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Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#114: It's All StorytellingJordan 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 the importance of framing things in a way that will garner the most support from laypeople.
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2025-07-181h 17Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#113: The Most Boring Sh*t EverJordan 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 catering to recreational players (and the reasons why they play) is paramount in P2P games.
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2025-05-171h 35Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#112: Double PenetrationJordan 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 double board PLO bomb pots, and info on joining the new Discord server!
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2025-03-211h 04Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#111: Shared KnowledgeJordan 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 community seems to differ greatly from that of ones in poker, daily fantasy, or sports betting.
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2025-03-141h 14Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#110: Roots RadicalsJordan 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 poker, hacking cruise casino comps, and a lot more.
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2025-02-051h 04Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#93: Swap SlappiesJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss late swap strategy for MMA DFS, and the low overall scoring on the past NFL slate.
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2022-11-211h 16Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#92: You’re Not That SpecialJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, when diversification may hinder your overall portfolio EV, and the variables to consider when manually adjusting ownership.
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2022-11-071h 28Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#91: Looking Foolish Until You’re NotJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, how to handle tanking teams in NBA DFS, and more.
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2022-10-241h 07Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#90: It’s Not About The FeelsJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, what makes pricing & construction "easier" for cash games versus GPPs, the psychology of considering players' range of outcomes, and more.
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2022-10-171h 03Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#89: The BubblesJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, the effect of mainstream fantasy content on ownership, and whether or not jamming chalk in weaker large-field contests tends to be more optimal.
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2022-10-1058 minUnexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#88: You Talk Too MuchJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, how correlation can be used as leverage in GPPs despite high ownership, the effect of profitable DFS players sharing their process publicly, and more.
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2022-10-031h 50Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#87: Trust & ControlJordan Cooper welcomes on Jordan Chand of SaberSim to discuss the state of how optimizers work in the DFS industry, educating people on the proper use of tools, solving for diversification issues, and the balance of trusting sims versus controlling lineup sets.
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2022-09-282h 00Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#86: Dom DaddyJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, combinatorial ownership differences between projection sources, and more.
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2022-09-261h 38Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#85: The Lotto MindsetJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate, small field vs. large field mentalities, the levels of thinking in DFS, and why focusing too much on individual player ownership rather than at the lineup level can lead to unprofitable portfolios.
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2022-09-191h 33Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#84: We Don’t Know Sh*tJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their strategic decisions for this past NFL Sunday slate and how to use Excel tools for a combinatorial analysis of lineups.
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2022-09-131h 35Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#83: The Most Precise Blunt ToolsJordan Cooper welcomes on James McCool to discuss our new DFS course for advanced players including all the included Excel tools he developed and their usefulness for your process both in accuracy and efficiency.
James McCool on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paydirt_DFS
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2022-08-302h 31Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#82: I Don’t Need The NutsJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss the psychological differences between playing large-field contests compared to small-field ones, Twitter poll trolls, and if DFS players are more frequent alcohol drinkers.
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2022-07-261h 32Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#81: It Depends FestJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss the common traits of most top DFS players, being able to objectively analyze slates, the errors people make with probabilities, and how searching for shortcuts limits your ability to succeed.
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2022-07-111h 24Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#80: The Man Without A FaceJordan Cooper welcomes on Dean of Sports-Projections to discuss issues with optimal player rates, exploiting small-field contests, MMA simulations, predicting dupes, and the future of the DFS ecosystem.
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➜ Questions or feedback, e-mail que...2022-06-283h 05Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#79: Duplication StationJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss how duplication affects your equity in non-progressive payout contests, the forms of collusive play in DFS, and exploiting a correlative field of lineups in small-field GPPs.
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2022-06-201h 46Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#78: Become An EdgelordJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss rethinking your day-to-day bankroll allocation & contest diversification, how lineup salary dynamics affect duplication & win probability, and DraftKings experimenting with flatter GPP payout structures.
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2022-06-061h 47Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#77: Extreme Teaching MechanismsJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss applying macro strategies to your overall play, using exaggeration to prove theories, and weather waves in PGA DFS.
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2022-05-231h 33Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#76: Necessary But Not SufficientJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss aggression in attacking unique lineups, adjusting your approach during downswings, the value of player projections compared to ownership projections, and the needed disclosures in sports betting content.
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2022-05-091h 36Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#75: Relish In The ChaosJordan Cooper welcomes on Brian Jester to discuss the psychological toll of bankroll swings, the fine line between playing badly and getting unlucky, approaches to building DFS lineups while balancing your portfolio for NFL/NBA showdown, PGA & MMA contests.
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Occupy Fantasy: https://occupyfantasy.com
The Emotional Bankroll Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-emotional-bankroll-podcast/id1607743291
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2022-04-261h 46Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#73: Is The Juice Worth The SqueezeJordan Cooper welcomes on Will (a.k.a. Saramek) to discuss how soccer DFS has evolved on DraftKings over the past seven years, his systematic approach to playing DFS, being aggressive when you identify edges sooner, and translating skills towards the wider sports betting market.
