Craig and Caitlin catch up after several weeks apart. Caitlin overviews her Wynn series in December where she did commentary & played on livestream as well as traveling to California for the Vertucci podcast and Tulsa for the RunGood series at the Hard Rock. They also discuss upcoming stream launch at Lodge and the spring series.

In episode 23, The White Knight Returns! Texas poker pioneer, Texas Card House founder, lobbyist, & leader of new association of Texas poker clubs aimed at protecting Texas poker, Sam Von Kennel is back in studio. Sam helps Caitlin & Craig wade through the rumors of proposed HB732, & what risk Texas poker rooms are in of being shut down once & for all by the legislature.

In this episode, Caitlin & Craig catch up after a hiatus from the pod. They review the Hustler cheating scandal involving Garrett Adelstein & Robbi Jade Lew and Caitlin's  viral sketch videos full of poker impressions. In addition, Caitlin recounts finishing second place (again) in the Lodge's Monthly Monster $500k on October 30th. In Harsh But Fair, Craig does his best to bob and weave and 8 Mile his way out of another roast, but Caitlin always lands the final blow. 

This week Caitlin and Craig are joined by Aaron McEvoy, Texas Card House Live commentator & circuit ring winner.  Aaron outlines his former life as a nuclear physicist in New Mexico and the road to being a staple of the Austin poker community. Poker news topics include the Venetian guarantee cancellation, the Joey Ingram podcast interview with Tritan series crusher Ebony Kenney and subsequent fallout & finally, the Fall Mayhem tournament series at the Lodge which infused Round Rock with many out of towners. Top Five Things a Whale Can Do That a Shark Can't. Craig receives multiple Harsh But Fairs from Caitlin, who is cruel & unusual & must be stopped.

On this the 20th episode, Craig and Caitlin are joined by ACR pro, former reality TV contestant, Twitch streamer & very funny nice man Jon Pardy. The trio touches on Doug Polk getting dunked to do with his debt forgiveness take. They review high stakes week at Hustler Casino & the creative decisions that make Hustler Casino Live the most dominant live poker stream in 2022. After new catch up, Jon Pardy regales the Texans with the journey from aspiring hockey pro in Newfoundland to Big Brother Canada to his life today as an ACR pro. Jon also talks about the recent technical difficulties and cancellations at ACR & plans to help communication in the future. Top 5 is the top five places to play poker that are *not Texas*. Harsh But Fair is typically shallow, cruel & unnecessary.

Craig & Caitlin are joined by their good friend & Austin cash player Chad Keating. Chad discusses following in his older brother Alex's footsteps & his background coming from a large family & adds greats perspective to the Texas poker news updates. Caitlin breakdowns the robbery & subsequent tournament guarantee cancelling at Hustler Casino. In addition, she discusses her brief trip to Los Angeles to play on Hustler Casino Live on Max Pain Monday. In this week's top 5, the trio discusses the Best Worst Hole Cards.  During Harsh But Fair, Chad deservedly lands devastating blows against his bullies Caitlin & Craig.

Caitlin and Craig are joined by Austin vlogger Jwin Poker. They discuss his big city roots, life with his newborn, his new relationship with Pokercoaching.com & his growing poker vlog on YouTube. In addition, the trio compare cash and tournament play, post WSOP hangovers, & thirsty boys in Vegas. Craig & Caitlin hype up their inaugural Meet-up Game where she's crowdsourcing her vlog footage. Finally they list the top 5 distractions from poker games. During Harsh But Fair, Jwin calls Craig "an undercover asshole."

Caitlin discusses the easiest way to lose her affection and what type of guys she usually dates.  The pairs also dives into the addition of bomb pots at some of the Lodge's 1-2 games & Craig tries to take credit for it. In addition, they go over the Austin ATM robberies that have gone down recently at Red Star Social & Oaks Poker Club. Caitlin also goes over her recent appearance on Lodge Live & TCH Live. The Top 5 goes over things Good Players Don't Say. Finally, Caitlin & Craig announce their first meet-up game at Red Star Social next week.

Craig disrespects phone culture much to Caitlin's dismay. Caitlin goes over her two week trip to Vegas and the two discuss gossip around Vegas during WSOP including media coverage of cheaters, Scotty Nguyen & mystery girl in ladies events pocketing chips. They also list the top 5 Texan performances in the World Series of Poker.  Harsh But Fair keeps getting meaner...

On Episode 15, Craig & Caitlin are joined by YouTube vlogger, Lodge Card Club owner & newly minted World Poker Tour Ambassador, Andrew Neeme. The trio checks in with the Lodge Championship Series, overlays, the new cash game structures & what's next for the Lodge. Caitlin and Andrew bond over dealing with nerves on the live stream & Craig creates a lightening Top 5 round this week for Andrew.  A semi-sweet Harsh But Fair this week.