The Poker Zoo Podcast

This week on the Zoo, Fausto Valdez. Fausto is immersed in poker, and just marked two years in as a professional player. We discuss his life and challenges, as well as go over a hand he played at the Sands. Fausto Valdez, member of TBR, coach at Red Chip Poker, and Solve For Why acolyte. Fausto on Instagram 2/5 V (8-900) 15 late pos, volatile V (800) sb calls, value heavy H (cover) bb calls A5ss —————————- Pot 40 T74sch Vx Hx V20 All call —————————- Pot 100 3c Vx Hx V40 Vf H200 Vc —————————- Pot 500 9c H350, V ??? The post The (Poker) Zoo, Ep. 3: Fausto appeared first on Out of Position.

Episode 2 of the Zoo features Portland reg Luka Vitasovic. His story is a West Coast one, taking him from where Ed Miller got his start in South Seattle’s Muckleshoot Casino, through the dregs of low-stakes, high-rake California games, to the under-appreciated poker scene of Portland, Oregon. Luka shares with us about his many coaching experiences, which run from Lou Krieger to Matt Berkey’s S4Y Academy. We also discuss an interesting hand where he gets out of line, taking max value from a mediocre hand against a talented player. Was it good or bad? You decide, he’ll count his winnings. Discussion Hand: Villain opens $10 on Btn SB calls I call BB Kc9s Flop: Ks4d5d SB checks I check Villain bets $15 SB calls I check/raise to $65 Villain calls SB folds Turn: 4s I bet $100 Villain calls River: 4c I shove for $400 Villain calls The post The (Poker) Zoo, Ep. 2: Luka appeared first on Out of Position.

For once I can keep this short. OOP: The (Poker) Zoo is a podcast I’ll be developing with Dean Martin and the rest of The Back Room. There’s quite a few podcasts out there, so why listen to this one? Well perfect, maybe you shouldn’t. The Zoo is, above all, for and about members of The Back Room, the participant-driven poker forum I loosely oversee. I’ll be interviewing the active members of TBR all year and finding out what they are working on and seeing if I can do anything to help. That’s the mission. I owe a debt of thanks to Dean for helping produce The Zoo. In a way, though, that’s perfect, too, because my practice and this podcast are for people like Dean. He’s a big man, in the meaningful way, someone who takes care of his family, who is an entrepreneur, who keeps his head down while maintaining his own views, and who, by the way, puts in some serious hours at the table to add to his income. That’s a real poker player, and that’s many of the people I aid as a poker coach: successful in life and now want to be successful in their hobby. Yes, there are the pros and aspiring pros I work with, but if they are sage, they know who low and mid limit poker is about and who it is for. Schedule and many other things to be determined. Feedback especially welcome in these early days of the project. Enjoy.   Subscribe in iTunes The post The (Poker) Zoo, Ep. 1: Porter appeared first on Out of Position.