the chip race

On the week after we became a 2-time GPI Global Poker award winning podcast, we are joined by not one, but two Paris Main Event champions. We’ve got EPT champion Barny Boatman and we’ve got FPS champion Mateusz Moolhuizen. For strategy, top going Irish pro Thomas Murphy takes us through a tricky hand he played on an online final table. WPT Global President Alex Scott stops by to discuss game security and integrity. Plus, Barry Carter casts his gaze over this week’s top news stories!

On the week of the 5th Global Poker Awards, we welcome to show several deserving nominees. We’ve got poker player and hilarious content creator Greg ‘GregGoesAllIn’ Liow. We are also joined by player, author and OG Podcaster Andrew ‘Thinking Poker’ Brokos. For strategy, Andrew ‘Picasso’ Hedley takes us through a tricky hand that he played deep in the Merit Poker Western Series Main Event. Ivonne Montealegre stops by to discuss the Malta Poker Festival - Spring Edition. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!

This week, we are locked in with talented author turned poker player turned poker author Maria Konnikova.

We discuss some of the recent and upcoming live poker stops on our schedules - the London Poker Festival, the Malta DSO Cup and the EPT Paris.

Dara talks about his new book ‘Beyond GTO’.

Maria joins David in blasting Phil Hellmuth’s take on Isaac Haxton’s mask-wearing. The allegations by Corel Theuma against Ant Zinno are discussed. There is also a long conversation about cheaters which is the subject of Maria’s next book.Transcript

This week, we are joined by poker player and broadcaster Jeff Platt. We also welcome up and coming Irish phenom Simon Wilson. For strategy, we’ve got Kyna England breaking down a hand of hers from the Game of Gold final table. Shimpei Adachi stops by to discuss poker in Japan. Plus, Barry Carter casts his sartorial eye over the latest news.

This week we are locked in with WPT champion and self-professed ‘shit-reg’ Soheb Porbandarwala.

The lads talk about the live poker going on right now on the West coast of Ireland where the water is majestic and the East coast of the US where the water is contaminated.

They also weigh in on the ‘Super-User’ scandal on GGPoker and the Botfarm allegations leveraged against ACR. The possibility of a player’s strike is discussed as some online poker rooms fail to be sufficiently transparent or rigorous when it comes to security and game integrity matters.

Dara and David also look ahead to the London Poker Festival in Aspers for which there are satellites on Unibet Poker.

For our Season 21 finale, we are joined by one of the game’s most popular content creators - YouTuber and WPT Ambassador Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau. We also welcome WPT CEO Adam Pliska. For strategy, we are joined by Irish poker player and ACR twitch streamer Sven McDermott to discuss a very cool satellite hand. KL Cleeton talks poker trainers. Plus, Barry Carter is doing spoilers at the news desk!

On the week before the Unibet Open Bucharest, joining us are two of the games great content creators, YouTubers and WPT Ambassadors Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen. We also welcome Irish Poker Festival Millions champion Michel Molenaar. For strategy, we are joined by Irish poker player Turlough McHugh to discuss a hand from his recent WCOOP deep run. Kat Arnsby stops by to discuss the Unibet Open and Unibet Live in general. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!

This week, we are locked in with WPT talent Lynn Gilmartin as she prepares for the upcoming World Championships in the Wynn.

There is plenty of banter and laughs as the trio discuss special events that have been planned around the festival, including a mimosa-fueled Ladies Meet-Up game and Million Dollar buy-in event. They also weigh in on the potential effect of the WSOP Bahamas’ new parlay promotion.

The Unibet Open Bucharest is previewed. Game of Gold is reviewed, as is Alex O’Brien’s ‘The Truth Detective’. Dara teases his upcoming book ‘Beyond GTO’. There is also a chat about responsible gambling.

Joining the lads this week is elite highstakes poker player and DTO poker creator Dominik Nitsche. They also welcome the WPT’s executive tour director Matt Savage. For strategy, they are joined by Irish poker player Dylan Kehoe to discuss a hand from the recent WPT Australia in the star gold coast. Irish legend Annette O’Carroll stops by to discuss her victory in ‘The Chip Race Classic’. Plus, Unibet Poker IPO 16th place finisher Barry Carter is at the news desk!

On the week when the show is trying to be in two places at once as UNIBET sponsor festivals in Dublin and Malta this week, David and Dara are joined by poker player, commentator and WPT creative producer Jamie Kerstetter. They also welcome 13-time WCOOP champion, mixed game beast Tobias Leknes. For strategy, the lads discuss a hand of Dara’s from his final table in the Killarney IPT. Robbie Strazynski stops by to chat about the upcoming Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival. Plus, Barry Carter brings us the latest news!

This week we are locked in with poker player, writer and the Live events manager for Poker Org Terrance Reid.

The hot topic of the week is GGPoker and WSOP fudging the guarantees on the upcoming festival in the Bahamas and the lads all weigh in on the scramble for increasingly creative ways to get players to the unpopular Caribbean destination.

Dara offers some balance, crediting the operator on some of the positive contributions that they have made to poker but also warns about the historical pitfalls of a greedy approach when in a position of market dominance.

The conversation then turns to the two Unibet Poker sponsored festivals taking place in Dublin and Malta next week. David will be grinding the MPF while Dara is looking forward to a ‘David-free’ IPO.

Terrance discusses the increasing role that Poker Org is playing in the poker community before switching over to his role as judge of the HUGE CHIP RACE Unibet OpBad Beat Competition. The top 5 are announced with the winner receiving a €2000 Unibet Open Bucharest package.