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THE BAT on RotoGrinders: https://rotogrinders.com/the-bat
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2022-03-242h 05Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#69: SerendipityJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss simplifying & streamlining your DFS process, the USFL, the best locations & time zones for a DFS player, explaining what you do for a living, and more.
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2022-03-081h 24Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#68: This Means We’re Still EarlyJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss the difference between high stakes vs. high volume play, defining your edge on specific slates, and simplifying how you use tools to minimize mistakes.
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2022-02-221h 56Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#67: Eaten By BugbearsJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss live finals and swapping equity with other DFS players.
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2022-02-071h 09Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#66: Probably NothingJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss their media diets and how to get the most out of Twitter as a DFS player.
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2022-01-241h 41Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#65: Computer OverlordsJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield review the NFL Week 18 slate and discuss their late-swap processes for NBA DFS as it compares to other sports.
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2022-01-101h 15Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#64: Tax-Loss Harvesting SeasonJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield review their 2021 results and discuss judging when to step up stakes, adjusting volume based on your perceived edge, and setting future goals.
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2021-12-271h 19Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#63: Broken Windows TheoryJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss how COVID is wrecking NBA DFS play, getting back to the basics with hand-building lineups, and instilling a proper work ethic when learning to play DFS.
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2021-12-202h 17Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#62: HoodwinkedJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss how "coach speak" factors into player selection, why variance helps the DFS ecosystem long-term, and efficiency differences when building lineups via mobile versus desktop.
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2021-12-131h 36Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#61: That‘s What The Tools SayJordan Cooper & Neil Orfield discuss the use of randomness in optimizers, avoiding clumping when building lineup portfolios, the perils of viewing ownership in a bubble, and the general chaos of playing NBA DFS.
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2021-12-071h 29Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#60: Life EVJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss what we're thankful for in DFS, overcoming the fear of missing out, and sacrificing profit potential for the maximization of your life overall.
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2021-11-231h 01Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#59: Fictional Level Of RespectJordan Cooper welcomes on Josh Engleman to discuss a variety of topics including the difference between strategy & diversification, the worth of having a professional "super league" for DFS, breaking into the content industry, and much more.
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Awesemo: https://www.awesemo.com
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2021-11-091h 12Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#57: The Fake FloorJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss the difference between good process and "steam", if cash games only provide the facade of stable returns and the value of having strong beliefs, but loosely held.
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2021-11-012h 06Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#56: What‘s Your Equation?Jordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss the value of reducing your mental load on a slate, why setting goals affects your overall approach in playing DFS more than anything else, protecting your reputation, and NBA late swap dynamics on FanDuel with multi-positional eligibility.
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2021-10-252h 28Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#55: Good For The AggregatorsJordan Cooper welcomes Travis Pettey (petteytheft89) to discuss how NBA DFS has changed since 2015, originating your own numbers versus using industry projections, how lineup construction differs in a sport with weak correlations, late swap processes, and the effect of multi-positional eligibility on FanDuel.
Travis Pettey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/petteytheft
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James Gettinger on Metafy: https://metafy.gg/@chess_is_ok
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2021-10-121h 01Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#52: No AnglesJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss strategic decisions on slates with flat ownership, using optionality as a tie-breaker, and when projections don't match with thinking "I know better".
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2021-10-042h 11Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#51: Sanity ChecksJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss using expected fantasy point metrics, running back variance, and whether or not player potential is already priced into the market.
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2021-09-271h 33Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#50: Hot Or Due?Jordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss macro strategies from the past NFL slate and arbitraging public opinion on certain players & team situations.
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2021-09-202h 00Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#49: Immediate RegressionJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss how the field is reacting to late NFL news, over-stacking in small field GPPs, and whether or not industry projections will curtail some of the overreactions on next week's NFL slate based on a one-game sample size.
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2021-09-141h 50Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#48: Up The NutsoJordan Cooper welcomes on JM Tohline (JMToWin) of One Week Season to discuss why sharp DFS players who know little about the sport consistently beat "NFL experts" and how DFS is not a game of picking players but building better lineups than your opponents.
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The Logic of Sports Betting: https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Sports-Betting-Ed-Miller-ebook/dp/B07RG6H8C2
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2021-06-301h 14Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#38: Middle Management PlayerJordan Cooper welcomes on Ryan Belongia (rydagreat) to discuss DFS soccer strategies, roster construction mistakes people make in GPPs, overvaluing floor versus ceiling, and the difficulty of projecting the sport well.
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2021-06-222h 09Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#37: The Whole Sticky StuffJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss how the crackdown on starting pitchers may affect DFS, determining the efficient ownership of a player or stack, and why directional accuracy can be more important than being absolutely precise.
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2021-06-151h 18Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#36: Uncertain BallsJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss how the same exact concepts from DFS large-field GPP play apply to NFL Best Ball drafting strategies for super-tournaments.
