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Two serious poker players from the midwest talking about the poker industry in America. From home games and charity poker to the top poker rooms and casinos in Las Vegas. We cover cash games, tournaments, rules questions, current events, online poker, and the overall degeneracy of poker that all gamblers love. Episodes released on the first and third Friday of every month... with a few bonus episodes splashed in there for good measure. Cause who doesn't love a good splash pot. TheOverlay.buz ...
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#121 Luciana Manolea: MTT Pro with 4.5 Million in Career Cashes & Crypto Modeling Wizard
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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 compu…
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Top 5 Tips for Better Hand Reading without Using Solvers #327
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Show Notes for this episode: https://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod327 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, coach and author. Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel Enable my "Daily Poker Tips" Alexa Skill for a daily 30-second poker tip in your Flash Briefing. United States Canada United Kingdom Australia India Daily Poker Tips is also a podc…
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#120 Matt Waxman Rnd 2: Living the Poker Dream While Pitching Cards at Bananas
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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 an…
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Tactical Tuesday #15: The Differences Between High Stakes Live Cash Games and Low Stakes Live Cash Games
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In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and his student Jon break down the differences between high stakes live cash games and low stakes live cash games. In the first half of the show they break down the strategic differences and in the back half they discuss the environmental differences. The strategic differences they go into are: - Th…
The BOUNTY Tournament, where you get paid extra to knock players out. The Overlay boys go deep diving on bounty tournament strategy and how players' ranges and plays are affected by the bounty chip. Plus the greatest bounty tournament that never was. Remember you can play in a BIG Bounty almost every Sunday at CCG poker and every Friday night at Pa…
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#119 Jordan Zucker: High Stakes Mixed Game Grinder & A Trip to the New York Private Game Scene of Yesteryear
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is Jordan Zucker. Jordan’s a high stakes mixed-game grinder who was referred to yours truly by his friend and past CPG guest, the nosebleed mixed-game Queen Supreme, Melissa Burr. Jordan and I’s wide ranging conversation will take you from his poker origin story many moons ago to a never-before-c…
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#118 Gareth James: From Teaching Music to Kids to Coaching Berkey for the $300k High Roller Bowl
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness Podcast is Gareth James. Gareth is the founder and head coach of the prestigious MTT Poker School, the co-host of the mindset poker podcast Poker on the Mind where he and past CPG guest Dr. Tricia Cardner (Who herself is a poker performance wizard & author who sports PHDs in both psychology & criminology…
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Tactical Tuesday #14: Hands From Greatness Village
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On this week's Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and his student Jon take a look at a couple of hands posted in Greatness Village. The first hand features Coach Thomas choosing to take an unorthodox line from the big blind against the button at 500NL. In the second hand, a villager raises preflop, bets the flop and the turn with a combo draw and arrives…
Show Notes for this episode: https://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod326 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, coach and author. Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel Enable my "Daily Poker Tips" Alexa Skill for a daily 30-second poker tip in your Flash Briefing. United States Canada United Kingdom Australia India Daily Poker Tips is also a podc…
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#117 Greg Vail: Why Not Learning Split Pot Games is Costing You Money
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of SCOOP! Winning High Low Concepts for the Hold’em Mind volumes 1, 2, & 3 Greg Vail. Greg’s a Red Chip Poker Coach and cash game pro who specializes in the world of Big O and Omaha Hi-Lo. Greg’s poker career is split into two acts: The first act was from 2005-2010. He was a young, …
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#116 Kenny Hallaert: $10 Million+ in Career Cashes, 2016 WSOP ME Final Table
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Kenny (SpaceyFCB) Hallaert has cashed for over $10 million in his live and online poker careers combined. Even though he has yet to take down the elusive major live tournament, it’s easy to say he’s seen way more than his fair share of success on the green felt. Some highlights of Kenny’s career thus far: 6th place in the 2016 WSOP Main Event for $…
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Tactical Tuesday #13: Facing an Exotic Line with an Overpair & Maximizing Profit vs. Fishies
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Tactical Tuesday goes back to its roots on this week's episode with a pair of hand breakdowns brought to you by Coach Brad and his student Jon. The first hand comes from a recent $5/$10 session on Ignition where Jon faces an unexpected turn donk in a 3bet pot. The second hand is one posted in the hand history review section of Greatness Village by …
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Episode 40: The BIG GAME and Sports Betting
