#47 Ari Engel: $7 Million Live Earnings, 2006 Online POY, and 37th Ranked MTT Player in the World

On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon rewatch a recent HCL stream where current HCL commentator and Brad's old friend, DGAF, makes his HCL debut.

29 Mars 202231min

In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad and Duncan are faced with a simple yet very deep question coming from an active member of the "greatness village" community (Humberto) who wants to know: What is the poker dream in 2022 and is it still alive? Well, let's find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG 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

25 Mars 202242min

Today’s guest on CPG is an OG of the online poker world, Adam “Roothlus” Levy. In his combined online & live tournament poker career, Roothlus has cashed for close to $8,000,000.And since Adam’s poker career started way, way back… you gotta just know we’re gonna spend some time reminiscing about the golden age of poker… an age where Adam Levy absolutely feasted.In 2006, Roothless hit #5 in PocketFive’s online poker rankings and then at the WSOP in 2008, he was on the receiving end of a classic Hellmuth’ian rant. If you’re a fan of such things, all you gotta do is grab your popcorn and google “Hellmuth Adam Levy rant”.The problem with feasting & good times is that, alas, they inevitably come to an end.As your about to learn, in Adam Levy’s case, Black Friday was an especially bitter pill to swallow because of his genuine love for everything online poker. So in today’s episode with Adam “Roothless” Levy you’re going to hear all about those glory days, what he got into after Black Friday, and what his life looks like today.Now, without any further ado, I bring to you the “Roothlus” one… Adam Levy.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG 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

23 Mars 20221h 23min

On this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon decide to switch up the format. Jon presents two hands where he fired a river bluff and Coach Brad has to guess which bluff got through and which one didn't. If Brad guesses correctly, Jon pays $100 and vice versa if Brad guesses incorrectly. See if you can figure out which bluff got through and which one got picked off and who wins the $100!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/2OkN8Y

22 Mars 202228min

In this week's installment of Philosophical Fridays Brad and Duncan explore the ingredients that make poker such a tough game to master. Is struggling an unavoidable part of the learning journey, or can one still expect to find meaningful simplifications to facilitate the process?To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG 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

18 Mars 202257min

Today’s guest on CPG is Karina, the founder of Mindset Design, personalized poker coaching that helps you improve your mindset & mental health.Karina has been going podcast crazy lately having appeared on “The Chip Race”, “RecPoker”, and now Chasing Poker Greatness while also firing up her own show: “Mindset Design”.The first three guests on “Mindset Design” include bestselling poker author and CPG favorite Dara O’ Kearney, hugely popular poker vlogger Ashley “PokerfaceAsh” Frank, and one of my all-time favorite human beings in the world of poker, one of the GOATs of online MTT’s, Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet.What you’re about to find out in today’s episode is that the smart money is on Karina becoming a force in the world of poker sooner rather than later.In today’s episode with Karina, you’re going to learn:Why Karina’s brilliance is matched only by her ambition to disrupt the current paradigm of mindset training & performance.Her poker origin story.All about the tools she’s developing to help the poker world upgrade their mindset.And much, MUCH more!So now, without any further ado, it is my absolute honor and privilege to bring to you the once and future mindset queen… Karina.To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG 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 Mars 20221h 18min

On today's episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand where they bet a small size with a strong value hand in an attempt to induce a raise from villain. Tune in to find out which situations call for an induction bet and how Brad and Jon's attempts worked out.

15 Mars 202230min

In this week's episode of Philosophical Fridays Brad and Duncan dissect the traits of winning poker players. What does it take to win at poker? Can these skills be learned by everyone and if so, how? Tune in to find out!To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://freenuffle.comCPG 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 Mars 202250min