2+2 PokerCast

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is Full Tilt Poker co-founder Howard Lederer. Howard spends over three hours taking questions from Mike and Adam about his involvement with the former online poker giant. He speaks openly about the formation of Full Tilt Poker, his involvement in the growth of the company and the eventual relocation to Dublin, Ireland. Howard discusses the role of Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar and defends his decision not to ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam analyze the first two parts of the interview Full Tilt Poker co-founder Howard Lederer did with PokerNews. They connect with Noah Stephens-Davidowitz & Brian Horton formally of SubjectPoker.com to get their take on this highly anticipated release from Lederer. Also featured on the program is recent World Poker Tour Champion and television writer Matt Salsberg. Matt joins the guys to talk about his win at the WPT Paris Grand ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is poker pro and fan favorite Antonio Esfandiari. "The Magician" returns to the PokerCast to talk about taking down the Big One for One Drop and how it feels to be the winningest poker player in history. He also recaps the whirlwind months that followed which included VIP access to the summer games in London, an island getaway and a spiritual pilgrimage to Burning Man with Phil Laak. Mike ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is professional poker player Ali Eslami. Ali joins Mike and Adam to discuss the recent controversy he sparked at the WPT Legends of Poker event by repeatedly blind raising during early stages of the tournament and his involvement in the original Man Vs. Machine Poker Championship. The guys connect with BryanS. at PokerStars headquarters to help cover the ongoing World Championship of Online Poker and provide an inside look ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is ESPN commentator Lon McEachern. Lon returns to the program to talk about this years' World Series of Poker Main Event coverage currently airing on ESPN and the final table appearance by his co-commentator Norman Chad. Mike and Adam discuss the ground breaking federal court ruling that declared poker as a game of skill and how it will effect online poker regulation in America. The guys also preview the ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam feature part two of their 'Macau Poker Scene' interview with Asia Pacific poker expert Tom Hall. Tom highlights what Macau has to offer for potential poker tourists and provides an insiders perspective into the infamous high-stakes cash game that Tom Dwan and Sam Trickett regularly play in. Mike and Adam discuss the Full Tilt Poker relaunch schedule and new details that were released about how both US and rest ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is Tom Hall an expert in the field of interactive gaming, specialising in the Asia Pacific Region. Tom joins Mike and Adam to provide an insiders perspective on all the nosebleed cash game action that has occurred over the past two years in Macau. Including the origins of the game, some of the biggest pots that got dragged and how to get a seat at this very exclusive high ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam cover the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker assets by PokerStars and their settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. They waste no time connecting with Lee Jones of PokerStars to get an insiders perspective on this monumental agreement and discuss the future of both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. The guys also connect with FTOPS XIX main event winner Blair Hinkle who has over $1 million dollars in his ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is high stakes cash game specialist Danielle 'dmoongirl' Andersen. Danielle joins Mike and Adam on the program to talk about several subjects including her rise from a small town Minnesota girl to an online cash game giant, her involvement with the poker documentary 'BOOM' and the crushing blow that Black Friday had on her daily life. The guys also cover the recently released World Series of Poker Circuit schedule ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam continue their World Series of Poker Main Event coverage highlighting the exciting action that took place over the last seven days and the surviving nine players that will return in October to battle it out for pokers ultimate prize. They get things started by connecting with Two Plus Two'er and chess wizard Scott “weirdchess1” Abrams to talk about his 12th place finish in this year's Main Event and what ...

The 43rd annual World Series of Poker Main Event is finally underway and Mike and Adam cover the race to the final table, pokers greatest prize and 8.5 million dollars. Adam is actually still in the race and we get him on the line during the day 3 dinner break to get an on location report of how his Main Event is going and what its like to have a massive chip leader directly on your left. In the second ...

Team PokerCast has invaded Las Vegas and the 43rd annual World Series of Poker to bring you live on location coverage. In the first segment Mike and Adam discuss the latest twist in the Full Tilt Poker saga involving the surrender of Ray Bitar to American authorities and bring us up to date on all the completed action that took place over the last week at the Rio. Next they dive into the Big One for One Drop covering some ...

Coverage of the 43rd annual World Series of Poker continued this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast with Mike and Adam wasting no time bringing us up to date on all the action taking place down at the Rio. They connect with poker pro Chris Tryba, winner of Event #35: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em, to get his thoughts on finally achieving his dream of winning a bracelet. He also goes into detail about the much talked about final hand where ...

Coverage of the 43rd annual World Series of Poker continues this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast with an in-studio appearance by poker pro and Deuces Cracked co-founder Joe Tall. In the first segment the guys recap all the completed action from the last week and update the heated WSOP Player of the Year race. The guys eventually connect with World Series of Poker event marketing manager Daniel Vogel to help preview "The Big One" for One Drop, the ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast coverage of the 43rd annual World Series of Poker continues as Mike and Adam recap all the poker and non-poker action taking place in Las Vegas. They begin by getting Managing Editor of WSOP.com Jessica Welman on the line to get some inside info from the ground floor and talk about big improvements to the WSOP website for this year's series. Next up is poker pro and three time bracelet winner Matt ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast the guys continue coverage of the 43rd annual World Series of Poker recapping all the completed action and currently ongoing events. They discuss some controversy involving Jonathan "FatalError" Aguiar and a new World Series of Poker rule that requires players at all live-streamed featured and final tables to verbally declare all of their actions. The feature guest is poker pro and former MIT black jack team member Andy Bloch who won his ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off with some World Series of Poker coverage discussing the first few events and some initial player feedback from this year's series. They connect with poker pro Maria Ho to get her take on changes made to the annual poker festival, her thoughts on the return of Phil Ivey to the WSOP, the lack of female bathroom facilites and her new roommates for the summer down in ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast, friend of the show Terrence Chan joins Mike and Adam in studio for their annual World Series of Poker Preview show. The guys discuss schedule, buy-in and venue size changes made to this year's WSOP including the addition of the highly anticipated $1 Million buy-in One Drop charity event. They connect with BLUFF Magazine's Editor in Chief Lance Bradley to preview the Player of the Year race and discuss changes made to ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam celebrate the return of the Two Plus Two forums and get company founder Mason Malmuth on the line to get some behind the scenes details about the relaunch. The feature guest on the program is high stakes cash game specialist and Two Plus Two favorite Phil Galfond. Phil makes his long overdue return to talk about his relocation north of the border after Black Friday, shares his thoughts about ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam take a look back at the life of recently passed poker legend Amarillo Slim. They start by connecting with Greg Dinkin, co-author of Slims' biography "Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People" to get some great stories about the fast talking Texan. In the next segment the guys get poker blogger "Short-Stacked Shamus" of HardBoiledPoker.com on the line to hear just how much influence Slim had on ...