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Today's episode features hand breakdowns of two hands posted in Greatness Village. Hand #1 was submitted by Coach Thomas, the other resident coach in GV. Hand #2 was submitted by Charlie, a GV member who regularly plays in the biggest streamed games in Texas. If you would also like one of your hands analyzed on Tactical Tuesday, join the Chasing Poker Greatness community today!


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In last week's podcast, Würth Elektronik's own Cem Som, Director Europe for custom magnetics, discussed the basics of Wireless Power Transfer and basic physics. Today's podcast comes directly from a recent WEbinar presented Cem and is the second of a two part series. This webinar develops from first principles through to advanced coil design and implementation. New content includes different applications, coil physics, coil material impact and coil tuning.

Watch the complete WEbinar here! 

Wireless Power Transfer is one of the most innovative topics for the next generations. Today's podcast comes directly from a recent WEbinar presented by Würth Elektronik's own Cem Som, Director Europe for custom magnetics. Cem comes to us with many years of experience and many technical writings on wireless power technology.

 

This webinar is the first of a two part series. Starting with the basics and basics physics, Cem will also discuss the basic principles of wireless power transfer and the leading standards by which this new technology must abide. 

 

Watch the complete WEbinar here! 

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast has become one of the most important and beloved humans in the world of poker in just a couple of years, the one and only Maria Konnikova.

Maria is the New York Times Bestselling author of Mastermind, The Confidence Game, and the one that cements her lasting legacy in the poker world: The Biggest Bluff.

Despite having been released only one short year ago, The Biggest Bluff is widely considered to be one of the Greatest Poker Books of All-Time and, in my humble opinion, will also go down in poker history as the most influential.

A funny thing happened however, when Maria got her hooks into the world of poker…

The world of poker got their hooks into Maria.

Since beginning her poker journey Maria has since racked up over $300k in live MTT cashes and is now a mainstay at poker tournaments all around the world.

In today’s conversation with Maria Konnikova, you’re going to learn:

- The surprising internal nemesis Maria has to contend with regularly.

-An awesome story that illustrates Maria’s rapid-fire progression as a poker player involving a true poker Villain.

- Tactics that will help you do the things you know you really should but for some reason keep putting them off.

- And much, MUCH more!

And before you dive into my conversation with Maria, I want to take a second to let you know The Biggest Bluff paperback was released exactly one day ago and, if you haven’t yet devoured it cover to cover, you can grab your copy at all the regular places books are sold.

You can also grab it by clicking through the link on Maria’s showpage at ChasingPokerGreatness.com.

Now, without any further ado I bring to you New York Times Bestselling author, poker champion and champion of poker, the perpetually infused with greatness Maria Konnikova.




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In today’s episode, I am joined by the always Stoic and thoughtful legend of poker, the one and only Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger.

And to begin I wanna tell you a personal story about Chewy:

At the RIO during WSOP time in 2012 I was battling in a $10-$25 cash game when the kid next to me whispered in my ear, “Oh my god Chewy’s about to get a seat in the game. That dude’s terrifying!”

Enter Chewy:

One of the most non-threatening and genuinely warm human beings I’ve ever encountered…

Off the felt.

On the felt? He’s only terrifying if playing against a human who trusts themselves completely, pays attention to everything, and then does the exact thing you desperately do NOT want him to do over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

Like Jason Su might say, Chewy is overflowing with “presence”.

Despite being only 33 years old, he’s cashed for over $10 Million in live MTTs and terrorized high stakes cash games all around the world…

It's no surprise he's widely considered one of the very best poker players in the world.

In Chewy’s always calm, well-articulated, and laser focused explanations, you’re about to learn:

- How Chewy goes about integrating his intuition with tactical analysis while he’s playing cards.

- What coaching rising poker star Landon Tice has been like.

- What a “flow day” is and why they’re Chewy’s favorite kind of days.

- And much, MUCH more.

