Have you ever wondered whether it makes sense to straddle? So have Dell and BJ, and they talk about it and what considerations you need to make before deciding to pay two big blinds ... blind.

https://www.tbstb.com/pod047 for shownotes. While you're there, support the show: One big blind per month is all we ask.

Dell and BJ are joined this week by Lupe Soto and Tara Smith of the Women's Poker Association to discuss ways to elevate the game to make it safer, more welcoming, and more fun for everyone. Specifically, they discuss the Raise It Up and Purple Tie Guy programs and how we can foster better environments to bring more women - and people of all stripes - into the game. 

https://www.tbstb.com/pod046 for shownotes. While you're there, please support the show - one big blind per month is all we ask.

The opposite of the Seven Deadly Sins, these seven key traits are what we all need to cultivate to be the best players - and people - we can be.

https://www.tbstb.com/pod045 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!

Sometimes we can forget that poker is just a game. This episode reminds us of what's important - family and friends - and provides some solutions and tools to help you manage expectations so you can enjoy both.

That said, gambling addiction is a real problem, and here are some resources if you think you or a loved one need help:

National Council on Problem Gambling: ncpgambling.org/chat or call or text: 1-800-522-4700

BJ and his wife Amy have a conversation about poker and its influence on their marriage and raising their son.

https://www.tbstb.com/pod043 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!

Suited connectors may be among the most fun to play, but play them wrong and you'll get yourself into a heap of trouble. Moreover, it's so easy to play them wrong! Dell and BJ cover the when, why, and how to play this hand class.

https://www.tbstb.com/pod042 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us: One blind per month is all we ask!

Not a typical interview show, this week we break the mold featuring June Cuervo, sharing stores of the lessons learned in her first year as pro and of trans issues. We discuss remarkably easy ways of being supportive in the face of bad behavior, because it's through fostering an accepting community that we will grow the game we all love so dearly.

June offers free poker coaching for trans persons! Contact June on Twitter (@JuneCuervo) or on Instagram (@JunePlaysPoker)

https://www.tbstb.com/pod041 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!

The final installment in our four-part series on bluffing, we discuss what it takes to tell a credible story. We discuss blockers and anti-blockers, bet sizing, Minimum Defense Frequency, and more. It's OK if not all your bluffs get through!

https://www.tbstb.com/pod040 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!

The flop is the first street where we do some real bluffing, and it happens to be the most interesting street. Not only do we get 60% of the community card information available to us, but we're able to start crafting so many lines to both realize our equity and deny them theirs!!

Jonathan Beville does our intro and outro, and you can find audiobooks he's narrated on Audible.com. Start with the Prometheus Award Nominated Book TITAN, Book 1 of the Mammon Series

The Puller comes out 28 February, so be on the look-out for that book, too!

https://www.tbstb.com/pod039 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!

In this second of a four-part series on bluffing, we discuss 3-bet bluffing pre-flop. Similiarly to our previous episode, this is almost a misnomer because we don't advocate playing absolute trash, and certainly not pre-flop. Instead, we focus the conversation on how people tend to not 3-bet enough and when, where, and why to expand your 3-bet ranges.

Jonathan Beville does our intro and outro, and you can find audiobooks he's narrated on Audible.com. Start with the Prometheus Award Nominated Book TITAN, Book 1 of the Mammon Series 

The Puller comes out 28 February, so be on the look-out for that book, too!

https://www.tbstb.com/pod038 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask!