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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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Latest Episodes:

Detox Files #1: Nick Howard Poker Career Consult Jun 15, 2020

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In today's episode our guest is a passionate live player who's very open about his insecurities from the start. Because of his openness, we're able to find a clear answer to his (common) risk averse/bankroll issue.
We're then able to move on to solving a common fear/misconception that horses have around being backed and after that we get to his core fear (Which is extremely common).
All in all it's a nice clean progression that cuts straight to the heart of the problem.
To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com
https://learn.pokerdetox.com -- Poker Detox
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

Aspirant #1 Doc: Bankroll Requirements and Moving Up in Stakes Jun 12, 2020

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Welcome to a brand new series on Chasing Poker Greatness called "Aspirants" ... they are conversations with folks who aspire to achieve longtime success on the green felt.
These episodes are going to be a little different than what you're used to hearing on Chasing Poker Greatness and, if they aren't your cup of tea, they will be labeled as "Aspirant" in the show title so you can just skip them when they show up in your feed.
If you listen to today's show and think to yourself, "Oh man, I'm an ASPIRANT ... I NEED THIS!", check out: https://enhanceyouredge.com/guest and sign up.
The fee is $100 and, after our conversation, you're added to an exclusive "Aspirant's Only" slack group with other folks just like you who are chasing their own version of poker greatness. The slack group is also highly important so that I can check-in and follow-up on the Aspirant's and give them feedback whenever they hit any snags.
Today's aspirant is Doc and she's going to share her personal story of how she fell into the world of cards and what it would mean for her to find success.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com
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

#62 Shannon Shorr: $8 Million+ in Cashes & 19th Ranked GPI Player in the World Jun 09, 2020

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Today’s guest is longtime live tournament CRUSHER Shannon Shorr.
Shannon has over $8,000,000 in live tournament cashes in his 15 year career with some highlights including:
$960k and $247k victories at the Bellagio Cup in Vegas.
A bronze medal in one of the toughest tournament fields in poker, the $10k WSOP 6-handed event.
And a 5th place finish at the WPT 5 Diamond Classic for a cool $408,000.
Shannon and I, despite never having met one another before this show, but having a ton of mutual friends including former Chasing Poker Greatness guests Jesse Yaginuma and Jonathan Little, hit it off right away and I had a BLAST in our time together.
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
- How Shannon kicked off his poker journey.
- An all-too-common pitfall of the poker scene Shannon has dealt with that is simply not talked about often enough.
- How Shannon manages to stay grounded and connected on a day-to-day basis *HINT* It involves having an awesome significant other who always has your back.
- And much, much more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you the GPI ranked #19 player in the world Shannon Shorr.
To support the show visit https://ChasingPokerGreatness.com
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

#61 Kristen Bicknell: #7 Ranked GPI Player in the World & $8.7 Million in Tourney Cashes Jun 02, 2020

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Today’s guest is PartyPoker pro and the current #7 GPI ranked player in the world Kristen Bicknell.
Kristen has over $5,000,000 in live cashes to go along with $3.7 million in online earnings which is, as Larry David might say, “Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good”.
There was a hand Kristen played recently that I stumbled across on Twitter that shows you why she’s one of the best in the world:
With blinds at 15k/30k and a big blind ante of 30k, former CPG Guest Dara O’ Kearney min raises from UTG with KK sitting on a 2.9 million chip stack.
A loose passive rec that covers flats on the button, Kristen (Sitting on a 1.38 million chip stack) comes along from the SB, and the BB folds.
With 240k in the middle, the flop is Kd7h5c. Kristen checks, Dara checks, the rec bets 115k, Kristen calls, and Dara overcalls.
The turn is the 2d putting up a backdoor flush draw and with 585k in the pot, Kristen leads 220k into Dara and the rec.
Dara smooth calls with top set (the nuts) and the rec folds.
The river is the 7 of diamonds, completing the backdoor flush and pairing the board, Kristen bets 650k (leaving herself with 350k), Dara shoves, and Kristen folds getting 6.5-1 (Needing to be right only 13% of the time in order to profitably call).
Her hand, pocket 5’s for a full house.
I VERY MUCH wish we could have had the opportunity to discuss her thought process in the hand but, alas, I didn’t know of it’s existence until after we had finished recording.
However, I will give my thoughts and they’re fairly simple: Dara is simply NEVER bluffing here and Kristen doesn’t beat ANY of his value (K7, KK, or Quads).
The best hands Kristen beats are AA and AK, which are never shoving the river, and because Dara didn’t cbet the flop we can heavily discount his backdoor diamond draws (And, to be fair, he probably shouldn’t be shoving AdQd even if it is in his range).
So, the next time you get annoyed that folks aren’t folding enough in the games you play, try to at least be a little grateful that they aren’t Kristen Bicknell who is capable of correctly folding a full house getting 6.5-1 on the river.
In today’s episode, you’ll learn:
Why Kristen HATES selling her own action and would never want a full-time backer.
Why asking for help and being vulnerable takes you way farther in life than always trying to be a stone cold killer.
Kristen’s thoughts playing the final day of the Shooting Star Classic, the last tournament before we were all sent to our rooms without a key.
And MUCH more!
So get ready, strap in, and get prepared for the perpetually GREAT Kristen Bicknell.
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

