Best Dara OKearney Podcasts (2024)

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The Chip Race - Season 23 - Episode 3 - Joe Hachem Caitlyn Arnwine Gary Blackwood Justin Arnwine

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On the week when the WSOP Main Event gets underway, what a show we’ve got in store.! We welcome the 2005 champion Joe Hachem. We are also joined by poker player and activist Caitlyn Arnwhine. For strategy, we’ve got Gary Blackwood discussing an interesting cash game spot. We talk poker role-models with Justin Arnwhine. Plus, Barry Cater has got the…

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311. Gutshot Straight with Rob Perez 54:28

17d ago54:28

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For their first summer special, James and Joe present a Poker Movie Monday (on a Wednesday). And the motion picture they're reviewing might be one of the worst they've ever seen. The harsh reality is that most films featuring poker are pretty bad and nearly all films featuring Steven Seagal are atrocious. So, imagine a poker movie starring Seagal! …

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The Chip Race - Season 23 - Episode 2 - Jonathan Jaffe Andrew Hulme Blaise Bourgeois 1:55:55

28d ago1:55:55

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What a show we’ve got this week! Highstakes pro Jonathan Jaffe is here to discuss his new podcast, his upcoming new book and his life in the nosebleeds. We are also joined by top UK player and a man who ran deep in last year’s WSOP main event Andrew ‘Stato’ Hulme. For strategy, we take a look at a hand of mine from the feature table deep into the r…

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The Lock-In 87 - Neil Channing 56:03

21d ago56:03

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This week David and Dara are locked in with 2008 Irish open champion and now podcaster Neil Channing whose new show ‘Bet The House’ launched less than a fortnight ago. They talk to Neil about the overlap between politics and betting, get some tips on the upcoming UK and US elections and speak about podcasts more generally. Before that, Dara and Dav…

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Episode 193 - Daniel Negreanu on His 2024 Approach, His WSOP Prep and Why Presence is So Important in Poker 57:53

2M ago57:53

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Welcome to Episode 193! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. The hosts continue their WSOP/SCOOP prep series in this episode by interviewing world renowned poker professional Daniel Negreanu. Topics discussed in this episode include: A brief overview of…

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310. SCOOP 2024 with Lex Veldhuis and Howard Swains 1:14:17

1M ago1:14:17

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With the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker in the books, James and Joe recap the series with their #SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains, summarising the headline stats and biggest stories of the last three weeks. Plus, the guys talk to Lex Veldhuis, who won his first SCOOP trophy this year and triumphed in the inaugural SCOOP League. Lex also …

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The Chip Race - Season 23 - Episode 1 - Andrew Lichtenberger Justin Arnwine Andy Wilson Craig Tapscott 1:44:39

1M ago1:44:39

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This week, we welcome WSOP and WPT champion Andrew ‘Lucky Chewy’ Lichtenberger. We also talk to poker player and podcaster Justin Arnwine. For strategy, Andy Wilson is back to discuss a key hand from his recent GG Millions final table. Craig Tapscott stops by to discuss WSOP prep. Plus, our resident Meme-Lord Barry Carter is at the news desk!…

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309. WSOP 2024 preview with reigning Main Event champ Daniel Weinman + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:13:52

2M ago1:13:52

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Players from every continent will be heading to Las Vegas in the coming days for the 2024 World Series of Poker. James and Joe look ahead to this year's #WSOP and discuss when they'll be there and what they're planning to do and play. Plus, they talk to the man who won the 2023 Main Event bracelet – and $12.1m – Daniel Weinman. Meanwhile, ahead of …

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Episode 192 - Carlos Welch on How To Be A Big Fish in a Small Pond 1:22:44

2M ago1:22:44

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Welcome to Episode 192! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. The hosts continue their WSOP/SCOOP prep series in this episode by interviewing poker professional, coach, and podcaster Carlos Welch. Topics discussed in this episode include: A brief overvie…

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308. The Big Game on Tour with Jennifer Tilly + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:30:41