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2021-06-081h 05Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#35: Big Fish In A Little SeaJordan Cooper welcomes on Warren Kosoy (billsfan777) to discuss exploiting fragility in projections, bankroll management mistakes, the benefits of focusing on niche sports, and collusion in high stakes 3-man contests.
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2021-06-012h 18Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#34: The Barbell ThingJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss small field vs. large field dynamics, lineup diversification methodologies for MLB GPPs, and why FanDuel seemingly has much softer contests than DraftKings.
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2021-05-252h 04Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#33: The Cleanest PathJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss MLB GPP dynamics this season including roster construction, combinatorics, and misconceptions about building contrarian lineups.
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2021-05-181h 52Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#32: Morning PagesJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss maintaining work-life balance when playing DFS, content creation approaches, and the value of writing out your thoughts.
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2021-05-111h 35Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#31: Taming The OptimizerJordan Cooper welcomes on Peter Viles (Uhhuhbro) to discuss massive multi-entry GPP play, working with optimizer tools, studying sharp lineups, and his journey from low stakes to high stakes contests.
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2021-05-041h 45Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#30: Soccer, It's ThereJordan Cooper welcomes on Alex Hooper to discuss moving up from lower stakes play, specializing in a niche sport and formats, managing a small bankroll, and defining short-term and long-term goals.
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2021-04-272h 08Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#29: The Gut SpectrumJordan Cooper welcomes on Brian Hooper (Bric75) to discuss a wide array of topics including projections, simulations, leverage, bankrolls, sports betting, politics and economics.
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2021-04-051h 48Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#26: No More OdorJordan Cooper welcomes on Derek Carty to discuss MLB projections, the variance between pitchers and hitters, the effect of inefficient player salaries, and exploiting perceptions in DFS.
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2021-03-091h 36Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#22: Making Boring Things FunJordan Cooper welcomes on Jesse Haven (a.k.a. Muleyhaven) to discuss the importance of finding the softest action, increasing your time efficiency, focusing on the fundamentals, and gearing your play towards specific yearly goals.
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2021-02-1659 minUnexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#19: I See Dead MoneyJordan Cooper welcomes on John Breslin (a.k.a. SquirrelPatrol) to discuss his approach to playing DFS full-time, using a portfolio strategy in GPPs, treating your play as a financial investment, the pitfalls of poor bankroll allocation or diversification, and the differences between the past, present and future of the industry.
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2021-02-021h 03Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#17: Champion The NitJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss matching your contest selection, bankroll allocation and play style to your risk profile, and treating DFS cash games as a stock investment.
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2021-01-281h 51Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#16: Non-Fun TokensJordan Cooper welcomes on Davis Mattek to debate NBA Top Shots, NFTs as investment vehicles, the rationality of markets, and whether increasing the network erodes your ability to maximize or even maintain an edge.
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The Taekcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taekcast-a-mostly-sports-podcast/id1391255389
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2021-01-121h 39Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#14: Keep Calm & Blame VarianceJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss their DFS results over the past calendar year, controlling tilt, accepting variance, and sacrificing EV in contest selection for the sake of stability.
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2021-01-052h 11Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#13: Simplification vs. ComplicationJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss the value of watching games, NBA correlations, building leverage into your lineups, why being a good "cash" player helps you in GPPs, and determining whether you're playing bad versus running bad.
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2020-12-221h 27Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#11: Secret VariablesJordan Cooper welcomes on Derek Carty to discuss the misconceptions about projections, predictive versus descriptive stats, the context of sample sizes, viewing things in relatives rather than absolutes, and whether or not he charges enough for his NFL or MLB projections.
Derek Carty on Twitter: https://twitter.com/derekcarty
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2020-12-081h 05Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#9: Start With A StrategyJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss how ownership between contests dramatically affects decisions, thinking of your multi-entry builds as a portfolio, and the benefits of taking potential late news into account when constructing lineups.
Erik's NFL Week 12 High Stakes Tournament Lineup Review: https://rotogrinders.com/articles/nfl-week-12-high-stakes-tournament-lineup-review-3491093
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Why Skin in the Game Matters by Jonathan Bales: https://luckymaverick.substack.com/p/prop-bets
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The Mental Side of DFS by Allan Lem: https://rotogrinders.com/blog-posts/the-mental-side-of-dfs-3480933
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2020-10-271h 44Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#2: There's No Better Marketing Than WinningJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss identifying leverage points, why gearing your lineups to the contests you play is so important, and their own decision-making as it applied to this past NFL slate.
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2020-10-201h 13Unexpected Value - Poker · Daily Fantasy · Sports Betting#1: People Are Out-Leveling ThemselvesJordan Cooper & Erik Beimfohr discuss how the game play in single-entry higher stakes contests has changed over the past few years, why the top projected players on a slate may not actually be the "best plays", and their own decision-making as it applied to this past NFL slate.
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