#60 DGAF: Rage Against the Unregulated Machines May 31, 2020

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Today’s episode features the highly requested round 2 with “Sessions” podcast host DGAF.
DGAF is a good friend of mine who I have battled with many times. He’s one of the good guys in poker that genuinely cares about the human beings he interacts with on the felt.
We’re going to jump into the Jungleman saga and why neither one of us really care, the pitfalls of online poker, and why I have come to hate ALL of the US facing operators.
So without any further ado, I bring to you my conversation with the man, the myth, the legend DGAF.
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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

#59 Adam Kreek: Level Up Your Poker Performance May 26, 2020

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Today’s episode features one of my good friends who I have mentioned many times in previous episodes of Chasing Poker Greatness, Olympic gold medalist, elite performance coach, and author of “The Responsibility Ethic” Adam Kreek.
Adam is an absolute wealth of knowledge on the subject of high performance and, despite having almost zero experience with the world of poker, somehow still managed to blow me away with poker relevant greatness bomb after greatness bomb.
If you have some free time on your hands and want to sprinkle some inspired motivation to your day, I highly recommend you check out Adam’s Ted Talk titled “I Seek Failure” linked to in the show notes.
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
- How to leverage the adrenaline dumps in your poker session to enter a state of flow.
- The not-so-pleasant yet ultra important way to reset your body’s metabolism on a regular basis.
- Why being a “feel player” is absolutely not a bad thing.
- How the power of belief can have positive benefits to your poker game.
- And much, much more.
So without any further ado, I bring to you world class performance coach and Olympic gold medalist, Adam Kreek.
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

#58 Jared Tendler: Author of "The Mental Game of Poker" May 19, 2020

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Today’s guest is the author of the most recommended book by guests on the pod “The Mental Game of Poker”, Jared Tendler.
It was a genuine thrill catching up with Jared and learning how he’s personally coped with the Covid crisis, what his plans for the future are (Here’s a hint, there are more “Mental Game of …” things headed your way),
In today’s episode, you’ll learn:
- How Jared, who is NOT a poker pro, found himself mixed up in the world of poker and leaving a legacy that’s more powerful than many poker hall-of-famers.
- Jared’s wisdom for improving your mental game on a step-by-step basis.
- Why being able to speak the same language is vital in a student/coach relationship.
- And MUCH more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you the OG poker mental game master himself, Jared Tendler.
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

#57 Matt Hunt: Poker Coach for S4Y, Poker Detox, & Tournament Poker Edge May 12, 2020

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Today’s guest is tireless elite poker coach and course creator Matt Hunt.
Matt is one of the head coaches for two of my favorite poker training entities SolveForWhy (Founded by past Chasing Poker Greatness guest Matt Berkey) and PokerDetox (Founded by multiple time Chasing Poker Greatness podcast guest Nick Howard).
Going into my conversation with Matt I didn’t really set any specific expectations for how things would go. Outside of Twitter, him and I hadn’t had any sort of interaction in any other setting before I was just working under the assumption that if this dude is trusted so explicitly by Berkey and Nick then, well, he’s probably an awesome guy.
What I came away from after our conversation was that whatever expectations I could have set, he would have absolutely blown them out of the water. It’s a rare thing that someone in the poker space hits me with something I have never even thought about or considered but Hunt did exactly that and now I am so stoked to share this episode with you.
If our conversation today, you’ll learn:
- How Hunt found himself hunkered down in Vegas after traveling the world with his future wife.
- Hunt’s theory as to why geo specific poker styles are a thing.
- What Hunt believes is absolutely necessary for online poker to survive and thrive moving into the future.
- And MUCH more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you one of (if not THE) most valuable teachers that exist in the poker world today … Solve4Why and PokerDetox’s Matt Hunt.
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

#56 James "Splitsuit" Sweeney: Co-Founder Red Chip Poker May 05, 2020

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Today’s guest is one of the foremost authorities on poker coaching and one of the founders of Red Chip Poker James “Splitsuit” Sweeney.
James has been in the poker coaching and training business for over a decade and it was easy for me to see why … helping guide folks in their poker journey lights him up like the fourth of July.
As a man who has seen and heard about his fair share of shady coaches and, quite frankly, bullshit spewing in the poker training world, it’s always refreshing to cross paths with someone who genuinely cares about the success of the people who give them their trust and hard earned dollars.
And James absolutely fits the bill.
In our conversation you’ll learn:
- Why poker is not your game if you’re looking to simply memorize strategies.
- James’ personal process for regularly improving his game on a daily basis.
- The surprising thing James feels is easy that causes massive confusion and suffering in the poker world.
- And much, MUCH more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you my conversation with Red Chip Poker founder and world-class poker teacher, James “Splitsuit” Sweeney.
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

#55 Veronica Brill: Poker's Resident Hero Apr 28, 2020

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Today’s guest is the always tenacious and thoughtful Veronica Brill.
Veronica has been in and around the poker world for over a decade and was, of course, recently thrust directly into the spotlight for blowing the lid off of the alleged Mike Postle cheating scandal.
While we do touch base on the Mike Postle scandal, I wanted to make a conscious effort to avoid a conversation fully focused on a man who has done so much harm to the poker community.
A single chapter may be what you’re most familiar with when it comes to Veronica’s story, you’ll soon learn it’s simply that … a singular event in an amazing human being’s journey through life.
In our conversation today, you’ll learn:
- How Veronica fell into the poker world in the first place.
- The events that led to her getting involved with Stones Casino.
- My ideal poker student (When Veronica turns the tables and starts interviewing me).
- And much, much more!
So, without any further ado, I bring to you the indomitable Veronica Brill.
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

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