In it to Win it

Dr. Alan Schoonmaker is a Poker Psychologist.  He has written several books on poker including The Psychology of Poker, Your Worst Poker Enemy, Your Best Poker Friend, Poker Winners are Different, and DUCY?.  You can order those books by clicking here . Dr. Al is not a strategy coach.  He specializes in reading people at the table, body language, and helping clients get the most out of a session b...

Mike goes over his WSOP Main Event run, reviewing several hands and going over his table.  Steve runs through his poker goals for the 2015-2016 fiscal year.  Steve and Mike break down 4 hands from Steve's deep run in a Sunday tournament. Intro WSOP rundown HH 2:00 Steve's goals 16:00 Steve Strategy 42:00 Twitter Facebook Blog headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com motivational speech

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Ben Reason is a real professional poker player and business man.  Not only a winning pro, he backs other professionals to be a part of a community, stay accountable, and reduce his variance.  Ben started playing poker at the age of 14, and now 11 years later he has 17 circuit cashes, 5 WSOP cashes, and 2 circuit rings.  Ben is a big advocate of vipas...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Chris Moon is a professional poker player, TPE instructor, coach, and fun guest.  He lives in Detroit, crosses the Canadian boarder to play online, and is a regular in Pot Limit Omaha cash games.  Mike had a coaching session with Chris in the past and that one session still influences his game today.  You can contact Chris for coaching on twitter by...

Mike has had quite the successful WSOP trip and is now back in Oceanside.  Steve is back out at the WSOP and hoping to have a successful trip as well.  They break down several hands from Steve's tournaments, and one from Mike's deep run in the Millionaire Maker that involved Olivier Busquet  @olivierbusquet . Intro Steve's Hands  1:30 Big error  4:00 Flatting with Big hands instead of 3betting  20...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Marc Alioto @aznAllin007 , Peter Tarsiewicz @PeteTarz , and James Gettinger @dogzpp  get together with Steve and Mike to talk WSOP poker.  Strategy is sprinkled in throughout the podcast, several hands being discussed in depth.  Mike and Peter make day two of the Millionaire Maker.  Peter fills us in on his 60bb gift from a shove of T5o.  James goes...

WSOP poker is treating Mike well ... Mike has a break in the action to go over his Venetian deep stack win for $50,000, and his 14/2200 finish at Planet Hollywood for $11,000.  He is going on to play the 6 max WSOP event, and Steve is chomping at the bit to get out there. Intro Review of Mike's MTTs: 02:00 Hand Reviews: 12:00 Steve coming out to the WSOP: 34:00 Mike's new bankroll and dating updat...

Mike is out at the WSOP, and Steve is back from his vacation.  Mike is backed for the WSOP, and has over a dozen tournaments on his schedule.  He will be playing all the $1500 events and below.  He will be out there from now until June 14th.  Steve will be out at the WSOP on June 4-7, and again June 14-20.  There will be a HUPP meet up on either June 5th or 6th, pay attention to our Twitter and Fa...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge This week we interview the man, the myth, the legend ... Carlos Welch.  Carlos is an online MTT grinder from Atlanta Georgia.  He is a student of Andrew Brokos, and a member of TPE.  Although this month Steve and Mike have had some nice scores, they pale in comparison to Carlos' month of winning over $30,000. Thank you for listening, and you can cont...

Steve and Mike discuss a few hands and then bring on a fan of the podcast who is a competitive eater.  He has competed in many challenges, his best was devouring pounds of pickles in only a few minutes, beating out the raining champ.  You can check out Brian's website by clicking here .   Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech

In this episode we talk to Eric Crain.  Mike and Eric have butted-heads in online MTTs on the Merge network - Eric seems to have gotten the better of Mike in those matchups.  Eric has been playing professionally for about a decade, winning and losing over a million dollars twice. Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech

Steve and Mike pick up right where they left off from last week discussing Mike's deep run on Merge.  Thank you for listening! Twitter Facebook Blog Headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com Motivational Speech

Steve and Jacob make the final table together of a Sunday $30 MTT on the Winning Network.  They break down several hands that they played together, and Jacob gives Steve a lesson in ranges.  This is a two part episode, Mike comes on at the end and next weeks episode Steve and Mike discuss Mike's deep run in the Sunday High Roller. Thank you for listening.  You can follow Jacob on Twitter @Jacob_Sh...

