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Seems like the beginning part of the podcast always seems to rub me the wrong way with it being too much banter, and not enough in depth analysis on poker. It’s like they’re forcing us to get personal with a someone that we just want to be acquaintances with. Please, stick to the analysis and let the experts do the talking.

Just wanted to say thank you. Thanks for always putting out consistent content. I know there are a ton of “part time” podcasts out there and you make sure to keep your shows coming each and every week. I always listen to your episodes as soon as I see the alert come up for a new one. Thank you!!

Yes, I listen often and sometimes, even while playing, if you can believe that. I just wish I could implement the thought process better when playing more often... but at very least it has helped me take a better look at the game from the 1000 ft view. Not 100% sold on the nitrogen gig, but you never say no to a good sponsor that helps produce good content. Wish them the absolute best in life. Thanks

Portland poker guys are a blast to listen to. Great content love how they don’t always agree makes it better to have different views and thinking!!

I’ve never written a review for anything, but I felt the need to do so for this podcast. This show has the best mix of deep strategy, analysis, and entertainment that I’ve ever found in any Poker media. 90% Poker talk, 10% jokes and small talk makes for great listening that does not tire the brain. Talking about a single hand for an entire episode really allows you to get deep into ideas without the clutter of multiple hands. This is a must listen for players who take the game seriously.

One of the best poker podcasts well done guys keep it up

I’ve been listening to the podcast since the beginning, more then any other poker related material book video or podcast, these guys taught me how to think through a hand. They are easy to listen to. This podcast has made long car rides fast.

Fantastic content. Funny and insightful. Perfect listen for the morning and afternoon commute. These guys do such a wonderful job of breaking down hands. Don’t ever stop!

Bring back Jarlath

I started listening to this show because I know and love these 2 goofballs from our local poker games (where I eat their souls). I keep listening to it every week because it’s actually awesome and entertaining and improves my game while I commute.

These guys love to hear themselves talk. Episodes are WAY longer than they need to be because both these dorks fancy themselves comedians. Stick to the poker/strategy analysis fellas.

This is one of my favorite podcasts. They have a great sense of humor, and go into detailed hand analysis. They discuss the hands as played and often go into "what if" scenarios. Great job guys!

I have played a lot of poker with these guys. I like to think that I am looking a few levels deeper than my opponents. I can't say that when it comes to Grant and Jonathan. These guys break hands down to the core, they cover math, physical, and betting tells in a way that is easy to understand and will help improve your thought process at the tables. They are 1000% not garbage humans

Extensive breakdowns of televised poker with a dash of humor. Keep up the good work guys. Also check out their other podcast "Sportnado". Well worth your time. They even got me to care the slightest bit of a sport I normally could care less about, basketball.

If you are a student of poker and are looking to improve your game, this podcast is for you. The hosts do a great job of picking hands apart carefully and intelligently, making sure to substantiate every claim with theory and mathematics. Going in depth about each action, they submit hypotheses on the players' thought processes and identify the myriad factors influencing whatever decision was made. By analyzing one hand, the guys use their sizeable host of knowledge and experience in poker, the mathematics and its general theories that you are constantly refreshing your game and identifying not only what the correct action in many different spots is, but WHY you would or wouldnt make that action. Great stuff guys, always enjoy your show. Keep it up!

Love the breakdowns.

Whether you're a poker pro, an aspiring poker player, a casual player, or just enjoy watching poker, and anything in between, this podcast will improve your understanding of the complex game of poker. Between the two of them, Grant and Denison aka the Poker Guys' sphere of knowledge envelopes all aspects of Poker, from the math to the leveling, from the tells to psychology, and from the gameplay to the meta. They do a great job of getting into the heads of players whose plays they break down in insane detail at these podcasts, and leave no stone unturned. As a long-time fan of both the podcast and the videos, which are shorter more concise breakdowns of the same hands, it's a joy to watch them improve their content week after week, offering longer better podcasts at an increasing frequency. As if the in-depth analysis wasn't enough, they're also smart and funny and their banter is Hilarious! Nothing puts me to sleep like the millions of monotonous hand review videos and podcasts out there. Like I literally put them on to sleep, but the Breakdown is my morning podcast, when I'm at my most sober and focused. One of the main reasons behind their success, apart from obviously putting more time and effort into it constantly, is that they are very attentive to their audience, who determine a lot of what they do, and they continue to interact with the audience, which not only makes for even more in-depth analysis, but also makes them more popular among the pros and amateurs alike. Anyway, I'm not selling a house here. This podcast is free. So if you like poker, and aren't allergic to humor, this podcast is for you!

