Chasing Poker Greatness

Today’s guest on CPG a RIO Elite Coach who is simply one of the best overall poker players on the planet, Kevin Rabichow. KRab has been fully immersed in the world of HUNL cash for well over a decade, all the while building a reputation as one of the best and most highly sought after private coaches in the business. As a matter of fact, here’s what Greatness Village’s own Coach Thomas thinks of Mr...

Unlike last week's episode of Tactical Tuesday, on this week's episode Jon finds himself all-in on the river twice, but this time praying for a fold. Will Jon's opponents find the fold button or will they send him packing? To learn more about the Free Nuffle promotion, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-nuffle-promotion

Today’s guest on CPG is high stakes mixed game crusher and tournament crushee Sean Snyder. There’s really no way to measure this but I’d bet money Sean holds the title of being the best overall poker player who has the worst lifetime results in MTTs. Somebody has to hold that mantle, right? The good news is that Sean is exceptionally well-equipped to bear that burden. When I think of the grittines...

Today’s guest on CPG is WSOP Bracelet Winner, tournament wizard, and founder of Learn Pro Poker, Ryan LaPlante. Ryan is a man who has truly worked his way up from the microstakes to crushing it at the highest levels of tournament poker both online and live, with career tournament earnings of close to $5 million. Today Ryan and I are gonna dive into what’s new and exciting in the world of Poker… He...

In this episode Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself. New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Preflop-Bootcamp Fish in a Barrel: http://bit.ly/fish-in-a-barrel Neutralize Flop Leads: https://bit.ly/2OkN8Yt

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is a WSOP bracelet winner, top shelf poker coach, and author of “Short Stack Ninja” Chris “Fox” Wallace. Chris Wallace has been in the game of poker for decades with the pinnacle of his journey thus far going down on June 8th 2014. That was his day of post-Black Friday redemption when he won a WSOP bracelet that was very near and dear to his heart. As a man...

Today’s CPG brings back good friend, renowned high stakes vet, the host of “Sessions”, and founder of poker apparel brand PokerRags DGAF. And these days, apparently, he is back to GAF which is absolutely music to my ears. So if you love comebacks, crazy journeys, self-examination, brutal honesty, and the pursuit of excellence in the world of POKER, today’s episode will be right up your alley. But...

Coach Brad and Jon analyze a couple of hands played by Joe, one of Coach Brad's private coaching students. Joe recently played on a live streamed game at Texas Card House and found himself making some tough decisions with AK offsuit. Tune in to hear the discussion on everything from shot-taking strategy for live poker to one of the most reliable physical tells you will ever learn about.

Today’s show welcomes back one of my good friends, the always brilliant, gripping, and inspiring high performance Jedi, Adam Kreek. Adam’s a Stanford educated, highly decorated multiple time world-champion, and Olympic gold medalist rower who has multiple Hall of Fame busts on his mantle. He’s a human being that lives to push the envelope and always seeks out his limits. Sometimes that has meant v...

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is the author of “Play Optimal Poker 1 & 2” and the host of the Thinking Poker podcast, the bearded wonder himself Andrew Brokos. Brokos’ resume includes being a coach at both Red Chip Poker & Tournament Poker Edge, writing regularly for Two Plus Two magazine, and was also a past contributor to CardPlayer magazine as well as a sponsored PokerStars pro. Oh y...

This week's episode is inspired by a recent tweet from Coach Brad regarding the large open sizes that are commonly used in low stakes live cash games. Why do players at $1/$2 regularly open to 7 or 8 big blinds? Is there a strategic reason to open so large? If 7x-8x is too large, what size should you be opening to? Coach Brad answers all these questions and more.

Today’s guest on CPG is a living legend in the poker world, the author of Elements of Poker, Painless Poker, and Waiting for Straighters… the great Tommy Angelo. Tommy is no garden variety poker coach, he’s more like the Vince Lombardi of poker coaches, having been a grinder for over 30 years with a who’s who list of clients who have gone to to chase their own poker greatness. In broad strokes, he...

Today I’m very excited to welcome back to CPG one of my favorite human beings both inside and outside the world of poker, the one and only Anton Wigg. Anton is an EPT Main Event champ who’s racked up over $9 million in combined live and online MTT cashes and is currently the 15th ranked online MTT player in the world according to PocketFives.com. Beyond his poker talent, I find Anton to be an easy...

This week's theme is playing flopped combo draws when you are out of position. In today's two hands, both Coach Brad and Jon check raise the flop with monster draws and both players face tricky turns where their hands did improve, just not in the way that they had hoped. Hit play to find out how Coach Brad and Jon decided to proceed! New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.ly/Pref...

Today I’m welcoming back one of the foremost authorities in the world of mindset and high performance, the legendary author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, the one and only Jared Tendler. Jared’s current and historic roster of clients spans the globe and includes elite esports organization Team Liquid, PGA Tour players, world class entrepreneurs, the best of the best poker players, and both ins...

On today’s show, I have the honor of welcoming back the always uplifting, inquisitive, and maybe the most insanely positive human beings I’ve stumbled across in my journey through life, Sky Matsuhashi. Sky’s the creator and founder of the massively popular Smart Poker Study Podcast as well as the poker training platform ThePokerForge.com. He’s also the author of 4 books including 'How to Study Pok...

We're switching up the format for this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday! Today you'll hear Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from the most recent episode of the legendary poker show High Stakes Poker. In these two hands Tom Dwan, Brynn Kenney, and Brandon Steven battle it out in a $500k pot and a $400k pot. If you have a PokerGo account and would like to follow the action with us, head over t...

Today’s guest on the podcast is YouTube vlogger extraordinaire and School of Cards head coach, Matt Vaughan. Matt’s one of those guys who constantly has his nose to the grindstone working to upgrade his game. While known primarily for his poker vlogs on YouTube, where he has amassed an impressive 18k+ subscribers, the dude’s poker skills are legit. If you need evidence, go check out Matt’s impress...

Today’s guest on Chasing Poker Greatness has 6 WSOP final tables on his resume, he’s been a professional cardplayer for 15 years, and, oh yeah, he’s the founder of one of the largest poker training platforms in the world, Crush Live Poker... the one and only Bart Hanson. In the past decade, Bart has observed and analyzed more poker hands than almost anyone else in the universe. When it comes to pu...

This week's theme is bet calling bluffcatchers on the river. On today's episode you'll hear Coach Brad and Jon verbalize their thoughts after betting a marginal hand for value on the river and getting put to the test for rest of their chips. Will Coach Brad and Jon be able to make the correct call or fold? Find out now on Tactical Tuesday! New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: https://bit.l...

Today’s guest on the podcast is the co-host of The Grind Haus podcast along with past CPG guest Brian “The Golden Blazer” Frenzel, Tournament Poker Edge coach, Twitch streamer, and lawyer Jerod Smith. Jerod is a natural born battler who mainly plays MTTs but has been dipping his toe into my favorite waters, the cash game streets. The post-lockdown MTT grind has been going well for Mr. Smith, as in...

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 shor...

On this week's episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand that starts with a light 4bet pre-flop and some deepstacked decisions post-flop. Coach Brad is faced with the question of how to get as much money in the pot as possible, while Jon contemplates whether he needs to put all the money in the middle just to have a chance at winning the pot. New CPG Cash Game Courses! Preflop Bootcamp: htt...

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 Ch...

Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is longtime poker professional Darren Elias. Darren’s just 34 years old, but he's already established himself as the end boss of the World Poker Tour. It’s exceptionally difficult to win a prestigious award like WPT Player of the Year at any point but Darren is a man who eats extremely difficult things for breakfast. Darren not only holds the re...