Suited Kings Poker

Worldwide Wes Wins MSPT Riverside!

26 Mar 2026

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Send us Fan MailA full episode dedicated to Wes's MSPT Riverside win! We discuss all the important hands and strategies that led Wes to a massive...

You Probably 3 Bet Like a Nit From The Blinds

19 Mar 2026

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Send us Fan MailThe title says it all and we're guilty too.  Today we discuss all the hands we should be 3 betting from both the big and small b...

Interview With 2x Bracelet Winner and Mix Game Specialist Alex Livingston

12 Mar 2026

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Send a textToday we get to pick the brain of WSOP Main 3rd place finisher, 2 time WSOP bracelet winner, PokerGO Tour winner, Coach and Commentator Ale...

WSOP 2026 Schedule Breakdown!

05 Mar 2026

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Send a textOnce again the summer camp schedule has been released!  We discuss some recent news and then dive into the new WSOP 2026 schedule!  We ch...

Interview With Performance Coach and High Stakes Crusher Jared Alderman

19 Feb 2026

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Send a textExciting to share with you our discussion with Jared Alderman.  We dive deep into the performance and mindset of poker players to breakdow...

Overbetting: When to Do It—and Why It Prints

05 Feb 2026

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Send us a textSome of the greats of the modern age have implemented overbets completely changing the way we think about getting value or running bluff...

Interview With WPT / WSOP Champ and Performance Coach Zak VanKeuren

29 Jan 2026

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Send us a textAn incredibly in-depth conversation with Zak VanKeuren.  Zak is an online crusher, a live crusher and more importantly a passionate hea...

Interview With Tournament Crusher Arlo "XrayArlo" Strozewski

15 Jan 2026

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Send us a textArlo "xrayarlo" Strozewski join us on the pod today.  One of the brightest young poker minds from the midwest. We break down ...

How To Narrow Your Opponents Hand Ranges Street By Street

09 Jan 2026

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Send us a textIn today's episode we dive into 3 of Wes's hands he recently played. We go through each decision point and start dialing in ou...

2026 Poker Resolutions That Actually Make You Money

02 Jan 2026

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Send us a textHappy New Year!  Aint no better time than now to start improving your game (and your wallet). In today's episode we discuss differ...

Study Sessions: Delayed C-Betting

24 Dec 2025

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Send us a textBack with another Study Sessions!  It's been a minute and today we're diving into a concept that is often overlooked and unde...

Poker Hand Breakdowns To Get Your Brain Moving

11 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn this weeks episode we breakdown a trap played by Max at the WSOP Bahamas and then discuss a ton of hands from Wes's 3rd place fi...

The Art (or is it a Science?) of Bet Sizing

05 Dec 2025

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Send us a textIn today's episode we dive into bet sizing on different board textures, 3 bet pots, etc. Theres positives and negatives to each siz...

Poker Hands We're Thankful For (Thanksgiving Episode)

26 Nov 2025

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Send us a textThanksgiving is this week and instead of telling bad beat stories, we'd figure it'd be a good time to share the good beats we&...

Interview With Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin of The Chip Race Podcast

18 Nov 2025

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Send us a textToday we are joined by Dara O'Kearny and David Lappin of The  Chip Race Podcast.  These guys are two professionals who have been ...

Interview With Professional Poker Player and Content Creator Ashley "Pokerface Ash" Frank

13 Nov 2025

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Send us a textToday we are joined by the extremely talented Pokerface Ash to get a glimpse inside the mind of a pro who on top of playing professional...

This Is Why You're Not Making Deep Runs Part 3 (Patreon Bonus Content Teaser)

12 Nov 2025

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Send us a textIn an effort to grow our new patreon, we will be dropping EXTRA episodes only on patreon for our patreon subscribers. The finale of the ...

Announcement!

12 Nov 2025

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Send us a textWe just want to start by thanking all of you for the support over the last two years, it's been incredible developing Suited Kings ...

Interview With Mix Game Specialist and Tournament Crusher Esther "ETAY" Taylor

06 Nov 2025

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Send us a textETAY has been on an absolute tear this year placing 3rd in the $50k WSOP Poker Players Championship and most recently final tabling the ...

