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Chasing Poker Greatness

Pro Poker Player Brad Wilson dives deep with World Class Cash Game Players (No limit hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Mixed Games), poker tournament Superstars (WSOP bracelet winners, WPT champions, Online Poker Crushers), legendary poker ambassadors (Norman Chad, Matt Savage), and poker mindset coaches (Elliot Roe, Nick Howard, Jared Tendler) in this strategic poker podcast.

There are greatness bombs aplenty whether you’re trying to improve at live or online No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, or rise up the mixed games ranks.

Guests include PokerCoaching’s Jonathan Little, Run It Once’s Phil Galfond, Jason Koon, JNandez, Nick Howard, Marle Cordeiro, Kristen Bicknell, Maria Konnikova, Kevin Rabichow, Smart Poker Study Sky Matsuhashi, Andrew “Luckychew” Lichtenberger, Thinking Poker Andrew Brokos, James “Splitsuit” Sweeney of The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast, Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald, The Poker Guys, Darren Elias, Phil Hellmuth, Fedor Holz, Tommy Angelo, PokerNews Sarah Herring, Twitch Streamers Matt & Jamie Staples, SolveForWhy’s Matt Berkey, JustHands Podcast Jack Laskey, Poker In the Ear’s Joe Stapleton, The Chip Race Dara O’ Kearney & David Lappin, and AnteUp Poker Podcast’s Scott Long.

Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features multiple new episodes each and every week.

Please visit us at https://chasingpokergreatness.com

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#117 Greg Vail: Why Not Learning Split Pot Games is Costing You Money Feb 12, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the author of SCOOP! Winning High Low Concepts for the Hold’em Mind volumes 1, 2, & 3 Greg Vail.
Greg’s a Red Chip Poker Coach and cash game pro who specializes in the world of Big O and Omaha Hi-Lo.
Greg’s poker career is split into two acts:
The first act was from 2005-2010. He was a young, immature kid with horrible spending habits and no discipline trying to figure out how to navigate the world.
Spoiler alert: That didn’t end so well.
So, recognizing he needed to disrupt his lifestyle, Greg joined the Army in 2010 until he was medically discharged in 2015.
Act 2 began in 2015 when Greg fell back into the poker world except this time he was a totally different human being. Strong discipline has a way of doing that.
Since then he’s written 3 books, has helped student after student learn how to improve their split pot skills, and lives for providing and raising his daughter.
In today’s episode, you’re going to learn:
Why Greg chooses to both play and teach split-pot games.
The lessons & wisdom Greg took with him from the Army into poker.
How teaching has helped Greg and myself become better players.
And much, MUCH more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you my conversation with author and coach Greg Vail
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#116 Kenny Hallaert: $10 Million+ in Career Cashes, 2016 WSOP ME Final Table Feb 10, 2021

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Kenny (SpaceyFCB) Hallaert has cashed for over $10 million in his live and online poker careers combined.
Even though he has yet to take down the elusive major live tournament, it’s easy to say he’s seen way more than his fair share of success on the green felt.
Some highlights of Kenny’s career thus far:
6th place in the 2016 WSOP Main Event for $1.4 million.
3rd place in the 2017 WSOP $5k 6-Max event for $238k.
1st place in the 2017 SCOOP $1k 8-Max for $147k.
Kenny has racked up quite the laundry list of poker accomplishments…
All before hitting the age of 40.
In our conversation you’re going to hear where Kenny’s seemingly lifelong love of cards began, the hilarious story of he flipped satellite tickets for a year because of a silly law, and how he eventually fell into a gig organizing and marketing tournaments for his local casino in Belgium (Despite not having much real-world experience doing either).
In today’s episode, you’re also going to learn:
- Why a football injury was a major catalyst in Kenny’s poker evolution.
- One of the major poker social pressures you don’t have to feel if you don’t want to.
- Why Kenny is happy just firing up any tournament, regardless of buy-in or prize pool.
- And much, MUCH more!
So without any further ado, I bring to you the amazing Belgian crusher of live and online MTT’s Kenny Hallaert.
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Tactical Tuesday #13: Facing an Exotic Line with an Overpair & Maximizing Profit vs. Fishies Feb 09, 2021

