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Episode 342: Sean Lango

Episode 342: Sean Lango

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Sean Lango, professional musician/poker player and Thinking Poker’s very own audio engineer, joins us to discuss the podcast, playing poker online, playing music online, the best music of the year, and more. In the strategy segment, we discuss studying with a solver. Sean first appeared on Episode 49, though…
Episode 340: Farid Jattin

Episode 340: Farid Jattin

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Farid Jattin moved from Colombia to Miami to play baseball when he was 10 years old. Following an injury in college, he took his athlete’s mindset to poker, where he has become one of the most successful players on the high roller circuit. Timestamps 0:30 hello21:08 interview Strategy NLHE…
Episode 338: The 2020 Election with Matt Glassman

Episode 338: The 2020 Election with Matt Glassman

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Card player, political scientist, and all-around great guest Matt Glassman joins for a special episode about using game theory to think about the upcoming presidential election, the Supreme Court, and more. In the strategy segment, Andrew explains why you can lose to a GTO strategy even if though you…
Why I’ve Accepted the Challenge

Why I’ve Accepted the Challenge

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On one hand you have someone who played and studied a specific format for most of his playing career and was the self proclaimed “best in the world at it.” On the other hand, you have me who has a total of approximately 6 weeks total playing this format…
The WSOP POY Oopsie!

The WSOP POY Oopsie!

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A few hours ago I got a call from Seth Palansky informing me that there was an error in the calculation from the WSOP POY point totals accrued during the Las Vegas leg. Apparently, they credited me with a cash in an event I didn’t cash in, the $1000…
Should We Care if People in the US use a VPN?

Should We Care if People in the US use a VPN?

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I recently tweeted out the question as to whether or not people think it’s cheating if a player in the United States circumvents the TOS of a site and uses a VPN to play online poker on their site. The majority of respondents (76%) to the poll don’t think…
A Common Sense Rewards System

A Common Sense Rewards System

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I’ve been involved in poker since the late 90’s and have worn several different hats throughout that period, most notably as a professional poker player. In my teen years, I helped run a game in a private club which also included running “The Sheet.” The sheet was a credit…
My Perfect Poker Tournament

My Perfect Poker Tournament

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Have been thinking about poker tournaments and how much they have changed over the years. In some cases for the better, but in other cases I’m not so sure. I started on the tournament circuit in the late 90’s and every tournament felt special to me whether it was…
The State of Poker 2019

The State of Poker 2019

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Recently I posted a tweet that was way too harsh in tone and the responses were predictable. I was referring to negative traits of certain poker players that aren’t a good addition to the game. Nick Jones pointed out that my tweet was actually contributing to one of those…
My Summer Schedule

My Summer Schedule

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Right around this time of year is when I typically like to map out what my summer might look like, including most all events I may play depending on how I’m doing. For example, I may have something on the schedule that would appear to conflict with another event,…