Texas Poker Experience

Caitlin reprimands the TPE crew for making her record with a janky manicure. Craig struggles to understand the concept of a bad person while checking in on the cheating scandal. The duo dive into the buy-in & bomb pot changes at the Lodge Poker Club. Caitlin and Craig relive Caitlin's second place finish in the Lodge's Monthly Monster $500k guarantee and the importance of the moon being in Taurus that weekend, appearing on the livestream with Doug Polk, Brad Owen, & Andrew Neeme, and collaborating with Andrew on his vlog. For the Top 5, Caitlin lists the hottest guys at Red Star Social Yesterday.

This episode Caitlin and Craig are joined by rising star, YouTube poker vlogger, PokerfaceAsh. They catch up on the cheating scandals including Alex Foxen calling out Ali Ismromovic and Martin Zamini blasting Bryn Kenney and his cult on Doug Polk's podcast. They also dive into Ash's musical upbringing, her basketball career as a player and coach and her new partnership with PokerBros and how she grew her channel so quickly. Caitlin and Ash reveal their friendship grew from bonding over dealing with trolls aka "dickslingers." Caitlin reviews a hand in which she coolers Austin pro, Bones in a private game in the dirtiest way. This week features the Top Five Ways to Make the Woman at the Table Uncomfortable.

This week Caitlin & Craig are joined by WSOP tournament success story Danny Chang. Danny reviews his PLO 8 final table run & how he keeps himself chill under pressure and what's "pretty good" about the 4 and 5 card games. Furthermore, what can a big score do for your confidence in your local games?

Craig fears for Caitlin's life when she sleeps through her alarms. Then they are joined by special guest Big E, owner of Red Star Social Club in Austin. Big E outlines the importance of building a community & how enriching being in the poker crowd can be. The discussion also touches on the violent happenings at Legends poker club in Houston & how Texas poker clubs can stay safe moving forward. The Top 5 reviews the best poker variants that aren't Hold-em. Thanks to our sponsors Cyr Poker Tables.

In this episode, Craig & Caitlin are joined by the father of Texas poker, the White Knight himself, Sam Von Kennel. Sam details how he was able to use his lobbying background to create the loophole that brought card rooms to Texas. In addition to building & selling the Texas Card House brand, Sam also dives in to his time at the now-sold boutique club Palms Social & working with Caitlin. The three take a look at the future of gambling in Texas from a lobbying perspective & discuss some hometown heroes. Harsh but Fair takes aim at Caitlin's reliance on the kindness of strangers.

This week on Texas Poker Experience, Craig and Caitlin are joined by Texas Card House's Sweetheart, Carolyn Hapgood.  Also known as Super Producer, Carolyn dives into her New England roots, helping launch TCH Live & being a regular commentator for the show. The trio dives into the Huster Casino Live Drama & their controversial central character Poker Bunny. The Top 5 this week highlights some of Texas poker's live stream players. Harsh But Fair finally gets to the bottom of how to differentiate Caitlin & Carolyn.

This week Caitlin and Craig are joined by host of the Lodge Live stream, Skull Mike. Mike discusses his background growing up on the East Coast and his journey to commentating weekly with Slick Rick for the Lodge livestream. In addition he hints at his role in Doug Polk joining the ownership team and the fate of bomb pots at the lower stakes games at the Lodge. The Top 5 this week features the top YouTubers in the poker space. Hash But Fair veers into body shaming territory  this week.

On this episode, Caitlin and Craig are joined by OG Texas Poker Influencer, Ceddy Trevino aka Poker Traveler. Ceddy discusses his background in finance, meeting his amazing wife Candice of Smiles & Pearls, & his recent transition into MTT tournaments with his sponsor PokerBros. The three also discuss how native Texan players treat the out of town nits & the most recent Mayhem series at the Lodge. In this week's Top 5, the trio reviews the top social media personalities in poker. Harsh But Fair outs Ceddy's fashion influence on the Texas poker community.

Caitlin  and Craig review Caitlin’s week of cash and tourney play & Craig’s table making adventures in San Antonio. They explore the sources from where the poker economy is generated & check in on the situation in Dallas. They also list the Top 5 Most Annoying behaviors at the poker table. Caitlin is stumped in Harsh But Fair.

In episode 5 of Texas Poker Experience, Caitlin discusses playing deep cash games around town including  TCH Live & meeting Doug Polk at the Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock. Craig & Caitlin dive into the drama surrounding the fate of poker club operation  in Dallas & the implications of the club’s appeal process.  This week both hosts bring a Top 5 list: Caitlin lists Top 5 poker archetypes and Craig lists Top 5 poker terms. Finally, Harsh But Fair is actually kinda sweet this week.