We've got popular Run It Once coach and YouTuber Luke Johnson on the podcast this week. Extreme exploits, the stress of high stakes, and more! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/05/epis...

Check out my recent appearance representing @thinkingpoker.bsky.social on Hungry Horse Poker! www.patreon.com/posts/carlos...

We've got Sam Greenwood back on the podcast! Turns out he's more of a "feel player" than we thought.. He also analyzed one of my Main Event hands for his Punt of the Day newsletter. www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/05/epis... www.puntoftheday.com/p/sunspec17

We've got Sam Greenwood back on the podcast! Turns out he's more of a "feel player" than we thought.. He also analyzed one of my Main Event hands for his Punt of the Day newsletter. www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/05/epis... www.puntoftheday.com/p/sunspec17

I actually didn't even realize their names were the acronym "VRA"! 😍 What a happy accident, and I'm glad you liked it. It's so important to raise kids to understand why we have protections like the Voting Rights Act- because as Barbara Arnwine keeps reminding people, it is not over.

#Poker Interview with #Luckychewy

Andrew's use of the word "extraordinary" is not hyperbole. I had the recent pleasure of meeting Lucky. HIs ideas about (often dismissed) soft skills will surely change your views.

Is intuition a largely untapped vein of potential poker profit? Can we remember the future? Have extraterrestrials made contact? This conversation with Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger is one of the most extraordinary we’ve ever had! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/05/epis...

#poker life #pod

Interview is tomorrow, get your questions in now!

We're interviewing Sam Greenwood again next week. What would you like us to ask him?

We're interviewing Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger next week. What would you like us to ask him?

We've got @queenfive.bsky.social back for another Thinking Poker Podcast. Special guest cameo by her infant daughter! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/04/epis...

We've got @queenfive.bsky.social back for another Thinking Poker Podcast. Special guest cameo by her infant daughter! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/04/epis...

The worst thing about art tutorials on YouTube is when the artist is like, "Let go of perfectionism. Don't be ashamed of mistakes. Look at how badly I messed this up, and I'm not embarrassed to show it on my video." And it will be some gorgeous work of art 10x beyond anything you could do.

Guess what I’m a woman who has read Infinite Jest TWICE and LOVED it and I think it actually has something to say about our present moment but y’all can’t hear it because some really annoying guy you used to know wouldn’t shut up about it and yes it also has like 200 pages just of endnotes

Excellent episode all around. I really enjoyed Gus’ journey and thinking process. But I was curious when he got his inattentive adhd diagnosis. (I got mine very late in life)

We've got artist and poker player Gus Hoffman on the latest Thinking Poker Podcast: art, creativity, New Orleans, Hungry Horse, and more! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/03/epis...

We've got artist and poker player Gus Hoffman on the latest Thinking Poker Podcast: art, creativity, New Orleans, Hungry Horse, and more! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/03/epis...

Ebony is a remarkable role model for us all. Every woman who wins on the @tritonpoker.bsky.social is making history. (Post from Women's Poker Association on FB.) @ebonykenney.bsky.social @thinkingpoker.bsky.social

We're interviewing @queenfive.bsky.social this afternoon, about being a Mom of a 1 month old, her poker plans as a new Mom, playing poker 9 months pregnant, etc. The floor is open - what would you like us to ask?

Immediately after recording, I was 75% sure of my mystery bounty answers. After listening away from the hot seat, I'm 85% sure. The only thing I know for sure I said wrong was that the Hydra's average bounty is equal to a starting stack. I meant roughly half a starting stack.

We've got Soheb Porbandarwala on the latest podcast! Ww talk winning five figures as a high school student, explaining poker to his Muslim parents, being the worst player in the group chat, getting banned from Twitter, and more! Plus Mystery Bounty strategy! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/03/epis...

We've got Soheb Porbandarwala on the latest podcast! Ww talk winning five figures as a high school student, explaining poker to his Muslim parents, being the worst player in the group chat, getting banned from Twitter, and more! Plus Mystery Bounty strategy! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/03/epis...

Sorry, I accidentally included the wrong audio file when I initially published this episode. The correct one is now live.

Enjoy a big helping of pure poker strategy this week as @carloswelch.bsky.social and I answer listener questions submitted to Thinking Poker Daily. www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/02/epis...

Death Camp For Cutie over here

Timely discussion about the US tax loss limitations on poker and gambling income. Also, the shrinking number of Enrolled Agents and CPAs in this decade. It seems so common now to hire an out of state tax professional. Will check out barge.org!

Big (but not Beautiful) changes to tax write-offs for American poker players and gamblers this year. Russ Fox joins us to discuss on Episode 492 of the Thinking Poker Podcast: www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/01/epis... (s/o @queenfive.bsky.social for suggesting and arranging this interview)

I was speaking to a high school poker class today. All sophomores. I said that we haven't had great online poker options in the US since 2011. Then I realized that was about when they were born, and let's just say it's a good thing I was already sitting down.

Big (but not Beautiful) changes to tax write-offs for American poker players and gamblers this year. Russ Fox joins us to discuss on Episode 492 of the Thinking Poker Podcast: www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/01/epis... (s/o @queenfive.bsky.social for suggesting and arranging this interview)

Someone just prompted me to listen to an interview I did with Duncan Palamourdas a few years ago and I'm really proud of it! Fair warning: it's got very little to do with poker. And there's a Part 2. www.everand.com/podcast/6250...

Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail (Reposting with better link) www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets...

There sure is! Here's Victoria's article on the game: www.poker.org/poker-strate...

#poker strategy

"I feel more at home amongst poker players than amongst any other group I've come across." That's Victoria Livschitz discussing her unique and fascinating poker journey on the latest Thinking Poker Podcast! www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/01/epis...

Sheeeeee-it. RIP to a legend.

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Join @carloswelch.bsky.social and me in looking back at our favorite episodes of 2025. There's some hidden gems in here you may have missed! www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/12/epis...

They gave Balatro an 18+ only rating because it had poker cards in it. Disney Solitaire has literal actual real money gambling with dark pattern lootbox microtransactions and is for ages 3 and above.

One of my favorite poker memories was seeing a man notice, mid-hand, that a Christmas special was on one of the TVs. He folded out of turn, whipped out his phone, and said, "Yo, turn on the DVR. They showin' the Grinch!"

Andrew, @carloswelch.bsky.social, Nate, Joel - this episode is an instant classic. Among the best of what the podcast has to offer. Thanks to all involved.

Our conversation with Joel Porter-Dias continues (without @natemeyvis.bsky.social, unfortunately) on Episode 489: www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/12/epis...

Inherent Vice in the middle of the day at a theater in the Castro (SF). The film was delightfully surreal and unsettling, a feeling that stayed with me I walked out of the theater into a crowd of naked people protesting something or other.

I've enjoyed all of the Joel episodes and this one didn't disappoint. Ah, glad to hear from old Nate!

I'm not sure why, but this episode is cut short on Spotify. There's a link in the quoted post where you can stream the entire episode. Sorry for the hassle!

Former host @natemeyvis.bsky.social meets current superstar guest Joel Porter-Dias on the latest Thinking Poker Podcast! www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/12/epis...

Thankful for everyone who makes it possible for me to earn (part of) my living talking poker with one of my favorite people on the planet @carloswelch.bsky.social. What an incredible blessing!

Doing this right @thinkingpoker.bsky.social