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In today’s episode Jon proposes a pot odds bet with Coach Brad where the loser will suffer future humiliation.

Who’s gonna go down?

Listen now to find out.

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On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon review two river spots where Jon had to decide which size to value bet.


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On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two 4-bet pots where Jon decided to run bluffs once as the preflop caller and once as the preflop 4-bettor.

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After a rough start for the Wolves, the team turned things around in the spring and is now cruising, Find out how the last 7 months have gone for the CFP and where things are headed now.
CPG Wolves is growing rapidly and currently taking applications, tune in to today's episode to find out how to apply!

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How can you keep your audience hooked when they know the end of the story?

Chas, Stu and Mel take a deep dive into stakes, using then lens of biopics to help us think about them. If an audience already knows the “plot” outcome of a story, then how do you create stakes to make a story tense for the audience? 

To explore this, we deep dive into HIDDEN FIGURES (about the NASA Friendship 7 mission), DOWNFALL (the final days of Berlin in WW2), and BRIGHT STAR (the life and death of romantic poet John Keats). We unpack the ideas around internal, external and philosophical /moral stakes and propose some new terminology that may help us write stakes more effectively. 

As always: SPOILERS ABOUND.

Audio quotations used for educational purposes only. Timestamps indicated below. Chapter markers included in the mp3.

Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.

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CHAPTERS
- 00:00:00 - Intro
- 00:04:41 - What even are stakes?
- 00:24:26 - Hidden Figures
- 01:00:46 - Downfall
- 01:33:38 - Bright Star
- 02:10:33 - Key Learnings
- 02:18:57 - Thanks Patreons!

On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon review two multiway spots where Jon makes a flush.

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Today I am joined by villager Scott say he's been playing poker for about 20 years started in my hometown of Atlanta, has lived in Colorado for the last 11 in in the mountains with his wife and three dogs. He owned his own business as a glassblower for 13 years. He went back to school for a degree in economics and philosophy graduating very shortly.

On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon breakdown a couple hands where Jon makes decisions for his entire stack with suited aces.

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Today’s guest on CPG has over $20,000,000 in lifetime online MTT cashes and is genuinely one of my favorite human beings in the world of poker, Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet.

It’s been about a year since the last time the Great Ape was on CPG and you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that the man continues to thrive.

His Twitch stream remains one of the most popular poker streams on the face of the planet, he’s now an ACR sponsored pro, he’s sold thousands & thousands of his Apestyles Bundle, and he’s recently released a new Apestyles Bootcamp over on BBZPoker.

In my opinion, the world at large needs a billion or so more human beings like Jon. He’s authentic, empathetic, quick-witted, quick to laugh, and genuinely cares about his fellow human beings.

You probably don’t wanna see him sitting at your poker table, though.

With that said, in today’s Round 3 conversation with Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet, you’re going to learn:

What on earth the “Pocket Snails” project is and why it’s near and dear to Jon’s heart.
The only platform where the Ape is a net losing player (With hopes to turn that around in 2022).
How Jon deals with being live on stream during amazing highs and gut-wrenching lows that come with being a poker player.
And much, MUCH more!

Now, without any further ado, I bring to you one of the greatest online poker players of all-time… Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet.

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!

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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!

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This Friday, Brad and Duncan enter the highly nuanced and controversial world of angle-shooting and manipulating behaviors. Join them as they are trying to navigate through the vast semantic spectrum of unfair advantages as well as possible ways to shield yourself against them.

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You read that right folks. Last weekend Coach Brad made a rare appearance at a live poker tournament. On this week's episode, after playing the WSOPC Main Event at Cherokee for 3 days straight, Coach Brad details his experience and shares his thoughts on the live tournament grind.

Doug Lyford is a thoughtful, studious, and exceptionally hard working Villager programs computers by day and turns into a poker demon by night.

In today's Villager episode you'll learn about Doug's poker origin story, how he landed in Greatness Village, and all about his plans to take over the world.

Enjoy the Show.

In this week's installment of Philosophical Friday, Brad and Duncan deviate slightly from their scheduled topic to discuss a recent controversy over at Hustler Live! where a big slowroll takes place against none other than Garrett Adelstein.

Enjoy the show!

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Today’s guest on CPG is the co-host of DAT Poker Podcast and one of the OG online nosebleed end bosses, Terrence Chan.

After finding himself in the world of gambling as a middle schooler and then running his own bookmaking business in high school, you could say it was almost destiny that Terrence fell into the world of poker.

And it just so happened that as Terrence turned 21 and was bitten by the poker bug, he received an offer to move to Costa Rica & help build and grow a tiny online poker startup that I’m sure you won’t remember… It was called something like “PokerStars”.

At PokerStars, Terrence would find himself smack dab in the middle of poker history. In 2003, Chris Moneymaker was one of a handful of PokerStars satellite winners who played in the WSOP Main Event.

And while you probably know the ending to that story, what you probably don’t know is what went down at PokerStars HQ between the time they learned Moneymaker actually won and the few short months they had to prepare for the inevitable Moneymaker BOOM.

Let’s just say that if you could spell the word “poker”, there’s a good chance Terrence was gonna offer you a job.

So in today’s show with the indomitable Terrence Chan you’re going to hear stories about what it was like working with beloved legend of online poker Isai Scheinberg, how Terrence felt about leaving PokerStars so that he could find his limits in the world of professional poker, how he ultimately found himself locked in a cage and battling in the world of MMA, and much, MUCH more.

Now, without any further ado, I bring to you one of the original online nosebleed end bosses & a human being who’s shown time and time again that he’s willing to fail while daring greatly… the one and only Terrence Chan.

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Jon takes a break from the online tables to play the juicy live cash games that always pop up during LAPC. Hand #1 is Coach Brad's favorite: Jon attempting to turn a pair into a bluff. And hand #2 sees Jon's trips with an ace kicker reduced to an unexciting bluff catcher. Tune in to catch the results of both hands!


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When it comes to teaching, training, and developing cutting edge cash game poker strategies... Shu Sekito is a human being you want in your corner.

In the past year, Shu has relentlessly pursued poker mastery... a pursuit that has paid off handsomely.

After quitting his job as an engineer in the middle of 2021, Shu has crushed $500 NL for 10+ bbs/100 while also proving himself to be an incredible resource for the members of Greatness Village.

Shu has worked side-by-side with Coach Brad in building out the CPG Wolves program and has his sites set on moving up to the biggest online poker games he can play by the end of the year.

Listen to today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness to learn the origin story of the newest CPG cash game coach, Shu Sekito.

Today’s guest is, quite frankly, one of the current best overall poker players on the face of the planet, Dan Zack.

Dan’s pursuit of greatness in the world of poker reminds me of a Russian proverb:

“If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.”

When I put on my research hat while preparing for today’s show, one thing immediately became apparent:

Dan Zack, an ELITE and brilliant poker mind, has basically zero presence on the internet besides his Twitter account.

This, to me, was a refreshing reminder of how vitally important it is to correctly prioritize your time and energy so that you give yourself the best possible chance to realize the vision you have for your life.

And when it comes to competing against the very best poker players on the planet in the highest stakes games in the world, there’s zero room for error.

That isn’t to say you can’t live a healthy life in your pursuit, it just means you’re not wasting precious time and energy chasing multiple rabbits.

In today’s episode with Dan Zack you’re going to learn about his poker origins, hear him tell incredible high stakes cash game stories, learn about our shared love of spreadsheeting, and much, MUCH more!

Now, without any further ado, it is my honor and pleasure to bring to you a Titan of high stakes poker… the great, Dan Zack.