#40 Philosophical Friday: Poker Addiction or Obsession?

In this episode Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself.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

20 Heinä 202137min

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is a WSOP bracelet winner, top shelf poker coach, and author of “Short Stack Ninja” Chris “Fox” Wallace.Chris Wallace has been in the game of poker for decades with the pinnacle of his journey thus far going down on June 8th 2014. That was his day of post-Black Friday redemption when he won a WSOP bracelet that was very near and dear to his heart.As a man who prides himself on playing at a high level in all poker formats, Chris’s victory came in the 2014 $10k HORSE event. In his own words, “If I could have chosen one MTT to win, that’s the event I would have chosen. Other than the Main Event, of course.”Chris’s journey through the world of cards is an amazing one, filled with glorious peaks as well as the soul crushing valleys you’ve come to expect from folks living the poker dream.In today’s episode you’re going to learn:- How a rare wood allergy changed the trajectory of Chris’s life overnight.- Chris's trials and tribulations battling through Black Friday.- Poker coaching lessons both Chris and I have learned over the years.- And much much more!Before you dive headfirst into this episode with the Fox himself, I wanna tell you why you should think about investing into CPG courses…If you’ve tried other paid training platforms and instantly felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the content, unsure of where to start or what to prioritize in your limited available time to improve your poker game then I believe you’ll be very pleased with the structure of CPG courses.Each course is designed to teach you elite, data driven exploitative strategies for one specific high value scenario at a time so that when those spots come up you’ll know the exact action to take to maximize your EV.If you’d like to see the entire CPG courses catalogue, head to ChasingPokerGreatness.com/courses. And now, without further ado, I bring to you world-class mixed-game player and coach, WSOP bracelet winner Chris “Fox” Wallace.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

16 Heinä 20211h 37min

Today’s CPG brings back good friend, renowned high stakes vet, the host of “Sessions”, and founder of poker apparel brand PokerRags DGAF.And these days, apparently, he is back to GAF which is absolutely music to my ears.So if you love comebacks, crazy journeys, self-examination, brutal honesty, and the pursuit of excellence in the world of POKER, today’s episode will be right up your alley.But before you dive into today’s episode I wanted to let you know you can check out all the current CPG courses at chasingpokergreatness.com/courses. All the CPG postflop courses are powered by meticulously analyzing massive amounts of data so that the strategies they teach you are outrageously effective in any game you play in.There’s a reason why over 60% of the folks who buy one course, buy all of them… They flat out work.So once again that’s chasingpokergreatness.com/courses to check out everything I’ve cooked up thusfar in my Den of Greatness.And now without any further ado, I bring to you a world-class poker player and a good friend who has the 2nd best podcast in poker, DGAF.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

14 Heinä 20211h 20min

Coach Brad and Jon analyze a couple of hands played by Joe, one of Coach Brad's private coaching students. Joe recently played on a live streamed game at Texas Card House and found himself making some tough decisions with AK offsuit. Tune in to hear the discussion on everything from shot-taking strategy for live poker to one of the most reliable physical tells you will ever learn about.