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Tactical Tuesday goes back to its roots on this week's episode with a pair of hand breakdowns brought to you by Coach Brad and his student Jon.
The first hand comes from a recent $5/$10 session on Ignition where Jon faces an unexpected turn donk in a 3bet pot. The second hand is one posted in the hand history review section of Greatness Village by one of Coach Thomas' students.
If you'd like to potentially get one of your hands reviewed by Coach Brad on Tactical Tuesday sign up for the VIP Newsletter at: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIP
Going VIP will also get you access to Poker Power Hour, a weekly group coaching session hosted by the coaches of Greatness Village.
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#115 Matt Waxman: WSOP & WPT Champ, $4.2 Million MTT Cashes, & Founder of Pokerithm Feb 05, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is a WSOP Gold bracelet winner, WPT champ, and WPT Tournament of Champions Champ who has cashed for $4.2 million in live tournaments, Matthew Waxman.
Matt’s pretty much the perfect guest for a long-form interview…
When the lights came on dude came out swinging, throwing down Greatness Bomb after Greatness Bomb without ever running out of steam.
After what felt like 15 minutes of being fully immersed in Matt’s poker journey, I looked down at the clock and 1.5 had zoomed by like magic.
The bad news I did that thing again where I only asked my guests two of my prepared questions. The good news is Matt’s going to come back on in the very near future and mesmerize me once again.
When our Round 2 goes down I fully expect to share with you some behind-the-scenes stories featuring the late, great Gavin Smith.
In today’s conversation with Matt, you’re going to hear stories about:
His first ever live poker experience which involves him leaving his High School to head to the smoky casino and his friend hitting the Royal Flush jackpot.
The time he sat down at $20/$40 NL in Commerce with his entire bankroll in action so that he could win enough money to buy in directly to the LAPC Main Event the following day.
The story of how his bankroll exploded with a 6-figure day where he took down an FTOPs event he didn’t even wanna play.
And much, MUCH more!
And before you dive into today’s episode, if you’d like to support CPG while also taking the necessary first step towards playing winning cash game poker, Preflop Bootcamp fires up on the last Saturday of every month.
The place to check it out is ChasingPokerGreatness.com/bootcamp
So without any further ado, I bring to you WSOP & WPT Champ, the founder of PokerRithm.com, and the briefly ranked #1 poker player in the entire multiverse Matt Waxman.
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#114 Daiva Byrne: The Poker Pro Doing the Noble Work Feb 03, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness (https://chasingpokergreatness.com) podcast was the #1 GPI ranked female poker player in Lithuania and the UK in 2019 and is the founder of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker Daiva Byrne.
Daiva loves poker. I know this may sound pretty obvious in an intro for a show called Chasing Poker Greatness so let me explain myself:
Daiva loves poker in a way that’s both refreshing and mesmerizing. She made me think back to the beginning of my poker journey and conjured up all of those priceless aspirational memories.
You’re going to hear her tell the story of the time she went on vacation with her husband (two strangers in a strange land who did not speak the native tongue) and how the first thing they did after unpacking was, you guessed it, find the poker room and jump right into the nightly tournament.
Maintaining that itch to sit down at whatever table she can so that she can play poker for love of the game, regardless of the stakes or prize pool, is just how Daiva’s constructed.
And the fact that she does everything in her power to spread the word about the game she loves with females spread out all across the globe shows you why Daiva is a vital asset to our community.
In today’s conversation with Daiva, you’re going to learn:
- Daiva’s poker origin story.
- The exact reason why Daiva is so appreciative for poker.
- Why watching poker on TV can be extremely misleading.
- And much, MUCH more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you the founder of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker Daiva Byrne.
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Tactical Tuesday #12: Online Poker's Perception vs. Reality Feb 02, 2021

