Poker in the Ears

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Can't get enough of the EPT? Are the television shows and live streams not enough for you? Well, don't do anything as drastic as picking up a book or going outside! We've got you covered. EPT Not Live is the show behind the show. The show between the show. The show inside the show. It's a (mostly) weekly, (mostly) uncensored dose of James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton, with a smattering of (mostly) special guests. There's even a chance for you to get involved. What more could you want. Subscribe now. We (mostly) won't judge you...

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10.22.2020

For this week’s episode, James and Joe are joined by UK-based Belgian pro Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens. Bert talks about the origin of his online handle, his journey towards becoming a high stakes player, his ever-growing menagerie (!), his social media ...

Poker in the Ears episodes:

10.22.2020 Episode 195 – 22/10/2020 – Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens For this week’s episode, James and Joe are joined by UK-based Belgian pro Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens. Bert talks about the origin of his online handle, his journey towards becoming a high stakes player, his ever-growing menagerie (!), his social media ...
10.16.2020 Episode 194 – 16/10/2020 – The Only Way To Play It with Peter Alson While James was off sick, Joe turned 48 and moved house. He also failed to keep his promise to take a break from Hold’em, and has continued to run horribly. (He seems intent on sharing his pain, telling bad beat ...
10.01.2020 Episode 193 – 01/10/2020 – Grand Tour with Nick Walsh James and Joe are still in recovery mode after #WCOOP2020. Joe’s been trying to unwind by playing online poker, but it hasn’t really worked out! This week, the boys take a detailed look at Grand Tour, the cycling-themed game that ...
09.25.2020 Episode 192 – 25/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 ME winner ‘PTFisherman23’ (plus ‘Zapahzamazki’ & ‘calvin7v’) The World Championship of Online Poker is over! James and Joe are a tad exhausted after completing their run of 21 live streams, but are able to draw a line under #WCOOP2020 with a recap of the final week of ...
09.17.2020 Episode 191 – 17/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 Champs (including ‘theNERDguy’, ‘probirs’, ‘KuuL’ & ‘Spraggy’) It’s a #WCOOP2020 special, as James and Joe discuss some of the big stories from the series so far, and replay some of the interviews from their ongoing World Championship of Online Poker live streams (twitch.tv/pokerstars and youtube.com/pokerstars). Full list ...
09.03.2020 Episode 190 – 03/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 with Shaun Deeb This show focuses on #WCOOP2020, which is now underway. And who better to talk to about the World Championship of Online Poker than Shaun Deeb, a player with eight WCOOP titles? Plus, Joe reveals he’s seen a rough cut of ...
08.27.2020 Episode 189 – 27/08/2020 – Griffin Benger The podcast is back from its two-month summer hiatus. But James and Joe haven’t had a break. They’ve been hard at work on the #StadiumSeries live streams and preparing for another three weeks inside the PokerStars Arena hosting cards-up coverage ...
06.25.2020 Episode 188 – 25/06/2020 – Sam Grafton For their season finale, James and Joe look ahead to the #StadiumSeries (starting Sunday 5th July) and the 23 consecutive days of live coverage they’ll be providing at Twitch.tv/PokerStars (Monday 13th July – Tuesday 4th August). The boys are joined ...
06.19.2020 Episode 187 – 19/06/2020 – Melissa Burr James and Joe talk prop bets, and look at some of the more interesting wagers happening in the poker world right now (what Joe is describing as ‘The Prop Bets of Quarantine’). They have updates on the challenges Max Silver ...
