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FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Steve and Carlos  talk about Mike's new project he has in the works.  Carlos is a couple days away from flying down to the PCA to rail the superstars and rub elbows with the legends.  And of course ... we talk poker strategy :) Intro:  Mike's new project Question from listener:  6:00 Strategy:  15:00 Carlos Pocket Aces HeadsUpPoker. Poker Steve Twitt...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge I am coming from Vegas at my brother Chris' house, Mike is at home in Oceanside.  We talk over what I learned from the Elliot Roe Goal Setting Webinar, and what our goals are for the New Year.  We take a question from listener Brian Taylor (Episode 23), and I have a couple hands from the live tournaments I have been playing in Vegas. Intro:  Webinar,...

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FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge The man, the myth, the legend ... Tony Huff.  Tony has been working in the background on the website, headsuppoker.poker and I have been coaching him.  We bring him on the show to go over 3 different hands where he had some sticky spots. Intro Welcome Tony! Hand 1 - Ad3d  Hand 2 - JcJs  Hand 3 - Tc8c HeadsUpPoker. Poker Steve Twitter      Mike Twitte...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Carlos is back ... again.  He just came off a live tournament series at the Harrahs, and we dive into strategy on live MTTs.  We take a question from listener Cliff Johnson about whether or not to take neutral EV spots in cash games.  Carlos goes into his life as a child, joining a gang, getting caught in a drive-by shooting.  We also talk about drug...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Steve and Mike are back after taking a month off.  Mike got his mailman job back, although it doesn't look like he will take it.  Steve is moved into his new house, and has his poker room set up.  We catch up for the first 20 minutes and then go right into a $55 online MTT that Steve played this Sunday. Intro Strategy Online MTT  18:00 - AKo BB  23:0...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge This episode is not like all the others.  Mike leads the conversation and gets me to talk about my former life as a pickup artist.  I talk about how to get a phone number in 30 seconds, kissing a girl without saying a word, online dating (Match.com), coffee dates, what to do for a 2nd and 3rd date, how to find your perfect partner, and where to meet...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Steve and Mike talk shop and then go right into strategy.  Mike played the Oceans 11 WPT Deepstack 50k guarantee, catapulting himself early into one of the chip leaders. Intro Mike Strategy 24:00 HeadsUpPoker. Poker Steve Twitter      Mike Twitter Facebook Blog headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com  

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Here we wrap up the last episode with more 5/10 cash analysis.  We talk over 6 different hands, and including how to get the most out of a guy who is spewing chips when he is on your left.  Mike had an interesting hand with AsQ on a board of Q 5s 2s Qs K.  If you would like to get coaching in 1/2, 2/5, or 5/10 live cash, contact Joe using the links o...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Joe LaPinta is back, and we bring him on to analyze Mike's play in the 5/10 cash game at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.  Mike played for two hours at this televised event where we can see everyone's hole cards.  There were several interesting spots, some Mike played very well, others, not so much.  If you are looking to get better at cash games,...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge We are LIVE ... at the BIKE ... with MIKE!  Joe and I commentate as Mike sits down at a 5/10 NLH cash game.  Mike makes some great moves, and some not so great ones.  We can see everyone's hole cards, which make Joe and I sound like prodigies and Mike is left scratching his head. If you want to watch the full video, go to Liveatthebike.com and scroll...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Daryl Jace is something of a prodigy.  He started playing poker after dropping out of school in the 7th grade.  He was playing 5/10 at 15 years old, and he shipped the Sunday Million on PokerStars the first time he played it.  Now 27 years old, he is a family man, poker player, coach, and enjoys learning about education.  Steve and Mike pick his brai...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Jonathan Little is a legend in the poker world.  He has cashed for over $6 million playing live and over $1 million online.  He has two live cashes over $1 million, and was WPT Season IV Player of the Year.  He travels the globe playing the biggest buy in tournaments, and runs his own training site called FloatTheTurn.com   He is an author of 9 best-selling poker books, h...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Derek is back!  He makes a deep run in the $215 Sunday Special on ACR, winning over 6k and capturing it all on his Twitch stream .  Mike watched the final table and picks out 7 hands for Steve to coach Derek on.  We answer questions from a listener, Robbie Clapper, and finish the show out by talking about Twitch, Tournament Poker Edge, and upcoming L...

