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Jordan Cooper
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.
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Jan 2, 2023 • 1h 44min
#96: Where Does The Money Come From?
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield recap their 2022 DFS play and discuss adjustments they plan on making for the new year, including a macro look of exactly where the edges lie.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Dec 27, 2022 • 2h 20min
#95: Spreadsheety
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Sammy Reid to discuss the strategic similarities between poker and DFS, how poker theory has changed over the past 20 years, the softness of live games compared to online, and analyze a few hands played recently.
Sammy Reid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SammyReidFI
Reid 'Em And Weep Podcast: https://reidemandweep.buzzsprout.com
Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Dec 6, 2022 • 1h 38min
#94: Arse Squared
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate and how to better measure the accuracy of ownership projections.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Nov 21, 2022 • 1h 16min
#93: Swap Slappies
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss late swap strategy for MMA DFS, and the low overall scoring on the past NFL slate.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Nov 7, 2022 • 1h 28min
#92: You’re Not That Special
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, when diversification may hinder your overall portfolio EV, and the variables to consider when manually adjusting ownership.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Oct 24, 2022 • 1h 7min
#91: Looking Foolish Until You’re Not
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, how to handle tanking teams in NBA DFS, and more.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Oct 17, 2022 • 1h 4min
#90: It’s Not About The Feels
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, what makes pricing & construction "easier" for cash games versus GPPs, the psychology of considering players' range of outcomes, and more.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Oct 10, 2022 • 59min
#89: The Bubbles
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, the effect of mainstream fantasy content on ownership, and whether or not jamming chalk in weaker large-field contests tends to be more optimal.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Oct 3, 2022 • 1h 50min
#88: You Talk Too Much
Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, how correlation can be used as leverage in GPPs despite high ownership, the effect of profitable DFS players sharing their process publicly, and more.
➔ Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
➔ Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
Sep 28, 2022 • 2h
#87: Trust & Control
Jordan Cooper welcomes on Jordan Chand of SaberSim to discuss the state of how optimizers work in the DFS industry, educating people on the proper use of tools, solving for diversification issues, and the balance of trusting sims versus controlling lineup sets.
Jordan Chand on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JordanMChand
SaberSim on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaberSim
Theory of DFS For Advanced Players: https://www.theoryofdfs.com/advanced
Questions or feedback, e-mail questions@theoryofdfs.com