2M ago1:30:41

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The Big Game on Tour is finally here, with new shows broadcast every Friday on FS1 in the USA and uploaded to the PokerStars YouTube channel the following day. James and Joe recap the first episode with the star of the show: Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly. They also talk about Joe's premiere party and discuss James's experience playing in a…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 Episode 7 - Shaun Deeb Willie Elliot Monica Vaka Donna Morton 1:38:24

2M ago1:38:24

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For our Season 22 finale, David and Dara are joined by 6-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb and Pokerstars customer engagement manager Willie Elliot. For strategy, Norwegian poker champion Monica Vaka breaks down a hand she played en route to that famous victory. Donna Morton stops by to discuss the Malta Poker Festival Spring edition and more. P…

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Episode 191 - Bryan Paris on How to Outwork the Lazy Players, Rebuilding His Foundations and Balancing Poker And Family Life 37:15

2M ago37:15

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Welcome to Episode 191! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. The hosts continue their WSOP/SCOOP prep series in this episode by interviewing poker professional, coach, and streamer Bryan Paris. Topics discussed in this episode include: What a day in the…

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307. EPT Monte-Carlo finalist Rania Nasreddine + SCOOP Correspondent Howard Swains 1:25:27

2M ago1:25:27

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James and Joe are back from Monaco. They start the show paying tribute to Steve Albini, the two-time WSOP bracelet winner and legendary music producer who died this week at the age of 61. The guys then look back at #EPTMonteCarlo, with some behind-the-scenes stories and an interview with Main Event finalist Rania Nasreddine. #SCOOP Correspondent Ho…

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The Lock-In - Malta Poker Festival Spring 2024 32:07

2M ago32:07

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This week, we are partly on location at the Malta Poker Festival and partly back at our desks. After firing ‘a sea of bullets’ into various events at the MPF - Spring Edition, we look back on what was a brilliantly run event helmed by the inimitable Ivonne Montealegre. Our guest Franke von Zweigbergk big-timed us so we did our best to plug the upco…

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Episode 190 - Dara O'Kearney on Beyond GTO, Milestone Satellites & Preparing for SCOOP & the WSOP 51:56

3M ago51:56

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Welcome to Episode 190! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. The hosts kick off a WSOP/SCOOP prep series in this episode by interviewing poker professional, coach, and author Dara O’Kearney. Topics discussed in this episode include: Preparing for live e…

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306. EPT Monte-Carlo preview with Wolfgang Poker 52:55

3M ago52:55

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James and Joe are about to head to the PokerStars European Poker Tour Presented by Monte-Carlo Casino. They look ahead to seven days of live streaming (April 28th – May 4th) on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels, plus a second edition of the #MysteryCashChallenge. Among the players taking part in this cash game at #EPTMonteCarlo is YouTube …

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305. Lexy Gavin-Mather 1:07:16

3M ago1:07:16

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In a change to our advertised programming, James and Joe are joined by poker player, coach, content creator, author, and commentator Lexy Gavin-Mather. In an extended interview, Lexy talks about her start in poker, her years as an online grinder, her first foray into live poker at the PCA, finding love on the circuit, and diversifying into coaching…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 - Episode 6 - Joe Stapleton Aaron Barone Liam Gannon 1:53:51

3M ago1:53:51

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This week, Dara and David are joined by comedian, podcaster and EPT commentator Joe Stapleton. They welcome 888 ambassador and streamer Aaron Barone. For strategy, they breakdown a hand of Dara’s from the FPS Paris. Liam Gannon stops by to talk about poker reporting and more. Plus, our resident newsman and meme-lord Barry Carter takes a deep dive i…

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304. Sunday Million Anniversary recap, plus news update from Jon Sofen (Senior US Editor, PokerNews) 1:14:04

3M ago1:14:04

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James is celebrating a deep run and a $5k score in the #SundayMillionAnniversary. He and Joe also celebrate the champion 'CrossBreed17', having streamed the final table and the winning moment on the PokerStars Twitch channel. They guys are then joined by Jon Sofen, Senior US Editor at PokerNews, to discuss the latest poker stories from North Americ…

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The Lock-In 85 - Thomas Murphy 51:40

