The Chip Race

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The Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 7 - Apestyles Alex Scott Fedor Holz Jun 29, 2020

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For our a Season 12 curtain closer, we are joined by arguably the greatest ever online poker player - Jonathon ‘Apestyles’ Van Fleet. We have a fascinating deep dive into the industry with the former Managing Director of Poker for MPN, Alex Scott. Our strategy hand is a nasty one from David’s final table of the Unibet Poker Supernova. We give our views on poker retirement with the help of poker legend Fedor Holz. Plus, Ian has some news, controversy and big results!

The Lock-In - Barry Carter Jun 22, 2020

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In the latest installment of our indeterminate run web-series, David and Dara are locked in with author and pokerstrategy.com editor Barry Carter. The topics vary from the recently dismissed Mike Postle case, Mike Matusow's 'soapy handjob' interview with Postle, the return of live poker, the life of a blogger covering other people winning HUGE sums of money, Andrew Feldman's open Betfair account and the upcoming book 'Poker PKO Strategy', written by Dara and Barry.

The Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 6 - Maria Konnikova BENCB Andrew Brokos Barry Carter Jun 15, 2020

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This week we’ve got a star-studded list of poker content creators. We welcome poker player and best-selling author Maria Konnikova to talk about her new book ‘The Biggest Bluff’ and more. We’ve got the much anticipated Part 2 of that BENCB interview. Poker player, podcaster and 'Playing Optimal Poker' author Andrew ‘Thinking Poker’ Brokos joins us for a brilliant cash game strategy hand. Barry Carter stops by to talk his new book, another collaboration with host Dara O’Kearney entitled ‘Poker PKO Strategy’. Plus, Ian has the big news from the poker world.

The Lock-In - Jack Sinclair Jun 10, 2020

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The lads are locked in for a feature length affair as they welcome WSOP (Europe) Main Event Champion Jack Sinclair. The discussion is varied as they shoot the breeze on cheating scandals, braggadocious screennames, the never-ending online grind, leveling, how to best use solvers, intuition vs cognitive bias, the lack of a real WSOP 2020, finishing up with a pair of very Gallic and very funny angle-shooting stories.

The Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 5 - Anton Wigg BENCB Jason Tompkins Tom Victor Jun 02, 2020

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This week, we have got a incredible show starring EPT champion Anton Wigg and highstakes pro, coach and ‘Raise You Edge’ founder BENCB. We are joined by our great friend Jason Tompkins in strategy corner. Journalist and author Tom Victor stops by to discuss poker and left-wing politics. Ian has the latest news and results from the online felt. Plus, we've got a music world exclusive as poker player and rapper Adam Neal aka LNC makes us all 'Go Insane'!

The Lock-In - Gareth Chantler May 29, 2020

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Dara and David are joined by poker pro and award-winning journalist Gareth Chantler. Gareth kicks things off with a story about the kidnapping of former Chip Race guest Carlos Welch. David admits to panic-buying and stockpiling premium coffee for the pandemic. Gareth explains the difference between globe-trotting and being homeless. Dara and Gareth get a free sex-show by the side of the motorway in Prague. Gareth talks about opening his chests of nothing before littlest hoboing the interview. Dara then unpacks PokerStars’s strategy of pitting recreational player against pro and, to cap things off, gives his opinion on the Jungleman Ghosting Scandal.

The Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 4 - Matt Savage KL Cleeton Krissy Bicknell JP McCann May 26, 2020

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The lads are back after hiatus with a show featuring WPT executive tour director Matt Savage and poker pro and app developer KL Cleeton. Krissy Bicknell discusses a sick hand she played versus Dara. Irish event organiser and tournament director JP McCann stops by to chat about live poker in the age of COVID19. Plus, Ian has the news and all the results from the big online series including Unibet poker’s UOS!

The Lock-In - Jen Shahade May 15, 2020

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Delighted that they made it to Episode 4 without getting cancelled, Dara and David welcome poker beast, chess bitch and award winning podcaster Jen Shahade to the show. After Dara and Jen mercilessly wave their trophies in David's face, the trio get into a deeper discussion about what makes for a good poker podcast. They discuss a recent tweet by Irish poker ambassador Louise Butler in which she gives tips to live poker players making the transition to the online felt. Patrick Leonard's idea of a poker union is discussed, a conversation which expands into a genral discussion on the roles played by the different poker sites in managing the poker eco-system. They finish off with some shameless cross-promotion as they all plug their appearances on other podcasts - Dara went on 'Chasing Passion', Jen went on 'Two Lives with Olivier Busquet' and David will be on an upcoming episode of Jen's show 'The Grid'!

The Lock-In - Niall Farrell May 01, 2020

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In a shameless attempt to revive their flagging viewer numbers, Dara and David welcome to the show their first ever guest, a man who is no stranger to a Lock-In - Live Triple Crown winner, Niall 'Firaldo' Farrell! The lads take a closer look at some of Niall's recent tweets. David explains how a week of toilet training his son has made for some grim games of 'Hide & Seek'. Dara makes a big revelation about ultra-runners. They all weigh in on the use of real names in online poker and, more generally, the different approaches taken by poker sites to innovate. Unibet's decision to cancel all live for poker for 2020 is contrasted to the WSOP's decision to optimistically postpone until the Autumn.

The Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 3 - Daniel Dvoress Alexandre Mantovani Ari Engel Sandra Mohr Apr 27, 2020

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This week, Dara and David welcome nosebleed regular and Run it once coach Daniel Dvoress. They also sit down with Brazilian online beast Alexandre Mantovani. There’s strategy with Aussie Millions Main Event champion and WSOP bracelet winner Ari Engel. Sandra Mohr stops by to talk about her documentary film Poker Queens. Plus, Ian has all the news plus a big announcement from Unibet Poker!

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