This Is Why You're Not Making Deep Runs Part 2

31 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn this new series, our goal is tackle all of the nuances that lead to deep runs and how you can get better at them. We discuss why blam...

This Is Why You're Not Making Deep Runs Part 1

24 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn this new series, our goal is tackle all of the nuances that lead to deep runs and how you can get better at them. Focusing more on ex...

You're Probably Torching Money In Multiway Pots Episode 2

17 Oct 2025

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Send us a textOur second episode of studying multiway spots. We dive into a few hand breakdowns that lead to some interesting questions and then do ou...

Interview With WPT Champ and WSOP Bracelet Winner Matthew Waxman

16 Oct 2025

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Send us a textIn today's interview we get to dive into the past.  Matt breaks down his career in poker from the beginning and we discuss stories...

Interview With Bracelet Winner and Online Crusher Jeff Hoop

09 Oct 2025

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Send us a textToday we get to interview an absolute crusher in the online streets.  You may not know Jeff but after listening to todays episode you s...

You're Probably Torching Money in Multiway Pots

25 Sep 2025

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Send us a textWhat's more difficult than breaking down an opponents range? Breaking down two or more opponents range at the same time. In today&a...

10k to 100k Bankroll Challenge Update #3

18 Sep 2025

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Send us a text6 months into the challenge and the goal is over halfway complete! We discuss Wes's current stakes, trials, and funny moments from ...

Interview with Tournament Legend Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger

11 Sep 2025

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Send us a textAn incredibly inspiring conversation with one of the best to play the game.  We dive deep into luck, intuition, flow state, and then br...

Interview with WSOP Bracelet Winner and Mix Game Specialist Brad Jansen

05 Sep 2025

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Send us a textOur good friend, and WSOP Bracelet winner Brad Jansen joins us today. We dive into how he got started, how he evolved from crushing  No...

When Should You Give Up on a Bluff?

03 Sep 2025

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Send us a textNever.  hah, just kidding! A requested topic from listeners today and we discuss why and when we should give up on barreling off and wh...

Why Donk Betting Isn't Just For Donks

27 Aug 2025

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Send us a textIn today's episode we dive into donk betting, what it is, how the perception of it has changed since the solver era, and how you ca...

In-Depth Hand Breakdowns With Learn Pro Poker's Ryan Laplante

19 Aug 2025

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Send us a textToday we have Ryan Laplante join us for a second time to do some in depth listener hand breakdowns.  We love the depth of Ryans thinkin...

Interview with Chip Leader Coaching's Chance Kornuth

15 Aug 2025

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Send us a text4x WSOP Bracelet Winner, WPT Champion, and the list seems to never end.  20+ Million in earnings and Founder of Chip Leader Coaching, C...

Study Sessions: Cash Game Fundamentals

13 Aug 2025

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Send us a textProbably our most in depth episode on cash games yet.  We discuss everything cash games from Mindset, Preflop, Postflop, Expectations a...

10k to 100k Bankroll Challenge Update #2

08 Aug 2025

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Send us a textUpdate #2 of Wes's 10k to 100k Challenge.  We discuss our thoughts on what sites are the softest, How the challenge is going and w...

Are You Always Short Near The Bubble? Here's Why.

05 Aug 2025

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Send us a textWe dive into all the different things you can adjust in your game to help you start developing a big stack so when bubble time comes.. y...

You're Probably Torching Money In These Early Stage Tournament Spots

31 Jul 2025

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Send us a textPlaying draws, top pairs, and big pocket pairs when 100s of bigs deep can really ignite the bankroll if not done properly. In todays epi...

Our Two Cents: Listener Q&A

29 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode we go over listener Q&A and have an open conversation unscripted about poker advice and general poker thoughts.  ...

You're Probably Torching Money in These Cash Game Spots

24 Jul 2025

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Send us a textThe title says it best.  Today we discuss a bunch of cash game spots where players torch money when there are much better routes to tak...

Mike Wilklow Breaks Down His $1M WSOP Bracelet Win

22 Jul 2025

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Send us a textMN Crusher Mike Wilklow gets to Vegas and outlasts over 19k entries in the $1k Mystery Millions to take home $1M and a WSOP Bracelet. We...

