The Chip Race

Joining us this week is tech entrepreneur turned poker pro Victoria Livshitz. We also welcome UKIPT London and Partypoker Glasgow champion Robbie Bull. For strategy, Irish live and online pro Conor O’Driscoll breaks down a hand versus Jesse Yaginuma from his from his EPT side event win in Monte Carlo. Josh Abady stops by to discuss the upcoming Melbourne Millions. Plus, Barry Carter has all the news!

This week, we are locked in with high-stakes poker pro Jonathan Jaffe to discuss his new writing project ‘Defining Edges’ as well as some of the recent news stories.

The episode kicks off with a quick mention of the Irish Open Sydney (Irish Open satellites now on Paddy Power Poker btw) before the lads discuss Triton Jeju and specifically Nick Schulman’s victory in the $100K Main Event. The conversation then turns to platforming by Triton of Ossi Ketola and his controversial crypto casino brand ‘Duel’.

From there, David segues to ‘The Triton Files’, a series of articles inspired by the finding of the new MTT Database website which tracks and collates positive and negative poker results. Both Jonathan and Dara give there takes on such information
being disseminated and there is a promise to welcome one of the site’s creators Jonathan Raab to the show at a later date.

David and Dara talk about the merits of both the EPT Prague and WPT World Championships, which this year have non-over-lapping Main Events. Jonathan explains his reasons for attending the WSOP Paradise.

In the final part of the show, Jonathan is asked all about his new Substack where he has so far written about his own poker origins, successes and challenges. He also explained how he plans to cover the high-roller scene more generally in future posts.

Joining us this week is none other than the 2026 WSOP Main Event champion Lucas Jumalon. We also welcome a fan favourite, a poker tournament OG and top tier streamer Jon ‘Apestyles’ Van Fleet. For strategy, we take a look at a hand of David’s in a PokerStars Open Barcelona satellite… the villain is his co-host Dara! Tobias Leknes stops by to discuss the upcoming European Mixed Poker Championship. Plus, Twitter MVP Barry Carter has all the news!

This week we are locked in with not one, not two but three guests as James Hartigan, JP McCann and Lauren Mooney all stop by to discuss a myriad of topics.

This bumper episode covers the upcoming Irish Open in Sydney, the potential changes to the Irish regulations as they pertain to poker, the success of the Pokerstars Opens, the WSOP Main Event final table, Jason Koon’s induction to the Hall of Fame and the EPT Barcelona - in particular the livestream schedule and the absence of Joe Stapleton.

Dara and David give their frank takes as always, plus we find out which member of legendary duos James sees himself as.

For our Season 29 curtain-raiser, we are joined by PokerGo tour multi-champion Brock Wilson. We also welcome the WSOP $50K bracelet winner Jamie Dwan. For strategy, we take a look at a hand versus Jaime Staples that Dara played on his way to a 2nd place finish in the Partypoker Live London Highroller. Crispin Rovere stops by to discuss his ongoing CoinPoker Investigation. Plus, the Meme-Lord has all the news!

Joining us for this very special episode is WSOP bracelet winner and Academy Award nominee, Jennifer Tilly. We also welcome WSOP Main Event champion Daniel Weinman. For strategy, Jamie Dwan stops by with a brilliant hand from his WSOP 50k victory. Dara and David discuss the sponsorship deals that got away. Plus, the greatest poker newsman on the planet Barry Carter has all the news.

Joining us for this very special episode is WSOP bracelet winner and Academy Award nominee, Jennifer Tilly. We also welcome WSOP Main Event champion Daniel Weinman. For strategy, Jamie Dwan stops by with a brilliant hand from his WSOP 50k victory. Dara and David discuss the sponsorship deals that got away. Plus, the greatest poker newsman on the planet Barry Carter has all the news.

For our Season 28 finale, joining us is a PokerStars ambassador and presumptive Hall of Fame inductee Jason Koon. We also welcome global poker award-winning EPT tournament director Toby Stone. For strategy, Jamie Flynn brings us a hand from his WSOP 3K deep run. Mike Holtz stops to discuss his career and this year's WSOP so far. Plus, Barry Carter has all the news!

This week, David and Dara are joined by 2-time WSOP champion and WPT champion Tyler Patterson. They also welcome WSOP bracelet winner and Main Event finalist Leo Margets. For strategy, the lads analyse a hand of David’s from the recent EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Award-winning broadcaster Jeff Plat stops by to discuss the WSOP 2026. Plus, Barry Carter tries to ram as many mentions of PartyPoker as he can into his news piece!

Joining us this week is UK Open winner, GUKPT London Main and Highroller champion and WSOPE finalist Brandon Sheils. We also welcome back to the show Monte Carlo side event double champion Conor O’Driscoll. For strategy, Irish Open champion Steve O’Dwyer breaks down a hand from the APT Taiwan. Alex Fitzgerald and Topher Goggin stop by to discuss their audio-book 'A Poker Guide for Serious Amateurs'. Plus, Partypoker Tour Madrid Highroller bubbler Barry Carter has all the latest news.