Before we head into this episode, I also wanna let you know that Chewy’s about to drop a Nuclear Greatness Bomb with his answer to question:

“What’s a purchase you’ve made in the last year that’s been ultra impactful to your poker game?”

And now, without any further ado, I am honored to bring to you not only one PokerGOATS but also a genuinely amazing, amazing human being Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger.


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On today’s show, we break the thermometer and watch the mercury spill out all over your brand new Crocs (What a waste of mercury) as I am very pleased to welcome back the one and only human in the world who can say they’re my boss, the great Jonathan Little.

Strap into your seat because today’s conversation is going to cover playing poker, teaching poker, learning poker, and learning from poker.

JL is a powerhouse in the poker community as he has over $7 Million in live MTT cashes, is a 2x WPT champion, is the season 6 WPT player of the year, and works so hard he makes me feel like I’m asleep at the wheel.

He posts a weekly blog, has at least two podcasts, publishes multiple YouTube vids per week, and has built his baby, PokerCoaching.com, into one of the most dominant poker training platforms on the market.

Oh, and remember the last time we talked to Jonathan, and he told us with a straight face he wouldn't write another book?

Me too but it appears the man just can’t help himself as he's wrapped up yet another eventual poker classic, which means the count is now up to 15 best-selling poker strategy books.

In today’s conversation with the founder of PokerCoaching.com, you’re going to learn:

- How a homeless dude in a junkyard was the catalyst to Jonathan’s poker career.

- Adjustments you ought to make when playing against weaker opponents.

- How Jonathan manages to continue to find stuff to write about.

- And much, much more!


Before you dive into this episode with Dara, I wanted to take a moment to let you know about my latest mini-course:

Neutralize River Leads.

NRL is powered by Mass Data Analysis, which means the strategies were built based on what folks are ACTUALLY doing instead of what folks theoretically SHOULD do.

Neutralize River Leads is a “pay what you wish” mini-course so that you can experience the power of MDA at absolutely no upfront cost.

You can grab your copy at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/NRL by joining the daily newsletter.

Without further ado, l bring to you cardplayer, entrepreneur, 15 times author, and fan-favorite Jonathan Little!





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Welcome back my fine feathered friend to another episode of the “Chasing Poker Greatness” podcast. I’m your host, founder of Chasing Poker Greatness, Brad Wilson.

Today the one and only Carlos Welch is back for the third time on CPG and I couldn’t be more thrilled!

Don’t tell Andrew Brokos over at the Thinking Poker podcast but I’m secretly dreaming Carlos will reach out to me about being a regular co-host of CPG.

He’s just the kind of dude that, once you get to know him, you wanna spend as much time with him as you possibly can. Unfortunately for your favorite podcast host, you’re about to learn that getting chances to chill out with Coach Carlos are rare opportunities indeed.

As far as his poker credentials go...

Carlos is an MTT beast who regularly battles in the biggest buy-in MTT’s on Ignition, he’s a writer for PokerNews and Tournament Poker Edge, and he’s also a co-host on the aforementioned Thinking Poker podcast.

In today’s conversation with the always Great Carlos Welch, you’re about to learn:

- How to avoid paying resort fees so that you can stay at the RIO during the WSOP for a paltry $30 or so per night.

- Why Carlos prefers playing on his own dime.

- Lessons and meditations on the blessings of both giving and receiving.

- And much, much more!

Before you dive into this episode with Carlos I wanted to take a moment to let you know about my latest mini-course: Neutralize River Leads.

NRL is powered by Mass Data Analysis, which means the strategies were built based on what folks are ACTUALLY doing instead of what folks theoretically SHOULD do.

Neutralize River Leads is a “pay what you wish” mini-course so that you can experience the power of MDA at absolutely no upfront cost.

You can grab your copy at chasingpokergreatness.com/NRL by joining the daily newsletter.

And now, without any further ado, I bring to you one of my all-time favorite human beings in the world of poker, the always inspiring and entertaining Carlos Welch.



