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For Lon:

Q: How did you get into broadcasting poker?
Q: What is it about Norman that you connected with?
Q: Have you wanted to take a year off to play in any tournaments at the wsop?
Q: What else do you want to do with your career?
 
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We still have a few hours to get some questions in for Lon!

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Let's get some more questions in for Greg Raymer!
 
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For Greg -

Out of ALL the tournaments you have won or cashed, which one would you consider your biggest accomplishment?
You have been nicknamed 'Fossilman' due to your collection of fossils. Do you still use a fossil as a card protector? if so, do you know how old the fossil is?
Who is your poker hero?
You have degrees in both BioChemistry and Law. Which interests you more?
Pet peeves - do you have any? what are they?
What makes you laugh the most?
 
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Q: How did your major in chemistry heap you to be a better poker player?
Q: Which was harder, the biochemical master or the law school?
 
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For Greg:
Q: During your run to the WSOP Main Event title, at what point did you believe that you were on a special run?
Q: How has your life changed over the last 10 years considering how long it's been since your win and how many other players have come along since?
Q: You have 48 WSOP cashes - do you think you get enough credit for how successful you have been at the WSOP or is it overshadowed by your main event win?
Q: When were you more nervous - the final table of the WSOP you won in '04, or the year after when you were at the final three tables?
Q: How many pairs of glasses have you had to order to give out to others who knock you out?
 
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We have until Wed morning to get questions in for
Eric Danis (head of the Global Poker Index/Hendon Mob).
 
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For Eric:
Q: What made you want to get involved in the Hendon Mob in the first place?
Q: Being Canadian myself and a fan of many of the same teams as you...how gutted were you at the performance of the Leafs & Raptors this season?
Q: There is not as much big time poker in canada given the number of prominent players from the Great White North. Do you see that changing in the next 5-10 years?
Q: Who is the one poker player would you love to get one on one coaching from?
Q: Who are some players on the GPI that are not household names that you've seen that we should watch for?
 
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We only have a short while to get more questions in for Eric Danis!
 
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We have less than 1 day to get questions in for "Kevmath" Kevin Mathers. He is the person who takes over the WSOP twitter every year during the WSOP. He has worked in the industry forever and has a wealth of knowledge about the poker industry.

Go go go !
 
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What would be your personal best advise to give someone new to poker who wants to get better?

What would you say is the best beginner and overall best poker strategy?
 
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For Kev:

Q: Your best recorded finish & highest payout playing poker was in 2018 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL. What do you remember about that run?
Q: You are well known and respected in the poker community when it comes to news and updates. Why do you think you have been given that responsibility by organizations like the WSOP to run their twitter?
Q: What is the one thing you love doing in your downtime outside poker?
Q: Being from Syracuse (Big Orange fan btw), what is the poker scene locally like?
Q: What is the one thing you would want to see change in the poker world in the next 2-3 years?
 
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If it's not too late ----

For Kevin -

How did you get into poker?
If anyone follows your Twitter feed, they would have to notice you are definitely one who has their finger on the pulse of anything poker. How do you do it?
What would you consider to be your proudest poker moment?
If you could choose to live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
If you were to sing karaoke, what song would you sing? :)
 
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Thanks! We still have several hours to get more questions in!
 
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For Kevin -
Q- Wath do you like the most, poker or baseball?
Q- Wath knowledge from baseball have you aplied in poker?
 
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Kevin Mathers
Q: What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
Q: If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
Q: In the haste of your daily life, what are you not seeing?
Q: To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
Q: Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones?
 
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We have less than 1 day to get questions in for "Kevmath" Kevin Mathers. He is the person who takes over the WSOP twitter every year during the WSOP. He has worked in the industry forever and has a wealth of knowledge about the poker industry.

Go go go !

Thanks! We still have several hours to get more questions in!

For Kevin -
Q- Wath do you like the most, poker or baseball?
Q- Wath knowledge from baseball have you aplied in poker?

Kevin Mathers
Q: What life lesson did you learn the hard way?
Q: If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
Q: In the haste of your daily life, what are you not seeing?
Q: To what degree have you actually controlled the course your life has taken?
Q: Would you rather lose all of your old memories or never be able to make new ones?

Sorry - this was a last minute interview and you guys missed the deadline for it. :(
 
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We only have 1 day to get questions in for poker commentator Jeff Platt!
 
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For Jeff -

Do you miss covering sports? What do you miss or not miss the most when covering sports?
When you were covering the NBA teams while in Texas, what was the most memorable moment for you?
What is the most memorable moment in poker for you? (could be anything)
What is the single best piece of advice you have ever received?
What is the greatest risk you have ever taken?
 
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Q: What are the moral rules you will never break?
Q: If today was the last day of your life, who would you call and what would you tell them?
 
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Low pocket pairs

Hey guys, I am pretty new to CardsChat and have already found myself learning a lot about the game of poker. My question for the CardsChar podcast is, How should I play low to mid pocket pairs? I find myself limping in with these pocket pairs or folding to a raise pre flop and if I don't hit on the flop its usually a fold for me unless I have the overpair. Thus, I was wondering if you had any advice on how to play these hands.

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Hey guys, I am pretty new to CardsChat and have already found myself learning a lot about the game of poker. My question for the CardsChar podcast is, How should I play low to mid pocket pairs? I find myself limping in with these pocket pairs or folding to a raise pre flop and if I don't hit on the flop its usually a fold for me unless I have the overpair. Thus, I was wondering if you had any advice on how to play these hands.

Thanks!

Jeff is a commentator not a poker player. Also if you ask strategy questions they need to be more specific - pocket pairs can be played so many different ways that specifics would be important for a question like that. (game type, buy-in, position on the table, any reads on players etc)

Thanks for giving it a go though! :)
 
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