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Tactical Tuesday brought to you by https://chasingpokergreatness.com
On this week's episode, Coach Brad and his student Jon discuss Jon's perception of online poker before Jon began playing online in the summer of 2020 and how those perceptions have changed as Coach Brad has guided Jon up through the stakes. Find out how someone who was initially terrified of playing $200NL is now crushing $1000NL just 6 months later and what you can do to improve your poker game to have similar results.
To support Chasing Poker Greatness, visit: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/VIP
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#113 Coach Bahman: High Intelligence and Mental Game Coach for Raise Your Edge Jan 29, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is High Intelligent and mental game coach for Raise Your Edge, Coach Bahman.
Coach Bahman is quite the character who has led quite the life.
Without spoiling too much for you, Coaches story is going to take you from:
His parents flee’ing Iran to Holland when he was two years old because of the Iranian revolution.
An early life that consisted of homelessness, petty crime, and bad decisions.
How poker quite literally saved his life.
Thankfully in the present moment we all get to benefit from the wisdom Coach Bahman has earned through much blood, sweat, and tears.
In our conversation you’re also going to learn:
- Greatness Bombs on why High Intelligence is not everything it’s cracked up to be.
- Why successful poker players also tend to be highly sensitive.
- The personality trait ultimately leads to poker failure.
- And much, MUCH more!
And before you dive into today’s episode, if you’d like to support CPG while also taking the necessary first step towards playing winning cash game poker, Preflop Bootcamp fires up on the last Saturday of every month.
The place to check it out is ChasingPokerGreatness.com/bootcamp
Without any further ado, I bring to you the brilliant, Greatness Bomb dropping High Intelligent mental game coach of Raise Your Edge, Coach Bahman.
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#112 Robbie Strazynski: Longing for Live Poker, Sheldon Adelson, & Poker Journalism Titans Jan 27, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is the founder of CardPlayerLifestyle who I’m welcoming back for a very special Round 2.
In case you missed it, Robbie was guest #2 way back in late 2019 when Chasing Poker Greatness was just toddling around.
Despite being one of the most positive and upbeat humans I know, the weight of Covid isolation has managed to crack even Robbie’s spirits at times. In our conversation we’ll dive deeply into his struggles with mental health and just how amazing the poker community really is.
In today’s episode, you’re also going to learn:
- Robbie and I’s thoughts on the life and recent death of Sheldon Addelson.
- The titans who are Robbie’s great influences in his poker journalism career.
- Why Robbie’s stayed at poker’s periphery when it comes to playing despite this game we all love being his professional life’s work.
- And much, MUCH more!
And before you dive into today’s episode, if you’d like to support CPG while also taking the necessary first step towards playing winning cash game poker, Preflop Bootcamp fires up on the last Saturday of every month.
The place to check it out is ChasingPokerGreatness.com/bootcamp
So without any further ado, I bring to you the host of The Orbit and founder of CardplayerLifestyle.com Robbie Strazynski.
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Tactical Tuesday #11: Multiway Postflop Donks in the $1k NL Cash Game Streets Jan 26, 2021

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On this week's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended "donk bet." Will Jon's bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a "donk bet" is the correct play? Find out now in Episode 11!
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#111 Alex "Thallo" Epstein: Living Life as a Nose Bleed Private Game Mainstay Jan 22, 2021

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Today’s guest on the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast is WSOP gold bracelet winner and high stakes crusher/degen Alex “Thallo” Epstein.
Thallo and I recently met while providing commentary in the Polk vs Negreanu challenge over on the Solve For Why YouTube, and it quickly became obvious to me that I had to get this dude onto the podcast.
He’s a hilarious and high intelligent human being who has absolutely no fear in speaking his mind…
Which means you’re about to hear some amazing behind-the-scenes high stakes poker stories.
If that’s the kind of thing you’re into, I’d probably stick around.
In today’s episode, you’re going to learn:
The roller coaster ride Thallo took to hopping into the nose bleeds.
Why Thallo was invited to a private game and what led him to punching the whale square in the mouth.
What really went down a few months back when Dan Bilzerian accused JRB of cheating him in a home game.
And much, MUCH more!
So without any further ado I bring to you the rambling, gambling, high stakes private game mainstay Alex “Thallo” Epstein.
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