FEB. 18 POKERCAST RECAP: Well, this is it. After nearly 17 years straight, we have recorded our final Ante Up PokerCast. This epic episode clocks in at more than 2.5 hours as we revisit some of our greatest memories, interviews, characters, fans and guffaws. We will always be indebted to our listeners as they not only gave us validation but provided so much content and created this fantastic community known as the Ante Up Nation. Thanks for all that you’ve done, and hopefully we will, again, see you at the tables.

FEB. 11 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s our penultimate episode and the final one with our standard structure. We discuss a player getting banned from Hustler Casino for peeking at someone’s cards on a livestream; Encore Boston Harbor reopens its poker room but players aren’t happy with the scenario, and Chris “Fox” Wallace opines that cash-game TV shows might not be what they represent. We also have the final O’Mally’s Move and Phil N. has our last Hand of the Week. He has a suited K-J at the final table of a tournament.  

FEB. 4 POKERCAST RECAP: Someone tries to flip a table and fails in Japan; GGPoker offers sidebets and we only have two episodes left! We have O’Mally’s final Move and Paul Garritson has the Hand of the Week. 

JAN. 28 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s a bittersweet day as we announce the upcoming end to our poker show. After 16-plus years, we have decided Feb. 18 will be our last PokerCast. We may return for a special episode, so don’t delete us, but for now, the weekly version is coming to an end. We complete an O’Mally’s Move and Jerry Hanes is back with another Hand of the Week. 

JAN. 21 POKERCAST RECAP: Global Poker Awards nominees announced and we also discuss who we think is Personality of the Year. PokerNews announced its five American players to watch in 2022 and a security guard foils a robbery at a Texas poker room. We have a new O’Mally’s Move and Todd McGee has the Hand of the Week with K-8.

JAN. 14 POKERCAST RECAP: Poker predictions for 2022 and what to do about players who test positive for Covid during a tournament are just a couple of the topics we discuss on this week’s show. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Mike Buck has 4-4 for our Hand of the Week.

JAN. 7 POKERCAST RECAP: The Global Poker Awards are returning; PokerShares is shutting down; Doug Polk is a poker club owner and Alex Jacob does a good deed. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Vincent Ferrigno has the Hand of the Week. It’s a Big O hand!

DEC. 31 POKERCAST RECAP: Chris plays poker again! Also, Johnny Chan’s club in Houston has a new owner, and poker giants Harry Reid and Henry Orenstein died this past week. We complete an O’Mally’s Move and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week with Q-Q.

DEC. 17 POKERCAST RECAP: We take a look at an Ashley Adams column that helps players stay focused on what’s important; Sammy Farha gets into a fight at a Houston poker club, and the Poker Paint guy is back into more controversy. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move, a Call the Floor and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week with A-4. Also, just a heads-up, there will be no show next week. We will return with the Dec. 31 episode. 

DEC. 10 POKERCAST RECAP: Encore Boston Harbor is in hot water with local poker players; Johnny Chan’s club in Texas closed abruptly and it’s not good news, and online poker pro Dusty Schmidt is dead at the age of 40. We complete an O’Mally’s Move and Matt Hayward has the Hand of the Week, a PLO situation.