WSOP 2025: The Main Event Final Table

18 Jul 2025

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Send us a textThe Main Event has concluded.  Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the 2025 World Champion and also inducted into the Poker HoF...

WSOP 2025: Week 6

15 Jul 2025

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Send us a textThe final week of the 2025 WSOP! We get into our final tournaments of the series and breakdown a bunch of hands we played in The Main an...

WSOP 2025: Week 5

04 Jul 2025

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Send us a textIn today's episode we dive into some hands from the Colossus, Milly Maker, PokerNews Championship as well as talk about the new Big...

WSOP 2025: Week 4

26 Jun 2025

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Send us a textMan time flies.. Week 4 of the WSOP has come and gone, and with it, a LOT of controversy. We discuss our weeks in poker and then get int...

WSOP 2025: Week 3

22 Jun 2025

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Send us a textWeek 3 has come and gone.. and with it, MORE DEEP RUNS!  In todays episode we discuss how week 3 went at the WSOP detailing some day 2s...

WSOP 2025: Week 2

12 Jun 2025

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Send us a textWeek 2 of the WSOP is completed and there's lots to discuss.  In todays episode we discuss Wes's deep Colossus run as well ov...

WSOP 2025: Week 1

05 Jun 2025

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Send us a textThe WSOP is in full effect and life is good.  Today we discuss week 1 of the WSOP, get into some very entertaining hands and more.Our M...

Improve Your Results by Tagging Live Opponents

29 May 2025

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Send us a textOne strategy that is often done incorrectly, relied too heavily upon, and misunderstood is tagging live opponents.  In Today's epi...

2025 WSOP Prep: The Final Episode

22 May 2025

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Send us a textHere we are, one week away from the 2025 WSOP and it's feeling a lot like Christmas as a kid.  In today's episode, we dive in...

Don't Be An Angle Shooting Rat

15 May 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode, we dive into a handful of televised tables where opponents angle shoot in an attempt to profit. While poker is a game...

2025 WSOP Prep: The Final Table

01 May 2025

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Send us a textIn our second to last WSOP Prep episode we discuss the end stage of the tournament, The Final Table.  We dissect 3 hands from past WSOP...

2025 WSOP Prep: Approaching The Final Table

24 Apr 2025

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Send us a textWe've gone through the early stages, post reg, the bubble, and now we are at the final few tables approaching the final table.  Th...

2025 WSOP Prep: Bubble Play

17 Apr 2025

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Send us a textOur 3rd installment of the 2025 WSOP Prep series details Bubble Play. This is when the tournament starts to get fun.  We discuss differ...

Interview with MSPT Founder and MN Hall of Famer Bryan Mileski

10 Apr 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode we have Bryan Mileski, Founder of the MSPT, MN HoF'er and WSOP Circuit Champ on the podcast to discuss his life p...

2025 WSOP Prep: Mid-Tournament Strategies

03 Apr 2025

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Send us a textOur second WSOP Prep 2025 Episode details Mid-Tournament Strategies.  Late Reg is done, and now we find ourselves fighting to build sta...

2025 WSOP Prep: Early Stage Tournament Strategy

27 Mar 2025

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Send us a textWSOP 2025 is right around the corner and we are back with our WSOP Prep series!  Our goal with this series is to help you prepare for y...

Tips for Late Regging, Playing the Big Stack, Exploiting Amateur Lines and More!

20 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode, we give tips on our most commonly asked questions. Late pegging, Big Stack Play, What lines do we exploit the hardest...

$10k to $100k Bankroll Challenge Update #1

13 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode we breakdown Wes's Bankroll Challenge where is he attempting to turn 10k into 100k within a years time following ...

Brilliant or Just Bad? The Hand That Is Breaking The Internet.

06 Mar 2025

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Send us a textIn todays episode we break down a High Stakes Poker Cash Game where Alan Keating plays what we consider one of the wildest hands we&apos...

Who's the Better Coach: ChatGPT or Wes Cannon?!

27 Feb 2025

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Send us a textGetting experimental in todays episode as we throw a couple hands into ChatGPT and get its feedback and then compare that to Wes's ...

WSOP 2025 Schedule is Here.. But is it Good?!