06.12.2020 Episode 186 – 12/06/2020 – A Big Hand for the Little Lady & Runner Runner Time for more film reviews on the podcast, as James and Joe bring you a ‘Poker Movie Monday (on a Wednesday, recorded on a Thursday and released on a Friday)’ double bill. They take a look at two poker-themed motion ...
06.05.2020 Episode 185 – 05/06/2020 – The Biggest Bluff with Maria Konnikova After recapping the final, FINAL stats from #SCOOP2020, and discussing the latest developments in the Mike Postle case, James and Joe are joined on the podcast by psychologist and author Maria Konnikova, ahead of the publication of her new book ...
05.29.2020 Episode 184 – 29/05/2020 – SCOOP Correspondent Benjamin ‘Spraggy’ Spragg There may still be a few days to go until #SCOOP2020 is in the books, but that’s not going to stop James and Joe from recapping the series right now! They take a deep dive into this year’s Spring Championship ...
05.22.2020 Episode 183 – 22/05/2020 – David Costabile After a two-week break from podcasting – while they focussed on streaming #EPTRetro and #SCOOP2020 – James and Joe are back to recap the Stars CALL For Action Celebrity Charity Tournament and talk to the winner of the event: David ...
05.01.2020 Episode 182 – 01/05/2020 – Rounders retrospective For their latest ‘Poker Movie Monday on a Wednesday’ (only this time, it’s recorded on a Thursday and released on a Friday), James and Joe take a deep dive into ‘Rounders’. Specifically, they review the version of the 1998 film ...
04.24.2020 Episode 181 – 24/04/2020 – Poker & Pop Culture with Martin Harris This week, James and Joe are joined by respected writer, teacher and poker reporter Martin Harris to talk about his award-winning book ‘Poker & Pop Culture’, specifically the sections on poker in the movies and poker on TV. Elsewhere, the ...
04.17.2020 Episode 180 – 17/04/2020 – Lee Jones James and Joe reflect on the #GalfondChallenge and look ahead to #SCOOP2020, #MicroMillions and #LexNotLive. As they’re continuing to revisit the early seasons of the European Poker Tour on #EPTRetro (streaming every Wednesday and Thursday on the PokerStars Twitch and ...
04.10.2020 Episode 179 – 10/04/2020 – Michael Kaplan James and Joe speak to Michael Kaplan, Senior Features Writer at The New York Post, about his recent article on the real ‘Molly’s Game’, suggesting Tobey Maguire and Houston Curtis were the real masterminds behind this infamous high stakes Hollywood ...
04.03.2020 Episode 178 – 03/04/2020 – Michael Ian Black James and Joe look back at the historic #SundayMillionAnniversary, tease the upcoming #TurboSeries and recap the first few editions of #EPTRetro (streaming every Wednesday and Thursday on Twitch and YouTube). Joe also reveals he’s been playing in some (online) Hollywood ...
03.19.2020 Episode 177 – 19/03/2020 – Danny Zuker A lot has happened/changed in the last seven days, and the boys are unable to ignore the impact of real world events, as they host this week’s podcast from their respective homes. They discuss the postponement of EPT Sochi and ...
03.13.2020 Episode 176 – 13/03/2020 – Jonathan Little (and special guest J.D. Shapiro) This week’s episode focuses on the 2nd Annual Global Poker Awards, held in Las Vegas. The boys run through the winners in the major categories, and speak to Jonathan Little, who was named People’s Choice for Poker Personality of the ...
03.05.2020 Episode 175 – 05/03/2020 – Elliot Roe James is in London, being petulant with Russian visa agents, while Joe is in Biloxi, advising the cast and crew of ‘The Card Counter’ on poker lingo. Joe is finding his new job quite stressful, so is hoping to pick ...
02.27.2020 Episode 174 – 27/02/2020 – Platinum Pass winners Rick Bleakley & Greg Armand With six months to go until the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship in Barcelona, James and Joe take a look at the ‘State of the Platinum Union’, discussing how many #PlatinumPass packages have been awarded so far, how many ...
02.20.2020 Episode 173 – 20/02/2020 – Will Shillibier James and Joe take a look at recent events in the poker world with the help of Will Shillibier, Chief Editor of PokerNews. There’s a tribute to former EPT presenter Caroline Flack, a recap of last month’s Aussie Millions and ...
