BJ and Dell discuss the multitude of problems associated with multi-way pots. These situations present great potential to win a lot of money but also the chance to lose a lot of money. The solutions and tools they discuss should help you maximize the positive and minimize the negative.  https://www.tbstb.com/pod053 for shownotes - while you're there, subscribe and support the show. One big blind is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast....

BJ and Dell are joined once again with Jordan Sweet as they reminisce about their first year of podcasting - our favorite episodes, our least favorite, what surprised us, and where we'll go from here. And we hope you and your friends will continue to be on this amazing ride with us! https://www.tbstb.com/pod052 for shownotes - while you're there, subscribe and support the show. One big blind is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

BJ and Dell have a conversation with Blake Eastman about his work with Beyond Tells including the introduction of AI to help analyze large datasets to identify behaviors.  https://www.tbstb.com/pod051 for shownotes - while you're there, subscribe and support the show. One big blind is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

BJ and Dell have a conversation with Zach Elwood about both his research (his books and videos are on gumroad) into both live poker tells as well his new podcast (People Who Read People) about the behavior and psychology of understanding people .. and occasionally political polarization. Like, comment, and/or retweet this episode's Tweet announcement @TBSTBShow between now and 12 May to be entered into a drawing to win one of three packages of all Zach Elwood's books and videos on...

BJ and Dell are joined this week by Steve Catterson, aka ChipXtractor, to discuss live coaching. You can contact Steve via [email protected] and finding him @ChipXtractor on Instagram and Twitter. You can also reach out via https://www.schoolofcards.com https://www.tbstb.com/pod049 for shownotes. While you're there, please support the show - one big blind per month is all we ask. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

BJ and Dell discuss six points of consideration with comparison and contrast between playing cash game or tournaments and lay out a simple framework to help you figure out which you might want to focus on. https://www.tbstb.com/pod048 for shownotes. While you're there, please support the show - one big blind per month is all we ask. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast:...

Have you ever wondered whether it makes sense to straddle? So have Dell and BJ, and they talk about it and what considerations you need to make before deciding to pay two big blinds ... blind. https://www.tbstb.com/pod047 for shownotes. While you're there, support the show: One big blind per month is all we ask. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

Dell and BJ are joined this week by Lupe Soto and Tara Smith of the Women's Poker Association to discuss ways to elevate the game to make it safer, more welcoming, and more fun for everyone. Specifically, they discuss the Raise It Up and Purple Tie Guy programs and how we can foster better environments to bring more women - and people of all stripes - into the game.  https://www.tbstb.com/pod046 for shownotes. While you're there, please support the show - one big blind per month is all we...

The opposite of the Seven Deadly Sins, these seven key traits are what we all need to cultivate to be the best players - and people - we can be. https://www.tbstb.com/pod045 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

Sometimes we can forget that poker is just a game. This episode reminds us of what's important - family and friends - and provides some solutions and tools to help you manage expectations so you can enjoy both. That said, gambling addiction is a real problem, and here are some resources if you think you or a loved one need help: National Council on Problem Gambling: ncpgambling.org/chat or call or text: 1-800-522-4700 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a...

BJ and his wife Amy have a conversation about poker and its influence on their marriage and raising their son. https://www.tbstb.com/pod043 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

Suited connectors may be among the most fun to play, but play them wrong and you'll get yourself into a heap of trouble. Moreover, it's so easy to play them wrong! Dell and BJ cover the when, why, and how to play this hand class. https://www.tbstb.com/pod042 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us: One blind per month is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support...

Not a typical interview show, this week we break the mold featuring June Cuervo, sharing stores of the lessons learned in her first year as pro and of trans issues. We discuss remarkably easy ways of being supportive in the face of bad behavior, because it's through fostering an accepting community that we will grow the game we all love so dearly. June offers free poker coaching for trans persons! Contact June on Twitter (@JuneCuervo) or on Instagram...

