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In this week's Table Talk, we look at a tricky 5-way straddle spot that Grant finds himself in. He flops top two, but the board degrades. Should he consider turning it into a bluff? Join our Discord!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Subscribe to the podcast on Android: goo.gl/jNc78M Podcast on Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker Sweet Poker...
Published 11/15/24
Published 11/15/24
In a Hustler Live cash session with the progressive stand-up game in play, Jungleman makes a big river bet with an unlikely hand. Can Mariano figure it out while holding pocket aces? BLINDS $25/$50/$50 Mike X (HJ): K8o Mariano (CO): AdAc ($89k) Jungleman (SB): 5d3c ($24k) Flop: Kc6d3d Turn: 7c River: 4d Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter:...
Published 11/14/24
The Poker Guys are launching a new episode-style called Table Talk. These episodes will be short, casual conversations like the kind you have on break at a poker tournament. This week, Grant brings an Ace-Queen hand that carries on in a 4-bet pot. Can we hang on versus the maniac? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 11/08/24
At EPT Cyprus, Tsouloftas and Weis are at it again. This time Tsouloftas is the aggressor rather than the hero. Did he just find the perfect bluff spot against a top pro? BLINDS 60k/120k/120k Oliver Weis (HJ): 9d9c (8.16m) Georgios Tsouloftas (CO): Ah2s (14.4m) Flop: Ac6c3c Turn: 7c River: Td Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the...
Published 11/07/24
At EPT Cyprus, Tsouloftas faces a nightmare board in a massive spot. Can he find the hero call? BLINDS 50k/100k/100k Oliver Weis (CO): QcJc (20.0m) Georgios Tsouloftas (BTN): AsAc (5.8m) Flop: 8s7c6s Turn: 9s River: 6c Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Subscribe to the podcast on Android:...
Published 10/31/24
In another High Stakes Poker hand, Humboldt Mike flops the nut flush draw. But Sameh Elamawy just keeps firing and firing. Will Mike back down? BLINDS $500/1,000/$2,000/$4,000 Andrew Robl (BB): AcJh ($715k) Sameh Elamawy (1st Straddle): Ts7s ($491k) Humboldt Mike (2nd Straddle): AdTd ($600k) Flop: Qd4s5d Turn: Jc River: 8c Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter:...
Published 10/24/24
Andy Ni is facing cash game great Limitless in a massive Triton cash hand. He runs a massive bluff—can Limitless figure it out? BLINDS $1,000/$2,000 Andy Ni (UTG+1): 3s3d ($284k) Limitless (BTN): JsTd ($423k) Flop: Jh5sTc Turn: Kh River: 7d Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Subscribe to the...
Published 10/17/24
Three poker psychos run into each other in a massive cooler in High Stakes Poker. Can anyone ever get away when anyone can seemingly have anything? BLINDS $500/$1,000 Sameh Elamawy (UTG): KdQc ($354k) Humboldt Mike (LJ): AdKh ($422k) Jennifer Tilly (HJ): 9s8h ($188k) Nik Airball (CO): AhQh ($490k) Brandon Steven (BTN): 5s2c ($371k) Flop: KcQdQs Turn: 8d River: 4h 00:00 - Open 01:06 - Intro 05:36 - Preflop 13:24 - Flop 24:17 - Turn 30:56 - River Join our Discord...
Published 10/10/24
Nick Schulman takes an extreme range advantage and basically says "What the hell are you gonna do about it?" In a Poker Masters event. BLINDS: 10k/25k Schulman(LJ) :AcAd/(725k)  Collopy(SB):KsQs/(600k)  Flop:QcJc9c Turn:10s River:Qd Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???"...
Published 10/03/24
There's three players left in a $2200 'High roller.' The big stack is going to exert some pressure on the short stack. Will it work? Should it? Hands: Fpop: ThTd Min-Guk: 8c7d Flop: Jc7h3h Turn: Kh River: 9d --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 09/26/24
Patrik Antonius has been crushing the highest stakes for decades without reading a single poker book. Does he just understand spots like this better than anyone else? BLINDS: $1k/$2k/$4k Ni(BB) :KdKc/($800k)  Antonius(S):10h4h/($850k)  Flop:Qc7d7h Turn:5h River:4c Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???"...