02.13.2020 Episode 172 – 13/02/2020 – Jessica Welman This episode is pretty much dedicated to movies and TV, as the boys talk about everything they’ve watched in the last couple of months. They deliver judgment on the first season of ‘The Mandalorian’ and are joined by the poker ...
02.05.2020 Episode 171 – 06/02/2020 – Joseph Kahn James and Joe are back with the first #PokerInTheEars of 2020. It’s been more than two months since they last recorded a podcast, and a LOT has happened since then. The boys recap their trip to Vegas, where James made ...
11.28.2019 Episode 170 – 28/11/2019 – Adam ‘Roothlus’ Levy The boys present their season finale: the last #PokerInTheEars podcast of 2019. Joe’s had a busy week, with stand-up shows and poker commentary gigs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of those assignments was hosting a ‘Live at the ...
11.21.2019 Episode 169 – 21/11/2019 – Zac Aynsley The boys are joined by bodybuilder, fitness model and poker fan Zac Aynsley (aka: ‘Mr Biceps’), who recently came 25th in Moneymaker’s ‘Road to PSPC’ in Newcastle. As Zac is the guest on this week’s podcast, Joe has branded it ...
11.14.2019 Episode 168 – 14/11/2019 – Daniel Negreanu In the last few days, Joe has found himself watching boxing, and James has spent too much money on a video game he can’t/doesn’t want to play. But this week’s episode mainly focuses on the poker controversy “du jour,” as ...
11.07.2019 Episode 167 – 07/11/2019 – Platinum Pass winners Mike McGee & Tom Parsons In the words of Joe Stapleton, there are “Platinum Passes for your asses,” as the boys run a status check on the 2020 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship. Crucially, they detail how many #PlatinumPasses have been awarded so far ...
10.31.2019 Episode 166 – 31/10/2019 – Chris Moneymaker Lots to get through in this week’s podcast: a bit of movie and TV talk, including James and Joe’s initial thoughts on ‘Watchmen’ and the new ‘Star Wars’ trailer; a summary of the best weekend of Joe’s life; a recap ...
10.24.2019 Episode 165 – 24/10/2019 – Cool Hand Luke & House of Games It’s a special episode of the podcast, as James and Joe conduct retrospective reviews of two classic films with tenuous poker connections. Yes, following a brief celebration of Mr Stapleton’s score in a tournament at Run It Up Reno, it’s ...
10.17.2019 Episode 164 – 17/10/2019 – RIU Reno with Tyson Apostol Joe is in Nevada for his third Run It Up Reno in 12 months! He talks about what’s happened so far, on and off the tables, including some heavy poker losses and not insignificant video poker winnings. He also explains ...
10.10.2019 Episode 163 – 10/10/2019 – Jamie Kerstetter As advertised on ITV’s ‘The Chase’! James has been incredibly poorly, so was unable to spend last weekend at #LexLive (hence the absence of a full event recap). He also missed out on a screening of ‘Joker’, but Joe’s hot ...
10.10.2019 Episode 163 – 10/10/2019 – Jamie Kerstetter As advertised on ITV’s ‘The Chase’! James has been incredibly poorly, so was unable to spend last weekend at #LexLive (hence the absence of a full event recap). He also missed out on a screening of ‘Joker’, but Joe’s hot ...
10.03.2019 Episode 162 – 03/10/2019 – Live at Lex Live 2 with Lex Veldhuis Joe is in LA, while James is where the action’s at: Aspers Casino in London. This week’s podcast was recorded at Lex Live 2, with many members of Lex’s community and other popular streamers (plus Spraggy) in attendance. Joe talks ...
09.26.2019 Episode 161 – 26/09/2019 – WCOOP 2019 with Benny Glaser Joe’s gearing up for a weekend of action on PokerStars VR, while James pays tribute to the late Al Alvarez, author of ‘The Biggest Game in Town’. The main focus of this week’s show is #WCOOP2019. There’s a full recap ...
