About this episode

The episode discusses how to play Chicago poker with insights from guest Franke von Zweigbergk, covering strategy, history, and upcoming tournaments.

How to play Chicago plus basic strategy with Franke von Zweigbergk! History of the game plus Tournament play. Upcoming Non-Hold ‘em Tournaments in the U.S. & Europe. Recent Mixed Game play. The Festival Series Rules for Chicago: https://www.thefestival.com/the-festival-series-explains-chicago Timestamps: Introduction 1’ 15” Guest Intro 02’16” Bratislava Festival Series Stop & Relevance of Chicago 09’24” Rules & Play of Chicago 20’00” Special Rules for Chicago 25’38” Tournament Play 34’11” Strategy Tips (plus an additional special rule) 39’31” Upcoming Tournaments (U.S.) 41’34” Recent Mixed Game Play 45’58” Next Episode Teaser 46’26” Social Media Contact Info This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pokerchannel.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Guest: Franke von Zweigbergk

Topics covered

• Chicago poker
• mixed games
• tournament strategy
• game history
• upcoming tournaments

Keywords

• Chicago
• poker
• mixed games
• tournament play
• strategy tips
• Franke von Zweigbergk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Festival

Places: Chicago, Bratislava, U.S., Europe

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