The Rake

The holidays are here, and with them comes the awkward reality of discussing your poker life with friends, family, and other people ignorant to the industry. Jamie & Marle share some personal stories, offer tips, and lay out their New Year's resolutions for 2020.

Jamie & Marle discuss the "Galfond Challenge" -- Phil Galfond's recent announcement issuing a heads-up challenge to the poker community for 50k hands of high stakes PLO -- and address Daniel Negreanu's recent comments on re-entries and their effects on the game of poker.

Marle recaps her recent trip to the UK, then the girls discuss Jason Koon's blog post addressing the practice of tanking amongst high rollers, and give their thoughts on Andrew Barber's recent Twitter whining about the oversaturated content market.

Jamie & Marle celebrate Crouton's 4th birthday, talk about their favourite players from this month's Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas, share a laugh over Marle's fake IRS scam, and read their first fan-submitted punt!

On this week's episode of The Rake, Jamie & Marle discuss reactions to the recent Battle of Malta topless dealers fiasco, Pennsylvania getting online poker, presidential candidate Andrew Yang's potential appearance on Joey Ingram's podcast, and the appeal of shot taking on live streamed poker, including Marle's admiration for Live at the Bike.

Jamie & Marle discuss common poker etiquette fails, Marle recaps her recent poker adventures, including a punty fold during a session on Live at the Bike, and Jamie shares a highlight moment from her recent commentary gig at Poker Masters.

On this week's episode of The Rake podcast, our hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro tackle the Daniel Negreanu WSOP POY (Player of the Year) controversy, discuss reactions from nemesis Shaun Deeb & winner Robert Campbell, and debate the current state of major award regulations in the poker community.

In this episode of The Rake, special guest Mac VerStandig (the plaintiff's counsel in the civil lawsuit against Mike Postle) shares thoughts and information about the case, and reveals that there is also a criminal investigation underway.

On this episode of The Rake, special guest Scott Blumstein talks us through a would-be punt that actually ended in his favour during his famous winning Main Event run at the 2017 WSOP. Plus, Marle discusses a recent trip to LA, and whether or not the city is a good home for poker pros.

We get a call from special guest Chris Kruk on this week's episode of The Rake podcast. Plus, our hosts Jamie Kerstetter & Marle Cordeiro discuss the crossover between poker players and reality television, and tournament director Matt Savage's decision to facilitate chopping at WPT events.