Immediately after recording, I was 75% sure of my mystery bounty answers. After listening away from the hot seat, I'm 85% sure.
The only thing I know for sure I said wrong was that the Hydra's average bounty is equal to a starting stack. I meant roughly half a starting stack.
02.03.2026 20:39 —
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Episode 494: Soheb Porbandarwal - Thinking Poker
Fresh off a $2 million win in the WPT World Championship, poker pro Soheb Porbandarwala shares his story with Carlos and Andrew: winning five figures as a
We've got Soheb Porbandarwala on the latest podcast! Ww talk winning five figures as a high school student, explaining poker to his Muslim parents, being the worst player in the group chat, getting banned from Twitter, and more! Plus Mystery Bounty strategy!
www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/03/epis...
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Makes sense.
Maybe he 4-bets AK,JJ but doesn't call them off facing a jam. In that case, the call wouldn't just be set mining.
Either way, I think we make more money letting the drunk guy continue with 32o+.
27.02.2026 07:12 —
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I was speaking to a high school poker class today. All sophomores. I said that we haven't had great online poker options in the US since 2011. Then I realized that was about when they were born, and let's just say it's a good thing I was already sitting down.
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Episode 492: Russ Fox - Thinking Poker
Russ Fox joins the show after a thirteen-year hiatus to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill's disastrous change to how gambling losses are taxed. And what you can
Big (but not Beautiful) changes to tax write-offs for American poker players and gamblers this year. Russ Fox joins us to discuss on Episode 492 of the Thinking Poker Podcast:
www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/01/epis...
(s/o @queenfive.bsky.social for suggesting and arranging this interview)
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That silence represents the hollow sound inside my skull as I was prepping for the interview while it was happening and mistakenly thinking it was for the following day...
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Episode 491: Victoria Livschitz - Thinking Poker
Tech entrepreneur Victoria Livschitz discovered poker in 2021 and quickly befriened some of the best players in the game. She's now a force to be reckoned
"I feel more at home amongst poker players than amongst any other group I've come across."
That's Victoria Livschitz discussing her unique and fascinating poker journey on the latest Thinking Poker Podcast!
www.thinkingpoker.net/2026/01/epis...
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