Thinking Poker

Industry luminary Lee Jones returns to the podcast to discuss AI-assisted strategy and the poker developments that worry him most for the long-term health of the game. Lee first appeared on Episode 9 of the podcast, and more recently on Episode 313, to promote his Poker Simple videos with Tommy Angelo.

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Lee Jones is the former Card Room Manager of PokerStars and Cake Poker and COO of Card Runners. He is the author of Winning Low-Limit Hold ‘Em.

Legendary commentator Joe Stapleton joins Andrew and Carlos to talk about comedy, stirring the pot on Twitter, the challenges of color commentary for online events, poker NFTs, and more.

You can hear more from Joe on the Poker in the Ears podcast.

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0:30 Hello and welcome
8:18 Strategy
28:44 – Joe Stapleton

Joe Stapleton is a poker commentator and comedian. He co-hosts the Poker in the Ears podcast with James Hartigan.

Conrad Simpson of Solve For Why fame joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about his remarkable life story, dealing shady private games, swings, shot taking, and professionalism. 

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Timestamps

0:30 – Strategy
22:19 – Conrad Simpson

Conrad Simpson is a personality. He also plays and deals poker and grinds Minecraft NFTs.

Poker player, coach, and podcast host Brad Wilson joins Carlos and Andrew to discuss spades, poker soft skills, analyzing data, and what it means to chase poker greatness.

Andrew was on Episode 68 and Episode 157 of Chasing Poker Greatness.

Carlos was on Episode 50, Episode 80, Episode 143, and Episode 170.

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Timestamps

Brad Wilson is a professional poker player, coach, and content creator. He hosts the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast

Data analyst Michael Lukich joins Carlos and Andrew to talk about taking a data analysis approach to solvers and game theory. His website is lukich.io and his Solver School launches in January.

Access courses from Michael, Andrew, and many others using this affiliate link for Solve For Why.

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Michael Lukich is an avid poker player and leads a marketing analytics team for a global consulting firm.

Carlos and Andrew go all in on strategy, discussing how to adapt to new rules and variants (like the new GG Poker final table rules) and how to play from the small blind versus limpers.

Our earlier episode, recorded live in Cherokee NC, was Episode 314.

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It’s the end of an era, as Nate Meyvis steps down as co-host and Carlos Welch takes up the mantle. 

Our fullest accounting of the show’s beginning and early days is on Episode 100 (which Carlos also co-hosted!).

Carlos’s first appearance was on Episode 39.

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Strategy

Hand #158948-77 – 2021-11-03 01:28:01
Game: NL Omaha-5 Hi-Lo (100 – 1000) – Blinds 1/3
Site: DG Poker
Table: NL Mixed [NLH+O+O5] #1
Seat 1: SteveH (1095)
Seat 3: Hovore (1026)
Seat 5: fabulous_fab (2779)
Seat 7: steve (885)
Hovore has the dealer button
fabulous_fab posts small blind 1
steve posts big blind 3
** Hole Cards ** [4 players]
Dealt to fabulous_fab [Ad Ah Tc 8d Jh]
SteveH raises to 9
Hovore folds
fabulous_fab calls 8
steve raises to 36
SteveH calls 27
fabulous_fab calls 27
** Flop ** [Jc Jd 5c]
fabulous_fab checks
steve bets 108
SteveH folds
fabulous_fab raises to 324
steve raises to 849 (All-in)
fabulous_fab calls 525

Magician Shawn Farquhar and filmmaker Jon Ornoy join Carlos and Andrew to discuss their forthcoming documentary. Lost in the Shuffle is a film about the history of playing cards and the magicians who employ them. You can support the kickstarter and watch an interview with blind card mechanic Richard Turner.

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Shawn Farquhar is a Vancouver-based illusionist and magician. He was Canadian Magician of the Year in 2003 and 2010 and Grand Prix World Champion of Magic in 2009.

Jon Ornoy is a producer, director, and filmmaker with five shorts and a feature documentary to his name.

Just a quick solo episode this week, with Andrew discussing the importance of open-mindedness and deductive reasoning for serious poker players. Logic puzzles like these can be a fun way to practice.

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Irish poker pro and long-time friend of the show Dara O’Kearney joins Andrew to discuss his new book, Endgame Poker Strategy. The interview is packed with strategy discussion of final table play, ICM, and related concepts, plus a little James Joyce at the end.

Andrew also has a new book out: Essential Poker Concepts.

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Dara O’Kearney is a professional poker player from Dublin, Ireland. He hosts the The Chiprace podcast and is co-author of Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, and the new Endgame Poker Strategy.