Professional cash-game player Claudiu Marinescu discusses his travels from his native Romania to play poker in the United States and Macau.

Your correspondent shares some details of the life he led before becoming a professional poker player, then recaps two big cash game sessions, $10/$20/$40 NLHE and $5/$10/$20 NLHE.

0:20 Introduction
1:57 A big hand from 2011: J4hh in a limped pot
7:37 $10/$20/$40 NLHE
8:57 Black KK vs. fun player
9:50 QQ vs a tight 3bettor
12:15 Big bluff with QdJx vs. fun player
15:28 A set of sixes vs. fun player
17:57 77 vs. another tight 3bettor
21:43 Crazy fold in a bizarre spot vs. unidentified opponent in $5/$10/$20

Peter Alson joins me to discuss his new novel about poker, The Only Way to Play It.

0:21 Introduction
1:12 Peter Alson
26:05 Session review: $5/$5 No-Limit Hold-Em in San Diego County
37:04 Session review II: More $5/5 No-Limit Hold-Em in the San Diego area

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Your correspondent discusses one of poker's best-known players and the training site he helped found.

0:23 Introduction
4:10 Matt Berkey (T7dd) vs. Jack Laskey (AKo)
12:08 Berkey (KxQh) vs. Chris Konvalinka (J9hh)
18:07 Berkey and "Dead Money"
25:01 Solve for Why's podcast
28:39 Solve for Why's training videos
32:17 Berkey (K9cc) vs. Andrew Lichtenberger (QJo)
37:31 Berkey (QdTx) vs. Christian Soto (JxTd) and Piosolver (warning: a little bit technical!)
47:51 Conclusion

Live poker is shrouded in uncertainty. It often isn't clear what's happening in a given hand, or even who's winning. Your correspondent examines the implications of this uncertainty for two player types that are common in live poker.

0:00 Introduction
1:35 How much we don't know
8:23 The dreamer
11:37 The pied piper (questionable poker coach)
16:28 Live cash game review: A bad day at 5/10/20
23:24 The pied piper, part 2