Just got into poker and I love listening to this in the car

These guys really know what they're talking about. Their analysis of poker hands is typically spot-on. Listening to them should elevate your poker game.

Johnathan and Grant go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly. They not only play off of each others creativity and thought patterns, but adapt to insight together like a neuropathic venn diagram, where the middle is represented by their fundamental agreements on sound poker doctrine. If one has theoretical explaination of great value, he attempts to bring the other person towards his side. The consistent building of knowlege upon itself done in real-time is consistent across all of their episodes. Both are extremely open-minded to one another, respecting each others opinions greatly, while still being assertive in one's own views of the game and stances on player's actions. As the Poker Guys learn and grow together with a fast-moving improv approach to breaking down hands, listeners reap the benefits of their insanely successful synergistic style.

If it’s superlative, incredibly detailed poker analysis you seek, The Breakdown delivers. Hand choices are consistently excellent, often featuring game-theory intricacies on every street. (Even when that’s not the case, a “thought experiment” will sometimes grapple with intricacies that might have presented themselves had one or more players taken a different line at some point.) And with anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour devoted to each hand, even seasoned semi-pros will hear ideas and theories worth grappling with. If you’re into deep hand analysis, this is the podcast for you. That said, the main reason I listen to The Breakdown is to enjoy the relaxed, highly entertaining chemistry of hosts Grant Denison and Jonathan Levy, who are close friends and enjoy lightly needling each other. Their poker chops are solid, but I’d actually listen to them argue about movies or politics or some other random topic*—this is the rare, cherishable podcast that’s both informative and just a pleasure-of-their-company good time. Whether it’s Jonathan ranting about the misuse of the term(s) “the stone/stone cold/mortal/immortal nuts” or Grant repeatedly referring to players who innocently fold their rags as “garbage humans,” there’s always something to keep comprehensive discussions of ranges and combos from getting overly dry. Try one episode and see what you think. * I originally wrote this review almost a year ago, in March 2016. (I’m just moving it from their old feed to their new one.) Since then, Grant and Jonathan have started another podcast, about sports—originally called Drunk Sports, now retitled Sportnado! With Grant and Jonathan. And I do indeed listen to that podcast religiously as well, despite having zero interest in either football or basketball, which is 95% of what they discuss.

I've listened to Grant & Jonathan for several years. They ease the drive home. They are big goofs, they have great rapport, and excellent and enjoyable poker content. I've got lots of questions, so I hope to win the contest! Keep up the good work.

If you are going to listen to one Poker Podcast be sure to listen to "Full Contact Poker" with Daniel Negreanu... HOWEVER if you are going to listen to two Poker Podcasts then be sure to listen to the Breakdown!

In-depth, thoughtful, commentary and analysis that definitely helps improve your game, all while being hugely entertaining. Highlight(s) of my week. They have even crammed "thought experiment" into my daily vocabulary. Highly recommended

If like me, you love playing poker, but are whipsawed by playing 20 hands per hour in a live game, then this is the podcast for you. Each hand takes 45 minutes to an hour to discuss! The thrill of discussing potential turn donking ranges for players who never donk... long drawn out arguments about what types of fish famous poker players might like to eat... interminable soliloquies about preflop micro tells... find it all on the breakdown. (I'm not really kidding about any of those specific things, but also seriously this podcast is very entertaining and a must listen for me every week)

After listening to the Poker Guys I won my first MTT. I couldn't be happier. Grant and Jonathan take a poker deep dive every podcast. Dissecting every (possible) move. GTO. Balance. It's all in there. Nothing is left out. Don't be a garbage human listen to these guys they really know what's up.

This show is the best. It's truly in depth poker analysis.

I learn more from this poker podcast than any other. It's helped me read hands and think about lines. Thanks guys.

This podcast is far and away the best poker related podcast I have heard. In addition to the great information and strategy provided by the guys, they bring great humor and entertainment value to each episode. Also, I can truly say that listening to this podcast over the past couple years has helped me become a winning player at 1/2 no limit. It has really changed the way I review my own hands and think about difficult spots.