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#127 Tactical Tuesday: Jon's Newest Secret Weapon: The Bet, Check, Bet Value Betting Line
Yes, it's another episode on theme for value betting month at CPG. But this time it's with a twist -- Jon's been in the lab digging deeper into the data... mixing chemicals in beakers and doing things with Bunson burners and he's emerged from these possibly unethical experiments with the discovery of a new weapon for his arsenal that he's been irresponsibly deploying out in the field: the fabled Bet / Check / Bet value bet line.Does Coach Brad approve? ...
#126 Tactical Tuesday: Go Thin to Win! More Thin Value Betting Strategy to Add to Your Poker Game
In what is becoming quite the theme / cry-for-help lately, Jon has returned with... Jack Deuce suited (?) to find out if he is still addicted to value betting too thinly. Obviously the answer is yes, but to what degree? What sizing should he find on the river on equity-shifting runouts?Coach Brad intervenes to make sense of it all as Tactical Tuesday brings 3 hands containing more thin value betting tips -- just in time for summer.For the most groundbreaking, ...
#125 Tactical Tuesday: Performing Poker Punt Postmortems with GTO Wizard (Thin Value Betting)
Welcome friends, enemies, and frienemies, to this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, in which we evaluate thin value betti—… actually, no. We’re just punting out here. Come and watch the carnage.But as part of any responsible poker player’s session postmortem, at least we’re finding out just where it all went wrong. And so we turn to GTO Wizard to evaluate just how thin is too thin, and we get a glimpse behind the simulation curtain to find alternate lines that ...
#124 Tactical Tuesday: Is Online Poker Different Than Live Poker? Yes. Yes It Is. Sanity Check on Tactical Tuesday 124
Jumping back and forth from dimension to dimension isn’t easy on a man’s mental state. After months in the cushy, money-printing live cash streets of Las Vegas, Jon Chai has foolishly navigated back to the lawless, degenerate, soulless pit of online poker and it’s been... very hard to keep sane in this new harsh reality.And so we’ve called in our last hope, Witch Doctor Coach Brad Wilson, to do dive into Jon’s inner fearscape, and perform a sanity check on ...
#123 Tactical Tuesday: Bluffcatching in Live Cash Poker and a Holdem Bomb Pot Bonus (Gutshot Fail)
Four liners to a straight... it's the stuff of nightmares when you're the type of insane asylum escapee who calls large river bets from a "reg" with a flopped bottom pair in a 4-Bet pot.Yes, we're talking about poker pro Jon Chai and his epic quest to bluffcatch every villain on God's green earth with the slimmest of holdings. We've got 3 hands this week after a brief hiatus last week... are we going to reset the clock and set ...
#223 Michael Loncar: Booming and Busting From a Teenager in Tears to an ACR Team Pro
The CPG podcast has returned for an interview with ACR Team Pro and Twitch streamer Michael Loncar, and what a story he has to tell. From the humble beginnings of playing on his dad’s online account before the Moneymaker boom, to dropping out of college to play poker full-time and live the cliché of winning at the tables and blowing it all the same night… it’s a tour de force of bankroll mismanagement.Michael shares his Black Friday Plan B story ...
#223 Michael Loncar: Booming and Busting From a Teenager in Tears to an ACR Team Pro
The CPG podcast has returned for an interview with ACR Team Pro and Twitch streamer Michael Loncar, and what a story he has to tell. From the humble beginnings of playing on his dad’s online account before the Moneymaker boom, to dropping out of college to play poker full-time and live the cliché of winning at the tables and blowing it all the same night… it’s a tour de force of bankroll mismanagement.Michael shares his Black Friday Plan B story ...
#122 Tactical Tuesday: Is This The First Poker Stand-Up Game Strategy Guide Ever??
The Stand Up Game... Where did it come from? Why is it a thing? The answers to those questions don’t matter, but the strategy behind playing it sure does. We didn’t aim to release the first Stand Up Game strategy guide, but it’s possible we just did?Jon somehow got himself into a very interesting spot where he was heads up with the last remaining “stander”, and things get complicated right quick when there’s different incentives for pushing equity in a ...
#121 Tactical Tuesday: WTF is a NUFFLE? And Other Poker Strategies vs. Donk Bets (#3 Will Shock You!)
Donk bets…. A scourge to online poker, and to humanity as a whole. What motivates a Fish and/or Reg to dabble in these dark arts? We’ll, we don’t really know. Frankly we don’t want to know. It’s a market we can do without.But what we do know is the data behind donk bets. You’ve probably heard Coach Brad nag us for years now about NUFFLE, NUTTLE, and NURRLE… these are the courses developed from Mass Data Analysis to combat this ...
#120 Tactical Tuesday: Small Size River Bluffs in Poker... Do They Ever Work? (Don't Try Unless Pro)
No need to check your audio device for potential defects -- we can confirm that Jon is indeed bluffing... small (?) on the river this week. These spots do exist, we're told, but where are they? And how often does the small size bluff actually get through?Poker pro Jon Chai and Coach Brad Wilson are back this week, and with yet again more than 2 hands to review. It's Tactical Tuesday 120... go small or go home!For the most groundbreaking, ...