20 Feb 2025

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Send us a textSummer Camp schedule has finally been released and oh boy does it get the excitement flowing.  We discuss this years events, difference...

Interview with WSOP Bracelet Winner and Tournament Crusher John Reading

13 Feb 2025

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Send us a textWe'd like to welcome our good friend and absolute crusher John Reading to the podcast.  John has accrued many accolades over his p...

Interview with MSPT HoF'er and 2x Player of the Year Umut Ozturk!

06 Feb 2025

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Send us a textAn incredible conversation and deep insight with one of Minnesota's best. Umut has had an incredible 12 MSPT Final Tables, 4 of whi...

Study Sessions: Cash Games

30 Jan 2025

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Send us a textA new study sessions episode! Today we review multiple cash game hands and discuss strategies and concepts that we believe reoccur frequ...

Interview and Hand Breakdowns with Tournament Crusher Jason "Hoffys11" Hoffman

23 Jan 2025

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Send us a textPlease note: we experience some audio issues for the first 5 or so minutes but quickly get it resolved.We would like to welcome one of M...

The Art of Bluff Catching

16 Jan 2025

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Send us a textPlease Note: You will experience some audio popping issues during this episode that will be rectified by the next episode.Bluff Catching...

The Art of Trapping

09 Jan 2025

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Send us a textTrapping can be a process that will help you ultimately make the most in a hand, but potentially also cause you to miss the most value /...

Level Up Your Game in 2025 by Learning How To Use Solvers

02 Jan 2025

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Send us a textHappy New Years!Setting big poker expectations in 2025? Level your game up by learning how to utilize solver tools efficiently.  In tod...

Las Vegas and The WPT Prime Championship

19 Dec 2024

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Send us a textWe've been on the road the last week in Las Vegas for the WPT Prime Championship.  Wes and I talk about how things went and then g...

Dealing With Burnout and Thoughts on Check Raising in Multiway Pots

05 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn todays episode we dial back the strategy (at least for a bit) and talk about how the grind has been affecting us lately and what we d...

NAPT Las Vegas Final Table Hand Review

21 Nov 2024

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Send us a textNAPT is BACK in LAS VEGAS!  We had a pretty big named Final Table so we thought this would be a good event to break down some of the ha...

Did These Listeners Play These Hands Well?

14 Nov 2024

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Send us a textWe asked our listeners to send us hands to review and they did not disappoint! We break down 3 hands and give constructive feedback and ...

Study Session: Final Table Hand Review

07 Nov 2024

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Send us a textWe are back with a Final Table review on From the Eagle Cup VIII on Global Poker. We dissect DeuceNukem's final table performances ...

You Should Avoid These Mindset Traps

31 Oct 2024

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Send us a textMindset Traps are real.  Quit trying to "get back above starting stack" or overvaluing your tournament life.  In todays epis...

Interview with High Stakes Cash Game Crusher Jesse Sylvia

24 Oct 2024

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Send us a textJesse has been well known in the poker world for well over a decade now after getting Runner Up in the 2012 WSOP Main and then winning W...

Interview With WSOP Bracelet Winner and WPT Champion Brek Schutten

17 Oct 2024

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Send us a textBrek is a regular among the High Roller scene. Scooping the $25k NLH 6 Max Bracelet this past summer and also taken down the SHRPO WPT b...

Study Sessions: 4 Betting

10 Oct 2024

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Send us a textYou don't need to wait for Aces!  Today we discuss strategies when 4 betting pre-flop and what you should consider when doing so. ...

Study Sessions: Hand Breakdowns

03 Oct 2024

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Send us a text(Please note: This episode will have VIDEO!! (finally)).  Unfortunately due to restrictions, the video version will only be available v...

How Should You Play Against an Early Position Raise?

26 Sep 2024

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Send us a textPlaying against Early Position raises can be very tricky. In todays discussion we go over how to play a short stack against a UTG open a...

Study Sessions: C-Betting Out Of Position

19 Sep 2024

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Send us a textHappy One Year Birthday to US!  One year ago we released our first episode and its been a ride. Thank you to everyone for the continued...

On The Road: WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs

15 Sep 2024

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Send us a textA new format detailing breakdowns from our adventures outside of MN. This week we travel to the WSOP Circuit in Council Bluffs Iowa and ...

