The Poker Guys

The Poker Guys Podcast

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Join Grant and Jonathan for fun, high-level Breakdowns of big-time poker hands and hand reviews of stakes you play, where you'll learn strategy insights and begin to wrap your head around some of the toughest decisions in the game.

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The Breakdown: Does Keating Have a Method to His Madness in this WILD hand?! 13.03.2025 58:08

In this High Stakes Poker hand, are these players just using wild aggression, or is there something more strategic going on? The Poker Guys break it down! BLINDS $200/$400 Steve (CO): 8s6c ($675k) Peter (BTN): 6s3s ($910k) Keating (BB): 9d7d ($451k) Flop: Ac7sKs Turn: 6h River: 4h Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join...

Table Talk: When the Maniac Comes Knocking 11.03.2025 13:24

The Poker Guys guest finds himself put to the test by the maniac at the table. Should he find the call with a marginal second pair? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twit...

Table Talk: The Ultimate Ace King Nightmare 06.03.2025 20:13

Grant finds himself in a common AK river spot. He knows he's behind, but he also knows a bluff is unlikely to work. Now what? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @...

Table Talk: Weak Pair, Big Draw, Massive Bet: What's Jonathan to Do? 04.03.2025 14:14

Jonathan is playing a Clubs Poker cash game spot. He finds himself with a weak pair, a big draw, and facing a massive bet. What's a guy to do? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown...

Table Talk: Grant vs. The F*** You Player 27.02.2025 11:39

Grant is back at it in the nit game, but this time he has Aces versus a known F U Player. This is what dreams are made of, but can he get it all or will he be the one screaming obscenities? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2poker...

Table Talk: Grant Had Given Up—Until His Opponent Slipped 25.02.2025 13:52

Grant was stuck in the nit game and had almost given up. But poker isn’t just about the cards—it’s about the story your opponent tells. And in this hand, that story didn’t add up. Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/...

The Breakdown: How Does Foxen Call So Thin with $1.2M on the Line? 20.02.2025 41:43

Alex Foxen's gutsy thin hero call stuns Joao Vieira. How does Foxen find it in this heads-up spot for $1.2 million? BLINDS 250k/500k/500k Foxen (SB/BTN): 8d3d (31 million) Vieira (BB): Th8h (13 million) Flop: Ac6d3s Turn: 9s River: Kd Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord....

Table Talk: Thomas's Perfect Sizing Nets Huge Win!! 18.02.2025 14:13

Guest Thomas finds the perfect sizing across all three streets. The Poker Guys discuss each decision with him and how he played this cash game hand in London. Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for th...

Table Talk: He HATES How He Played His Set! 13.02.2025 22:06

Guest Dan joins the Poker Guys to discuss a tournament hand where everything seems normal until a massive river raise. Can we ever fold this strong of a hand in this spot? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest...

Table Talk: Ryan's Daring Move Stuns the Poker Guys 11.02.2025 15:29

Guest Ryan joins the Poker Guys to discuss a wild hand where nobody has anything, but the money keeps piling in. Our hero ends up with all his money in the middle with 7 high. Was it a good idea? Will it work? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us...

The Breakdown: WSOP Insanity! Andy Ni’s DOUBLE Check-Raise Bluff with 11 Big Blinds!? 06.02.2025 49:30

Andy Ni pulls off a mind-blowing double check-raise bluff at the $25k WSOP Bahamas, despite starting the hand with just 11 big blinds! BLINDS 400k/800k/800k Peeks (BTN): Ah9s (15.9m) Ni (BB): Ts9d (8.7m) Flop: 5hKhKd Turn: Kc Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4...

Table Talk: What Do Dice Mean at the Poker Table?! 04.02.2025 12:40

In this episode, Jonathan faces a ton of aggression after raising with his queens. One of the guys at the table rolls some dice before shoving. How should he react? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand...

Table Talk: We WANTED Him to Bet, But Not This Big! 30.01.2025 12:33

Mike F joins the Poker Guys to talk about a plan where everything went according to plan, except for the villain's bet size. Do we still stick with our plan when faced with a river overbet? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2poker...

