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Episode 346: Clayton Fletcher Online

Episode 346: Clayton Fletcher Online

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Comedian, poker player, and long-time friend of the show Clayton Fletcher talks to Andrew about social media, missing the WSOP, online poker vs online comedy during the pandemic. Our first interview with Clayton was Episode 74. We discussed his 96th place finish in the 2015 Main Event on Episode 145. In…
Episode 344: The Game Theory of Political Violence with Matt Glassman

Episode 344: The Game Theory of Political Violence with Matt Glassman

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Card player, political scientist, and fan favorite Matt Glassman returns to the show to discuss the assault on the US Capitol Building and the game theory of political violence: what drives it, why does it happen, and how do we create incentives that discourage it? Timestamps 0:30 Hello and…
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…