Chapter 4 Ep. 18 Don’t Play Scared
5/15/20261 hr 18 min
This week, Joe and Elle kick things off around the table talking about the latest from the poker world, including the reopening of The Lodge Card Club, the debate around WSOP dealer ratings and a really interesting new social gaming concept from Daniel Weinman called Showdown Social. They also dive into the incredible community being built over at Bluffers Poker and remind listeners that cabins are almost gone for the Alaskan Poker Cruise. Plus, there’s plenty of “Bet on Better” talk with upcoming charity poker events and some new ambassador news from Elle.
In Call the Floor, Elliott weighs in on a strange home-game ruling involving a player declaring “raise” with a single chip before another player at the table blurts out a suggested amount. Was the raise binding? Was it only a minimum raise? And what kind of penalty should the player not in the hand receive for influencing the action?
Then in HOTW, Patrick and Joe break down a wild $1/$3 hand featuring an UTG straddle, and a sneaky perspective twist that changes the entire story. The discussion centers around how to extract maximum value when you make an absolute monster without completely killing the action.
To close the show, Joe’s One Outer focuses on “playing scared money”. It’s not just a concept at the poker table, but in life. It’s a reminder that poker, and life, reward confidence, trust, and making good decisions one hand at a time.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Take your seat the cards are flying high. Shuffle up and deal let the aces lie. Longest running show yeah we've seen it all. From the river to the rail we answer the call.
Joe Scales· Host0:16
Hello, A-Team, and welcome back to another episode of the Ante Up Poker Podcast, where every hand is an opportunity, every player is a friend, and every episode is a winning experience. I'm your host, Joe Scales, and I had a great time, as usual, in last night's Patreon game, and that's not because I won last night. [laughs] It's just, it's always fun getting together with all of you guys each month. The next game is gonna be on the 28th, and it'll be Omaha Hi-Lo or 08. Then somehow we're already rolling into the June games, and the June Hold'em game is gonna be double bounty and double prize. So if you've been thinking about joining Patreon, now's probably a pretty good time to jump in. And Patreon isn't just the games either. I try to, even though I don't do it all the time, I try to throw in some outtakes from the show in there from time to time, uh, which usually means Patrick and I saying something ridiculous. Then you've got the monthly games, and if nothing else, you'll always have a shot at winning a good karma seat when I spin the wheel each month.