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The biggest sports betting day of the year... THE BIG GAME. Brandon told us that we were not allowed to use the word SUPPPPER BOWWWL, so we are calling it the BIG GAME. This is the first year that Sports Betting is legal in the state of Illinois. What prop bets is Brandon betting on this year. Which are the best apps to use to place your bet. Don't…
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#115 Matt Waxman: WSOP & WPT Champ, $4.2 Million MTT Cashes, & Founder of Pokerithm
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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 …
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Counting Outs and Making Profitable Calls #325
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#114 Daiva Byrne: The Poker Pro Doing the Noble Work
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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 ex…
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Tactical Tuesday #12: Online Poker's Perception vs. Reality
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Tactical Tuesday brought to you by https://chasingpokergreatness.com On this week's episode, Coach Brad and his student Jon discuss Jon's perception of online poker before Jon began playing online in the summer of 2020 and how those perceptions have changed as Coach Brad has guided Jon up through the stakes. Find out how someone who was initially t…
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#113 Coach Bahman: High Intelligence and Mental Game Coach for Raise Your Edge
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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 Ir…
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Don't Respect the Player, But Always Respect the Math! #324
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Show Notes for this episode: https://www.smartpokerstudy.com/respect Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, coach and author. Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel Enable my "Daily Poker Tips" Alexa Skill for a daily 30-second poker tip in your Flash Briefing. United States Canada United Kingdom Australia India Daily Poker Tips is also a pod…
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#112 Robbie Strazynski: Longing for Live Poker, Sheldon Adelson, & Poker Journalism Titans
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the founder of CardPlayerLifestyle who I’m welcoming back for a very special Round 2. In case you missed it, Robbie was guest #2 way back in late 2019 when Chasing Poker Greatness was just toddling around. Despite being one of the most positive and upbeat humans I know, the weight of Covid iso…
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Tactical Tuesday #11: Multiway Postflop Donks in the $1k NL Cash Game Streets
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On this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended "donk bet." Will Jon's bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a "donk bet" is the co…
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Episode 39: The state of live poker during COVID-19 part 7 THE FINALE
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THE FINALE!!!! We hope. The Overlay podcast talks about the current state of poker, focusing on live poker on October 30th, 2020. What are the rumors about the Midwest poker rooms? Who is open, who is re-opening, and who is going to stay closed? In these unsure times, Ken and Brandon try to bring a little clarity to LIVE poker during a global pande…
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#111 Alex "Thallo" Epstein: Living Life as a Nose Bleed Private Game Mainstay
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is WSOP gold bracelet winner and high stakes crusher/degen Alex “Thallo” Epstein. Thallo and I recently met while providing commentary in the Polk vs Negreanu challenge over on the Solve For Why YouTube, and it quickly became obvious to me that I had to get this dude onto the podcast. He’s a hila…
Show Notes for this episode: https://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod323 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, coach and author. Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel Enable my "Daily Poker Tips" Alexa Skill for a daily 30-second poker tip in your Flash Briefing. United States Canada United Kingdom Australia India Daily Poker Tips is also a podc…
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#110 Mike Noori: The Underestimated High Stakes Mixed Game Beast
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes mixed-game player Mike Noori. You may remember Mike from a bet that went viral on poker Twitter a few years back where he bet he could eat more than $1,000 worth of McDonalds food in 36 hours which, as Jimmy Fricke pointed out, would have been 66,000 calories. Spoiler Alert: He fai…
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(Not So) Tactical Tuesday #10: Mindset, Risk Aversion, & Mental Toughness
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In this week's (Not So) Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Thomas tackle mindset and risk. What does it mean if you're too risk averse or too risk inclined? How aggressive should you be with your bankroll? Can being too nitty actually hold back your progress? Coach Brad & Coach Thomas share their thoughts as well as some behind-the-scenes stories …
Gimmie a break! How are you using your breaks during your poker sessions? The Overlay covers breaktime during poker tournaments (both big and small), as well as when you should take breaks during a cash game session. Brandon and Ken tell their own stories and experiences with breaks during tournaments and cash play. Plus, we cover how to use your b…
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#109 Duncan Palamourdas: The UCLA Professor of Poker Who Won My Heart
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is UCLA professor and author of Why Alex Beats Bobbie at Poker: Developing a Fundamentally Sound Approach at Poker, Duncan Palamourdas. Duncan won my heart very early on in this conversation because he’s a math guy who uttered the magical words, “People overestimate the usefulness of solvers”. Be…
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3 Steps for Achieving Your 2021 Poker Goals #322