So You're Facing a Check Raise: What Now?

05 Sep 2024

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Send us a textA wonderfully fun and insightful discussion diving into correctly reacting to a check raise at different big blind depths.  Want to pla...

Interview with Tournament Legend Ari Engel

29 Aug 2024

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Send us a textToo many accolades to put in the title! Ari boasts 17x WSOP circuit rings, 3 WSOP bracelets, an MSPT, HPT, EPT and many more wins.  We&...

When Should You Check Raise From The Big Blind?

15 Aug 2024

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Send us a textOn Todays Episode we discuss when is it a good time to check raise from the Big Blind to a C-Bet. There are a ton of variables to consid...

Will We Disagree On These Tough Spots?

08 Aug 2024

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Send us a textA different style episode! We breakdown our strategy on two hands individually without the others input and see how closely (or differen...

Early Stage Exploits in Tournaments

01 Aug 2024

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Send us a textIn Low to Mid Stake tournaments (and occasionally higher stakes) exploiting players in the early stages can help you build up that big s...

Interview with WSOP Bracelet Winner and Coach Ryan Laplante

25 Jul 2024

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Send us a textToday we welcome WSOP Gold Bracelet Winner and Poker Masters Champion Ryan Laplante.We get into many deep conversations including how to...

2024 WSOP Main Event Breakdown!

18 Jul 2024

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Send us a textThe 2024 Main Event has been an incredible ride with some amazing stories and hands to talk about.  We get into hand breakdowns, punts ...

WSOP 2024: Episode 5

13 Jul 2024

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Send us a textThe last episode of out 2024 WSOP summer. What an incredible experience getting to spend over a month in Las Vegas playing the best poke...

WSOP 2024: Episode 4

20 Jun 2024

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Send us a textThe Monster Stack has started!  We've been grinding nonstop through week 3 of the WSOP and have some fun hands to breakdown.*Pleas...

WSOP 2024: Episode 3

08 Jun 2024

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Send us a textWeek 2 of the WSOP has been great for the Midwest.  Lots of deep runs and exciting hands.  We discuss the Mystery Millions, the $800 W...

WSOP 2024: Episode 2

03 Jun 2024

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Send us a textOne week into the WSOP (time flies!) and the runs have started.  On todays episode we discuss our first week in Vegas, including WSOP M...

WSOP 2024: Episode 1

30 May 2024

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Send us a textA new format coming to you guys from the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas.  These will be a shorter and more frequent format to share our experie...

WSOP Prep: Final Table ICM with Ian Matakis

23 May 2024

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Send us a textNo better way to finish our WSOP Prep series than to have WSOP POY Ian Matakis join us to talk Final Table ICM.  Get your pen and pads ...

WSOP Prep: Blind Vs. Blind

17 May 2024

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Send us a textIn our second to last WSOP Prep episode we touch on Blind Vs. Blind Play.   In todays episode we breakdown playing in blind v blind sce...

EPT Monte Carlo Main Event Hand Breakdowns

09 May 2024

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Send us a textWith the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event just finishing up we decided to do an episode showcasing a few hands from deep in the tournament. We...

How To Beat Downswings

02 May 2024

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Send us a textThe conversation no-one likes discussing, The Downswing.  There are so many valuable tools to have which can prepare you to combat your...

WSOP Prep: ICM On The Bubble

25 Apr 2024

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Send us a textOur 3rd Installment of the WSOP Prep Series we discuss how to maneuver bubbles and what the ICM looks like for different stacks. Make th...

Interview with GPI Breakout Player of the Year Angela Jordison

18 Apr 2024

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Send us a textAngela Jordison is an absolute CRUSHER! 2022 GPI Breakout Player of the Year, WSOPc Hi Roller Champ, PLO8 Cash game specialist and Pheno...

WSOP Prep: 3 Betting

11 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThe second episode of our WSOP Prep series dives into the almighty 3 bet.  We go deep into some theoretical scenarios and our thought p...

WSOP Prep: 20 Big Blinds

28 Mar 2024

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Send us a textExcited to share this new format where we start discussing the topics we find most important to study before the WSOP 2024.  This will ...