Episode 479: Craig Savage

Craig Savage is an educator by trade, but he’s been a competitive poker player and a student of Carlos’s for many years. Hot on the heels of his bracelet victory in the $500 NLHE Freezeout, he speaks with Andrew and Carlos about the experience and how he stays on top of the game despite family and professional obligations. In the strategy segment, Andrew discusse what exactly “targeting” means and why so many people get it wrong. You can join Andrew and Carlos on ClubWPT Gold by signing up at . Receive 10% off your GTO Wizard subscription when you use this link to sign up to GTO Wizard today and run deeper in your MTTs with GTO Wizard AI! You can now get two FREE episodes per week of Thinking Poker Daily . CRAIG SAVAGE Craig is an educator with 31 years of experience, specializing in psychology, the psychology and ethics of leadership, and advanced biology. A former collegiate athlete, he turned to poker in 2003 as a new competitive outlet. He has a gold WSOP bracelet from the 2025 $500 NLHE Freezeout and is part of the Chase the Dream docuseries. Twitter Link

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Episode 479: Craig Savage is an episode from Thinking Poker by Andrew Brokos.

This episode is 1:27:17 long.

This episode was published on Jul 14, 2025.

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