3M ago51:40

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This week, we are locked in with popular Irish young gun Thomas Murphy. The lads review the Irish Open, mostly heaping praise on the organisers but also suggesting a couple of improvements for next year. New never before seen footage is released of David’s award-winning Karaoke performance with some remarking that it was an Easter miracle to see a …

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303. Irish Open 2024 champion Tero Laurila 52:42

3M ago52:42

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James and Joe are back from Dublin – and Stapes has recovered from a nasty stomach bug – so they recap the last few days of the #IrishOpen in the company of Main Event champion Tero Laurila: the first ever Irish Open winner from Finland. He talks about his 20-year poker career and what it means to him to win such a historic title. Meanwhile, Swedis…

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302. At the Irish Open with Felix Schneiders, Paul O'Reilly, David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney 1:17:19

4M ago1:17:19

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It's a special edition of the podcast recorded on location at the #IrishOpen in Dublin on Day 1A of the Main Event. James and Joe have had the chance to play a couple of tournaments, and Joe scored big in one of them. Felix Schneiders from Team Pro streamed the final table on Twitch, so joins the guys to discuss Joe's journey to (near) victory. Eve…

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301. Patrick Marber 1:04:58

4M ago1:04:58

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It's the #PITE300 after-party, as James and Joe recap what happened behind-the-scenes in the run up to their live show in London, and what happened at the poker tables afterwards. Patrick Marber's name came up a couple of times at The Hippodrome, and the actor-writer-director is the guest on this week's episode. Patrick talks about playing in the '…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 - Episode 5 - Chris Moneymaker Baard Dahl David Docherty Michael Dwyer 1:40:20

4M ago1:40:20

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On the week when ‘The Chip Race’ turned 9 years old, we are joined by ACR ambassador and the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker. We’ve got ipoker’s network manager Baard Dahl. For strategy, reigning Irish Open champion David Docherty breaks down a hand he played against Tom Kitt on his way to that famous victory. Michael Dwyer stops by …

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The Lock-In 84 - Caitlin Comesky 46:43

4M ago46:43

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This week, we are locked in with the fabulous and talented Caitlin Comeskey! The show kicks off with ‘streaky’ Dara explaining that he didn’t run naked through the Bonnington last week but rather he cashed an incredible 9 tournaments in a row. Global Poker Awards darling Caitlin delivers a reality check on what we should expect from poker’s annual …

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300. Live at The Hippodrome with Victoria Coren Mitchell, Jake Johnson, Nico Leonard and others 1:22:49

4M ago1:22:49

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To celebrate their third centenary, James and Joe returned to The Hippodrome Casino in London on Wednesday 13th March 2024 to record the podcast on stage in front of an audience of fans. This special live show opens with a five-minute stand-up set from Stapes, followed by a Poker Movie Monday, as the guys revisit 'Win It All' with the Netflix film'…

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299. Global Poker Award winners Marle Spragg and Francine Watson (Associate Director, Creative and Content, PokerStars) 1:21:13

4M ago1:21:13

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With one week to go until their live show at The Hippodrome in London, James and Joe preview #PITE300 and celebrate the success of a couple of their friends at last month's #GlobalPokerAwards. They're joined by Marle Spragg – winner of Best X/Twitter Personality – and Francine Watson, Associate Director, Creative and Content at PokerStars. Francine…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 - Episode 4 - Barny Boatman Mateusz Moolhuizen Thomas Murphy Alex Scott 1:35:43

4M ago1:35:43

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On the week after we became a 2-time GPI Global Poker award winning podcast, we are joined by not one, but two Paris Main Event champions. We’ve got EPT champion Barny Boatman and we’ve got FPS champion Mateusz Moolhuizen. For strategy, top going Irish pro Thomas Murphy takes us through a tricky hand he played on an online final table. WPT Global P…

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298. EPT Paris champion Barny Boatman, plus Global Poker Awards winners 1:38:06