09.19.2019 Episode 160 – 19/09/2019 – The Grand with Andrew Hill Newman James and Joe continue their occasional series of retrospective reviews of “classic” poker movies by looking back at the 2007 comedy ‘The Grand’ (aka: ‘Loser’). They’re joined on the podcast by actor, writer, producer and ‘Celebrity Poker Showdown’ co-creator Andrew ...
09.12.2019 Episode 159 – 12/09/2019 – Platinum Pass winners Danielle Summer & Daryl Inglis James and Joe are back from Barcelona. After discussing an unfortunate incident that resulted in the destruction of James’s new shoes, the boys recap their trip to Spain and the record-breaking #EPTBarcelona Main Event. They also talk about the #ChaseYourDream ...
08.22.2019 Episode 158 – 22/08/2019 – Jessica Dawley The boys start this week’s podcast with a few movie and TV reviews, and Joe has details of another losing session in a Hollywood home game. He also tells the tale of an unnecessary road trip across Florida caused by ...
08.16.2019 Episode 157 – 16/08/2019 – Garry Gates James and Joe are back from their summer break and kick off the show by discussing what they’ve been up to in the last eight weeks. In Joe’s case, that’s mostly nothing, but he did make the final table of ...
06.06.2019 Episode 156 – 06/06/2019 – Bruce Buffer For their "season finale," the boys have a bumper episode, kicking off with some TV chat (04:00) and Joe's report from the World Series of Poker (09:20), where he played in the Big 50. Expect some questionable analysis, as Joe ...
05.30.2019 Episode 155 – 30/05/2019 – SCOOP Correspondent Benjamin ‘Spraggy’ Spragg James is in London, while Joe is in Vegas, after spending SIX whole days at home playing video games (02:50). The boys run through the latest poker headlines (07:30), including Daniel Negreanu’s big announcement and the dates for Lex Live ...
05.23.2019 Episode 154 – 23/05/2019 – Danny Tang For the last time on this podcast, James and Joe talk ‘Game of Thrones’, as the series FINALLY concludes (05:30), before summarising the big winners and headline-grabbing stories from #SCOOP2019 (10:40). There’s a quick recap of Joe’s final few days ...
05.16.2019 Episode 153 – 16/05/2019 – Marle Cordeiro Joe is starting to suffer the effects of physical and mental exhaustion, after working 16 consecutive long days, watching and talking about people play poker for ridiculous sums of money! He and James have a quick chat about ‘Game of ...
05.09.2019 Episode 152 – 09/05/2019 – Evy Widvey Kvilhaug James is in London, while Joe is in Montenegro – still working! They discuss THAT video starring Jungleman (03:20) and their “issues” with recent episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ (06:25), before launching into an extended #EPTMonteCarlo recap. The boys talk ...
04.25.2019 Episode 151 – 25/04/2019 – Nick ‘OP-Poker Nick’ Walsh James and Joe respond to some of your questions and comments (6:45), before launching into a recap of Run It Up Reno 8 (11:20), including Joe’s misfortunes at the poker tables and misguided attempt at heroism on the streets of ...
04.18.2019 Episode 150 – 18/04/2019 – Brad Owen Joe is at Run It Up Reno, and is suffering in the aftermath of a night of karaoke and heavy drinking! He and James get their geek on, as they discuss the return of ‘Game of Thrones’ and the new ...
04.11.2019 Episode 149 – 11/04/2019 – Maria Ho Joe is finally back in LA…just for a few days, before setting off for Run It Up Reno. He and James kick off this week’s podcast with a few TV and movie reviews (03:55), before recapping Joe’s gig in Estonia ...
04.04.2019 Episode 148 – 04/04/2019 – Patrik Antonius James has returned home from Russia, while Joe is still out in the field. He’s in Estonia for the first ever ‘Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge’, and has already experienced frightful fortunes at the Tallinn tables (09:05). The boys talk about ...
03.21.2019 Episode 147 – 21/03/2019 – Brian Koppelman This week’s podcast features an extended interview with Brian Koppelman, co-writer of ‘Rounders’ and co-creator, showrunner and executive producer of ‘Billions’. James is in London, while Joe is in San Jose for the Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. There’s a ...

