Thinking Poker

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 Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK [https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK].  Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up [https://gtow.pro/thinkingpoker] to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily [http://www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily].  [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//natesilver-300x300.jpg] NATE SILVER Nate Silver is the founder of FiveThirtyEight and a former professional poker player. He is the author of On the Edge [https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Art-Risking-Everything-ebook/dp/B0CQSC9J12?ref_=ast_author_mpb], The Signal and the Noise [https://www.amazon.com/Signal-Noise-Many-Predictions-Fail-but/dp/0143125087], and the Silver Bulletin [https://www.natesilver.net/] substack, and he co-hosts the Risky Business [https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/risky-business-with-nate-silver-maria-konnikova] podcast with Maria Konnikova, whom we interviewed on Episode 247 [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2018/02/episode-247-maria-konnikova/]. Nate first appeared on Episode 318 [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2020/02/episode-318-nate-silver/]. Twitter [https://twitter.com/natesilver538] Link [https://www.natesilver.net/] [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//photo-profile-maria-konnikova-300x300.jpg] MARIA KONNIKOVA Maria Konnikova is a poker player, a contributing writer [http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/maria-konnikova] for the New Yorker, and the author of The Confidence Game, [http://amzn.to/2Cy0Qv6] Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, [http://amzn.to/2BH1nho] and the new The Biggest Bluff [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562852/the-biggest-bluff-by-maria-konnikova/]. Twitter [http://twitter.com/mkonnikova] Link [http://mariakonnikova.com/]

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 daily newsletter? [https://samgreenwoodpoker.substack.com/] Carlos and Andrew get to the bottom of it all in this fantastic interview. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK [https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK].  Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up [https://gtow.pro/thinkingpoker] to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily [http://www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily].  [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//sg-1-300x300.jpg] SAM GREENWOOD Sam Greenwood is one of the most successful tournament players of all time, with nearly $40 million in live winnings. He is an instructor at Run It Once and the author of the Punt of the Day newsletter on Substack. Twitter [https://x.com/samgreenwoodrio?lang=en] Link [https://samgreenwoodpoker.substack.com/]

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 than cash games. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK [https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK].  Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up [https://gtow.pro/thinkingpoker] to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily [http://www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily].  [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//vitch-300x300.jpg] CHRIS VITCH Chris Vitch is a long-time professional poker player, coach, and instructor focusing on mixed games. He has three WSOP bracelets. Twitter [https://twitter.com/deathdonkey]

Tom “Tombos21” Boshoff returns to the show to discuss new developments in poker strategy and technology since his last appearance [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2023/01/episode-393-tom-tombos21-boshoff/]. Alex Sutherland [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2016/06/episode-177-alex-sutherland/] is the source of the “think of a solver as a tool for conducting experiments” idea. We first discussed the idea of AI “intuition” with Michael Bowling [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2017/03/episode-208-michael-bowling-of-cprg/] of the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK [https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK].  Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up [https://gtow.pro/thinkingpoker] to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily [http://www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily].  [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//tombos21-300x300.png] TOM BOSHOFF Tom Boshoff is the Head Coach at GTO Wizard. He previously appeared on Episode 393. [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2023/01/episode-393-tom-tombos21-boshoff/] Link [https://blog.gtowizard.com/]

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 those habits both at the poker table and in life. In the strategy segment, Andrew discusses game theory in the real world and whether strategic uncertainty has a role to play in trade negotiations. Jason previously appeared on Episode 327. [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/2020/06/episode-327-jason-su/] His new book is The Joy of Poker [https://geni.us/joyofpoker]. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK [https://clubwptgold.com/?promo=THINK].  Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up [https://gtow.pro/thinkingpoker] to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily [http://www.patreon.com/thinkingpokerdaily].  [https://www.thinkingpoker.net/images//2023_JasonSu_NicoleRomanoff_1_websize-300x200.jpg] JASON SU Jason Su specializes in helping poker players maximize their performance and earnings at the table with zero sacrifice from their personal lives. Twitter [https://x.com/jasonbsu] Link [http://pokerwithpresence.com/]