5M ago1:38:06

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Following a big weekend, which saw UK poker legend Barny Boatman take down the #EPTParis Main Event and the PokerStars live stream production team triumph at the #GlobalPokerAwards, James and Joe look back on a successful start to the European Poker Tour's 2024 season and highlight some of the key winners at the GPI's awards ceremony in Vegas. Plea…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 Episode 3 - Greg Liow Andrew Brokos Andrew Hedley Ivonne Montealegre 1:47:41

5M ago1:47:41

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On the week of the 5th Global Poker Awards, we welcome to show several deserving nominees. We’ve got poker player and hilarious content creator Greg ‘GregGoesAllIn’ Liow. We are also joined by player, author and OG Podcaster Andrew ‘Thinking Poker’ Brokos. For strategy, Andrew ‘Picasso’ Hedley takes us through a tricky hand that he played deep in t…

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The Lock-In 83 - Maria Konnikova 44:35

5M ago44:35

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This week, we are locked in with talented author turned poker player turned poker author Maria Konnikova. We discuss some of the recent and upcoming live poker stops on our schedules - the London Poker Festival, the Malta DSO Cup and the EPT Paris. Dara talks about his new book ‘Beyond GTO’. Maria joins David in blasting Phil Hellmuth’s take on Isa…

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297. EPT 2024 preview with Prague champ Padraig O'Neill 1:09:10

5M ago1:09:10

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There's less than a month to go until #PITE300: James and Joe's live show at The Hippodrome in London. Listen to this episode to find out how to secure your seats and hear a few headline details about the event. Meanwhile, with #EPTParis getting underway, the guys look ahead to the 2024 European Poker Tour season, and speak to the most recent EPT c…

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The Chip Race - Season 22 Episode 2 - Jeff Platt Simon Wilson Kyna England Shimpei Adachi 1:48:40

5M ago1:48:40

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This week, we are joined by poker player and broadcaster Jeff Platt. We also welcome up and coming Irish phenom Simon Wilson. For strategy, we’ve got Kyna England breaking down a hand of hers from the Game of Gold final table. Shimpei Adachi stops by to discuss poker in Japan. Plus, Barry Carter casts his sartorial eye over the latest news.…

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Episode 189 - High Performance Poker: Chapter 6 - The Art of Bouncebackability 31:15

5M ago31:15

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Welcome to Episode 189! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts continue their exploration of high-performance poker with a specific focus on “bouncebackability” also known as the art of resilience. Topics discussed in this episo…

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296. All aboard The Good Ship Murder with Jonathan Little 1:22:36

5M ago1:22:36

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James and Joe are reeling from what might be the worst poker scene ever filmed (and that's saying something), having watched 'The Good Ship Murder'. They review the poker-themed episode of this British TV series and ask poker pro and coach Jonathan Little to analyse the Hold'em hands. Jonathan also talks about his success in last week's PokerGO Cup…

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Episode 188 - High Performance Poker: Chapter 5 - High Performance Physiology 31:56

6M ago31:56

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Welcome to Episode 188! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts continue their exploration of high-performance poker with a specific focus on high-performance physiology. Topics discussed in this episode include: A deep dive into…

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295. News round-up, including PokerStars Rewards changes with Ashley Chase and Chris Straghalis 1:25:45

6M ago1:25:45

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Welcome to #PITE 2024! On their first podcast of the year, James and Joe recap some of the big poker headlines of the last six weeks. From the good – the Global Poker Award nominations – to the bad – accusations of super users and bots on other sites. As far as PokerStars is concerned, the Sunday Million 18th Anniversary has been announced and the …

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The Chip Race - Season 22 Episode 1 - Matt Matros Ankit Ahuja Elliot Roe 1:37:48

6M ago1:37:48

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For the season 22 curtain-raiser and on the occasion of our record 4th nomination for Best Podcast at the Global Poker Awards and on the week that saw the release of ‘Beyond GTO’ by Dara and Barry, we welcome 3-time bracelet winner and 4-time poker author Matt Matros. We are also joined by Eureka Cyprus champion and Indian GPI number 1 Ankit Ahuja.…

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Episode 187 - High Performance Poker: Chapter 4 - Knowing Your Achilles Heel 28:42