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#108 Ben Hayles: Brilliant Poker Coach, Author, & Founder of Post Flop Poker
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is poker coach, author, and the founder of the Post Flop Poker Podcast Ben Hayles. Ben’s path towards poker is a little bit different than most folks, including yours truly, simply because he actually had the foresight to put together a plan of action so that he would give himself the best possib…
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Tactical Tuesday #9: Inside Look at a Mini Private Coaching Session
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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 includi…
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#107 Brian Rast: An All-Time Great, $21 Million+ in MTT Cashes, & Nose Bleed Mainstay
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is one of the all-time poker GOATs Brian Rast. Brian has over $21 million in MTT cashes in his career which lands him at #25 in the All-Time money list... And he doesn’t even really battle in the tournament arena much at the moment. Some of his MTT highlights include: Scooping the $500k buy-in Hi…
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#106: Matt Marinelli: High Stakes Cash Animal, Poker Detox Legend, & Co-Founder of BigBetU
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is high stakes cash game animal, Poker Detox legend, and co-founder of BigBetU Matt Marinelli. Marinelli was a long-time member and coach of the Poker Detox crew and another one of those guys I got to spend a fairly significant amount of time interacting with during the Atlanta Detox retreat back…
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Tactical Tuesday #8: Unnatural Bluffing Spots Part Deux
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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 arriv…
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Episode 37: 2021 Predictions and Resolutions
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Happy New Year! Finally, 2020 is over, and we can move on to better and brighter pastures. The boys from The Overlay throw down their best 2021 predictions. Brandon gives his best sports picks from the Super Bowl to the World Series champs. We discuss the future of live poker and an in-depth look at when Ken thinks CCG poker will be back. The catch…
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#105 Landon Tice: 21-Year-Old Poker Supernova
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is poker supernova Landon Tice. This was an especially meaningful conversation to me because I’ve been fortunate enough to experience Landon’s rising star from a pretty close distance. Back in March, which feels like two or three lifetimes ago, the Poker Detox crew had a company retreat in Atlant…
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Tactical Tuesday #7: Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities at Online $1K No Limit
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On today’s show, Coach Brad and his student Jon will take a look at two hands that Jon recently played at $5/$10 6-max cash on Ignition. Jon tries to take advantage of a pair of spots on the turn that he believes are underbluffed by his player pool and more importantly are spots Jon believes his player pool perceives as underbluffed. Identifying an…
Merry Christmas! Get your free 14-day trial to the Poker Forge: https://www.thepokerforge.comBy Sky Matsuhashi: SmartPokerStudy.com | Poker Coach, Author and Podcaster
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#104 Thomas Bain: CPG Associate Coach, Tactical Tuesday Co-Host and All-Around Crusher
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is none other than Greatness Village Associate Coach and Tactical Tuesday co-host Thomas Bain. Thomas is a professional poker player, poker coach, podcaster-in-training, and poker course creator. He’s also a really amazing human who I feel blessed to call my close friend. You might not know this …
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Tactical Tuesday #6: Relentless River Raising
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On today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down two hands (One good, one the opposite of good) where Thomas chose to raise with a bluff on the river. Who doesn't love it when Terminator Thomas gets out of line? If you'd like to support the show, head to ChasingPokerGreatness.com/VIP & join the Chasing Poker Grea…
Merry Christmas! Get your free 14-day trial to the Poker Forge: https://www.thepokerforge.comBy Sky Matsuhashi: SmartPokerStudy.com | Poker Coach, Author and Podcaster
Merry Christmas! Get your free 14-day trial to the Poker Forge: https://www.thepokerforge.comBy Sky Matsuhashi: SmartPokerStudy.com | Poker Coach, Author and Podcaster
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6th Day of Christmas: What's the best format to play?
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#103 Michael Acevedo Part 2: Poker is a Team Sport
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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a man who has ruined all other men for you… A man who’s coming back for a very special Round 2 where your favorite podcast host *insert dramatic gasp here* asks him more than one question. That man is the author of the breakout hit book Modern Poker Theory, the great Michael Acevedo and you’re…
2 + 2 = RAISE? The math and thought process behind pot odds, river bluffs, implied odds, value betting, set mining, and bet sizing on the river. Poker is a balance between math and art. Go down the rabbit hole with Brandon on poker math, and how to use storytelling to win more pots. Also, Ken is on this episode. If you are enjoying our show please …
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5th Day of Christmas: Is it possible to win in online poker?
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Merry Christmas! Get your free 14-day trial to the Poker Forge: https://www.thepokerforge.comBy Sky Matsuhashi: SmartPokerStudy.com | Poker Coach, Author and Podcaster
Merry Christmas! Get your free 14-day trial to the Poker Forge: https://www.thepokerforge.comBy Sky Matsuhashi: SmartPokerStudy.com | Poker Coach, Author and Podcaster