CardsChat - Poker professional interviews from The World's #1 Poker Community

On episode #50 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Lupe Soto. Lupe is not only the founder of, but also a deserving member of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. She is one of the game’s greatest advocates for women in poker, having founded the LIPS tour (Ladies International Poker Series) and the Women’s Poker Association. She has also founded, and is the CEO of, the Senior Poker Tour, which hosts events across the US for players 50 and over. She’s also a tremendous philanthropist whose involvement as President of Vegas Connected and Poker Gives has provided for those in need around the Las Vegas area. On this episode we get to know Lupe a little better.

On episode #49 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Dylan Linde. There aren’t many people out there that you can say “wrote the book” on something, but Dylan certainly has! He’s the author of Mastering Mixed Games, arguably THE most comprehensive strategy book currently available for mixed games. He’s not only an outstanding mixed game player, he’s also a wizard in the No Limit hold ‘em streets as well, having collected over $10M total in tournament earnings live and online. A shark at the tables, and someone who actually swam with real sharks as well, on this episode we get to know Dylan a little better.

On episode #48 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Faraz Jaka. Faraz originally made his name with a wild style of play which brought him quick success and one of the greatest nicknames in poker history. In the years since, he’s earned over $11 million in live and online tournament earnings, all while living a nomadic lifestyle. He has grown from those early days in poker to become a family man, an entrepreneur, and a poker legend who still crushes the game on a regular basis. On this show, we get to know Faraz a little better.

On episode #47 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Jesse Sylvia. He’s one of the most versatile and successful players in poker, whether it’s online, live, in cash games, tournaments, and now entrepreneurship, with his new app, Floptimal. Jesse is maybe best known for his runner-up finish to Greg Merson in the 2012 WSOP Main event for $5.3M, but since then he’s collected another $2.4M in cash, including a WPT title. But besides the on-felt accolades, he’s also known for being one of the nicest and most genuine people in the game. In this episode, we get to know him a little better.

On episode #46 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Jeff Platt. One of poker’s premier broadcasters and commentators, over the past few years since breaking into the industry, Jeff has quickly carved out quite the niche for himself as an integral part of numerous popular televised poker shows and live streams. From Twitch commentary to the PokerGO break desk to game show hosting and podcasting, Jeff is one of the hardest working people in our industry. On this show, we’ll get to know him a little better.

On episode #45 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Kevin Mathers. Kevin is likely the most widely appreciated person in poker. For over a decade he’s been poker’s oracle of information, the primary go-to individual for anything and everything going on in our industry across multiple social media platforms. A 2016 American Poker Award winner, day after day – year after year – the man lovingly referred to as Kevmath continues to bring tremendous value to the poker community for which we’re all so grateful. On this episode, we’ll get to know him a little better.

On episode #44 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Eric Danis. Eric is the President of the Global Poker Index and Hendon Mob. An absolute treasure trove of trivia as relates to everything about stats and numbers in the poker world, Eric leads the equivalent of poker’s Elias Sports Bureau. He also proudly presides over our industry’s annual awards ceremony, and is just one of the nicest and most pleasant people you’ll ever meet. Today we’ll get to know him a little better.

On episode #43 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Greg Raymer. Greg is of course best known for winning the 2004 WSOP Main Event for $5M, but has since proven to be one of the most consistently successful players on the tournament circuit, with almost $3M in winnings since. He is one of the most successful players in the history of the Heartland Poker Tour, where in 2012 he won FOUR main events in the span of less than 5 months! He is also a successful cash game player, a proficient mixed game player, a published poker strategy author, and an overall great ambassador for the game of poker. On this show, we get to know the ‘Fossilman’ a little better.

On episode #42 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Lon McEachern. Lon is a beloved legend in our industry who is often referred to as“the voice of poker”. His work as the play-by-play man for the World Series of Poker has brought him into the conversation as a possible PokerHall of Famer, alongside his counterpart Norman Chad. His broadcasting journey to becoming the most well-known voice in poker has taken some amazing twists and turns, and he’s joined us to share some great stories from throughout his career.

On episode #41 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure

of welcoming Vanessa Kade. She made history back in March by

winning the biggest first prize in the history of the PokerStars

Sunday Million, when she defeated over 69,000 players to claim

a life-changing $1.5 million dollar win. Prior to that, she was

already a successful poker player and streamer, who was

signed as an ambassador for America’s Cardroom less than a

week before her huge win. In this episode, we’re going to

catch up with her, see what she’s been up to since then, hear

about her upcoming plans, and also a little about her career

prior to becoming a poker pro.