Thinking Poker

Thinking Poker


Latest Episodes

Episode 437: Mickey Wang
April 22, 2024

Mickey Wang may be married to a professional poker player, but her personal poker education got a jumpstart when she became general manager of the Barrel Social Club in southern Kentucky. Carlos and A

Episode 436: Jesse Fullen
April 05, 2024

Jesse Fullen loves poker, and he loves sharing it with new people. Thats made him a great community and social media manager. Hes a great storyteller as well, and he shares some favorities with us a

Episode 435: Carlota Gonzalez
March 25, 2024

Carlota Gonzalez is a rock radio personality with a deep background in poker. She believes all serious poker players should experience dealing as well and has dealt herself at the WSOP. We talk to her

Episode 434: Lupe Soto
March 18, 2024

Lupe Soto has been a passionate poker player and promoter of womens events for 25+ years. She shares her deep experience with Carlos and Andrew and also discusses her charitable with Poker Gives. Po

Episode 433: Lamont Jones on Bid Whist
March 11, 2024

Boxing lawyer Lamont Jones wrote The Gist of Bid Whist because he believes card games connect people and that the rich story of Bid Whist deserves to be widely known. He shares the games fascinating

Episode 432: Jeff Platt
March 04, 2024

Dim the lights! Jeff Platt is on the show to talk poker and broadcasting with Carlos and Andrew. Why broadcasting? Why poker? What makes for a great poker broadcast? A great interview? Is Jeff Platt t

Episode 431: Seeking Representation with Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger
February 26, 2024

Caitlyn Arnwine and LoriAnn Persinger return to the show to help us brainstorm solutions to the problems of representation and unequal opportunity in the poker world. In the introduction, Andrew and C

Episode 430: Fausto Valdez
February 19, 2024

From (semi) professional paintball to house part home games to high stakes LA cash, Fausto Valdezs path to poker has been unique. Hes formed some strong opinions along the way: about pre-flop raise

Episode 429: Isaac Haxton
February 10, 2024

Isaac Ike Haxton returns to the podcast after eleven years, joining Carlos and Andrew for a conversation about studying, staying on top, the limitations of solvers, why he still masks in public spac

Episode 428: Stephen Flavall
February 05, 2024

Jorbs AKA Stephen Flavall is a storyteller and strategy games streamer. His current focus is Slay the Spire, but once upon a time he was a professional poker player. He shares that journey with Carlos