The Chip Race

This week, David and Dara sit down with EPT champion, WPT champion, FTOPS Main Event Champion, WSOP runner-up and One-Drop Final Tableist Niall Farrell. We also chat to Poker player and Blogger Kat Arnsby. Dara and David talk about blogs and set mining while Ian delivers all the news, including the results from last week's Unibet Open in Copenhagen.

This week we come to you from the beautiful city of Copenhagen where we are playing the second Unibet Open of 2017. On tonight's jam-packed show, we speak to the WSOP Czar and all-round media legend, Kevin 'Kevmath' Mathers. We chat to rising twitch star, Irish Open final tablist and utterly mediocre poker podcast creator Fintan Hand. Ian Simpson will bring us the top stories and in strategy corner, Dara and David will be talking blockers.

On tonight's show, we talk to PokerStars Pro and Vlog-star Jake Cody. Dara is joined by Espen Jorstad in strategy corner to discuss betsizing. We also chat with Microgaming Marketing Manager Clodagh Hansen about the upcoming MPN Malta.

We are joined by WSOP main event final tablist, UKIPT Galway winner and all round legend of Irish poker Padraig Parkinson. Dara gives us some exercise tips before having a row with Ian about how best to play from the Small Blind. We also catch up with former EPT and current Unibet poker Commentator, GPI's 2014 media person of the year, Marc Convey.

In tonight's show, we discuss the recent Cate Hall vs Mike Dentale Grudge Match with Poker Night in America Producer Todd Anderson. We have interviews with online beast Jon Spinks and the newly appointed Unibet Ambassador Daiva 'Baltic Blonde' Byrne. Ian Simpson has the Irish Open festival in Citywest and Dara analyses one of David's televised hands from the Unibet Ambassador's SNG in London.

This week, we have an exclusive interview with Ireland's Poker Queen Rebecca McAdam, Dara O' Kearney reflects on his most recent blog post 'The Last Supper' which has provoked serious discussion in the Irish poker community on the state of the Irish Open, calling into question some of the choices made by Paddy Power Poker. Fergal Nealon sits down with Barney and Bridie Gribbin and we'll be previewing the UKIPT Nottingham with our good friend Davey-Boy Curtis.

This week, David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney are joined by poker player and sports better Neil Channing, online poker beast Nick 'rounder63' Carrillo and Scoop Fr Main event winner Jason Tompkins. Daragh Davey will bring us all the news, including a report from UKIPT Nottingham and I'll ask Dara O'Kearney whether online poker is rigged!

In tonight's show, we chat to reigning Irish Open Champion Dan Wilson about this year's festival. We have interviews with Unibet Ambassador Espen Uhlen Jorstad and former UKIPT Brighton Champion Jamie Burland.  Ian Simpson brings us news and more from the last week's Unibet UKTour Brighton festival and Dara O'Kearney will be dishing out some of the secrets to endgame satellite play!

Tonight, we are talking to poker writer Michael Craig, SCOOP Main Event 5th place finisher Kevin Williams and up and coming Twitch star Fintan Hand. Doke will discuss an important poker concept and Daragh Davey brings us a round-up of this week's action from the real and virtual felt...

Welcome to the first episode of The Chip Race, Ireland's weekly poker podcast. I am your host David Lappin alongside Dara O'Kearney and each week we'll be bringing you news and more from the Irish and UK poker circuits.

Tonight, were joined by musician and poker pro Tom Kitt, Tournament Director and host of the upcoming Norwegian poker championships JP McCann and Scottish Poker Series Champion Willie Elliot. We'll also be looking at a specific poker situation in which there is an unexploitable play but it's not the only option available.