The Lock-In - Vanessa Kade

This week, Vanessa Kade is locked in and outlasting 69,876 opponents on her way to a life-changing $1.5 million score. We discuss Vanessa’s rollercoaster few months, culminating in an extraordinary $1.5 Million result. We also talk about her recent signing for ACR and the responsibilities of a poker ambassador. Vanessa describes the changes that she made to her lifestyle in the last few months. Dara wonders if this past year has changed human habits for good. David talks about the latest live poker event cancellations. The conversation then switches to solvers and how Dara feels like the great thing about them is how they have made opinions irrelevant. Vanessa breaks down in detail how she uses PIO and how she has incorporated that type of study into her game. Dara puts a key hand from Vanessa’s final table through Hold’em Resources Calculator. The trio end proceedings by questioning Vanessa’s choices of celebratory drinks and Vanessa confesses that during the interview she ordered a McMuffin and it is waiting outside her front door. ?

An episode of the The Chip Race podcast, hosted by David K Lappin & Dara O'Kearney, titled "The Lock-In - Vanessa Kade" was published on March 29, 2021 and runs 57 minutes.

March 29, 2021 ·57m · The Chip Race

Summary

This week, Vanessa Kade is locked in and outlasting 69,876 opponents on her way to a life-changing $1.5 million score. We discuss Vanessa’s rollercoaster few months, culminating in an extraordinary $1.5 Million result. We also talk about her recent signing for ACR and the responsibilities of a poker ambassador. Vanessa describes the changes that she made to her lifestyle in the last few months. Dara wonders if this past year has changed human habits for good. David talks about the latest live poker event cancellations. The conversation then switches to solvers and how Dara feels like the great thing about them is how they have made opinions irrelevant. Vanessa breaks down in detail how she uses PIO and how she has incorporated that type of study into her game. Dara puts a key hand from Vanessa’s final table through Hold’em Resources Calculator. The trio end proceedings by questioning Vanessa’s choices of celebratory drinks and Vanessa confesses that during the interview she ordered a McMuffin and it is waiting outside her front door. ?

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