6M ago28:42

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Welcome to Episode 187! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts continue their exploration of high-performance poker with a specific focus on knowing your Achilles heel and developing strategies for dealing with it. Topics discus…

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Episode 186 - High-Performance Poker: Chapter 3 - Developing The Right Mindset 27:29

6M ago27:29

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Welcome to Episode 186! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts continue their exploration of high-performance poker with a specific focus on developing the right mindset. Topics discussed in this episode include: The difference …

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The Lock-In 82 - Soheb Porbandarwala 54:05

6M ago54:05

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This week we are locked in with WPT champion and self-professed ‘shit-reg’ Soheb Porbandarwala. The lads talk about the live poker going on right now on the West coast of Ireland where the water is majestic and the East coast of the US where the water is contaminated. They also weigh in on the ‘Super-User’ scandal on GGPoker and the Botfarm allegat…

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Episode 185 - High Performance Poker: Chapter 2 - Winning Habits & Systems 29:00

6M ago29:00

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Welcome to Episode 185! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts continue their exploration of high-performance poker with a specific focus on winning systems and habits. Topics discussed in this episode include: The power of atom…

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The Chip Race - 150th Episode - Padraig O'Neill Barny Boatman Jason Koon Gary Clarke 1:56:04

6M ago1:56:04

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For our 150th Episode Special, we are joined by EPT Prague champion Padraig O’Neill. We also welcome poker legend and alleged mobster Barny Boatman. For strategy, Jason Koon discusses a fascinating hand that he played in a Triton event against Juan Pardo. Chip Race ‘Bad Beat Competition’ winner Gary Clarke stops by to tell us how he won, how he enj…

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Episode 184 - High Performance Poker: Chapter 1 - The Peak Poker Performance Cycle 29:01

7M ago29:01

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Welcome to Episode 184! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts explain that they are going to serialize the podcast into themes. This first theme is going to be around designing for and achieving high poker performance. Topics d…

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The Lock-In 81 - WPT Wynn 2023 43:03

7M ago43:03

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This week, we are locked in at the Wynn Hotel for the $40 Million guarantee WPT World Championship.

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The Chip Race - Season 21 - Episode 7 - Rampage Adam Pliska Sven McDermott KL Cleeton 1:36:20

7M ago1:36:20

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For our Season 21 finale, we are joined by one of the game’s most popular content creators - YouTuber and WPT Ambassador Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau. We also welcome WPT CEO Adam Pliska. For strategy, we are joined by Irish poker player and ACR twitch streamer Sven McDermott to discuss a very cool satellite hand. KL Cleeton talks poker trainers. Plus, Barr…

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Episode 183 - How to Maximize Your Study 34:11

8M ago34:11

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Welcome to Episode 183! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts discuss a question sent in by Georgina who wanted our advice on maximizing her study. Topics discussed include: Things to think about when studying for MTTs in parti…

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294. EPT Prague preview with Jasper Meijer van Putten + Elliot Roe on A-Game Poker 1:26:47

7M ago1:26:47

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In their final episode of 2023, James and Joe look ahead to the last European Poker Tour event of the year: #EPTPrague. They run through the live streaming schedule (six days of coverage on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels) and catch up with 2016 Main Event champion Jasper Meijer van Putten. The second guest of the week is mindset coach E…

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293. The Truth Detective with Alex O'Brien 1:09:29

8M ago1:09:29

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James and Joe are still recovering from Vegas (and a large Thanksgiving meal), but have had a bit of time to relax, watch movies…and read a book! Yes, on this week's podcast, they delve into 'The Truth Detective' by Alex O'Brien. Alex is a science writer and poker enthusiast. She talks about the idea behind her book, subtitled 'A Poker Player's Gui…

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Episode 182 - Don't Tap The Glass 31:00

8M ago31:00

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Welcome to Episode 182! MTT Coach Gareth James and Peak Performance Mindset Coach Dr. Tricia Cardner are back discussing all things poker strategy & mindset. In this episode, the hosts discuss a question sent in by Barry who wanted our advice on managing his emotions at the table - and specifically about berating players via the chatbox. Topics dis…

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