Poker Distilled

<p>Why is it so difficult for humans NOT to look at their short-term poker results. What are the benefits of getting into better results checking habits? Why the feedback of daily, weekly and monthly graphs isn't really...

<p>Overbets and why they're such a fundamental part of No Limit Holdem. Why pot and all multiples of pot are arbitrary. Melissa embarks on an INSANE challenge. Discussion of the Kristen Foxen bust out hand and much...

<p>Pete and Melissa debate the utility / futility of Range Betting and that mode of thinking before getting into a therapy session where Melissa recounts a recent incident at the poker table where she hit rock bottom in...

<p>Pete and Melissa are back with season 3 of Poker Distilled. Season 3 gets underway with a quote from a novel Melissa is reading which sparks a big discussion about how the madness of seeking a perfect theoretical...

<p>Pete and Melissa are back for a one off catch up while you patiently wait for season 3 of Poker Distilled. Topics includes challenging yourself in tough games, how to build armour in poker and in life and why it's so...

<p>It's the end of another magical season of poker distilled and what better way to start 2024 than to hear Pete and Melissa discuss why tilt and gambling issues are two points on the same spectrum and why not knowing...

<p>Why being a poker player is like being the CEO of a one person company; why trying to play your range at the expense of considering your hand is almost always asking for trouble; and why calling someone a 'Karen' is...

<p>Today there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that Pete's golf game is no longer as terrible as it was. The bad news is that there is a very high chance that you make poker decisions for irrational...

<p>Your poker career can be an isolating place. You are solely responsible for your fate and no one else can truly experience your poker journey like you do. What can we do to make poker a less lonely place and what has...

<p>Pete is looking to recruit a new online cash game student who has a bit of a following in the poker world. The new star could be a well known live player. It could be HELLMUTH? Or maybe it could be you? In this...

<p>Melissa asks Pete about a wild looking call he recently made while streaming before discussion focuses on getting inside the mind of weaker poker players. How do they think and how can we exploit them for it?</p>

<p>Melissa interrogates Pete about the word 'Gherkin' before an interesting discussion about how to manage your live poker career. </p>

<p>After quite a few years of focussing full time on growing Carrot Corner and coaching, Pete has decided to get back in the mix and generate a big sample of hands in 2024 at the stakes he commonly coaches. Melissa...

<p>Poker can leave us battered, bruised and weakened. It's not whether this happens to you in poker that is the interesting question; but how you bounce back from it. Pete plays the role of poker therapist in this...

<p>If your ego is too big for your poker ability, it can lead to frustration, tilt, and delusion. Your learning might slow down or stop entirely as you become stuck in the victim mindset, expecting to win. However...