PokerNews Podcast

Andrew gives us an update from Montreal, where he is grinding the World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars. He is then joined by Nate and guest Ryan Laplante to talk about backing, turbo variance, grinding at a high volume, and more.

Nolla Dalla joins the PokerNews Podcast to discuss the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame finalists, the voting process, PokerStars’ near offer for the New Orleans Saints, and more.

Nate and Andrew break down a live seven-card stud hand that Nate played, and then talk with Terrence Chan about his new podcast, life after professional poker, Ultimate Poker, MMA, and more.

“King” Dan Smith tops both the Global Poker Index Player of the Year race and the GPI 300, setting a record for points in the latter. Rich and Eric discuss Smith’s ascension, preview Dan Colman’s upcoming rise, and say goodbye to the Mizrachi brothers.

Donnie and Rich take a look at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guarantee, which fell short by nearly $2.5 million, and also discuss the super high roller drama, WPT Legends of Poker, and WinStar River Poker Series. They are joined by Dan O’Brien, who offers a first-hand report of the events taking place in South Florida.

Andrew and Nate review a hand from a live $1/$2 cash game before talking with semi-professional poker player, entrepreneur, and DeucesCracked coach Andrew Seidman about a myriad of topics, including his book Easy Game, his travels, his studies, and much more. Here is the hand history discussed in the strategy segment:

The 100th stop on the European Poker Tour is in the books, and Donnie and Rich break down all the happenings from EPT Barcelona, including the t-shirt drama, a giant Main Event, and a record-breaking high roller.

Andrew and Nate skip the strategy this week to get right to a special hour-long interview with Olivier Busquet. Busquet discusses his win in the EPT Barcelona Super High Roller, the economical and personal value of playing in big buy-in tournaments, and, of course, the political t-shirt drama.

On this week’s episode of the PokerNews GPI Update, Rich and Eric look at a stagnant Player of the Year race and welcome Mukul Pahuja back into the top 10 of the GPI 300. They also take a look and see if there is still a Mizrachi in the top 300!

Donnie is off in Spain for EPT Barcelona, so Rich and Chad hold down the fort on the PokerNews Podcast and discuss the negative Newsweek cover article on online gambling and Cheung Yin Sun’s lawsuit against Foxwoods. They are then joined by PokerStars Head of Communications Lee Jones to talk about the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, EPT Barcelona, and more.

Andrew and Nate return to break down a hand sent in by a listener and talk a bit more about Episode #100. They are then joined by Brian Rast, who discusses his greatest poker accomplishments, how he discovered Macau, teaching his son about poker, and much more.

The crew discusses the issue with political bureaucracy and online poker in the United States, and talks with MSPT founder Bryan Mileski about the growth of the Mid-States Poker Tour.

Tony “Bond18″ Dunst, host of the World Poker Tour’s Raw Deal, joins the Thinking Poker Podcast to talk about wearing suits, interacting with fans, and treating poker like a job.

After a long hiatus, the PokerNews GPI Update returns to talk about the new leader in the Player of the Year race, a familiar face on top of the GPI 300, and a Mizrachi record that may be broken.

After a bit of a post-World Series of Poker hiatus, the PokerNews Podcast is back! Originally, this episode featured our good friend Jason Somerville, but the initial recording got caught in a time warp and was sent to another century. Rich and Donnie do their best to pick up the slack, reviewing what they discussed with Jason and Chad Holloway on the Lost Episode and discussing the biggest news items on the docket, including the Seminole Hard Rock’s new partner ...

Andrew is in the process of moving, so friend of the podcast Gareth Chantler joins the program from Istanbul, Turkey to offer an update on his travels. He and Nate then discuss two hands Chantler played in a recent online session.

On Episode #88 of the Thinking Poker Podcast Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis break down two hands that were submitted from the audience. One is a cash game hand from an underground joint in New York with a favorable preflop rake, and the other comes from a tournament. Nate and Andrew also discuss a hand they played against one another at Red Rock after they both busted the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Nate is back on the program to discuss a hand he played in the World Series of Poker Main Event, then he and Andrew talk with Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah about mixed games, how he got into poker, backing, and more.

On the final episode from the 2014 World Series of Poker, Rich, Donnie, and Jason take a look at Day 7 of the Main Event, discuss the demise of Team Media, and reminisce on another very fun summer in Las Vegas.

Leo Wolpert joins the program to discuss his and Andrew Brokos’ 2014 WSOP Main Event exits and discuss Leo’s deep run in the 2012 Main Event as well.