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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is professional poker player, YouTube’r, and future New York Times Bestselling Author the multi-dimensional Kristy Arnett.

Kristy’s first appearance on Chasing Poker Greatness was packed so full of Greatness Bombs you almost had to listen to it twice so I had very high hopes for this Round 2…

And, of course, Kristy knocked it out of the park.

In today’s show with Kristy, she’s going to go deep on all the things she’s been up to since the last time she and I talked. With that said, a little backstory:

In Kristy’s world, poker’s a family affair.

Her first step into the world of poker began many years ago when her boyfriend (Now husband) Andrew Moreno (Who’s now a high stakes live cash game crusher) took her to check out a home game.

She went in as one person, stepped out as another, and poker has been a huge part of her and her family’s life ever since.

From packing up her bags and moving to Vegas to being the face at Cardplayer Magazine to calling her own number and going pro, Kristy’s adventures in the world of cards is both aspirational and inspirational.

The poker world is just a much better place for having her in it.

In today’s Round 2 conversation with Kristy, you’re going to learn:

How Kristy has struggled with an inherent aversion to taking risks and how she navigates her fears.
Why working hard at your craft day in and day out is all you can control.
Kristy’s incredibly powerful and amazing technique for setting intentions.
And much, MUCH more!

So without any further ado I bring to you my conversation with the thoughtful crusher of poker souls, the one and only Kristy Arnett.

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of my all-time favorite human beings in the poker world Jon “Apestyles” Van Fleet.

Besides being one of your favorite podcast hosts' favorite humans in poker, Apestyles is also an absolute legend who has racked up more than $17 Million+ in lifetime online MTT cashes with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

As a matter of fact, since the last time the Great Ape was on Chasing Poker Greatness, he’s began a brand new adventure:

Twitch Streaming.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to you that because of his authentic nature, elite level of play, and tireless work ethic he’s now one of the most popular poker streamers in the world.

If you’ve ever had aspirations of making it big in the MTT streets and are looking for somewhere to learn and grow, I can’t imagine a more valuable MTT poker stream to check out. The link to Ape’s Twitch stream will be in the showpage of this episode.

Now in today’s conversation with Jon Van Fleet, you’re going to learn:

Why challenging games with zero financial risk manage to tilt the living bejesus out of even the most stoic of poker players.
What NOT to do when you enter a brand new poker community.
The one thing that is absolutely necessary to make it in the world of poker.
And much, MUCH more!

And before you dive into my conversation with Apestyles, I just wanted to take a second to let you know I’ve recently completed my third cash game course and it’s called “Neutralize Flop Leads”.

With one PDF and a couple of hours of study, you’ll never again feel confused when facing a donk bet in a single raised pot.

You can check it out at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/nuffle

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

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is longtime poker professional Shane Schleger.

Shane has racked up $1.4 million in tracked live MTT cashes throughout his poker career.

Shane’s life as a poker professional has had its fair share of ups and downs (Basically like pretty much every other poker player's life I know) and he has written extensively about his past battles with addiction.

And even though we don’t cover that chapter of his life in our conversation, I just wanna state for the record that it takes a mountain of courage to show that kind of vulnerability and put yourself out there like that publicly.

For that Shane gets my utmost respect and has a loyal fan for life.

And before you dive into Shane and I’s conversation, I do want to add a minor disclaimer:

There was a 5 to 10 second lag during our call that persisted no matter what we tried. So the times where we’re seemingly speaking over or interrupting each other were not because we are really bad at talking but instead because we were out of sync.

In today’s episode of Chasing Poker Greatness, you’re going to learn:

Why Shane believes poker is best pursued as a hobby instead of a career.
Why MTT’s have always resonated with Shane more than cash games.
The devastating story about the time Shane became a PokerStars pro.
And much, MUCH more!

So without any further ado, I bring to you Shane “Shaniac” Schleger.


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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Craig Mason.

Craig has had a love affair with the game of poker for as long as he can remember.

