Cate Hall, a former classmate of Vanessa Selbst’s at Yale Law School, walked away from a promising legal career to seek her fortune – and more importantly her happiness – in the poker world. With two final tables and five cashes on the World Poker Tour so far, she’s off to a hell of a ... Read moreEpisode 162: Cate Hall

Carlos Welch reports on his trip to the PCA and ponders moving west. Andrew rants about what it means to give your opponent a decision. You can watch Carlos advise newly-minted professional Mike Sneideman in “Poker Pro: Year 1”. Timestamps 0:30 – Hello and Welcome plus WRGPT strat 21:35 – Carlos

Jonathan Gill is a rising star in the online MTT world. Like TJ Jurkiewicz, he found success by tapping reserves of hard work, discipline, and perseverance that he never knew he had, and like TJ, he’s documenting his journey in a popular 2+2 thread. Our conversation covers how Jonathan discovered his passion for poker, his ... Read moreEpisode 160: Jonathan Gill

Love him or hate him, SuperDave is undoubtedly a legend at Foxwoods. With admirable candor, the high-limit stud player talks to us about his background, his code, his prop bets, his unique table presence, the difficulties he’s faced, and the challenges he’s still struggling with today. Timestamps 0:30 – hello & welcome 10:09 – strategy ... Read moreEpisode 159: SuperDave

Andrew and Nate discuss a live cash game hand submitted by a listener, and then fundraising contest winner Jason Simon joins them to discuss a hand he played in a live MTT. Timestamps 0:30 Hello & Welcome 4:45 Strategy Part 1 43:28 Strategy with Jason Simon Strategy Hand 1 $1/$2 NLHE at the Motown Casino. ... Read moreEpisode 158: Strategy with Jason Simon

Michael “Gags30” Gagliano is a teacher turned poker pro with a long-standing record of success as both a player and a coach. He even worked with world champion Joe McKeehen years ago! In this interview, he talks about his former life as a teacher, his slow but steady ascension of the poker ranks, getting used ... Read moreEpisode 157: Michael “Gags30” Gagliano

T.J. Jurkiewicz may have come from humble buildings, but it took the former security guard less than a year (and the help of Chad Power) to break into some of the biggest no-limit games on the east coast. Find out how he motivated himself to work harder every day at getting into peak mental and ... Read moreEpisode 156: T.J. Jurkiewicz

Nikolai Yakovenko is a highly accomplished poker player and computer scientist. We talk to him about artificial intelligence, his Open Face Chinese Poker app, playing in Bobby’s Room, preparing for the Annual Computer Poker Competition, and the Computer Poker Research Group. Plus PLO strategy (listen at your own risk)! Timestamps 0:30 – hello 33:24 – ... Read moreEpisode 155: Nikolai Yakovenko

Poker journalist and blogger Martin Harris, alternately (better?) known as Short-Stacked Shamus, was one of our very first guests. Now, 150 episodes later, he’s back to discuss poker’s evolving place in American culture. Also, horses. In the strategy segment, we discuss common mistakes and misunderstandings about short-stacked play. If you missed any of the recent ... Read moreEpisode 154: Martin Harris

Danny Noseworthy may not be the first Tournament Poker Edge instructor we’ve had on the show, but he is the first Newfoundlander. We discuss his career, his coaching philosophy, and how practicing cash game poker can help you become a better tournament player. You can follow Danny on Twitter @DannyN13. Timestamps :30 – hello & ... Read moreEpisode 153: Danny Noseworthy