mike had several deep runs, including an 8th and 9th place finish. We break down several hands of his main event deep run and discuss tournament strategy, bluffing, slowplaying and much more.

Please leave comments and let us know what you think of the show. Thank you for listening!