Thinking Poker

Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter met 8 years ago in a bar poker league. They founded Royal Queens Poker in Atlanta in 2024 after seeing the lack of diversity in other leagues. They discuss with Andrew, Carlos, and Gloria Jackson the challenges and rewards of running a poker business, their own experiences on the real money circuit, and more.Thanks to Caitlyn Arnwine for connecting us with them!Follow Royal Queens Poker on Social Media:InstagramFacebookTiktokSupport the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.Dominate Classic MTTs, PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Freezeouts, and Satellites.And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter have over 15 years of poker experience. Royal Queens Poker hosts ladies-only tournaments and offers classes to encourage female participation. Additionally, Royal Queens Poker provides free poker events at local restaurants and bars, where players have the chance to win prizes. Link

Bulgarian poker pro Stoyan Obreshkov joins Carlos and Andrew for an incredibly deep and forward-thinking conversation about poker strategy. Topics include efficient study, exploits, ICM, post-ICM, preparing a friend for the Main Event final table, and much more!Get coaching from Stoyan!Support the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.Dominate Classic MTTs, PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Freezeouts, and Satellites.And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! Stoyan Obreshkov Stoyan Obreshkov is a professional poker player and coach from Bulgaria. He makes instructional content for Run It Once and GTO Wizard. Link

Jesse Fullen, our guest from Episode 436, was a Content Producer for the WSOP this summer. In this special episode, he discusses the experience and some of his favorite stories he collected.Stefanie UngarTom McEvoyGene BellarIsabel Yishu YangDeb SwiftJack BinionSupport the podcast and get daily strategy discussions by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.Dominate Classic MTTs, PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Freezeouts, and Satellites.And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! JESSE FULLEN Jesse Fullen has worked in many parts of the poker industry, including as a project manager at Poker Royalty, Community Manager at PokerNews, and Social Media Manager at RunItUp. Twitter

Poker pro and coach Matt Hunt returns to the show to talk deep poker strategy, with an emphasis on multiway pots and postflop ICM.Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.Dominate Classic MTTs, PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Freezeouts, and Satellites.And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! MATT HUNT Matt Hunt is a professional poker player and coach. He creates courses at Solve For Why and videos, blog posts, and seminars for GTO Wizard. Matt previously appeared on Episode 73. Twitter Link

This Apestyles interview is everything you’d want it to be and more: great stories, high-level poker strategy, even music recommendations! It’s easy to see why Jonathan Van Fleet is a legend both on and off the felt.You can follow Apestyles on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube. His coaching is available from his website and his seminars from BBZ.Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.GTO Wizard AI has just received a new update: ICM Postflop Solutions!This new feature will allow you to:Study ICM solutions for any postflop scenario, instantly.Dominate Classic MTTs, PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Freezeouts, and Satellites.And exploit by nodelocking ranges and taking advantage of opponents’ ICM mistakes.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! Jonathan Van Fleet Jonathan Van Fleet, better known in the poker world as Apestyles, is one of the winningest online MTT players of all time. He’s also a popular streamer, coach, and author. Twitter Link

It’s pure strategy as Andrew and Carlos answer a series of listener questions about satellite strategy, pot commitment, deepstacked play, and more!Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you sign up here: GTO Wizard.

Poker is just one of Dee Burks’s many eclectic interests. She’s also a YouTuber, a novelist, a traveler, and much more. Dee has a unique perspective on the game and a deep family history with it, including a great story about Benny Binion.Retirement Rescue YouTube channelCathedral of the Sun by Dee BurksCaprock Content ConsultantsSupport the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you sign up here: GTO Wizard. Dee Burks Dee Burks is a poker player, author, consultant, YouTuber, and much more. Link

Andrew Moxon became Twitter-famous for his blunt, insightful threads about American culture and politics (the Nazi part, specifically). But before that, he authored a popular poker blog, The Goat Speaks. He talks to Carlos and Andrew about what drew him to poker, how Trump’s election changed the way he thought about America, and the dangers of writing about Nazis.In the strategy segment, Carlos and Andrew discuss the merits of M vs big blinds as a measure of stack depth.Our latest poker strategy video, reviewing Andrew’s ACR Sunday Special win, is now available from The Nitcast Store.Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you sign up here: GTO Wizard. ANDREW MOXON A.R. Moxon once authored a popular poker blog under the name Julius Goat. More recently, he is the author of The Reframe newsletter, the novel The Revisionaries, and the essay collection Very Fine People. Twitter Link

Darius Studdard’s poker career really took off when he joined a study group first discussed in our interview with Sundiata Devore. We discuss effective and efficient studying, hustle culture (with the help of Gloria Jackson), shot taking, home games, and more.Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you sign up here: GTO Wizard. DARIUS STUDDARD Darius Studdard is a dad, poker player, and software developer. Twitter

Daniel Levine is a long-time Texas poker player, with experience in both the current card rooms and the underground games that preceded them. He’s also got experience with stuttering, debt, campus activism, and hip hop, making him an incredibly insightful and eclectic conversationalist.Hip Hop History: https://mankinlevine.com/2018/03/hip-hop-history-part-i/ Each part should link to the next, but this is all of them: https://mankinlevine.com/tag/hip-hop-history/Blacktongue Thief: https://www.amazon.com/Blacktongue-Thief-1/dp/1250621194Ann Leckie: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ann-Leckie/author/B00BS14SXA (Ancillary Justice is the place to start imo)Maxo Kream (Daniel incorrectly added an X when spelling the name on the podcast) is the HOU rapper; MIKE was the other (https://mikelikesrap.bandcamp.com/album/burning-desire is a decent intro).EJI: https://eji.org/Support the podcast, get daily strategy discussions, *and* be eligible to win a one-month subscription to GTO Wizard by subscribing to Thinking Poker Daily. Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you sign up here: GTO Wizard. DANIEL LEVINE Daniel Levine is the CTO of a mid-sized nonprofit that focuses on helping people in financial crisis. Twitter