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Andrew Brokos
@thinkingpoker.bsky.social
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Poker player, writer, and coach. Co-host of the Thinking Poker Podcast. He/him.
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New podcast! Rene "TheWakko" Kuhlman is one of the best NLHE cash players in the world, and he's an even better teacher. Our interview:

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/11/epis...
Loose ink and watercolor sketch of Rene Kuhlmann's head and torso. In the image, Rene has large blue eyes, brown beard and hair, and a maroon shirt. He is smiling broadly, and his arms are not visible.
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Receipt for $105.52 donation to Community Action Council of Howard County
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Couple of sketches from yesterday's #NoKings rally in Columbia, MD.
Ink sketch of people with signs lining both sides and the median of a divided road. Ink sketch, with some marker for shading, of people in inflatable costumes coddling at a political rally. In front of them a large crowd holding signs stretches down to a stage and pavilion in the distance. Several tall trees loom over them, and more are visible in the distance. The corner of a flag, with only the letters "RICA" visible, appears to the couple's left. Ink sketch of people with signs lining both sides and the median of a divided road. Several trees and lampposts are visible in the background.
October 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Software engineer Ian Gavlick is bringing games like triple draw into the modern era of poker strategy with Stud Flop Draw. He also has some predictions for how AI will shape the future of poker...

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/09/epis...
Loose, amateurish ink sketch of Ian Gavlick's winner's photo from a WSOP circuit event. Ian is a bearded man seated behind a stack of chips, the ring he won, and the winning hand: J9dd. The WSOP logo is partially visible behind him.
September 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Incredible how much this man looks like Valchek
August 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Happy birthday to James Baldwin, not only one of the great American writers but also one of our greatest debaters.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUBh...
Brush pen drawing of James Baldwin, black with gray shadows. Baldwin is facing and looking slightly to the right, with his collar unbuttoned and tie loosened.
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Royal Queens are back on the podcast to discuss the joys and challenges of their booming bar league business.

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/07/epis...
Michelle Farmer and Natascha Carpenter, both Black women in matching purple shirts, are standing behind a poker table, smiling.
July 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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New podcast with Craig Savage, a long-time coaching student of Carlos's who just won his first WSOP bracelet!

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/07/epis...
Craig's winner's photo. Craig is sitting at a poker table behing a pile of chips and the winning hand, a pair of Queens. He is smiling and holding up his bracelet. Six people are leaning in behind him, holding up one finger. Among these individuals are Carlos Welch and Dayanna Ciabaton.
July 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Check out our interview with Ian Chan below!
Ink sketch of Ian Chan sitting at an unsee poker table, facing slightly to the right, wearing a poker face. The black of his shirt is loosely scribbled, offsetting the swoop of his black hair.
July 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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What kind of mad genius would build their own badugi solver from scratch? Ian Chan, that's who! We discuss game theory, AI, his love of triple draw, and more in this awesome interview!

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/06/epis...
Ian Chan playing poker. Ian is a middle-aged Asian man with black hair and a short, salt-and-pepper beard.
June 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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RIP Jane Hitchcock
Colorful portrait of an older white woman sitting at a poker table. The felt of the table is pink, and the woman wears a black jacket, blue hand warmers, and blue-tinted glasses.
June 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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GLGL @queenfive.bsky.social in the WSOP Women's Event!
Colored pencil drawing of Caitlyn Arnwine sitting at a poker table with chips in front of her. Caitlyn is a young Black woman with curly hair stylized in the drawing with red, white, and black curls. She has on a pink jacket and a silver tiara in her hair. She is resting one arm on the rail of the table and using her other hand to support her chin as she stares shrewdly at an unseen opponent.
June 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Happy Juneteenth! This is Wes Brady, a freed man photographed in Marshall, Texas in 1937.

Reference photo from a Library of Congress archive: www.loc.gov/item/99615249/
Pencil drawing of an elderly Black man in a top hat and a wool suit. He is squinting and his face is lined with thick wrinkles.
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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We got @natemeyvis.bsky.social back on the podcast! Plus Carlos broadcasting live from the WSOP Shootout event:

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/06/epis...
Pencil drawing of Nate Meyvis . Nate is a middle-aged white man with glasses, short brown hair, a strong jaw line, and a toothy smile. His head is tilted approximately 45 degrees to the right.
June 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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We got @natemeyvis.bsky.social back on the podcast! Plus Carlos broadcasting live from the WSOP Shootout event:

www.thinkingpoker.net/2025/06/epis...
Nate Meyvis in front of a lake on a sunny day. Nate is a middle-aged white man with glasses, short brown hair, a strong jaw line, and a toothy smile. His head is tilted approximately 45 degrees to the right.
June 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Happy birthday @carloswelch.bsky.social!
White text "Happy Birthday Carlos!" against orange background with confetti, a dark blue star, and some gold and lighter blue crowns.
June 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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RIP Brian Wilson
Pencil sketch of Brian Wilson. He is shirtless a suit jacket, round belly protruding over the waist of too-tight pants. He has thick black hair, a bushy beard, and a big smile.
June 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Three-time Thinking Poker Podcast guest Josh Nixon.
Colored pencil drawing of a dark-skinned man with dreadlocks, beard, and a slight, friendly smile.
June 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Happy Pride Month! Harvey Milk was one of the first openly gay individuals to hold elected office in the US. He was assassinated by former SFPD officer Dan White. Members of the SFPD openly wore "Free Dan White" shirts in the wake of the murder. White was ultimately convicted only of manslaughter.
Pencil drawing of Harvey Milk from a high angle, exaggerating his face. He has a big smile with deep creases on his face, and a suit and tie. His jacked is unbuttoned and his hands tucked into his pockets.
June 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Thrilled to find this memento of one of my all-time favorite poker memories: playing with William Rockwell at my first WSOP. William lost the use of his arms in a motorcycle accident and so learned to play poker with his foot! He also signed this photo with his foot.
May 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Look at this little dude. With the laser background? Fuck yeah.
School portrait of young Andrew with strawberry blonde hair and a big, toothy smile. Blue and pink lasers are the background for the portrait, very 80s.
May 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The ones from the post you're replying to are my mother. The other ones you retweeted are self-portraits. Here's the latest:
Impressionistic self-portrait with colored pencil. I am wearing an orange hoodie over a green shirt, and there's a lot of red and purple in the skin of my face.
May 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Happy Mother's Day where applicable! This is my mother as a girl, when she was roughly the age I am now, and currently.
Rough pencil sketch of a young girl facing the camera at a slight angle. She is missing several teeth and her hair is cut in a messy bob. Rough pencil sketch of a middle-aged woman with short, wavy hair, earrings, a toothy, exaggerated smile, and a prominent chin. Rough pencil sketch of an older woman with large, round glasses, a toothy smile, and long hair flowing around the right side of her head.
May 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Tried to draw myself, ended up drawing @pokerfluency.bsky.social.
Pencil sketch of Andrew (middled-aged white man with glasses and an unkempt beard). Looks more like Matt Hunt (middle-aged white man with glasses, beard, and a slightly rounder face).
April 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Experimenting with shading. Pretty much nailed it.
Pencil sketch of Andrew. The shading is patchy, uneven, all around bad.
April 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM