
Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting
Jordan Cooper is a poker pro who has played daily fantasy sports & bet player props full-time for a living for over a decade. With his expertise in game theory, he has had numerous six-figure 1st place GPP finishes in NFL, NBA, MLB, MMA and soccer on DraftKings & FanDuel. One of the most tenured educators in the industry, he is the author of the ‘Theory of DFS’ audio courses and teaches the fundamental math & logic of daily fantasy & sports betting regularly on RotoGrinders.
Latest episodes

May 17, 2025 • 1h 36min
#113: The Most Boring Sh*t Ever
Jordan Cooper discusses his experience playing live poker tournaments for the first time in about 18 years, whether or not tools will ruin Best Ball contests, and why catering to recreational players (and the reasons why they play) is paramount in P2P games.
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➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail jordan@theoryofdfs.com

Mar 21, 2025 • 1h 5min
#112: Double Penetration
Jordan Cooper rants about the importance of keeping games accessible for the health of the ecosystem (as well as your profit long-term), mistakes people often make in double board PLO bomb pots, and info on joining the new Discord server!
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➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail jordan@theoryofdfs.com

Mar 14, 2025 • 1h 15min
#111: Shared Knowledge
Jordan Cooper rants about the YouTube algorithm, taking breaks when not at 100% mentally, the perils of teaching people who don't want to learn, and how the chess community seems to differ greatly from that of ones in poker, daily fantasy, or sports betting.
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➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail jordan@theoryofdfs.com

Feb 5, 2025 • 1h 5min
#110: Roots Radicals
Jordan Cooper rants about how DFS may be "dead" for some people, the paradox of creating useful sports betting content, why exploitative strategies trump all in live poker, hacking cruise casino comps, and a lot more.
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Oct 17, 2023 • 2h 4min
#109: Secrets of Modern Sports Betting
Ed Miller, author of Interception: The Secrets of Modern Sports Betting, discusses how sports betting operates on information asymmetry, the structure of modern sports books, advantages of utilizing Roto Grinders projections, exploiting player correlations, gambling strategies, and the challenges of sports betting modeling.

Sep 25, 2023 • 2h 2min
#108: Eat Your Own Tail
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Daniel Hutchings (nerdytenor) to discuss the effect of contest simulations on the DFS ecosystem, who they could benefit most, their usefulness in large-field GPPs versus small-field ones, backtesting lineups post-lock, duplication concerns, and the race to equilibrium.
Daniel Hutchings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nerdytenor
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com

Aug 15, 2023 • 1h 14min
#107: The Three Ms
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Peter Jennings (CSURAM88) to discuss how profitable DFS players can translate their skills to sports betting including utilizing fantasy-based player projections appropriately, understanding the dynamics of inefficient prop markets, and the pitfalls & perils of scaling your volume.
Peter Jennings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CSURAM88
Unabated: https://unabated.com
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com

Jul 18, 2023 • 2h 16min
#106: Define Optimal
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Brian Hooper (bric75) to debate the merits of fandom, the shifting bankroll mix between DFS and sports betting, portfolio theory in GPP play, duplication prediction, political election betting markets, and more.
Brian Hooper on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianHooper__
LOLz Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lolz-a-dfs-show/id1506858064
Sportsbook HUD: http://bric75.com/SportbookHUD
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com

Jun 13, 2023 • 1h 47min
#105: Simply Simtacular
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Steve Buzzard (dacoltz) to discuss Stokastic's new sims tool, how it can be useful for both beginner & advanced DFS players, the difference in mindset when creating contest field lineups rather than your own, and if we are in the "end stage" of DFS.
Steve Buzzard on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevebuzzard
Stokastic MLB Sims: https://www.stokastic.com/mlb-stokastic-sims
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com

Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 15min
#104: It’s Simtastic!
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss how sportsbooks prioritize liquidity, and the effect of publicly available contest-level simulations on the DFS ecosystem.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com