The Chip Race

For our first episode of 2025, we welcome to the show the new WPT World Champion Scott Stewart and the man he defeated heads-up Rob Sherwood. For strategy, Aidan Quinlan brings us a hand from The IPO Super-Highroller. Dominick French stops by to discuss his epic flag-hunting adventures in 2024. Plus, the Meme-Lord Barry Carter has all the news.

For our final show of 2024, we welcome Irish poker tournament OG Andy Black. We are also joined by poker pro and WPT commentator Tony DUNST. For strategy, Xuan Liu is here to discuss an insane cash game hand from the Lodge stream. Dave Kingston stops by to talk about the new Simplify Poker website. Plus, our resident meme-God Barry Carter is here with the news!

This week, we are locked in with poker player, award-winning vlogger and WPT ambassador Brad Owen.

Brad stops by to discuss a myriad of topics, including the much-anticipated WPT $5M freeroll and World Championship. The lads give props to Maria Lampropulos on her win at the recent Women’s Winter Festival. Dara talks about his experience playing in a €5 student poker tournament. David gets excited about the International Mindsports Association officially classifying him as a sportsperson and the lads

This week’s show is dedicated to Kris Bergvall who green lit season after season of this show as Unibet Poker’s Head of Poker for over six years. We wish him well with whatever is next.

On the show this week, we welcome poker tournament OG Jonathan Apestyles Van Fleet. We are also joined by the new NAPT Las Vegas champion Nick Marchington. For strategy, Dara takes a deep dive into a hand of mine from the recent Festival Series Malta. Shaun Deeb leads a conversation on bad and good poker advice. Plus our resident meme-king Barry has got all the news.

This week, we welcome to the show the GPI Number 1 poker player Jesse Lonis. We are also joined by executive tournament director of the WPT Matt Savage. For strategy, we’ve got the newly crowned Eureka Cyprus champion Leo Worthington Lees. Kerry-Jane Craigie stops by to discuss the Women’s Winter Festival at the Hippodrome. Plus, resident meme-lord Barry is here with all the latest news!

This week, we are locked in and ‘on the edge’ of our seats ten days out from the US election with poker player, statistician, author and podcaster Nate Silver.

Nate joins David and Dara to discuss his new book ‘On The Edge: The Art Of Risking Everything’, his newish podcast ‘Risky Business’ and the upcoming election, in particular the betting markets around it.

In a wide-ranging conversation, the lads delve into the world of probabilistic thinking, subjective value, marginal utility, game theory and risk.

There’s some poker chat too but this episode keeps coming back to the election as Nate gives his analysis and explains why win or lose, the nomination of Kamala Harris was the correct decision for the Democrats.

For our season 24 curtain raiser, we welcome to the show PLO beast and Upswing poker coach Dylan Weisman. We are also joined by poker player and festival organiser Jason Tompkins. For strategy, we’ve got Jesse Sylvia here to break down a hand he played against Dara in the WSOP Main event. Antonio Sapio stops by to discuss the upcoming EDGE expo. Plus, Barry’s here with the news!

This week, we are locked in to Jack Sinclair’s closet as we delve into the latest news, gossip and scandal.

Predictions (accurate ones as it turned out) are made for the WSOPE Final Table which leads the lads into a discussion on how to make the European leg of the WSOP more popular.

The current GPI rankings are analysed as Jesse Lonis fends off challenges from Adrian Mateos and Mike Watson to hold onto top spot for a 20th consecutive week. David asks Jack and Dara to rank themselves in the all-time UK and Irish list.

The lads discuss playing to study rations and downswings, offering some advice for how to cope with them. David thinks that Jack is daring Dara to play Tritons but is he?

The show ends with a deep dive into the recent articles by Kit Chellel, Jonathan Raab and David on the recent Russian botfarm scandal as the lads all express concern for the idea that in-house bots are being deployed by some poker sites.

For our season 23 finale, we welcome back WPT CEO Adam Pliska. We are also joined by poker player, ambassador, TD and a WSOP final tablist Kenny Hallaert. For strategy, we will be looking at a hand of Dara’s from the recent EPT Barcelona main event. Melanie Moser stops by to discuss her podcast ‘Her Game, Her Rules’. Plus, our third man Barry has all the news!

What a show we’ve got this week as we welcome poker player, commentator, writer and podcaster Norman Chad. We are also joined by too mixed game player Adam Owen. For strategy, we talk to Aaron Barone about a huge hand of his from the WSOP Main Event. Ivonne Montealegre stops by to discuss the upcoming Unibet DSO sponsored Malta Poker Festival Autumn Edition 2024. Plus, Barry’s got all the news!