#119 Tactical Tuesday: We're 3-Bet Jamming Flops for Fun Out Here (Poker Solver Approves?)
LEAKED CLASSIFIED WOLF STRATS INCOMING on this episode of Tactical Tuesday, in which Jon has been sweatin' to the Solvers with the CPG Wolves CFP elite to develop a Bet / 3-Bet strategy postflop for when these clown world villains try raising our flop bets.Doing his best to further desensitize the entire poker world to the significance of the all-in bet, Jon has brought FIVE hands (I know; this is a disturbing trend when we exceed 2 hands for consecutive ...
#50 Philosophical Friday: What does prison life teach us about poker?
This week Duncan has the pleasure to have an in depth conversation with our very own Peter Bermingham about his experiences as a correctional officer. What are some facts and misconceptions about prison life and what does it teach us about poker? Tune in until the end for Peter's incredible insight on how to deal with toxic environments and mental issues that could be exacerbated as a result. If you have any comments/questions, you can visit the online platform, Greatness ...
#49 Philosophical Friday: What does prison life teach us about poker?
This week Duncan has the pleasure to have an in depth conversation with our very own Peter Bermingham about his experiences as a correctional officer. What are some facts and misconceptions about prison life and what does it teach us about poker? Tune in until the end for Peter's incredible insight on how to deal with toxic environments and mental issues that could be exacerbated as a result.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop ...
#118 Tactical Tuesday: River Raise Redux! Value & Bluff Spots in SIX HANDS from 500 Zoom & 5/10 NL
Jon continues to slave away in the 500 Zoom mines as part of his CPG Wolves R&D, and he's emerged from those murky depths with triple the amount of our normal haul of hands for review. Sometimes he has a pair, sometimes he doesn't. Sometimes he has thick value, sometimes he has garbage air bluffs. Is this... balance?? [butterflymeme.jpg] Let's see if Coach Brad can make any sense of it. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 118.For the most groundbreaking, solutions-based poker ...
#117 Tactical Tuesday: Hands from 500 Zoom Online Poker & The Biggest Pot of Jon's Poker Career
Be sure to get a free poker course in the description! So Jon's been hard at work in the lab doing 500NL Zoom Play & Explain videos for the CPG Wolves Coaching For Profit poker stable, and he's selected two spicy hands for us to review before we get into the main course, which is a live cash hand he played at pretty high stakes. But he has Aces, so everything should work out fine. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 117, ...
#49 Philosophical Friday: Dr Michael J. Whitman: Poker and Sports Psychology
This week Peter and Duncan have the pleasure to talk to clinical and sports psychologist Dr. Micheal J. Whitman who adds incredible insight on a variety of poker and sports related topics such as: competition, disruptive behavior, dealing with downswings/adversity, growth and many others.Dr Michael has been practicing psychotherapy for over 20 years (https://www.drmichaelwhitman.com/).When he is not working with patients or playing poker, he is busy writing about the psychological aspects of Tennis (https://www.amazon.com/Psychological-Analysis-Tennis-Michael-Whitman/dp/1662905661).He is also running the highly rated ...
#116 Tactical Tuesday: How to Find Bluffs in Your Opponent’s Range & When to Invent Some of Your Own
When you’re in the midst of a bit of a downswing, well, nobody ever got out of it by folding, did they? That’s where Jon’s head is at the week as he tries to pry victory from the jaws of negative variance by considering a big call with a great bluff catcher in one instance, and then deciding to turn yet another pair into a bluff in another. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 116 on YouTube dot com, friends.The first poker ...
#48 Philosophical Friday: Martin Harris
This week Duncan is joined by Martin Harris (@hardboiledpoker), a fellow academic who writes about popular culture, literature, horror film, and poker. How does poker represent American culture in the best and the worst way possible? What do people often get wrong about poker culture? What makes for a good poker scene in film, and how are dreadful poker sessions related to horror films? Join us to find out! You can find more about Martin's work on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0037BUQ62/about) but ...
#115 Tactical Tuesday: When To Go For Thin Value In Poker... And When Not To (No Limit Texas Holdem)
Free poker course details in the description! Jon's back again this week, showing massive dedication calling in from the road with some great teachable spots in thin value betting. But how thin is too thin? As always, Coach Brad brings the sobriety and we reset the clock until next week. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 115, where we're playing online poker and making friends along the way.The first poker hand in question is from 1000NL, and Jon is holding Kd Jd ...
#47 Philosophical Friday: Andrew Brokos (part 2)
This week Andrew Brokos (@thinkingpoker) is back on the podcast to engage in a conversation with Peter and Duncan on a wide range of topics including his impressive 2nd place finish on ACR's main event that attracted 1600 people.The trio also explores meaningful charity, good intentions in problem solving and exposure to different and potentially uncomfortable ideas. Andrew is the author of over a dozen books including the highly praised Play Optimal Poker series as well as the most recent ...
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