Cracking Aces
Ep 183 - Playing THE BIGGEST GAME OF HIS LIFE - Your Tips To Beat The Hustler 10/25 Creators Game!!
Welcome back! On today's show we prep Nate to play the 10/25 game at Hustler in the "Creators Game". We talk exploits vs the Tik Tokers, the best strategy in this game, and read all of your DM'd tips to beating the game. We'll have a recap episode after it aired to discuss if the tips worked or not. This is the biggest cash game Nate has ever played in...Enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, ...
Ep 182 - Tournament Strategy With Jake That Will Improve Your Game TODAY!
Welcome back! On today's show we get a lesson from Mr. Jake in tournament strategy. A Smitty hand history and your questions from IG (follow us! IG/CrackingAAces), Jake gives answers and advice that can improve your tournament game TODAY! Enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
Ep 181 - Southern Poker CRUSHER Jared Ingels + Mintzy News and Hand History + FULL WSOP?!?
Welcome back! On today's show we are joined by Southern poker crusher/Ben Mintz's best friend Jared Ingels. Jared has been on quite a heater recently, with over $500k in live scores in the last few months. He also told us the story of how he had 90% of his net worth on Full Tilt when Black Friday hit and shares how he survived. We also have a Mintzy life update and Nate is inching closer to the entire WSOP out ...
Ep 180 - The Dan Bilzerian Story + Lots Of Strat Talk For Beginners
Welcome back! We start today's show talking about a final table Mintz made over the weekend and going over a couple hands, and we touch on the Dan Bilzerian story that Chance Kornuth shared on Twitter and people's reactions to it. Then Smitty shares what he believes are his bigger leaks in tournament poker (bubble play+deep with 20ish bbs) and Jake gives advice. Lots of good strat talk! We finish with your DMs where Jake spreads more knowledge. Enjoy!You can ...
Ep 179 - TAXES STINK - Poker CPA Talks About Gambling/Poker Taxes + Million Dollar Cash Game, Hellmuth Blocked Us + WSOP For the FULL SUMMER???
Welcome back! On today's show we start by talking about the huge million dollar cash game results, Hellmuth losing on stream and blocking us (sad!), and birds. Then we are joined by the leading Poker CPA to talk all about how pros and amateurs should pay taxes. We discuss the weird laws, what "writing off" really means, and other bits of info everyone who plays/gambles should know. Then we finish the show talking about our YouTube plans (cross your fingers) ...
Ep 178 - The LEGEND Ari Engel Joins Us For An Awesome Interview
Welcome back! On today's show we are joined by the poker legend Ari Engel. Ari has been crushing poker for 20 years now, both online and live. He has 2 bracelets and an Aussie Millions Main Event victory, and is known for constantly traveling the world playing all the best value tournaments he can find. He tells us about his life on the road, how he broke the news to his VERY conservative parents that he wanted to play poker, ...
Ep 177 - 1 MILLION DOLLAR BUY-IN CASH GAME!!! ft. Brent Hanks from PokerGo + Nate's Terrible Poker Weekend
Welcome back! We are joined from the jump by the lovely Brent Hanks of PokerGo who just put together what could be the biggest televised cash game in Vegas history- each player buying in for $1 million. He talks to us about the game, the players, and the wild stipulations + side money. Brent is always a delight, full of wisdom. We also talk about what a beast Jeff Platt is, obviously. Then a quick recap of Natey Seven-Bullet as ...
Ep 176 - All The Facts About When ONLINE POKER Will Be Legalized In The USA
Welcome back! Today we are joined by the expert in all things legalization of online poker, Steve Ruddock. We have a great, fascinating, and somewhat depressing convo with Steve who talks to us about the status of online poker in the US. Where we can expect legalization next, why some states can't get it done, the red tape and hoops states must jump through, whether we should be optimistic, and more. Everything you've ever wanted to know about iPoker, answered ...
Ep 175 - INSANE WSOP Hand Sparks Moral Controversy/Discussion About "Doing The Right Thing" At The Poker Table
Welcome back! On today's show we discuss an INSANE situation at a final table where the hand should have been chopped, but the dealer/the players misread it and a player was eliminated from the tournament. The fellas discuss how this could happen, what we would do if we were in the situation, and then open the door to talking about more moral dilemmas at the poker table and what we would do in those situations. Also, Jake has ANOTHER ailment, ...
