The Mechanics of Poker Podcast

In this video, we speak with NL5K regular Luke “Clanty” Johnson about his meteoric rise to the high stakes. He shares with us how he instills confidence when moving up stakes, the importance of thinking in EV, and how he has built his game around GTO using creative solver approaches.

In this episode, we speak with high stakes crusher Tobias “Dudd1” Duthweiler who shares his unique journey which took him from working with mentally disabled children to beating the highest online poker games. Tobias walks us through what it really takes to make it to the top, how he recovered from going broke and building an unshakable confidence.

In this episode, we speak with the number 1 ranked online tournament player in the world Patrick “Pads1161” Leonard. You will learn how his passion for the game, combined with his intense work ethic has allowed him to stay at the very top of the MTT world for the past 8 years.

In this episode, we speak with Brazilian high stakes cash and BrPC stable co-owner Matheus 'Zinhao' Moraes. He’s one of the most successful players in Brazil and today he shares with us where his competitive drive comes from, common mistakes players make when using mass data analysis, and the character traits that have allowed him to be a successful high stakes crusher.

In this episode, we speak with all-round NLH crusher Steffen ‘Go0se.core’ Sontheimer who shares with us his journey to the highest stakes in both cash-games and tournaments. We will learn how being competitive from a young age and always looking to play in games where he has an edge has increased the chances of him succeeding in poker. But maybe even more important, he shares with us valuable knowledge on value based decision making so you can succeed in life based on your definition of success. We also talk about his approach to the current games he is playing, his coaching philosophy, and why players get stuck at mid-stakes.

In this episode, we speak with $500 Zoom regular Jarretman who shares with us his long 9-year journey to become a successful poker player. He shares with us key approaches to learning poker that he wishes he knew sooner, the biggest mistakes players make transitioning from online to live poker, and how he plans to break into the $2K NL games in the near future.

In this second episode, Ben 'BenABadBeat' Raven is sharing a lot of good insights. He explains what poker was like for him before and after he discovered psychotherapy. And he reveals his favorite book that helped him the most.

In this very first Mechanics of Poker episode, we have a special guest from The Netherlands. Joris ''BillLewinsky'' Ruijs talks openly about his recent health issues and burnout. Find out how he dealt with this new situation and with the ''dark side'' of poker.