Published 09/19/24
Alejandro Lococo is not one to be pushed around, and apparently neither is Henry Wu. Something's gotta give. BLINDS: 15k/30k Lococo(UTG) :As3s/(2.3m)  Trujilo(SB):QdJh/(1.9m)  Wu(BB): Ac4d/(1.4m) Flop:Jd3h2s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???" here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/bHaRPJn⁠⁠ ---...
Published 09/12/24
Elton Tsang has moves. And he's going to shimmy on down to Valueville. Or Bluffville? It's confusing. Tsang: Th8c Ferdinand: 6s4s Flop: 8s8d7s Turn: Js River: Qc --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 08/29/24
Eleven left. First place is one million dollars. Adrian Mateos is going to play bully against a guy with a tiny hendon. Will It work? Should it? Mateos: JsTh Wenzelberger: 9s7s Flop: 9d5s3s Turn: 3s River: Kh --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 08/22/24
Deep in the Main Event, Kristen Foxen finds a non-believer. BLINDS: 125k/250k Foxen(MP) :JcJd/(11m)  TomasBB:As8h/(15m)  Flop:4dQd2c Turn:10s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???" here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a.co/d/bHaRPJn⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast:...
Published 08/15/24
Adrian Mateos is one of the best in the world and has racked up a lot of success in high rollers. How does he navigate a tough Main Event spot? BLINDS: 10k/25k Berry(HJ) :AcAs/(5m)  Mateos(D):KhKs/(4.4m)  Flop:4dQd2c Turn:10s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???"...
Published 08/08/24
Chris Moneymaker is faced with interesting decisions at the final table of a high roller mystery bounty. How does the bounty structure change decisions? Did Moneymaker adjust correctly? BLINDS: 125k/250k Kuznetzov(HJ) :AhAs/(3.2m)  Moneymaker(CO):KhJd/(8m)  Flop:3s4c7h Turn:Qd River:5s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He...
Published 08/01/24
WSOP main event champion Jonathan Tamayo continuously went to his rail and got coaching and even looked at a solver at times... is this okay? Was Jordan Griff wronged? What can be done about this, both now and for future tournaments? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 07/26/24
We're back! We discuss two hands from the final two tables of the Main that have everyone talking: A surprising fold from Jonathan Tamayo and a surprising shove from Kristen Foxen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 07/15/24
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Published 06/13/24
We're breaking down the second biggest hand in the history of televised poker! Alan Keating flops a monster draw and gets MAX value. We break it all the way down. Keating: T9ss Rahul: 87ss Flop: Js8h4s Turn: Ad River: 7h --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 06/06/24
With 3 left in a $125k Triton and short stacks, AA and KK show up. Somehow, someway, it doesn't go how you would expect. BLINDS: 400k/800k Dejan(SB) :AhAc/(7.6m)  Ponakovs(BB):KdKs/(19m)  Flop:QhJh10h Turn:2c River:Kh Our NEW PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/just-go-with-it9 Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He...
Published 06/02/24
Nick Vertucci and Mike X get into it on in a BIG cash game hand, and we break it all the way down. Nick: Td9d Mike X: KsJs Flop: 7h3sTc Turn: Qs River: Jc --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-breakdown-poker/support
Published 05/23/24
Notoriously loose action player Nik Airball gets into a MASSIVE pot with a huge hand. Can he, of all people, get away from a monster? BLINDS:$1k/$2k Yu(D):Qh9h/($1.1m)  Airballl(SB):6d6c/($750k)  Adams(BB):JdJc($500k) Flop:8d10h6h Turn:2s River:Js Our NEW PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/just-go-with-it9 Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker...
Published 05/17/24