Stealing The Blinds Poker Podcast

BJ and Dell talk about the principle of reciprocality and dive deep into the concept of how money exchanges hands around the table based on play. It kind of seems deceptively simple, and it is a basic tenet we all need to keep in mind but often forget.

BJ and Dell talk with Jordan Sweet about honesty, equity, and fairness in poker and debate the nuances of what's right and wrong in the game, and what it means to be good for the game. The game has changed over the years, and so has what behaviors are permissible. It's an interesting conversation with no clear-cut answers.

BJ and Dell talk about whether tracking win rate matters - what it is, for whom it matters and why, as well as the hidden costs of poker. Because what doesn't get measured doesn't get improved - but it might not matter much anyway if you're a certain type of player.

BJ and Dell talk about how to play those troublesome hands everyone's scared of. They're not really scary if you play them while keeping some basic tenets in mind.

BJ and Dell talk with TikTok poker content creator Rapunzel on her experiences learning poker. You can follow her on TikTok @poker.rapunzel

BJ and Dell have a conversation with Blake Eastman about his work with Beyond Tells including the introduction of AI to help analyze large datasets to identify behaviors. 

BJ and Dell are joined this week by Steve Catterson, aka ChipXtractor, to discuss live coaching.

BJ and Dell discuss six points of consideration with comparison and contrast between playing cash game or tournaments and lay out a simple framework to help you figure out which you might want to focus on.

The opposite of the Seven Deadly Sins, these seven key traits are what we all need to cultivate to be the best players - and people - we can be.

Sometimes we can forget that poker is just a game. This episode reminds us of what's important - family and friends - and provides some solutions and tools to help you manage expectations so you can enjoy both.

That said, gambling addiction is a real problem, and here are some resources if you think you or a loved one need help:

Suited connectors may be among the most fun to play, but play them wrong and you'll get yourself into a heap of trouble. Moreover, it's so easy to play them wrong! Dell and BJ cover the when, why, and how to play this hand class.

Not a typical interview show, this week we break the mold featuring June Cuervo, sharing stores of the lessons learned in her first year as pro and of trans issues. We discuss remarkably easy ways of being supportive in the face of bad behavior, because it's through fostering an accepting community that we will grow the game we all love so dearly.

June offers free poker coaching for trans persons! Contact June on Twitter (@JuneCuervo) or on Instagram (@JunePlaysPoker)

The final installment in our four-part series on bluffing, we discuss what it takes to tell a credible story. We discuss blockers and anti-blockers, bet sizing, Minimum Defense Frequency, and more. It's OK if not all your bluffs get through!

The flop is the first street where we do some real bluffing, and it happens to be the most interesting street. Not only do we get 60% of the community card information available to us, but we're able to start crafting so many lines to both realize our equity and deny them theirs!!

In this second of a four-part series on bluffing, we discuss 3-bet bluffing pre-flop. Similiarly to our previous episode, this is almost a misnomer because we don't advocate playing absolute trash, and certainly not pre-flop. Instead, we focus the conversation on how people tend to not 3-bet enough and when, where, and why to expand your 3-bet ranges.

Bluffing is an integral part of any sound poker strategy, yet it's often either misunderstood or misapplied. In this first of likely a four-part series, we start from the beginning with pre-flop. Does bluffing even have a part in a pre-flop strategy? Listen and find out.

Do you find yourself wondering what to do with your middle strength hand on the river?  You’re not alone. It’s likely that you have turned a showdown hand into a bluff. Maybe you missed out on thin value because you were afraid of being raised. BJ and Dell talk about the differences between thin value and show down value and how to know what you have.

Mistakes is only failure if you don't learn from them. Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Dell and BJ discuss steps you need to take to learn the most from your mistakes: Brutal honesty, objective and timely feedback, and a growth mindset.

Dell, BJ, and Jordan talk about good and bad, and right and wrong in poker. They discuss the difference between ethics and morality and cover a number of dubious plays. At the end of the day, Bill and Ted learned the greatest lesson of all in their Excellent Adventure - be righteous to each other

There is a gross mismatch between what people say their priorities are and where they spend their time. In this episode, Dell and BJ discuss BJ's framework for goal setting starting with identifying your real priorities and then allocating time to focus on them. Also, we have a link to the tool BJ developed (and he's developing an app) so you can set yourself up powerfully for the New Year!

Stack size plays an important role in determining the strategy you employ and the tactics you take, but many people - the hosts included - still sometimes fail to take this into consideration. This week, Dell and BJ talk about why stack size matters and how you can use this information to your advantage.

We all know the mental game of poker is as - if not more - important than fundamental mechanics. What can the philosophical school of Stoicism teach us in developing a robust mental game? Dell and BJ discuss five core tenets of Stoicism to help us become better poker players and, by extension, better people: Ignore what others are doing; you define, in part, your reality; Do less; Death knocks at your door; and, finally, You are stronger than you think!