Top Pair Podcast 308: The Ultimate Ladies Home Poker Game

Robbie Strazynski

May 03, 2018

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In episode 308 of the Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, Bruce Briggs and Robbie Strazynski discuss which women would have a seat at the table in their ultimate ladies home poker game. From poker legends to celebrities to historical figures and more, they picked quite a table!

The guys also catch you up on all their own home game happenings, with Robbie feeling upstuck once more while Bruce doubles down with two sessions to report on.

Plus, a huge listener mailbag with some great feedback on previous shows and, of course, a great one outer for your listening pleasure!

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Show Time Stamps

00:23	Synopsis
2:35–37:10	How Ya Runnin?
	Robbie: Experiencing the vicissitudes of home game poker… set over set, boat over boat, and knowing what it’s like to feel “upstuck.” Plus, big plans for the summer, heading out to Las Vegas for the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions and Super High Roller Bowl, as well as the World Series of Poker.
	Bruce: Badugi, the “Rubik’s cube of poker”… back to “breakeven Bruce” mode. Plus having enough different dealer’s choice games in the mix to not repeat a single variant all night, and trying “inversion Omaha.” Finally scoring a coveted “multi-life” tournament cash.
	Bonus: How Kobe Bryant cost Robbie a LOT of money at the poker table a few years back…
38:28–1:12:14	Congrats, You Made The Show! (Mailbag)
39:41	Listener appreciation of our great interview with Scott Blumstein in episode 307.
41:09	Three different listeners – Mike Wilson, Adam from Columbus, and Captain Lou Syracuse – send in their picks for the ultimate ladies home poker game, then it’s Bruce and Robbie’s turn to name names.
55:27	Poker Heroes: Jennifer Harman and Vanessa Rousso (Bruce); Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher (Robbie)
59:35	Historical Figures: Golda Meir and Queen Elizabeth II (Robbie); Joan of Arc and Marie Curie (Bruce)
1:03:55	Celebrities: Jennifer Tilly and Annie Duke (Bruce); Jennifer Tilly and Lucille Ball (Robbie)
1:08:18	Fictional Characters: Jessica Pearson and Donna Paulsen (Robbie); “The Dragon Queen” Daenerys Targaryen and Mary Beth Lacey (Bruce)
1:12:15	One Outer – Good old low-limit Kansas City Triple Draw at the old Imperial Palace… “does a flush count against you for the low?”

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