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Episode 85: Bad Beats from the $10K PLO Championship

Ken and Brandon give you the full story of their experience at the 54th WSOP $10,000 Pot Limit Ohama Championship! Who did they play with? Who ran up a stack? Who survived three all-in's before their ultimate tournament death? How were the dealers? The Overlay leaves no stone unturned in this 54 minute episode full of "bad beats". 

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Episode 84: The 54th WSOP Preview and Best of Awards

Does looking at the 95 events that make up the 2023 54th World Series of Poker give you a headache? Wish you had a buddy who could just tell you the best tournaments to play in. Which weekend will give you the most for your money? What your chances are of playing with a Hall of Famer? What is the difference between the Mystery and the Secret Bounty... well don't wo...

Episode 83: Remembering the Godfather of Poker.

"We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing". Mr. Brunson was once immodestly described as “the Babe Ruth, the Michael Jordan, and the Arnold Palmer of poker.” The Overlay shares their thoughts on why Doyle had such an impact on the game of poker, how he maintained success at the highest levels of the game for decades, and how...

Episode 82: Poker Room Promotions

What are your favorite poker room promotions? Bad Beat Jackpots, High Hand payouts, Jackpots, or Freerolls? The Overlay teams digs deep on the subtle difference and benefits of each kind of poker room promotions, and the bad beat story's that come with them. 

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Episode 81: Beyond the Rule Book!

Poker is a simple game right? Five cards, Seven Cards, Flushes, Full Houses, Two Pair vs One pair, One chip Rule, Multiple Chip Rule, Over-betting and Verbal is binding. BUT what does the tournament director do when poker players go off the reservation and the rule book doesn't quite cover the possible rules infraction?

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Can you imagine watching the WSOP Main Event in the '80s and '90s on TV without seeing the player's hole cards? Fast forward twenty years, lipstick cams were introduced and poker on TV exploded.  From ESPN, PokerGo, YouTube, and Twitch check out the rise of Live Streamed poker from the Overlay a poker podcast. 

We cover the big and the small, from Live at the Bike to No Gamble No Future. Follow along with th...

Pot Limit Omaha players while wild and reckless, are a small section of the poker community. Take that small group of players and divide them further into PLO tournament players and you are down to a very small percentage of poker players.. However, the team at The Overaly loves PLO tournaments. Listen to our love letter of four card Tournaments and why they should be on your poker bucket list.

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The Overlay goes over a full breakdown of local player success at the 2022 WSOP Circuit Event in Chicago at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.
 
The Chicago poker scene is vibrant, passionate, and bountiful. The players from Chicago are some of the most dedicated, crafty, and successful amateur players in the world.  Think we are just blowing smoke? Listen to today's poker podcast and see for yourself how the Chicago...

How to play Pocket 10's the toughest premium holdem hand to play.

The last qualifier of the top 6 premium hands is our most difficult to play. The Overlay gives you a full breakdown of how to improve your play pocket tens.  Number one on our list of the Top Six most difficult premium holdem hands to play.

Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play. This is the third of a seven-part mini-series ...

How to play Ace King the second toughest premium holdem hand to play.

Ace King is pretty, but with beauty comes pain.  The best-looking hand is arguably the toughest to play. The Overlay gives you a full breakdown on how to improve your play with Ace King.  Number two on our list of the Top Six most difficult premium holdem hands to play.

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How to play pocket Jacks the 3rd toughest premium holdem hand to play.

Pocket Rockets is the BEST holdem hand on the planet, but why are they so hard to play? The Overlay gives you a full breakdown on how to improve your play with pocket Aces.
 
Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play. This is the third of a seven-part mini-series of how to play the hands we are all wishing to see but have so much...

How to play pocket Aces the 4th toughest premium holdem hand to play.

Pocket Rockets is the BEST holdem hand on the planet, but why are they so hard to play? The Overlay gives you a full breakdown on how to improve your play with pocket Aces.
 
Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play. This is the third of a seven-part mini-series of how to play the hands we are all wishing to see but have so much ...

How to play pocket Queens the 5th toughest premium holdem hand to play.

Every poker player hopes for Queens, but why are they so hard to play? The Overlay gives you a full breakdown on how to improve your play with pocket Queens.
 
Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play. This is the third of a seven-part mini-series of how to play the hands we are all wishing to see but have so much difficulty p...

How to play pocket Kings the 6th toughest premium holdem hand to play.

Every poker player hopes for Kings, but why are they so hard to play? The Overlay gives you a full breakdown on how to improve your play with pocket kings.
 
Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play. This is the second of a seven-part mini-series of how to play the hands we are all wishing to see but have so much difficulty pla...

Premium holdem hands ranked by how tough they are to play.

This is the first of a seven-part mini-series of how to play the hands we are all wishing to see but have so much difficulty playing. In this first episode, we will cover the complete list of the toughest premium hands to play, and each subsequent episode will be dedicated to how to improve your play on each hand from the list.  Good Luck and you can thank us late...

Team CCG’s first trip to Vegas and the 2022 WSOP World Seris of Poker!

In part two we hear about Ken's deep run in the PLO Championship at the Venitian. We also get the full breakdown of team Captain Brandon's WSOP Main Event tournament.  #teamccg

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Team CCG’s first trip to Vegas and the 2022 WSOP World Seris of Poker!

In part one of this two part episode we catch up with Team CCG assistant captain Ken’s experience at his first WSOP.  What were the lines like? How was the registration process? Overall Experience and his results… FYI I did not win the WSOP Main, maybe next year?

We also hear about Joel the winner of the CCG 20K Freeroll WSOP Dream , and our ...

The Vegas Pre-Show for the Overlay!

The WSOP Main Event is only two weeks away, and the Overlay podcast is getting ready to take Vegas on.  What hotels to stay at? Who won the Main Event Seat giveaway? Where do you go to sign up? Top Tips from Brandon (Co-Captian of Team CCG) on what to expect and what to pack in your WSOP fanny pack. 

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Sometimes you just get hit in the face with the deck. Those are the poker stories we hear on this edition of Run Good Stories.

Find out who is the King of Flips and who turned $78 into almost $2K after a  almost a $4K winner at the PLO table. So many poker players only want to tell the bad beat stories, join us on this episode of the Overlay for the positive side of the reason we all play poker.

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