13 Heinä 202140min

Today’s show welcomes back one of my good friends, the always brilliant, gripping, and inspiring high performance Jedi, Adam Kreek.Adam’s a Stanford educated, highly decorated multiple time world-champion, and Olympic gold medalist rower who has multiple Hall of Fame busts on his mantle.He’s a human being that lives to push the envelope and always seeks out his limits. Sometimes that has meant victory and glory and other times that’s meant gut wrenching defeat... Like the time he was part of a crew that sought to become the first humans ever cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowboat but capsized in the Bermuda triangle right at the finish line.But Adam Kreek is not a man who will ever be defined by victory or defeat. He’s someone who will always be defined by grittiness, persistence, and sheer power of will....And, to your favorite podcast host, that makes him the epitome of greatness.These days Adam’s a powerful guide and world-class teacher with a wealth of knowledge to share with you on how you can realize your full potential at any stage of your life. He’s also an executive coach, an elite corporate trainer and an A-list keynote speaker. And in 2019, he published his first book that is one of my personal favorites of all time “The Responsibility Ethic”. And, if you really wanna get fired up, head directly to YouTube after listening to this episode and check out Adam’s TED talk, “I Seek Failure.” I promise you won’t regret it.Greatness Bombs you’re about to hear in this episode of Chasing Poker Greatness include: - How to get back on track when dealing with your inevitable poker failures.- Why happiness is not guaranteed after any of your life successes.- How to embrace boldness in your poker career.- How the power of belief is imperative to your poker game.- And much, much more!So without any further ado, I bring to you one of my favorite humans in the world, awe inspiring performance coach, Olympic champion, and author Adam Kreek.

9 Heinä 20211h 6min

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is the author of “Play Optimal Poker 1 & 2” and the host of the Thinking Poker podcast, the bearded wonder himself Andrew Brokos.Brokos’ resume includes being a coach at both Red Chip Poker & Tournament Poker Edge, writing regularly for Two Plus Two magazine, and was also a past contributor to CardPlayer magazine as well as a sponsored PokerStars pro.Oh yeah, he’s also pretty good at playing cards as well. He has close to $1 million in cashes in the live MTT arena but his bread and butter has been terrorizing the fine citizens in the cash game streets of online poker.Brokos is one of the genuine good human beings in the world of poker who, as far as I can tell, always tries to create as much value as he possibly can for anyone who consumes his content.In today’s conversation, Brokos and I are going to dive deep into a whole host subjects including:- Our deep love for Thinking Poker co-host and CPG regular Carlos Welch.- Solvers, tells, and cbets ... oh my!- Being at peace with making decisions despite feeling loads of uncertainty.- And much, MUCH more!So without any further ado, I bring to you world-class podcaster, author, teacher, and poker player… the great Andrew Brokos.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

7 Heinä 20211h 28min

This week's episode is inspired by a recent tweet from Coach Brad regarding the large open sizes that are commonly used in low stakes live cash games. Why do players at $1/$2 regularly open to 7 or 8 big blinds? Is there a strategic reason to open so large? If 7x-8x is too large, what size should you be opening to? Coach Brad answers all these questions and more.

6 Heinä 202137min

Today’s guest on CPG is a living legend in the poker world, the author of Elements of Poker, Painless Poker, and Waiting for Straighters… the great Tommy Angelo.Tommy is no garden variety poker coach, he’s more like the Vince Lombardi of poker coaches, having been a grinder for over 30 years with a who’s who list of clients who have gone to to chase their own poker greatness. In broad strokes, he places great emphasis on mental health and reducing unhappiness, as a means to increasing profit and well-being. Lately, Tommy’s been busy whipping up videos in a series called “PokerWords” on YouTube that you can check out by clicking through on his showpage ChasingPokerGreatness.com.This is Tommy’s third go around as a guest on CPG and, if I get my way, he’ll be on many more future episodes to come.Between you and me, it’s great that I get to share mine and Tommy’s conversations but that’s totally secondary as far as I’m concerned. He’s such a wealth of poker and life wisdom that every time I shut down the recording I feel so incredibly blessed to be in his direct sphere of influence.Today, like in past episodes with Tommy, you’re gonna journey through his colorful past, including hilarious poker stories from his Greatest Hits collection…And then we’ll spend some time reflecting both on what’s going on in the present as well as speculating about the future.Some Greatness Bombs you’re about to hear include:- The No. 1 thing Tommy believes poker players get wrong.- Tommy’s thoughts on what makes for good poker education in the modern day.- What life in the underground poker scene of the 80’s was like.- And much, MUCH more!So without any further ado, I present to you poker legend, coach, and dear friend... Tommy Angelo.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

2 Heinä 20211h 10min