Back in the Moneymaker Boom when he was a special education teacher, he’d travel to the WSOP in Vegas just sit in the bleachers and watch his heroes fight tooth and nail for life-changing cash, prestige, and the hardware that comes with it.

Fast forward to 2018 where at the PartyPoker Caribbean Poker Party Craig found himself under the bright lights looking to have his breakthrough moment while battling at the final table with a cool $1.5 million up top.

You’re just about to hear this story and many more straight from Craig in just a few moments.

In today’s show, you’re going to learn:

The amazing way Craig skyrocketed his poker game after only a few days of getting coached by legendary online crusher and past CPG guest Mark “Dipthrong” Herm.


How Craig’s off-the-table work did (or didn’t) contribute to his massive poker breakthrough.


Why Craig highly, highly advocates for 1-1 private coaching.

And much, MUCH more!

Without any further ado, I bring to you a crusher who is living out his poker dream Craig Mason.

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Today’s guest on the Chasingh Poker Greatness podcast is former online MTT poker professional Luciana Manolea.

Luciana’s poker journey spans over 10 years where she’s cashed for over $4.5 million dollars in her combined live and online poker career.

Luci considers her poker origin story a “fortunate accident” while she was in college studying computer science. It was there that she realized the heart pumping thrill of competition was in her blood not 1’s and 0’s, and she made the life altering decision after getting her degree to go pro instead of sitting in a chair pumping out computer code all day.

Even though her parent’s weren’t initially thrilled about it, from there she was off to the races where she carved out an extremely successful poker career.

In today’s episode you’re going to learn:

How insane multi-table poker tournament variance can really be in a story that makes this poker podcast host’s blood run cold.
Luci’s new metaphorical mountain she’s gearing up to climb (HINT: It involves the world of cryptocurrency).
How she systematically goes about trying to overcome her cognitive biases so that she can be the best version of herself.
And much, MUCH more!

So without any further ado, I bring to you fearsome Romanian crusher of souls Luciana Manolea.

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Matt Waxman who’s back for a very special Round 2.

He’s a WSOP bracelet winner, WPT Champ, and founder of the insanely addictive and innovative video-game like poker format PokeRithm.

If you’re one of the sad souls who missed Matt and I’s Round 1 conversation, I’d highly suggest you go back and listen to it because it was an all-time classic…

I daresay our Round 2 lives up and perhaps even exceeds the original.

In today’s show you’re going to learn:

About the hilarious time Matt, Jason Mercier (One of the great poker players to ever live), Chris Ferguson, and a bunch of other high level pros spent their evening throwing hundreds of playing cards at a banana.


Stories about the late, great WSOP bracelet winner and WPT champion Gavin Smith.


The one thing Matt wishes he would have never done a single in his poker career.


And much, MUCH more!

So without any further ado once again I bring to you world class storyteller, legendary poker pro, and founder of PokeRithm.com Matt Waxman.

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a WSOP Gold bracelet winner, WPT champ, and WPT Tournament of Champions Champ who has cashed for $4.2 million in live tournaments, Matthew Waxman.

Matt’s pretty much the perfect guest for a long-form interview…

When the lights came on dude came out swinging, throwing down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb without ever running out of steam.

After what felt like 15 minutes of being fully immersed in Matt’s poker journey, I looked down at the clock and 1.5 had zoomed by like magic.

The bad news I did that thing again where I only asked my guests two of my prepared questions. The good news is Matt’s going to come back on in the very near future and mesmerize me once again.

When our Round 2 goes down I fully expect to share with you some behind-the-scenes stories featuring the late, great Gavin Smith.

In today’s conversation with Matt, you’re going to hear stories about:

His first ever live poker experience which involves him leaving his High School to head to the smoky casino and his friend hitting the Royal Flush jackpot.
The time he sat down at $20/$40 NL in Commerce with his entire bankroll in action so that he could win enough money to buy in directly to the LAPC Main Event the following day.
The story of how his bankroll exploded with a 6-figure day where he took down an FTOPs event he didn’t even wanna play.
And much, MUCH more!

