Thinking Poker

Russ Fox joins the show after a thirteen-year hiatus to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill’s disastrous change to how gambling losses are taxed. And what you can do about it!
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RUSS FOX






Russ Fox is an Enrolled Agent and author of the Taxable Talk blog, which often addresses issues related to poker and gambling. With Scott Harker, Russ is the author of Why You Lose at Poker and Mastering No-Limit Hold ‘Em, and with Nick Christenson, of Winning Strategies for No-Limit Hold ‘Em. He is also the author of Tax Strategies for the Small Business Owner.









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Tech entrepreneur Victoria Livschitz discovered poker in 2021 and quickly befriened some of the best players in the game. She’s now a force to be reckoned with both on and off the felt, with multiple major final tables under her belt plus the Octopi Poker training site and Pocket Queens study group for women.
Andrew and Carlos look back on a year’s worth of conversations to choose their favorites and recommend some hidden gems.
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VICTORIA LIVSCHITZ






Victoria Livschitz is a former tech entrepeneur with multiple successful businesses under her belt and, since diving headfirst into poker, multiple major final tables as well. She is the co-founder of Octopi Poker and Pocket Queens.









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Andrew and Carlos look back on a year’s worth of conversations to choose their favorites and recommend some hidden gems.
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Our conversation from Episode 488 continues (without Nate, unfortunately). We even talk some poker strategy!
For more Joel:
First appearance on Episode 409
Another two-part conversation begins with Episode 484
Joel’s blog
Old Man James
DJ Renegade on Soundcloud
Joel’s book Ideas of Improvisation
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Joel Porter-Dias






Joel Porter-Dias is a poet who has earned a living from gambling for over thirty years. He has also been a DJ, a computer programmer, and probably a few other things we didn’t even get to ask him about. His book Ideas of Improvisation is available from Thread Makes Blanket Press.









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It’s an epic meeting of the minds as former Thinking Poker host Nate Meyvis meets guest extraordinaire Joel Porter-Dias to discuss the NBA/poker cheating scandal, AI poker coaching, poetry, trivia, and more! 
 
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NATE MEYVIS






Nate Meyvis is a software engineer and a former professional poker player and original co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast.









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Joel Porter-Dias






Joel Porter-Dias is a poet who has earned a living from gambling for over thirty years. He has also been a DJ, a computer programmer, and probably a few other things we didn’t even get to ask him about. His book Ideas of Improvisation is available from Thread Makes Blanket Press.









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