Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting

#117: True Bum Hunting

Jordan Cooper welcomes on John Miceli to discuss the skill gap in various daily fantasy formats, the criteria that typically attracts whales, why low stakes cash games ma

#116: Professor Pete

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Peter Overzet to discuss edges in Underdog draft games, the perils of fantasy football content creation & his experience being on-air for an NFL

#115: Long Time, No Speak

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Neil Orfield to discuss how to exploit your opponent's mistakes in season-long fantasy football, optimal drafting strategies for unique scoring

#114: It's All Storytelling

Jordan Cooper discusses all the shenanigans at this year's WSOP, how poker tournament series have killed cash games, gambling tax changes in the 'big beautiful bill', and

#113: The Most Boring Sh*t Ever

Jordan Cooper discusses his experience playing live poker tournaments for the first time in about 18 years, whether or not tools will ruin Best Ball contests, and why cat

#112: Double Penetration

Jordan Cooper rants about the importance of keeping games accessible for the health of the ecosystem (as well as your profit long-term), mistakes people often make in dou

#111: Shared Knowledge

Jordan Cooper rants about the YouTube algorithm, taking breaks when not at 100% mentally, the perils of teaching people who don't want to learn, and how the chess communi

#110: Roots Radicals

Jordan Cooper rants about how DFS may be "dead" for some people, the paradox of creating useful sports betting content, why exploitative strategies trump all in live poke

#109: Secrets of Modern Sports Betting

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Ed Miller to discuss his new book, why sports betting is a game of information asymmetry & adverse selection, how the ecosystem is held together

#108: Eat Your Own Tail

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Daniel Hutchings (nerdytenor) to discuss the effect of contest simulations on the DFS ecosystem, who they could benefit most, their usefulness i

#107: The Three Ms

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Peter Jennings (CSURAM88) to discuss how profitable DFS players can translate their skills to sports betting including utilizing fantasy-based p

#106: Define Optimal

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Brian Hooper (bric75) to debate the merits of fandom, the shifting bankroll mix between DFS and sports betting, portfolio theory in GPP play, du

#105: Simply Simtacular

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Steve Buzzard (dacoltz) to discuss Stokastic's new sims tool, how it can be useful for both beginner & advanced DFS players, the difference in m

#104: It’s Simtastic!

Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss how sportsbooks prioritize liquidity, and the effect of publicly available contest-level simulations on the DFS ecosystem. ➔ Theory

#103: Death Faking Budget

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Matt Buchalter (PlusEVAnalytics) to discuss the overlap of skills needed to win at DFS and sports betting, cognitive biases, adverse selection i

#102: Gifts Galore

Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss prop tools, managing sports book bonuses and limits as a sharp, and dividing your time & bankroll between DFS play and sports betting

#101: Baseball’s Back

Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their contest selection and bankroll allocation plans for MLB DFS this coming season, as well as who they'd put on the Mount Rushmore

#100: The Bat Doesn’t Care

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Derek Carty to discuss how the league rule changes will affect MLB DFS this coming season as well as utilizing projections for prop betting. De

#99: Extremely Low Scoring

Jordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss XFL DFS, the shuttering of Monkey Knife Fight, misunderstanding sports betting handles, the time value of late swap edges, and more. 

#98: EV Privilege

Jordan Cooper welcomes on Erik Beimfohr to discuss work-life balance, the myriad of ways to grind out edges, diminishing returns on your time, and battling the fear of mi