The final installment in our four-part series on bluffing, we discuss what it takes to tell a credible story. We discuss blockers and anti-blockers, bet sizing, Minimum Defense Frequency, and more. It's OK if not all your bluffs get through! https://www.tbstb.com/pod040 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us : One blind per month is all we ask! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

The flop is the first street where we do some real bluffing, and it happens to be the most interesting street. Not only do we get 60% of the community card information available to us, but we're able to start crafting so many lines to both realize our equity and deny them theirs!! Jonathan Beville does our intro and outro, and you can find audiobooks he's narrated on Audible.com. Start with the Prometheus Award Nominated Book TITAN, Book 1 of the Mammon Series The Puller comes out 28...

In this second of a four-part series on bluffing, we discuss 3-bet bluffing pre-flop. Similiarly to our previous episode, this is almost a misnomer because we don't advocate playing absolute trash, and certainly not pre-flop. Instead, we focus the conversation on how people tend to not 3-bet enough and when, where, and why to expand your 3-bet ranges. Jonathan Beville does our intro and outro, and you can find audiobooks he's narrated on Audible.com. Start with the Prometheus Award Nominated...

Bluffing is an integral part of any sound poker strategy, yet it's often either misunderstood or misapplied. In this first of likely a four-part series, we start from the beginning with pre-flop. Does bluffing even have a part in a pre-flop strategy? Listen and find out. https://www.tbstb.com/pod037 for shownotes and access to the Priority to Action tool. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider supporting us at https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support : One blind...

Do you find yourself wondering what to do with your middle strength hand on the river?  You’re not alone. It’s likely that you have turned a showdown hand into a bluff. Maybe you missed out on thin value because you were afraid of being raised. BJ and Dell talk about the differences between thin value and show down value and how to know what you have. https://www.tbstb.com/pod036 for shownotes and access to the Priority to Action tool. While you're there, subscribe to the show and consider...

Mistakes is only failure if you don't learn from them. Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. Dell and BJ discuss steps you need to take to learn the most from your mistakes: Brutal honesty, objective and timely feedback, and a growth mindset. Go to https://www.tbstb.com/assessment to find out what School of Cards courses are right for you and get a customizable discount! https://www.tbstb.com/pod035 for shownotes. While you're there, subscribe to the...

Dell, BJ, and Jordan talk about good and bad, and right and wrong in poker. They discuss the difference between ethics and morality and cover a number of dubious plays. At the end of the day, Bill and Ted learned the greatest lesson of all in their Excellent Adventure - be righteous to each other www.tbstb.com/assessment to find out what School of Cards courses are right for you and get a customizable discount! www.tbstb.com/pod034 for shownotes and access to the Priority to Action...

There is a gross mismatch between what people say their priorities are and where they spend their time. In this episode, Dell and BJ discuss BJ's framework for goal setting starting with identifying your real priorities and then allocating time to focus on them. Also, we have a link to the tool BJ developed (and he's developing an app) so you can set yourself up powerfully for the New Year! www.tbstb.com/assessment to find out what School of Cards courses are right for you and get a...

This week with BJ on vacation, Dell asks his wife Terry to join him as a guest on the show. Terry is a licensed clinical therapist who focuses on trauma recovery. She also helps Dell process his poker sessions. In this episode they talk about their marriage and Dell’s poker. Visit us and subscribe to your platform of choice at www.tbstb.com Support the show: One blind per month is all we ask: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support --- Support this podcast:...

In our previous episode, we mentioned about playing small pairs and speculative hands relative to stack size. Well, what other considerations should we take when figuring out when and how to play these hands? Dell and BJ take a deeper dive into this hand class, and the episode serves double-duty as a general treatise on well-placed aggression. Visit us and subscribe to your platform of choice at www.tbstb.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support

Stack size plays an important role in determining the strategy you employ and the tactics you take, but many people - the hosts included - still sometimes fail to take this into consideration. This week, Dell and BJ talk about why stack size matters and how you can use this information to your advantage. Visit us and subscribe to your platform of choice at http://www.tbstb.com Support the show: One blind per month is all we ask: https://anchor.fm/theblindstealingtheblinds/support ---...

We all know the mental game of poker is as - if not more - important than fundamental mechanics. What can the philosophical school of Stoicism teach us in developing a robust mental game? Dell and BJ discuss five core tenets of Stoicism to help us become better poker players and, by extension, better people: Ignore what others are doing; you define, in part, your reality; Do less; Death knocks at your door; and, finally, You are stronger than you think! Visit us and subscribe to your...