#40 Philosophical Friday: Poker Addiction or Obsession?

Usually we cover high frequency spots but today we're going to break down two hands where regs took unexpected lines that confused Jon and forced him to figure things out on the fly.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

12 Loka 202144min

Today's guest is a good friend of mine for the last five or six years, Joe Desimone. Joe Desimone is a villager. He's currently an MTT Pro, but back when I met him in my old twitch street days he was battling in the cash game arena. He's been a successful professional poker player for the last 10 years or so. Greatest Village is very lucky to have somebody as skillful as Joe around to answer MTT questions where, you know, the village is not exactly full of MTT specialists, right? We're cash game pros typically so, Joe is a major, major asset to the Village. And in my conversation today with Joe Desimone he's going to drop a Greatness Bomb on an underbluffed spot when you're battling against fish, he's going to dive deep into his poker origin story, and him and I are also going to reminisce about the good old days. So now, without any further ado, I bring it to you a long time a professional poker player and good friend, the one and only Joe desimone.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

11 Loka 20211h 16min

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness has over $3.2 million in live MTT cashes, feasted in the streets of high stakes mixed cash games for well over a decade, and took down the 2019 DraftKings World Championship for another $2 million in December of 2019… the one and only Jesse Martin.Some of the highlights in Jesse’s live tournament poker career include:Two gold WSOP bracelets coming from the 2013 2-7 Lowball Event and the 2017 Limit Mixed Triple Draw Lowball event.A 3rd place finish in the 2014 $50k Poker Players Championship event.And a gold medal finish in the $2,500 NLH event at the 2007 Five Star World Poker Classic.The man is one of those rare well-rounded beasts who can play pretty much any and all poker variants at an exceptionally high level. Today you’re gonna take a trip down memory lane as Jesse fills you in on his poker origin story while also letting you know what he’s fired up about working on moving into the future. If you’ve ever wondered how some human beings are able to find success in whatever field they choose to enter, this is an episode you don’t wanna miss.In my conversation with Jesse Martin, you’re going to learn:How Jesse’s experience and success in poker set him up to thrive in Daily Fantasy Sports.How Jesse has a spooky knack for making career transitions at exactly the right time.Why his latest pursuit and passion isn’t in the world of cards OR daily fantasy sports but a new game… day trading on the stock market.And much, MUCH more!Now, without any further ado, I bring to you one of the all-time mixed game crushers in the universe… the great Jesse Martin.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

8 Loka 20211h 46min

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast has over $4.2 million in live MTT cashes and is the founder of the Charity Series of Poker, Matt Stout.Matt’s origin story into the world of poker began as a 19-year-old college student and has taken the man around the world. And not just for travel but also for you know… living, as Black Friday forced Matt to seek out places where he could continue his online poker career. He’s lived in places like Costa Rica, Amsterdam, and Rosarita, Mexico. If you’ve ever been curious about living the life of a traveling online poker player, you’re about to learn which of those locales was Matt’s favorite and which one almost killed him.And, like I say pretty much in every single CPG intro, you’re also going to learn example #1021 of why I believe the poker world is chock-full of amazing human beings who not only chase poker greatness, but also chase what it means to be a great human being as well.In today’s episode with Matt Stout, you’re going to learn:- The events that led to Matt running charity poker tournaments for the Vegas Golden Knights.- Why college ended a bit early for Matt and a hilarious story about paying his tuition.- Matt’s trials and tribulations dealing with the aftermath of Black Friday.- And much, MUCH more!Now, without any further ado, I bring to you an all-time great poker player who lives to serve his fellow man… the great Matt Stout.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

6 Loka 20211h 45min

This week's episode features two hands from Coach Brad's monthly cash game stream for PokerCoaching Premium members.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

5 Loka 202148min

Joe Johnson is an up-and-coming young gun who's in hot pursuit of realizing his poker dream.He and his fiance have recently moved to the poker boom-state of Texas where he plans on daily battling on the green felt, building up his poker bankroll, and carving out a successful career in the world of cards.If you'd like to join up with Joe and all the other aspring poker pros who live in Greatness Village, be sure to visit GreatnessVillage.comEnjoy the show.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

4 Loka 20211h

Josh Arieh has been in and around the game of poker his entire adult life and has racked up more than $8.1 million in lifetime MTT cashes.I feel like I’m in danger of going full Troy McClure in this intro but you may remember Mr. Arieh from the time he got third in the 2004 WSOP ME (The year that past CPG guest Greg “Fossilman” Raymer went the distance), his two WSOP gold bracelet victories, or from the legendary bad beat he put on Bryce Yockey at the final table the $50k Poker Players Championship playing 2-7 triple draw.It was a particularly brutal hand where he busted poor Mr. Yockey despite being a more than 99% underdog.One thing that tends to get left out of that story, by the way, is the fact that Josh had a commanding chip lead 4-handed and doubling up Yockey would have only cost him about 15% of his stack. Another fun little story about that event is that one of my closest friends (The man I have to give a hat tip to for introducing Josh and I in the first place) actually bought a rather large piece of Josh for that event. What Bryce Yockey didn’t know he had going against him is that my friend runs absurdly hot backing players so spiking a 1%’er was honestly kind of expected.But when it comes to having a rich, colorful, successful journey through the world of gambling and playing poker it’s hard to find a more compelling character than Josh Arieh. He has undeniably lived a fulfilling life of high adventure on the green felt Chasing Poker Greatness. And in today’s episode featuring the one and only Josh Arieh, you’re going to learn:Josh’s origin story into the world of poker and playing cards.What Josh was feeling, thinking, and experiencing at that legendary 2004 ME final table.The project Josh is currently working on will very likely fire you up.And much, MUCH more! And now, without any further ado, I bring to you a fearless gambler who has stood the test of time… the one and only Josh Arieh.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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/2OkN8YtPhoto Credits: Katerina Lukina

1 Loka 20211h 24min

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is a former StarCraft World Champion and the former owner of a little poker stream you may have heard of, Live at the Bike, Wayne “D22-soso” Chiang.Wayne has lived quite the life navigating the worlds of professional video gaming and then making the natural segue into the world of poker. It’s probably an overlooked quality of both aspiring professional poker players and long-time pros that an inordinate percentage of them tend to have had a major interest in some form of competitive gaming before venturing into the world of poker.Wayne’s one of the select few humans who has performed at a very high level in both disciplines for a very long time. He’s even invented a brand-new casino poker game that’ll be hitting the pit floors in the very near future… which is a project that has been in the pipeline for half a decade thus far.In today’s conversation with Wayne “D22-soso” Chiang, you’re going to learn:Wayne’s origin story as one of the OG professional video gamers in the world.Some big behind-the-scenes news and stories regarding Live at the Bike.What the poker world was like for Wayne coming up in Southern California.And much, MUCH more!Now, without any further ado, I bring to you world-class gamer, professional poker player, and businessman Wayne “D22-soso” Chiang.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotionNew 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

29 Syys 20211h 34min