And before you dive into today’s episode, if you’d like to support CPG while also taking the necessary first step towards playing winning cash game poker, Preflop Bootcamp fires up on the last Saturday of every month.

The place to check it out is ChasingPokerGreatness.com/bootcamp

So without any further ado, I bring to you WSOP & WPT Champ, the founder of PokerRithm.com, and the briefly ranked #1 poker player in the entire multiverse Matt Waxman.

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness (https://chasingpokergreatness.com) podcast was the #1 GPI ranked female poker player in Lithuania and the UK in 2019 and is the founder of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker Daiva Byrne.

Daiva loves poker. I know this may sound pretty obvious in an intro for a show called Chasing Poker Greatness so let me explain myself:

Daiva loves poker in a way that’s both refreshing and mesmerizing. She made me think back to the beginning of my poker journey and conjured up all of those priceless aspirational memories.

You’re going to hear her tell the story of the time she went on vacation with her husband (two strangers in a strange land who did not speak the native tongue) and how the first thing they did after unpacking was, you guessed it, find the poker room and jump right into the nightly tournament.

Maintaining that itch to sit down at whatever table she can so that she can play poker for love of the game, regardless of the stakes or prize pool, is just how Daiva’s constructed.

And the fact that she does everything in her power to spread the word about the game she loves with females spread out all across the globe shows you why Daiva is a vital asset to our community.

In today’s conversation with Daiva, you’re going to learn:

- Daiva’s poker origin story.
- The exact reason why Daiva is so appreciative for poker.
- Why watching poker on TV can be extremely misleading.
- And much, MUCH more!

So, without any further ado, I bring to you the founder of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker Daiva Byrne.

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is High Intelligent and mental game coach for Raise Your Edge, Coach Bahman.

Coach Bahman is quite the character who has led quite the life.

Without spoiling too much for you, Coaches story is going to take you from:

His parents flee’ing Iran to Holland when he was two years old because of the Iranian revolution.
An early life that consisted of homelessness, petty crime, and bad decisions.
How poker quite literally saved his life.

Thankfully in the present moment we all get to benefit from the wisdom Coach Bahman has earned through much blood, sweat, and tears.

In our conversation you’re also going to learn:

- Greatness Bombs on why High Intelligence is not everything it’s cracked up to be.
- Why successful poker players also tend to be highly sensitive.
- The personality trait ultimately leads to poker failure.
- And much, MUCH more!

And before you dive into today’s episode, if you’d like to support CPG while also taking the necessary first step towards playing winning cash game poker, Preflop Bootcamp fires up on the last Saturday of every month.

The place to check it out is ChasingPokerGreatness.com/bootcamp

Without any further ado, I bring to you the brilliant, Greatness Bomb dropping High Intelligent mental game coach of Raise Your Edge, Coach Bahman.

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Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a third round of Tactical Tuesday. If you've ever been curious about the types of discussions that occur during Coach Brad's coaching sessions, this week's episode will provide a close look at just that. Jon shows Coach Brad two hands that he played recently at $5/$10 NL on Ignition, with both hands including at least one street of action where Jon had no idea what to do. Listen in as Coach Brad provides detailed analysis on each hand and leaves Jon with a much clearer plan for how to proceed facing similar situations in the future.

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Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a second episode of "Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities."

Coach Brad kicks us off with a hand from $500NL Zone where he finds himself on the river with 9-high in a 3bet pot and only 15 seconds to make a decision. In the second half of the episode Jon shares a hand where he misclicks the turn and arrives on the river with 5-high.

Will Coach Brad and Jon be able to turn their lemons into lemonade? Find out now on Episode #8!


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This week Dave talks with Matt Savage (Executive Tour Director of World Poker Tour) about the upcoming WPT Online Poker Open on the PartyPoker US Network in New Jersey.  For broadcast schedule, go to http://houseofcardsradio.com/HOCR2015/stations.html 

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