The Mechanics of Poker Podcast

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.