This week we interview Jennifer Harman.  Jennifer won two WSOP bracelets, one in duece to seven lowball and another in limit texas holdem.  She also authored a chapter in Super Systems 2  on limit holdem.  She is a regular at the Aria and Belagio in Las Vegas, playing the high limit cash games.  Jennifer was also a part of "The Corporation", a group of professional poker players who pooled their m...

Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt is a rockstar when it comes to volume and mass multitabling.  For two years he had the highest win rate on Pokerstars.  He was a former member of Team Pokerstars, and is currently the only elite pro on Americas Cardroom.  He has written Treat your Poker like a Business , and  Don't listen to Phil Hellmuth. Dusty also has a twitch stream  where you can watch him play alon...

Steve and Mike dissect several hands from recent tournaments; it looks like Mike has found the job he was looking for; and the subject of reading opponents and narrowing their range down to just a few hands.  Thank you for listening! Please like us on Facebook , follow us on Twitter , check out our blog , or you can email us with any suggestions or hands for review at headsuppokerpodcast@gmail.com...

Joe LaPinta is a professional poker player living in New Jersey.  He puts in 200+ hours per month, is a regular at the 2/5 NL at Borgata, and also plays on Party Poker and WSOP online.  Joe took down the title of a WSOP Circuit Main Event after he was heads-up with his roommate Joe Wertz. In this episode we talk about what it takes to be a true grinder; the work ethic, study, dedication and love o...

Doug "DouggyFr3sh" Lyford is an Electrical Engineer turned Poker Pro!  Doug took the leap of faith on March 1st and put in his notice to pursue his dream of becoming a professional poker player.  DouggyFr3sh is currently backed to play on US sites, and he is coached by Marc Alioto and Ben Reasons. Doug has his own website, PokerProductivity.com , where he is offering free coaching sessions to the...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Elliot Roe is a mind coach for poker.  He has developed a hynotherapy program to help players reduce tilt and improve their focus at the table.  He also works with UFC competitors to help them mentally prepare for their fights by improving their focus and confidence. Elliot has downloadable mp3s for before and after session.  You listen to the tape f...

Jacob is a grinder on Bovada and the Winning Poker Network; he is also a regular in the Tournament Poker Edge forums .  He is a math wizard, relying on the numbers to make his decisions.  Steve met Jacob about a year ago in the TPE forums, and they met in person out in Las Vegas for the 2014 WSOP. Intro:  Lucky #13!  LA tournaments, coached by Marc Alioto, switching to MTTs online, 3bet ranges, sm...

Steve and Mike bring on Momma Barton for a spot in the show.  We talk about getting into poker, how we started playing, and of course some strategy. Intro:  results for the last week, using a HUD online, Mike is improving, learning to quit, Elliot Roe - hypnosis tapes . Welcome Mom:  How has poker been treating you?  Tournaments at the Luxor and Excalibur, women poker players, playing with a woman...

Travis Jonas is probably one of the most entertaining guests we've had on the show.  He was a professional dealer and poker player before and after the Moneymaker era.  Travis has stories of dealing some of the biggest games in Vegas, including Pros such as Johnny Chan, TJ Cloutier, Phil Hellmuth, and Phil Ivey.  When he was getting started in his career he was backed by Phil Ivey.  Travis won a b...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge Derek "Killingbird" Tenbusch started Tournament Poker Edge  in 2010 with his friend and co-owner Diego "Ron Fez Buddy" Lomanto.  Tournament Poker Edge, or TPE, is a tournament poker training site with hundreds (if not thousands) of training videos by dozens of professionals in the game.  Derek is modest when he says that he's not a professional poker...

FREE MP3 Mental Game MP3s Tournament Poker Edge It is obvious to anyone who listens to Marc how passionate he is about the game.  You can hear it in his voice.  Marc is a true American mtt grinder, getting up and playing all the major online tournaments that are available in the USA.  Marc offers a unique insight into the level of dedication and amount of work it takes to be a true professional.  ...

We are excited to announce the launch of our first episode of the Heads Up Poker Podcast.  Hosted by Steve Barton and Mike Sneideman, two California guys who love to talk poker strategy.  Steve is a professional fireman who has played poker for the last 11 years, winning at the game for the last 7 years.  Mike recently gave up his career as a mailman to move out to San Diego California to be close...