Thinking Poker

Andrew and Carlos recap their year, starting with poker highlights and then branching out into their favorite music, shows, podcasts, and more.

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Andrew’s articles for the GTO Wizard blog include:

Principles of Game Theory
Interpreting Equity Distributions
Leverage
Reasons for Value Betting
Stack-to-Pot Ratio
Equity Realization

Carlos and Andrew give rapid fire (by Thinking Poker standards) answers to questions from the Thinking Poker Daily patreon.

Strategy

Rob – https://i.gyazo.com/e144ebfc1ab58bc81e02ee5292fb7080.png
Mark – https://i.gyazo.com/b8d03c642f807d8971798128c635a9f0.png
Mackenzie – https://i.gyazo.com/e0f881dd8bdd6040add76682aa20eca3.png
Kevin – https://i.gyazo.com/511756514af2422ae99010d1b6adfea.png
Mark – https://i.gyazo.com/d6e70a6932a36605d20fb9a7fef66e72.png
Ben – https://i.gyazo.com/d16c17928a59676625eb587ac833e19a.png
Duncan – https://i.gyazo.com/bdd57e6241ab840af97f3e5c962543f2.mp4

Carlos talks about playing on a livestreamed cash game at Best Bet Jacksonville. He and Andrew follow up on the discussion of big opening sizes from Episode 388 and review a hand where Andrew defended his big blind poorly off a 20bb stack.

GTO Wizard analysis of Andrew’s hand

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In this long lost episode from 2014, Andrew and Nate Meyvis review a hand from a live $1/$2 cash game before talking with semi-professional poker player, entrepreneur, and DeucesCracked coach Andrew Seidman about a myriad of topics, including his book Easy Game (Andrew’s review here), his travels, his studies, and much more.

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Strategy

1-2 NL table, 6-handed, effective stacks $300.

UTG calls, Hero calls UTG1 with Kc 6c, CO folds, BN raises to $12, everyone calls.

Flop ($55 in pot) KhJx5h. Everyone checks.

Turn ($55 in pot) KhJx5hTx. Checks to Hero, Hero bets $35, both blinds call.

River ($160 in pot) KhJx4hTxJh. SB checks, BB bets $25, Hero shoves $250.

Andrew and Carlos announce a new sponsorship from GTO Wizard! They also discuss responding to unconventional raise sizes, why tournament players are always downswinging, and more.

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Coach and high stakes heads up pro turned MTT player Kevin Rabichow joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss the evolution of the heads up arena, efficient studying, and his new course The Game Plan.

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Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/NL7NztIlBPgHzJcS7-r3Y6mBkL4

Kevin Rabichow is a professional poker player and coach. His course The Game Plan is now available on Run It Once.

Original hosts Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis and frequent guest turned current host Carlos Welch look back on ten years of the Thinking Poker Podcast. How has poker changed? How has the podcast changed? How has the podcast changed poker? Plus, we revisit our first ever strategy segment, which earned us the title of The Nitcast.

Carlos put together this Episode Guide for the first ten years of Thinking Poker Podcast.

Episode 1 – Shane Schleger

Episode 39 – Carlos Welch

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Josh Nixon was a student in the Boston Debate League when Andrew was the director. In the years since then, Josh been a serious Magic: The Gathering player, taken an interest in poker, and become a Program Director for the BDL. In this wide-ranging interview, he, Carlos, and Andrew discuss win rates in the micros, streaming, making music, dealing poker, teaching debate, and much more.

Episode Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/CcC4UFc2PoZWn3gopTAbRu63Uqk 

Check out the new Venom Hand History Review from Andrew and Carlos.

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Strategy

An older gentleman around 70s has about $1200 chips in front of him (max buyin $250). He is forcing people to fold with his slightly large bets and opts smaller when he has it.

I raised $12 with As2s on the button. He has around $1000, I have $375.
Middle seat player called me, the older gentleman called from lowjack.

Flop is 3s-4h-6s. I have nut flush draw and lower end straight draw. check – check I bet $17. Player X called, the villain raised me to $45.

I re-raised to $105. The other player folded.

Without thinking too much he re-re-raised to 165. I called. 

The pot is around $380-$390. The turn is a Tc. He bet $100.
What do I do? I have $375-12-165=$198 left. He is giving me 1-4.8 odds. 

I called. The river is a red 2. I have a pair of 2s. There is no way I am ahead. He pushed me all in. I folded. 

Josh Nixon is a Program Director for the Boston Debate League and a former BDL debater. He’s also a poker enthusiast, a Twitch streamer, and a musician. Josh previously appeared on Episode 252 and Episode 262.

Jeopardy! champion Alex Jacob got his start in poker alongside Thinking Poker host emeritus Nate Meyvis, who also joins Andrew and Carlos for this conversation about poker, trivia, Jeopardy! strategy, and more.

This week only, take 25% off Andrew and Carlos’s new Venom Video Hand History Review with discount code VENOMPOD at checkout.

Show transcript: https://t.co/0VduO7OLHm

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Alex Jacob is a former professional poker player, winner of the 2006 US Poker Championships, and Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner. He hosts the School of Trivia newsletter trivial league.

Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart have one of the sweetest friendships in poker. Fresh off deep runs in the WSOP Main Event, they join Carlos and Andrew to talk about how friendship helps you navigate the pressures of high stakes poker tournaments.

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Angela Jordison is one of the founders of the modern Oregon poker scene and a staple the of PLO8 cash games and the tournament circuit. 

Jacki Burkhart is a mother, dental hygienist, and “serious recreational” tournament player.