Ep 174 - Mike Postle Is BACK & 23 Year Old WSOP Bracelet Winner Cole Ferraro Tells His Awesome Poker Story
Welcome back! We start today's show talking about the return of Mike Postle and if the poker world needs to be tougher on cheaters (yes, yes they do!). Then we bring on special guest Cole Ferraro. Cole has an amazing poker story- at just 22 years old he won his first WSOP bracelet. He lives in Vegas full time and discovered poker during COVID and now works his butt off to be one of the best up and coming tournament ...
Ep 173 - $3.5 Million In Live Earnings: Michael Rocco Joins The Show
Welcome back! On today's show Mintz's best friend Michael Rocco joins the show. He has been playing professionally for over a decade now, and has been on a terror the last couple of years with several 6 figure scores. He talks about going from play chips to real money, going broke, his come to Jesus moment with poker, and more. Really sharp guy who has had lots of success, enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, ...
Ep 172 - Legalize Online Poker, Sleepy Joe! + Mintzy's New Show, Smitty Using a HUD, Nate in Mexico, And More!
Welcome back and happy new year! Great show today talking about some past binks playing online poker, our hopes of getting online legalized takes us down memory lane, Mintzy has a new show premiering soon, Smitty made some money playing poker, Nate went to Mexico, Jake is sneaky a live pro now, and some other odds n ends are discussed on the new episode. Enjoy!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members ...
Ep 171 - HUGE WPT Was a MASSIVE Success + ACR Still Stinks
Welcome back! On today's show we discuss how massively successful the WPT series has been, shout out Matt Savage. We then talk about our friends at ACR once again and the bots and what have you. More of the same from that place. Also Nate has booked a poker trip, and Jake is playing live poker again soon too! Ho ho ho Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime ...
Ep 170 - RAMPAGE Joins Us For The Full Show After Winning The WPT $25k For $894,000!!!
Welcome back! Today we talk to Rampage the entire episode just hours after he won the WPT $25k for $894,000!!! And he had 100% of himself in it! Very happy for our friend Rampage. We talk about his poker mindset, why he decided to play, key hands, the money, and more. The next Rampage? Possibly you! Enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, ...
Ep 169 - Drinking and Gambling For Christmas
Welcome back! We start the show talking about our plans to make the podcast even better in 2023- we want to get on up-and-coming poker superstars and hear their stories. We've talked to almost all the big names (Ivey and Durrr still out there) but now want to talk to new guys and gals making a splash in the poker world. Then Smitty walks us through a hand history from a tournament he played over the weekend, we talk WPT ...
Ep 168 - MILLION DOLLAR GUARANTEE With Tana Karn From The RunGood Poker Tour
Episode 2 of the week! Welcome back! We did 2 episodes this week so we could talk to our friend Tana from the RunGood Poker Tour. He created the best mid-stakes poker tour in the world and this weekend they have a 1 million dollar gtd tournament in California. He talks about the creation of the tour on bar napkins, expanding, and the future of the tour. Plus the upcoming ProAm at the PokerGo Studio in Vegas. Before he joins ...
Ep 167 - What Poker Era Would You Travel Back To?
Welcome back! We have 2 episodes this week, so don't mind the shorter run time on this one. On today's show we riff about our sports teams, our year of sports betting, Mintzy's fancy dinners, and answer the question "if you could go back in time to any era of poker, where would you go?" Would you go back to the wild west days? The early online days? The Jamie Gold era? Something else? We'll see you for part 2 ...
Ep 166 - Mintzy's Terrible Saturday
Welcome back and happy Thanksgiving! Today we thank you the listeners! In this episode Mintz has returned from San Antonio and poker/life did not go his way. He tells his tale and then we open some DMs from listeners. Enjoy! PS: New merch is out on Friday.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
Ep 165 - 3 Tips To Win The Main Event This Weekend + WSOPE Update, Learning How To Play GTO, Relationships In Poker, ACR, and More!
Welcome back! A nice chilly Tuesday episode with tips on how to win the Main Event this weekend, a Matt Savage WPT Segment of the Week, discussing if the WSOPE (Europe) matters/do rings or bracelets matter?, and your DMs about relationships, playing GTO, ACR yay or nay, and more! Enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/crackingaaces
Ep 164 - Is Having $1 Billion Too Much Money? + WPT/WSOP $10Ks, Bitcoin Crash, Adjusting To Live Poker, And More
Welcome back! We start the show talking about the lottery and Nate's take that having a billion dollars would be too stressful. We talk Smitty's streams with Tiko, Mintzy moving down south, playing a $10k WPT or WSOP, and your poker strat DMs including limping, adjusting to live poker vs online, how to count chips at the table, and more! Appreciate you listening and joining us, enjoy!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. ...
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