Basking in the glory of his self-proclaimed success during his first online poker session, host Nick Oakley is back with another episode of the Fish to Final Table Poker Podcast!
The episode kicks off with an exclusive chat with Swiss based mid-stakes player and founder of Facebook groups Globetrotting Poker Ladies and Globetrotting Poker, Maureen Bloechlinger. Maureen B, as she’s known on the circuit, is a crucial figure in the world of poker, particularly for her work providing info for players looking to travel the world in pursuit of the ultimate poker experience. Having travelled extensively herself to play poker, Maureen gives us an insight into the how the coronavirus outbreak in March has impacted her poker life. However, with casinos like the King’s Resort in the Czech Republic opening up once again she is hopeful of a return to normal service across the globe as soon as possible. Maureen talks through some of her favourite international poker experiences, including her first tournament outside Switzerland in Monaco, stumbling across a unique variant of poker in Kathmandu, Nepal, and her love of Taiwanese food and the poker culture in Chinese Taipei. When the topic moves on to her Globetrotting Ladies group Maureen opens up about the importance of encouraging women into the game in order to address the staggering 3% of the field at last year’s World Series of Poker Main Event which was made up of female players. Maureen talks about some of her experiences across the world and how she has been treated as a female player and suggests that the gender bias that exists at the tables can deeply impact the mentality of players. With recent results suggesting that women are perhaps performing better with the anonymity of online poker, Nick and Maureen call to action a study on the differences in gender bias between the live and online games!
Parts 2 and 3 see Grosvenor Poker Online Porfessional Andy Hills offering Nick some critical strategic insights into how he played during his session, concentrating on pre and post flop decisions. Now his play has been analysed, is Nick really as good as he thinks he is...?