Table Talk: Don't Always Make the Big Move 28.01.2025 14:20

Shane joins the Poker Guys to break down a hand he played in a $10 online tournament. No wild bluffs or dramatic all-ins—just the kind of spot where small mistakes can cost you big. What do the guys think of his play? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect...

The Breakdown: Badziakouski vs Ketola—A Wild River Decision on a $100k Triton Bubble! 23.01.2025 42:12

On the bubble of a $100K Triton event, Mikita Badziakouski’s queens face off against Ossi Ketola’s 5h3h in a tense hand. With two bigger stacks at play and short stacks in the room, there are unconventional decisions on every street that lead to a wild river. BLINDS 20k/40k/40k Badziakouski (UTG): QcQh (2.5m) Ketola (CO): 5h3h (2.5 m) Flop: Ac4s9s Turn: Jh River: Ah Come play with us on Clubs Pok...

Table Talk: My Jacks Feel the Heat in Arizona 21.01.2025 9:57

Jonathan's back in Arizona, where multi-way pots are the norm. Holding pocket jacks in early position, he faces four callers and a dicey flop. How should he approach his overpair against this herd? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https:...

Table Talk: Seven Limps and a Set—Can I Survive This Minefield 16.01.2025 10:58

Seven players limp in, and Jonathan flops bottom set. With an increasingly sketchy runout and six opponents lurking, can he dodge disaster — or can he even find an exit? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a...

Table Talk: Fold a SET against OMC??? 14.01.2025 12:03

One of the first hands in an Arizona tournament, and I flop a set of deuces. Seems like the dream start, right? But one of these old guys won’t stop raising me on the driest board you can imagine. What does he have—and do I trust my read? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord....

Table Talk: I Have Top Two on a Scary Board...and then Face a Check-Raise! 10.01.2025 15:57

Jonathan lands in a 5-way pot in a $5/$5 cash game. On a dicey board, he finds himself with a tough decision on the river. What would you do? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podca...

The Breakdown: Andrew Robl vs. the Hollywood Star—with $600k on the Line! 09.01.2025 36:27

In this wild High Stakes Poker hand, Andrew Robl flops a monster—but Jennifer Tilly doesn’t back down. Is Robl ready to go for the spotlight or does he need to exit stage left? BLINDS $200/$400/$800/$1600/$3200 Tilly (CO): QsQd ($326k) Robl (1Str): Td9d ($301k) Steven (2Str): Jd3d ($240k) Sameh (3Str): 7d4d ($465k) Flop: Tc6dTh Turn: Qc River: 7s Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and...

Table Talk: Poker Pros Debate Intern's Jack-Ten Suited Play 03.01.2025 11:50

Deep in a big online tournament, Poker Guys long suffering intern, Chris Jones, finds himself chasing with a pair plus flush draw, but should he even be in this spot in the first place? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/...

Table Talk: Did I Misplay Pocket Jacks?? 27.12.2024 10:04

In a $1/$2 cash game, Jonathan finds himself holding JJ as an overpair to the board and with a gutshot. Still, something seems wrong—How would you play your jacks in this spot? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Su...

The Breakdown: How Did Fedor Know to Bluff Here?! 26.12.2024 41:07

In a Triton hand, Fedor Holz finds an unusual bluff against Patrik Antonius. BLINDS 5,000/10,000/10,000 Antonius (UTG): Kh9h (250k) Holz (BTN): AdQc (545k) Flop: KcQh5h Turn: Jc River: 4c Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.g...

Table Talk: I Set the Trap with Big Slick!! 20.12.2024 7:31

In a $1700 WSOP tournament, Grant takes an unexpected line with Ace King to set a trap. Will it work or spring back in his face? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Subscribe to the podcast on Android: goo.gl/jNc78M...

The Breakdown: Wesley is Back—But Is He Telling the Right Story? 19.12.2024 53:33

In a high stakes Hustler Casino Live hand, Wesley makes a big play with the nut blocker, but did he tell himself the right story? BLINDS $100/$200/$400 straddle King Henry (BTN): Td8d ($421k) Wesley (BB): JhJd ($2.7m) Flop: Th6s3d Turn: 9c River: 8c Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on...