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Poker in the Ears episodes:

Episode 195 – 22/10/2020 – Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens

Episode 194 – 16/10/2020 – The Only Way To Play It with Peter Alson

Episode 193 – 01/10/2020 – Grand Tour with Nick Walsh

Episode 192 – 25/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 ME winner ‘PTFisherman23’ (plus ‘Zapahzamazki’ & ‘calvin7v’)

Episode 191 – 17/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 Champs (including ‘theNERDguy’, ‘probirs’, ‘KuuL’ & ‘Spraggy’)

Episode 190 – 03/09/2020 – WCOOP 2020 with Shaun Deeb

Episode 189 – 27/08/2020 – Griffin Benger

Episode 188 – 25/06/2020 – Sam Grafton

Episode 187 – 19/06/2020 – Melissa Burr

Episode 186 – 12/06/2020 – A Big Hand for the Little Lady & Runner Runner

Episode 185 – 05/06/2020 – The Biggest Bluff with Maria Konnikova

Episode 184 – 29/05/2020 – SCOOP Correspondent Benjamin ‘Spraggy’ Spragg

Episode 183 – 22/05/2020 – David Costabile

Episode 182 – 01/05/2020 – Rounders retrospective

Episode 181 – 24/04/2020 – Poker & Pop Culture with Martin Harris

Episode 180 – 17/04/2020 – Lee Jones

Episode 179 – 10/04/2020 – Michael Kaplan

Episode 178 – 03/04/2020 – Michael Ian Black

Episode 177 – 19/03/2020 – Danny Zuker

Episode 176 – 13/03/2020 – Jonathan Little (and special guest J.D. Shapiro)

Episode 175 – 05/03/2020 – Elliot Roe

Episode 174 – 27/02/2020 – Platinum Pass winners Rick Bleakley & Greg Armand

Episode 173 – 20/02/2020 – Will Shillibier

Episode 172 – 13/02/2020 – Jessica Welman

Episode 171 – 06/02/2020 – Joseph Kahn

Episode 170 – 28/11/2019 – Adam ‘Roothlus’ Levy

Episode 169 – 21/11/2019 – Zac Aynsley

Episode 168 – 14/11/2019 – Daniel Negreanu

Episode 167 – 07/11/2019 – Platinum Pass winners Mike McGee & Tom Parsons

Episode 166 – 31/10/2019 – Chris Moneymaker

Episode 165 – 24/10/2019 – Cool Hand Luke & House of Games

Episode 164 – 17/10/2019 – RIU Reno with Tyson Apostol

Episode 163 – 10/10/2019 – Jamie Kerstetter

Episode 163 – 10/10/2019 – Jamie Kerstetter

Episode 162 – 03/10/2019 – Live at Lex Live 2 with Lex Veldhuis

Episode 161 – 26/09/2019 – WCOOP 2019 with Benny Glaser

Episode 160 – 19/09/2019 – The Grand with Andrew Hill Newman

Episode 159 – 12/09/2019 – Platinum Pass winners Danielle Summer & Daryl Inglis

Episode 158 – 22/08/2019 – Jessica Dawley

Episode 157 – 16/08/2019 – Garry Gates

Episode 156 – 06/06/2019 – Bruce Buffer

Episode 155 – 30/05/2019 – SCOOP Correspondent Benjamin ‘Spraggy’ Spragg

Episode 154 – 23/05/2019 – Danny Tang

Episode 153 – 16/05/2019 – Marle Cordeiro

Episode 152 – 09/05/2019 – Evy Widvey Kvilhaug

Episode 151 – 25/04/2019 – Nick ‘OP-Poker Nick’ Walsh

Episode 150 – 18/04/2019 – Brad Owen

Episode 149 – 11/04/2019 – Maria Ho

Episode 148 – 04/04/2019 – Patrik Antonius

Episode 147 – 21/03/2019 – Brian Koppelman

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