Thinking Poker
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Weekly poker podcast featuring interviews with both famous and behind-the-scenes figures from the poker world, as well as a poker strategy segment.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Description:
Weekly poker podcast featuring interviews with both famous and behind-the-scenes figures from the poker world, as well as a poker strategy segment.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 479: Craig Savage
7/14/2025
Craig Savage is an educator by trade, but he’s been a competitive poker player and a student of Carlos’s for many years. Hot on the heels of his bracelet victory in the $500 NLHE Freezeout, he speaks with Andrew and ... Read more...
Duration:01:27:17
Episode 478: Ian Chan
6/30/2025
Ian Chan is a Silicon Valley software engineer and a triple draw enthusiast who built his own badugi solver. He talks game theory, artificial intelligence, mixed games, and the underappreciated role of tactile poker experiences. We’ve also got a little ... Read more...
Duration:01:01:06
Episode 477: Shootout with Nate Meyvis
6/17/2025
Former Thinking Poker Podcast host Nate Meyvis joins the show to talk about AI, spaced repetition, and his new flashcard site ZippyFlash.com. Meanwhile Carlos drops in with occasional updates while playing the $1500 Shootout at the WSOP. You can join ... Read more...
Duration:01:05:26
Risky Business: Why ChatGPT Sucks at Poker
6/9/2025
This week, we’re bringing you an episode of Risky Business, a podcast about better decision making from our friends Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova. You can find more Risky Business at https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/risky-business-with-nate-silver-maria-konnikova. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT ... Read more...
Duration:00:52:33
Episode 476: Sam Greenwood
6/1/2025
Nosebleed MTT crusher Sam Greenwood is one of the most successful poker players of all time. But how did he get started, how did he rise to the top, and why is he now giving away his secrets in a ... Read more...
Duration:01:11:48
Episode 475: Chris Vitch
5/26/2025
Chris “DeathDonkey” Vitch joins Carlos and Andrew for a lively discussion of poker in all its forms, including why he prefers non-hold ’em games, what hold ’em players get wrong about mixed games, and he approaches mixed game tournaments differently ... Read more...
Duration:00:59:34
Episode 474: Tom Boshoff
5/19/2025
Tom “Tombos21” Boshoff returns to the show to discuss new developments in poker strategy and technology since his last appearance. Alex Sutherland is the source of the “think of a solver as a tool for conducting experiments” idea. We first ... Read more...
Duration:00:55:45
Episode 473: The Joy of Poker with Jason Su
5/13/2025
Five years ago, Jason Su taught the poker world to play with presence. Now he’s back to advocate for playing with joy. We discuss his new book, why most poker players motivate themselves in unsustainable ways, and how to change ... Read more...
Duration:01:25:25
Episode 472: Andres Korn
5/6/2025
Andres Korn grew up playing poker with his friends, but it wasn’t until he saw it on TV that he decided to take it seriously. He bought straight in to the WSOP Main Event and never looked back. Now he’s ... Read more...
Duration:01:17:25
Episode 471: Ariel Shefer
4/21/2025
Ariel Shefer wants to be a world champion. He’s tried backgammon, he’s tried bridge. Now, he lives in his car, driving for Uber to earn buy-ins for poker tournaments. He’s not broke (or at least, he wouldn’t have to be); ... Read more...
Duration:01:37:24
Episode 470: Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher
4/7/2025
Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher are titans of the industry, with over 100 years of poker experience between them. They share stories with Carlos and Andrew about poker rooms in the 1970s and 80s, how and why they changed, the ... Read more...
Duration:01:41:16
Episode 469: Glo and Lo, Two Years On
3/31/2025
It’s been two years since Carlos met Gloria Jackson when he contacted about for an interview. Now he lives with her and her two youngest sons, and both their lives have changed dramatically. The two of them share with Andrew ... Read more...
Duration:01:22:35
Episode 468: Paul O’Reilly
3/24/2025
Co-owner of the Irish Poker Open Paul O’Reilly discusses the historic event with Carlos and Andrew. Plus the Irish poker scene, tips for visiting Dublin, and more! You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK. ... Read more...
Duration:01:00:33
Episode 467: Oh Hell! with Matt Glassman
3/17/2025
Card player, political scientist, and fan favorite Matt Glassman returns to the show to discuss the Oh Hell! book he’s working on and answer listener questions about American politics. Matt is a frequent Thinking Poker guest who first appeared on Episode ... Read more...
Duration:01:17:36
Episode 466: RecPoker Featuring Jim Reid, LoriAnn Persinger, and Rob Gardner
3/11/2025
Jim Reid, LoriAnn Persinger, and Rob Gardner join Andrew and Carlos to talk about the RecPoker community and how the needs, goals, and experiences of recreational players differ from those of professionals. LoriAnn first appeared on Episode 394 of the ... Read more...
Duration:01:06:34
Episode 465: AK is Hard to Play
3/3/2025
Carlos shares his experiences from the GPI awards banquet and a visit with Tom McEvoy. Then he and Andrew discuss two tricky tournament spots with AK. We interviewed Tom McEvoy on Episode 450. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ... Read more...
Duration:01:16:42
Episode 464: Zak VanKeuren
2/18/2025
Winning a major poker tournament isn’t a fast track onto the Thinking Poker Podcast, but when Matt Savage says, “You have to talk to this guy!”, we oblige. And so glad we did! Zak VanKeuren, who won the WPT Prime ... Read more...
Duration:00:57:14
Episode 463: Black History Month with Caitlyn Arnwine
2/10/2025
Organizer, advocate, and poker pro Caitlyn Arnwine returns to the show for Black History Month! With Carlos and Andrew, she discusses why Black history is American history, how historical voting rights movements can inform contemporary struggles, how to advocate for ... Read more...
Duration:01:35:06
Episode 462: Alex Fitzgerald
2/3/2025
Legendary poker guru Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald returns to the podcast after a long hiatus to discuss solvers, live cash games, his new book, living in New York during the height of the pandemic, and much more! Alex previously appeared on ... Read more...
Duration:00:56:32
Episode 461: Ivonne Montealegre
1/27/2025
Ivonne Montealegre is best known in the poker world for organizing the popular Malta Poker Festival and the new Costa Rica Poker Festival. She shares with Carlos and Andrew about growing up in Costa Rica, living in Malta, how her ... Read more...
Duration:00:55:05