Who will win a poker holiday to the Romanian capital and who will just have another bad beat story?

This week, we welcome poker coach, staker and twitcher Jordan Drummond. We are also joined by poker player, WPA advocate and YouTuber Chris Read. For strategy, we talk to Faraz Jaka about a hand from his recent final table in the Harrah’s Main Event. Donal MacAonghusa stops by to discuss the role of the Tournament Director. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk.

This week, we are locked in and spaced out with Kat Arnsby as we discuss media/social media platforms and the marketing of poker.

Dara breaks down his recent article on envy in all its forms in poker.

David takes credit for five years of consistent growth at Unibet Poker.

The lads also ambush Kat into giving them a Unibet Open Bucharest package worth €2000 which they plan to give away to one lucky player via a ‘bad beat story’ competition.

This week, we are locked in with Ari Engel, a man who has more rings than he does fingers.

Dara gives his best health advice while Ari talks about his struggle to maintain good eating habits on the road (bust out ice-cream and celebratory ice-cream).

There is a brief chat on the Spanish tax worries as they pertain to EPT Barcelona which segues to more advice-giving - this time on how best to weather live downswings.

The lads discuss the upcoming three-way clash between WPT, EPT and WSOP. David and Dara wax lyrical on their preference for the Wynn while Ari admits to never planning more than two days ahead ever.

The conversation ends with a very modest Ari talking about his back-to-back nights 14th and 15th circuit ring wins. In light of all the fanfare that came with these results, he discusses the value of having invested in a crack marketing team.

Before he signs off, David reminds the audience about the extensive list of upcoming live events that are sponsored by Unibet Poker and can be qualified for on the online client right now.

For our 20th season finale, we are joined by 6-time WSOP bracelet winner and WSOP player of the year, Josh Arieh. We’ve also got poker player, twitch streamer and ambassador Georgina James. For strategy, Dara and David look at a hand played by Dara at the WSOP in which he deviated to an exploitative line with the flopped nuts. Bo Jin stops by to discuss poker in Asia. Plus, Barry Carter takes a funny look at the week's news!

This week, we are locked into the commentary booth at the Merit Poker Retro Series in North Cyprus.

Dara and David analyse the action in the $2200 Warm-Up and $5300 Highroller events as well as two wild high-stakes cash games.

The big topic under discussion is the Spanish tax situation and the way that it may affect EPT/Estrellas Barcelona. There are a few reasons to believe that overseas players may not be chased for tax on winnings but no clear cut assurances either so David and Dara explain the logic behind their decision to just play Estrellas week and forgo the higher buy-in tournaments.

There is also a discussion of the upcoming week-long Unibet Summer Knockout Festival (Aug 27-Sep 3) which spins into a chat about how the games on Unibet Poker are noticeably bigger than ever before. Obviously, David claims that it is because of his raw sex appeal but, sensibly, Dara offers other reasons.

This week, we are joined by WSOP bracelet winner, our great friend Tom Hall. We’ve also got poker player, dental hygienist and talented writer Jacqueline Burkhart. For strategy, Dara and David take a deep dive into another classic hand - this one played between WSOP Main event winners Stu Ungar and Mansour Matloubi. Phil Galfond tells us about his 5 post-it notes. Plus, Barry Carter takes a sardonic look at the news!

On the week when Dara heads over to the WSOP, we welcome the winner of the biggest Sunday Million ever Vanessa Kade. We’ve also got GPI Global Poker Award winning photographer Hayley Hochstetler. For strategy, high stakes poker player and coach Kevin Rabichow talks us through an exciting hand he played versus Rampage. Tyler Hancock stops by to discuss buying action and to offer ‘The Chip Race’ a partnership with Stake Kings, allowing you to buy a piece of our WSOP Main Event. Plus, Barry Carter casts his eye over the week’s latest news!

This week, we are locked in with Poker.Org’s Head of Instant Media Sarah Herring!

The episode kicks off with Sarah explaining how she puts her interview subjects at ease before the conversation switches to stories from the first week of the WSOP. Chad Eveslage’s two bracelets are discussed as is Doug Polk’s celebratory laps. Dara also attempts to undo Barry Carter’s sabotage of their book launch as the Mystery Millions tournament mints 3 millionaires!

Sarah explains the role of Instant-Media in the media landscape and the mission of Poker.Org as a platform that wants to represent the voices of the players. Pokernews’ WSOP reporting blunders are discussed as is it’s deterioration as a poker media outlet in general.

David expresses his disappointment as disgraced podcaster ‘True Geordie’ signs with GGPoker, Dara talks about streakiness in poker, Sarah calls children tiny serial killers and everyone weighs in on the upcoming Poker Hall Of Fame nominations.

The episode ends with a plug for the UNIBET OPEN BUCHAREST which will take place between November 29th and December 3rd. Satellites for what David predicts will be a record-breaking event are already running on Unibet Poker.

On the week that ‘The Chip Race’ was green-lit for 3 more seasons by Unibet Poker, we welcome 3-time WSOP bracelet winner, PLO legend and run it once Bossman Phil Galfond. We’ve also got Canadian poker player Elizabeth Bennett Martin. For strategy, we are joined by poker player and GOAP Kevin O’Donnell to look at a wild hand of his from this years Irish poker open. Jesse Fullen stops by to discuss the 2023 WSOP. Plus, Barry Carter takes a satirical look at the news!