Ep 593 - Chats: Jonathan Levy and Grant Denison Break it Down!

This week Jim Reid and the RecPoker RECing Crew interview Grant Denison and Jonathan Levy from the popular podcast The Breakdown! They share some stories about getting started in the industry, how they choose their hands for the show, hearing from pros about their analysis, the worst tilt they’ve seen in person, some tips for playing in live cardrooms, common mistakes recreational players make, and more!

We also play Stake/Study Stack with Matt Berkey, Phil Helmuth and Alec Torelli and we Close The Action with our speed round! Plus of course we raffle away a free prize at the end for folks in the YouTube chat, to help support a local food bank. Join us LIVE on YouTube next Monday at 7:30 ET for free to ask our guests questions in real time, and you can win too!

Jonathan and Grant are active on Twitter as https://x.com/2PokerGuys

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Timestamps:

03:39 Grant and Jonathan describe their role in the poker world

04:57 Reflecting on the legacy of their poker podcast

10:48 Choosing what makes an interesting hand

14:46 Jonathan: the best players have to keep evolving with each other

18:05 Testing the theories against the reality of the player

20:13 Vanessa Selbst reached out to The Poker Guys in 2015

26:09 The Poker Guys identify less-experienced players

28:57 The Poker Guys Podcast: educational or entertainment?

31:53 Doing the podcast remotely: No. 1 complain about the show

39:51 Code word suggestions might be in a high hand promotions

43:38 Poker wisdom that can be applied to life

56:34Home Game Result updates

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