FREE MP3 Steve and Mike catch up on lost time.  Mike fills us in on his vacation to Greece with the Russian girl.  Steve goes over his former life as a pick up artist, and Mike tells us about his Commerce $1650 Main Event run. Intro - Steve the pickup artist, Paris & Greece, Commerce Main Event Steve Strategy   QsJh  27:30    KsKh  38:00 Mike Strategy  KdKh  55:00 HeadsUpPoker. Poker Steve Twitter...

FREE ELLIOT ROE MP3 Clayton Fletcher is a professional poker player and comedian in New York City.  Clayton finished 96th in the WSOP Main Event.  He has his own comedy show called The Clayton Fletcher Show, and he has a podcast  called Broadway Comedy Club Radio.  Clayton is extremely entertaining and it is easy to see why he is a comic.  We laugh our way through most of the podcast, and it is li...

James fills us in on poker after the TPE house (Episode 27) and the WSOP.  He will be going down to Punta Cana with his girlfriend after winning a package on ACR the night before (Steve was on the virtual rail for that Final Table).  Mike on scene at the Commerce Casino just before he enters a live tournament. Elliot Roe Mental Game MP3s Intro Steve Strategy  17:00 Welcome James!  28:30 Satellite...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Marc comes back to the podcast to fill us in on how he's been doing since the WSOP.  He is excited about his group of students that he has teaching with Ben Reason, and they are looking for more horses to add to the stable.  Mike brings in several hands from his Day 2 of the WPT, and Steve has a few as well from some recent online MTTs. Intro Welcome...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge If you're looking for strategy, this is it.  Four guys talking poker.  Carlos Welch is back, coming on last minute to fill in for Mike during the first 10 minutes.  Mike played and bagged chips in a WPT Main Event the night before, and slept through his alarm.  He comes on shortly after starting the show, and goes over his Day 1 play.  KK Cornish is...

Dr. Daren Wooten is an ER doctor, a farmer, and new to the world of poker.  Daren was on a cruise when he first played poker just over a year ago, and he's been hooked ever since.  Daren asked Mike to review a tournament that he made a deep run in, and instead we did it over a podcast.  Mike talks about his upcoming live events, and we go over the Presidential race. Intro Mike's upcoming live sche...

Carlos is always entertaining, and this time is no different!  Carlos is coming to us from the Nit Cave, and Steve and Mike pick his brain about his recent purchase of his new Nit Mobile.  Carlos has a van that he plays poker from and twitches while he does it.  If you would like to watch Carlos grinding from the Nit Mobile, you can do so M W F at 11am EST, at  http://www.twitch.tv/carloswelch Int...

Darius is relatively new to the poker scene, but already has an impressive record.  Last year at the 2014 WSOP he finished 2nd in $5000 PLO 6 max event, bringing home over $300k.  And this year he finished 184/6420 in the 2015 WSOP Main Event for $40k. When Darius was laid off from his job after company downsizing in January, he started playing poker full time.  Darius is a regular in the undergro...

Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald is professional in every sense of the word.  He started grinding at 17, and after more than a decade has built a small empire in the poker world.  After black friday he moved down to Costa Rica where he lives with his wife and dogs.  He has over $3,000,000 in tournament winnings, and is an instrutor for  Cardrunners .   Alex does a podcast called OneOuter and you can...

Doug Lyford is back giving us an update on his first 6 months as a professional poker player.  Doug has been playing both live and online MTTs, mostly online.  He recently shipped a Bovada $55 for over 4k.  Doug is starting a podcast with Daryl Jace, a TPE pro.  You can listen to the podcast here:   Poker and Stuff with Doug and Daryl. Doug is also looking for 2 more students.  He is giving a firs...

LoriAnn Persinger is a poker player in Souther California.  She was an author for Ante Up Magazine, and Mike first met Lori in Los Angeles and then again out at the 2015 WSOP.  You can see an interview of Lori with Mike here on YouTube .  You can also follow Lori on Twitter here  @LoAnPer66 .  Thank you for tuning in! Intro Books to read  5:30 Strategy Mike  13:00 Welcome Lori!  27:15 Women in Pok...