Chasing Poker Greatness

On today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down two hands (One good, one the opposite of good) where Thomas chose to raise with a bluff on the river.Who doesn't love it when Terminator Thomas gets out of line?If you'd like to support the show, head to ChasingPokerGreatness.com/VIP & join the Chasing Poker Greatness VIP newsletter. You'll get access to our private Slack community (Greatness Village) and access to one hour of weekly group coaching ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a man who has ruined all other men for you…A man who’s coming back for a very special Round 2 where your favorite podcast host *insert dramatic gasp here* asks him more than one question.That man is the author of the breakout hit book Modern Poker Theory, the great Michael Acevedo and you’re about to hear him throwing down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb.After an unexpected but delightful pitstop covering psychedelic ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Twitch partner and co-founder of Tournament Poker Edge Derek Tenbusch.Derek is an amazing, amazing dude. He’s one of those rare folks who have been in poker for a very long time and has come to love the poker community even more than the actual game itself.I know that may sound a bit counter-intuitive, especially if you listen to the jaded grinders who are always talking about how slimy folks in our ...

Such a sexy name for this week Tactical Tuesday where Coach Brad and Coach Thomas's CFP student Jon break down a pair of awkward pots where we find ourselves with AK high in big pots where we have the initiative.Hand #1 is played in a live setting vs. a strong and agressive European player and Hand #2 is played online vs. a "mega whale".Enjoy.Don't forget to subscribe and rate Chasing Poker Greatness on your favorite podcast app.To join Greatness Village ...

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is mindset expert, Author, and podcaster Dr. Tricia Cardner.I feel like a broken record in these intros sometimes with how much these conversations mean to me, but I just get consistently blown away by how amazing the humans who make up the world of cards and Tricia Cardner is no exception.Tricia is engaging, hilarious, an amazing storyteller, and can’t help but drop greatness bomb after greatness bomb every time she opens her mouth.Our conversation ...

I have saved a very special episode for you today for landmark episode #100. Today’s guest is one of the all-time greatest poker players to have ever sat down at the green felt, Jason Koon.Jason has racked up over $31 million in MTT cashes which is pretty, pretty, pretty good. It also places him at #9 on the all-time money list.Some of the highlights of his MTT career include:8 career $1 million+ cashes.$3.5 & $2.8 million gold medals in two ...

In today's episode Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down some memorable hands from Coach Brad's high stakes live poker career.Hand #1 is a $7k pot played against an absolute crusher and Hand #2 is a $30k+ whopper played against a famous pop star.Enjoy.To join the Chasing Poker Greatness VIP Newsletter visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIPNew CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

In today’s episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast I am once again joined by cash game crusher, Youtuber, and podcaster Trevor Savage.I got so consumed by Trevor’s story in our first conversation that I forgot to ask him any questions other than “Tell me about your poker journey”.Today, we more than make up for that and then some as he’s about to throw down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb.As a short aside, I’m a little worried about the continuity ...

In today’s episode Twitch legend JNandez is BACK with your promised follow-up Part 2 conversation and you ought to prepare yourself for a relentless onslaught of Greatness Bombs.Since Part 1 was an exploration of Fernando’s poker origin story (And if you missed that episode, I highly suggest you go check it out right now), today Fernando is going to be going deep answering some of your favorite Chasing Poker Greatness questions.I don’t know why but I was a little concerned ...

On today's show Coach Thomas and Coach Brad go deep on two $500 NL cash game hands they recently played on Ignition.As eluded to in the title, things don't go super well in today's hands but both coaches manage to find an exploitable decision on the river that saves them their stack.Enjoy.New CPG Cash Game Courses!Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-BootcampFish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrelNeutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the winner of the 2004 WSOP Main Event and Author of “Winning Tournament Strategies” Greg “Fossilman” Raymer.Before I dive too deep into the intro, big thanks for D&B Poker publishing for putting this interview together (As well as the current & future CPG episodes with Amanda Botfeld, Ashley Adams, and Tricia Cardner).In the world of poker, “Fossilman” is a living legend. I remember the exact moment in time I was watching ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is cash game beast, YouTube poker vlogger, and (Along with his wife Jody) host of the Raising the Nuts podcast Trevor Savage.I can’t overstate to you how great of a dude Trevor is. He’s one of those guests who I didn’t know too much about heading into our conversation and yet when we shut it down it felt like I had gained a friend.Our time together was so enjoyable, in fact, that ...

Today's episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features two recent hands Coach Thomas played on Ignition with a Queen Deuce and a Queen Trey.You're going to hear straight from the horses mouth why Coach Thomas opted to put in three-bets with hands that don't really have much business putting extra money into the pot and gain some valuable lessons as it relates to counting combos when bluff catching.If you love today's episode, the best way you can support the ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is legendary MTT reaper of souls Mark “Dipthrong” Herm.Mark has been on my radar as a force in the poker world for a very, very long time. Like 2007 Absolute Poker long. Back in those days I was grinding away at cash games but allowed myself to take some shots here and there at some of the $200-$1k MTTs on Absolute for fun, and I specifically remember being aware of Dipthrong in ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of my absolute favorite human beings in the poker world, universally respected teacher and author of Elements of Poker Tommy Angelo.I’m gonna be honest with you, I’ve been looking forward to releasing this one ever since the second I hit the stop button.This is a Round 2 CPG episode so if you happened to miss episode #25 with Tommy and you love our conversation today, I highly recommend you go ...

Today's episode features Coach Brad and Coach Thomas breaking down two hands where the HERO is facing a Turn check/raise:Hand #1 is a live hand Coach Thomas played at the Commerce Casino.Hand #2 is an online poker hand Coach Thomas' CFP student recently played at $200 NL. I hope dude's parents don't listen to today's episode ... it's going to be brutal!There are Greatness Bombs aplenty just patiently waiting for you to dive right in.To join Greatness Village (Our Slack ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of Winning No Limit Hold’em Ashley Adams.If there’s one thing I can tell you straight-away about Ashley it’s that dude is a natural born storyteller and has gone out of his way to collect more than his fair share of amazing poker stories. Luckily for you, he’s just about to share some of his favorites in this here conversation. You’ll hear about the time he traveled to a home ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker and Poker Powher teacher Amanda Botfeld.In just a few moments you’re going to learn how Amanda went from writing political newsletters for 30,000 subscribers to falling into the poker world directly following the 2016 presidential election.But first if you’re a longtime listener to Chasing Poker Greatness you’ll know that I believe the next “poker boom” will come from one of two sources: Online ...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of The Pursuit of Poker Success & President and Editor in chief of PocketFives Lance Bradley.Lance’s story is about to blow your mind. His career has taken him from poker journalist to being in charge of one of the largest poker platforms in the world smack dab in the middle of the poker boom to calling his own number at the WSOP by working excruciatingly long days on his ...

Wayne Yap is a well-respected Macau nose bleed cash game crusher with over $1.4 Million in tournament winnings. Wayne’s also teaming up with one of my favorite human beings in the poker world Nick Howard for a podcast called “Beyond Poker” that aims to bridge the transition gap for poker players who are looking to exit the game.This is an especially important topic for Wayne because a few years back he made the conscious decision to dial back his own ...