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Thinking Poker

Weekly poker podcast featuring interviews with both famous and behind-the-scenes figures from the poker world, as well as a poker strategy segment.

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1:20:43

Episode 484: Joel Porter Dias Returns, Part 1

Thinking Poker ·

2025/10/13

Joel Porter-Dias, who first appeared on Episode 409, returns to discuss advantage slot play and some legendary gamblers who recently passed. Joel is a fascinating and multi-faceted guy, which is why this is only Part 1 of a very long ... Read more...

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46:53

Episode 483: Jenny Westerlund

Thinking Poker ·

2025/09/23

Swedish pro and mother of two Jenny Westerlund recently had the biggest score of her career when she shipped the Main Event of the WSOP Circuit in Tallinn, Estonia for over €200,000. She talks to Nate and Andrew about her ... Read more...

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1:01:21

Episode 482: Ian Gavlick

Thinking Poker ·

2025/09/08

Software engineer and avid mixed games player Ian Gavlick is bringing games like triple draw into the modern era of poker strategy with Stud Flop Draw. He shares his passion for mixed game strategy and software with Andrew and Carlos ... Read more...

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49:38

Episode 480: Royal Redux

Thinking Poker ·

2025/07/28

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues, a journey they shared with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson on Episode 459. Now they’re back to discuss the joys and challenges ... Read more...

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1:27:17

Episode 479: Craig Savage

Thinking Poker ·

2025/07/14

Craig Savage is an educator by trade, but he’s been a competitive poker player and a student of Carlos’s for many years. Hot on the heels of his bracelet victory in the $500 NLHE Freezeout, he speaks with Andrew and ... Read more...

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1:01:06

Episode 478: Ian Chan

Thinking Poker ·

2025/06/30

Ian Chan is a Silicon Valley software engineer and a triple draw enthusiast who built his own badugi solver. He talks game theory, artificial intelligence, mixed games, and the underappreciated role of tactile poker experiences. We’ve also got a little ... Read more...

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59:34

Episode 475: Chris Vitch

Thinking Poker ·

2025/05/26

Chris “DeathDonkey” Vitch joins Carlos and Andrew for a lively discussion of poker in all its forms, including why he prefers non-hold ’em games, what hold ’em players get wrong about mixed games, and he approaches mixed game tournaments differently ... Read more...

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55:45

Episode 474: Tom Boshoff

Thinking Poker ·

2025/05/19

Tom “Tombos21” Boshoff returns to the show to discuss new developments in poker strategy and technology since his last appearance. Alex Sutherland is the source of the “think of a solver as a tool for conducting experiments” idea. We first ... Read more...

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1:17:25

Episode 472: Andres Korn

Thinking Poker ·

2025/05/06

Andres Korn grew up playing poker with his friends, but it wasn’t until he saw it on TV that he decided to take it seriously. He bought straight in to the WSOP Main Event and never looked back. Now he’s ... Read more...

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1:37:24

Episode 471: Ariel Shefer

Thinking Poker ·

2025/04/21

Ariel Shefer wants to be a world champion. He’s tried backgammon, he’s tried bridge. Now, he lives in his car, driving for Uber to earn buy-ins for poker tournaments. He’s not broke (or at least, he wouldn’t have to be); ... Read more...

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1:41:16

Episode 470: Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher

Thinking Poker ·

2025/04/07

Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher are titans of the industry, with over 100 years of poker experience between them. They share stories with Carlos and Andrew about poker rooms in the 1970s and 80s, how and why they changed, the ... Read more...

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1:22:35

Episode 469: Glo and Lo, Two Years On

Thinking Poker ·

2025/03/31

It’s been two years since Carlos met Gloria Jackson when he contacted about for an interview. Now he lives with her and her two youngest sons, and both their lives have changed dramatically. The two of them share with Andrew ... Read more...

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1:00:33

Episode 468: Paul O’Reilly

Thinking Poker ·

2025/03/24

Co-owner of the Irish Poker Open Paul O’Reilly discusses the historic event with Carlos and Andrew. Plus the Irish poker scene, tips for visiting Dublin, and more! You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK. ... Read more...

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1:16:42

Episode 465: AK is Hard to Play

Thinking Poker ·

2025/03/03

Carlos shares his experiences from the GPI awards banquet and a visit with Tom McEvoy. Then he and Andrew discuss two tricky tournament spots with AK. We interviewed Tom McEvoy on Episode 450. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ... Read more...

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56:32

Episode 462: Alex Fitzgerald

Thinking Poker ·

2025/02/03

Legendary poker guru Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald returns to the podcast after a long hiatus to discuss solvers, live cash games, his new book, living in New York during the height of the pandemic, and much more! Alex previously appeared on ... Read more...

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Episode 461: Ivonne Montealegre

Thinking Poker ·

2025/01/27

Ivonne Montealegre is best known in the poker world for organizing the popular Malta Poker Festival and the new Costa Rica Poker Festival. She shares with Carlos and Andrew about growing up in Costa Rica, living in Malta, how her ... Read more...

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1:47

MUG Cancelled for January 25th

Thinking Poker ·

2025/01/24

We are cancelling the ClubWPT Gold Meet Up Game we’d previously announced for Saturday January 25. We still plan to host a Home Game tournament on Saturday February 1 at 5pm Eastern/2pm Pacific. You’ll need password “THINK” to join the ... Read more...

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1:10:48

Episode 460: Triple Barreling with Matt Matros

Thinking Poker ·

2025/01/20

Matt Matros is a professional poker player and writer whose works include both fiction and poker books. With Carlos and Andrew, he discusses concepts from his new book, 24 No-Limit Hold ‘Em Hands From 2024, and the three apply game theory ... Read more...

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1:39:40

Episode 459: Patrick “Egption” Tardif

Thinking Poker ·

2025/01/13

Pro player and streamer Patrick “Egption” Tardif discusses his background in competitive video gaming, his rocky road to becoming a professional poker player, the joys and challenges of playing on stream, and the new online poker site ClubWPT Gold. You ... Read more...

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1:19:26

Episode 449: Royal Queens

Thinking Poker ·

2024/09/02

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter met 8 years ago in a bar poker league. They founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues. They discuss with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson ... Read more...

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