Carrot Poker

Pete Clarke and poker coach and author Sky Matsuhashi have very different approaches to coaching poker but do they have more in common than you'd think?

Legendary poker podcaster, coach and high-stakes PLO player Runchuks Poker discusses the skills he's learned that are transferrable between poker and other parts of life.

Cash game streamer and long-term poker professional Weazel comes onto the show to give his views on what makes good poker education in the modern day.

Up and coming poker YouTuber and streamer Nick Eastwood shares his insights on how to create content for micro-stakes poker players before diving into some analysis of a wild hand he played at 16NL ZOOM.

Poker Scientist creator and 200 Zoom Grinder Samy Baem comes on the show to talk high stakes cash hands with Pete. Hands come from the Triton Poker Cash Game where elite players like LlinusLlove and TrueTeller battle old school warriors like Tony G.

Run it Once pro and high stakes poker player Henry Lister shares his thoughts on how GTO and exploitative play are related before going into how poker has made him the best version of himself.

Renowned cash game streamer Gazzy B talks about his experiences climbing the stakes and what he learned along the way.

Beloved recurrent guest and high-stakes player Backgammon Guy aka Tuvya Felt returns fresh from crushing the 25/50 PLO scene. Find out why 2020 was the best year of his career and life.

Legendary 500 ZOOM streamer GingePoker shares his insights on what it takes to succeed in the modern climate and recounts some high-stakes Macau cash game stories for you entertainment.

Poker comedian and Vegas 5/10 regular Marle Cordeiro joins Pete for some healthy ranting about pet peeves at the poker table as well as discussion about Marle's poker playing and video creating careers.

Pete and his student, Will, tackle the big mental game roadblock that has been holding back Will's poker progress.

Are poker courses worth it? What's the best way to learn? Do you need solvers to study? Pete and fellow Run it Once coach - Andreas Frohli discuss the dos and don'ts of improving your game.

Pete interviews high stakes PLO pro and chess master Cory Mikesell on how to become the best version of yourself in order to succeed at the highest level.

Pete welcomes fellow runitonce coach Owen Shiels onto the show to talk about the challenges of playing online tournaments for a living. Discussion involves coping with massive variance; balancing the tourney grind with family life; coaching weaker players; and being humble enough to get coached by stronger ones.

In this Episode, Pete's long-term student interviews him about his career choices, weaknesses as a poker player, and more.

Is it acceptable to talk politics at the poker table? Let's ask a 5/10 live pro who does it whenever he can.

2,000 hands into the high stakes heads-up match, Pete and his student Shaun discuss both the strategic and practical aspects of the battle thus far.

Pete interviews former backgammon pro turned poker pro, Tuvya, about his journey rising to the top of the live 2/5 Vegas world while battling bipolar disorder and marrying PIO Solver.

Pete teams up with his associate coaches Simon and Akshar to talk about the brand new specialised coaching service the three of them have launched.

Poker Therapy is now available! Pete and long serving student Simon discuss the new book as well as the steps Simon has taken recently in his own mental game.

Pete quotes and explains a section of his new book, Poker Therapy, which deals with survival instincts hampering poker decision making.

Pete interviews semi-professional tournament player Jules about topics such as mental game struggles, staking deals, and how to balance poker with another profession.

Pete resumes his exploration into the game theory of button vs big blind with a look at a very wet flop.

Pete interviews poker author Michael Matteo about his book, which is aimed at brand new online poker players. The discussion is very much about the struggles of writing about poker and how to go about teaching newer players.

Pete invites new player and streamer Alexandra onto the show to get the perspective of a beginner female player in a male dominated game. 

Pete interviews Adam - a keen poker player and poker software developer -  about his new training software and his outlook on the game. 

In this purely strategic segment, Pete breaks down a dry king-high flop in a Button vs. Big Blind situation using a poker solver and takes you through each player's strategy step by step.

In this strategy episode, Pete discusses the most common ways that students abuse the notion of blockers and clarifies when and how they should be used to improve your game.

Pete, invites poker player Justin onto the show and takes 12 random questions from Justin's study group.

Pete explains the main idea behind his new Mental Game book, which he expects to release in a few months' time and gives out some advice for understanding why we struggle to adapt to the realm of poker.

Pete interviews one of his students, who is a successful lawyer, about how his competitve spirit and determination to win actually hurt his chances in poker and what mental game coaching has been needed to make progress.

Pete introduces his new free miniature course on 3-Betting while explaining what constitutes a sucessful approach to 3-Betting in the modern day.

Pete interviews one of his more successful students from the last few months of coaching. The discussion features what has gone right to make Nick's poker journey so seemingly painless. Learn how Nick transformed his game through coaching and what lessons he learned along the way.

Pete talks at length about the various ways in which you can have too little or too much variety and how important a concept variety is for the aspiring poker player.

Pete catches up with Dan, one of his first online poker buddies from 2009 and reminisces about the good old days before taking eight questions sent in by Dan's poker study group.  

Pete delivers a crash course on how to avoid common mistakes when using a poker solver, while explaining the ideas behind his new exciting GTO solver based poker EMagazine PIO vs. Population.

Pete interveiws his Student Ed, a recent engineering graduate and young professional poker player about his turbulent early career, reasons for his early success, and how variance affects our long-term prospects and attitudes towards the game.

Pete and his student Niall have a deep conversation about the correlations between poker and the geek gaming scene, covering topics from mistakes to the dangers of rule following.

Pete interviews his student Tuvya about his transition from backgammon player to poker player.

Pete interveiws his student and professional poker player Mike about the struggles and rewards of where dreams meet reality.

Peter brings his student Chris on to the show, a high stakes pro from pre Black Friday who is now reemerging and jumping back into the games. The discussion follows Chris's quest to adapt to the modern games and apply his old skills in the new world of GTO planning.

The wait is over. 100 Hands is here. Join author Pete and Editor Karl as they discuss the finished book.

Pete and his student Anthony have a very in depth discussion about two more hands from the upcoming book.  

Pete brings his student Jack on to the show and they discuss hands 17 and 56 from 100 Hands. These hands feature a poorly played hand from a student and a complicated reg vs. reg spot in a squeezed pot. The podcast then moves on to other fun topics and extends way past the normal length of the show.

Pete is finally in the end stages of creating his next book and the sequel to The Grinder's Manual. 100 Hands will be available for purchase in a few weeks' time. In this episode, Pete talks you through the ideas and aims behind the book, the skill level, the format, and why he thinks this book will help aspiring poker players tremendously. The wait is almost over!

Pete and his brand new student Laurie discuss two hands from Pete's new book 100 hands, which is due for release in late September.

Pete and Karl have an in depth discussion about site selection, rake, the structure of the poker economy, and finally the uses and dangers of solvers.

Pete brings his student Greg onto the show and they analyse three common spots Greg has chosen where the theme seems to be flopping top pair of Jacks.

Pete kicks off a new series where he brings on a student to discuss pre-prepared hands.

Pete takes a sereis of questions from his student Ben on his own journey through the stakes and what the aspiring player should expect these days in trying to graduate through the limits.

The much awaited return of the Carrot Poker podcast is here. Pete and his Moderator Karl kick off the new season with a detailed review of both a 3-bet and a 4-bet pot posted on the Carrot Corner group.