This week on The Rake: Current Galfond Challenge contender Chance Kornuth! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter and Marle Cordeiro chat with Chance about his approach to battling Phil Galfond, the intricacies of heads-up strategy, his thoughts on the Doug Polk vs Daniel Negreanu grudge match, how being a father might affect his approach to poker, and more!

This week on The Rake: Chess champion, published author, poker pro, and award-winning podcaster Jen Shahade! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter and Marle Cordeiro chat with Jen about the current chess boom, life and poker during COVID lockdown, their thoughts on the Netflix doc The Social Dilemma, and more!

This week on The Rake: Run It Once founder Phil Galfond! Phil chats with hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter about his decision to get involved in the ongoing Postle saga, his thoughts on his current Galfond Challenge vs Chance Kornuth, his newfound respect for Phil Hellmuth, and much more!

This week on The Rake: It's a Special Guest 2-for-1 with Veronica Brill and the author of Wired Magazine's recent article on the Mike Postle scandal, Brendan I. Koerner! Along with hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter, they dive into the ongoing Stones saga, addressing Justin Kuraitis's recent "victory lap" on Twitter, Phil Galfond's promising response, and more!

This week on The Rake: The man to blame for Marle's existence, Gary Cordeiro! Host Jamie Kerstetter mediates as Marle and her father dig deep into her past, rehashing her most shameful, depraved, and scandalous moments for your consumption and judgement! Plus, puppies!

This week on The Rake: Poker's Unofficial Scam Historian, David Lappin! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro chat with David about the history of scams, scandals, and controversies in the poker community, swap thoughts on the current state of American politics, and take a moment to share some uplifting personal stories about the late Mike Sexton.

This week on The Rake: Poker Prodigy & Basketball Phenom Mike "Timex" McDonald! Hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter get the full details on Mike's $200,000 free-throw prop bet, and the controversy it raised between him and beloved commentator Nick Schulman!

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This week on The Rake: Effingham Legend KL Cleeton! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro talk to KL about his poker backstory, the challenges of playing live with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Veronica Brill's fundraiser for an accessible poker van, why Bill Perkins should let him borrow his private jet, and his deep love for dogs, dad, and Dungeons & Dragons!

This week on The Rake: Semi-retired Twitch star and online tournament crusher Parker TONKAAAAP Talbot! Hosts Marle Cordeiro & Jamie Kerstetter talk with Parker about his recent $100k+ online scores, some fun degen stories, the ins and outs of Twitch life, recent GGPoker controversies, and, of course, they take some well-deserved shots at Spraggy.

This week on The Rake: Longtime online grinder Marty Mathis! Hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro chat with Marty about his recent $1.3 Million cash as runner-up of ACR's Venom, life in Mexico during COVID, his thoughts on the current state of online poker, and... jalapeño margaritas?