The Chip Race

For our grand finale, David and Dara have put together a Unibet Poker reunion!

They welcome the 2022 WSOP MAIN EVENT champion Espen Jorstad. They are joined by the 2013 Irish Open champion and 888 ambassador Ian Simpson.

For strategy, the lads analyse a hand with Norwegian poker champion Monica Vaka. Triton commentator Henry Kilbane stops by for some reminiscences and more.

Plus, his royal memeness Barry Carter takes a look at the latest poker news!

This we were are locked in for what the lads are saying is their final ever episode the popular Chip Race spin-off (but then they said that on the last episode too). Fittingly, it is Barry who joins them for a chat about the stories of the week.

After some shameless plugging of the actually excellent Simplify Poker (Use Code CHIPRACE for 20% off) and some gushing praise for Barry’s new role as poker’s biggest influencer, David kicks things off with some WSOP stories with Dara and Barry weighing in on the potential effect of the US travel restrictions and the new rules for 2025.

The lads then segue to the EPT Monte Carlo and a pair of controversies at the Main Event final table, before wrapping things up with a preview of the last ever episode of The Chip Race coming next week.

As we count down our final 3 shows for Unibet Poker, we welcome the 2025 Irish Poker Champion Simon Wilson. We are joined by poker player commentator and WPT Club Gold marketing manager Jamie Kerstetter. For strategy, we take a deep dive into a hand David played versus Chip Race former newsman Daragh Davey at the Unibet DSO Barcelona. Mindset coach Karim Chelli stops by to talk about the performance breakthrough method. Plus, meme-king Barry Carter takes a look at the latest poker news stories!

What a show we’ve got this week! We welcome poker player and coach Matt Affleck. We are joined by highstakes crusher and Irish Poker open champion Steve O’Dwyer. For strategy, we welcome back to the show poker player, RecPoker podcast host and Firaldo Cup runner-up Jim Reid. The lads discuss their fears about another Black Friday on the horizon. Plus, Barry Carter takes a humorous look at the week’s news!

What a luminous line-up of guests we have this week! We welcome to the show poker player, author and coach Alex Fitzgerald. We are joined by poker player, chess champion, ambassador, author and podcaster Jen Shahade. For strategy, we welcome back to the show one of the games top players Sam Greenwood who brings with him a ‘punt of the day’ from the 2016 EPT Monte Carlo Super Highroller. Jason Koon talks to us about ambition and motivation. Plus, Barry is making fun of the news!

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we welcome a wonderfully eclectic and appropriately exceptional bunch of guests. We’ve got the 2024 WSOP player of the year Scott Seiver. We are also joined by Irish legends Annette O’Carroll, David Curtis and Global Poker Award winning photographer Danny Maxwell. For strategy, Tom ‘Jabracada’ Hall brings a spot where he had Kings facing a five bet on the GUKPT Coventry bubble. Plus, the X personality of the year Barry Carter has got all the news!

The now 3-time Global Poker Award winning podcast is back for its 25th Season as Global Poker Award winning author Dara and Global Award losing journalist David welcome to the show WSOP Main event champion Tom McEvoy. They are joined by Global Poker Award winning Rising Star in content creation Abby Merk. For strategy, they take a look at a fascinating hand of David’s from the WPT World Championship. Dylan Weisman helps us out with a segment on having a hybridised play-style. Plus, Global Poker Award winning Twitter Personality Barry Carter has all the news!

We close the season 24 curtain on the now 5-time Global Poker Award nominated podcast by welcoming poker legend Eugene Katchalov. We are joined by two-time global poker awards nominated poker player, comedienne and content creator Nikki Limo. For strategy, poker pro, streamer and Pokerstars ambassador Ben Spragg brings us a hand from last year’s Irish Open. Rania Nasreddine stops by to discuss her ‘breakout’ year. Plus, the bookmakers favourite for Twitter personality of the year Barry Carter has got all the latest news!

This week, the lads are locked in with poker player, marketeer and Party-Gammon, Kat Arnsby!

After briefly discussing Kat’s imminent departure from Kindred, the trio dig up a controversial story from the end of 2024, namely Bonomo getting threatened with WSOP Super Main Event disqualification for wearing a keffiyeh. Kat highlights the hypocrisy of the WSOP who days earlier had run a tournament for the widows and orphans of fallen IDF soldiers. Barny Boatman’s heartfelt statement and generous auctioning of his first WSOP bracelet is also given some consideration.

The conversation then turns to the Global Poker Awards with everyone weighing in on some of the most nominated people. The promise of a more full breakdown of each and every category is made for the next episode (which by the way will be from the Unibet Deepstack Open Barcelona).

The discussion turns to the issue of poker-bots, specifically in-house poker bots as David plays a clip from the Sigma Panel at which both he and Kat spoke late last year. From that leaping off point, Dara weighs in with his strong take that liquidity bits of this nature would be terrible for the game. Kat defends her position that they can be a positive thing so long as sites are transparent. Nobody changes anyone else’s mind but the debate is held in good spirits and certainly provides both perspectives of a complicated issue.

Before closing the curtain on a lively episode, David plugs the upcoming Dublin Poker Festival, for which Unibet Poker is running qualifiers - €50 satellites into both the €570 European Deepstacks and the €350 ACOP.

This week, we welcome back to the show one of the game’s all-time greats Jason Koon. We are joined by UKIPT Nottingham champion Arian Kashani. For strategy, Irish poker player and twitcher Thomas Murphy brings with him a hand he played versus Dara in the IPO Dublin. WPT Prime champion Zak VanKeuren stops by to talk about holistic wellness. Plus, Longlisted Twit of the year Barry Carter has all the news!