2+2 PokerCast

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off by covering the flurry of rumours about the GBT acquisition of Full Tilt Poker failing and the possible new deal involving PokerStars purchasing the former online poker giant. They connect with poker insider and former Subject Poker reporter "Diamond Flush" of DiaomndFlushPoker.com to find out why the rest of world players dodged a bullet by the GBT takeover falling short. They also get poker pro and ...

The Two Plus Two PokerCast crew has returned safely from the Emerald Isle to bring you another jam packed show. They start things off by sharing their highlights from this latest on-location adventure and cover some general gossip. The feature guest this week is tournament pro and former November Niner Phil "USCphildo" Collins. Phil talks about his fifth place finish at the Main Event, his backing deal with Erick Lindgren, being a married poker pro and his first place finish ...

The PokerCast crew have invaded Dublin and the Burlington Hotel, home of the 2012 Irish Open, Europe’s most prestigious and longest-running poker festival. Mike and Adam get things started by re-capping their week in Dublin leading up to the Main Event and can't resist sharing their bust-out stories with the listeners. The guys were lucky enough to track down Poker 888 pro and Irish Poker legend Padraig Parkinson. Padraig was kind enough to sit down for almost an hour and ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is Gary Krakower of Team Moshman poker staking group. Gary joins Mike and Adam to talk about the business of online poker staking and what its taken to succeed post Black Friday in this volatile industry. Also featured on the program is Hero Poker pro and friend of the show Terrence Chan. Terrence makes a return visit to the program only days after his Mixed Martial Arts professional debut ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam get things started by covering the latest in the Daniel Negreanu vs. Two Plus Two feud and the rumored acquisition of Full Tilt Poker by GBT. The feature guest on the program is tournament specialist and PokerStars Team Online member Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen. Mickey makes his debut appearance on the PokerCast to talk about his first big live tournament win at EPT Copenhagen, how he manages to be a ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off with some continuing coverage of the epic fail of the Epic Poker League and get Mason Malmuth on the line to share a story about Federated Poker League Commissioner Annie Duke. The feature guest this week is heads-up high-stakes no-limit holdem specialist Alex "Kanu7" Millar. Alex recently gained a lot of fame for agreeing to take on Viktor "Isildur1" Blom in the latest PokerStars SuperStar Showdown ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam get things started by covering the lastest news and speculation about the ongoing effort of the Groupe Bernard Tapie to purchase Full Tilt Poker. The feature guest on the program is live tournament pro and WPT Champion Will "The Thrill" Failla. The Thrill joins the guys to talk about his breakthrough win at the Ledgens of Poker, how he sold his business to pursue a life on the tournament ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast the guys get things started by covering the latest poker gossip involving former team Full Tilt member Erick Lindgren and his reported financial problems. In segment two, Mike and Adam connect with tournament director and Bluff Power Twenty member Matt Savage to talk World Poker Tour Bay 101 and find out what exactly goes into choosing the "Shooting Star" bounties. The feature guest on the program this week is Omaha Hi/Lo specialist ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off with the continuing Daniel vs. Doyle blog battle and a questionable blog entry by the godfather of poker blaming Phil Ivey for the collapse of Full Tilt. The guys connect with poker pro and friend of the show Barry Greenstein to get his take on Doyle's latest entry. The feature guest this week on the PokerCast is high-stakes poker pro Matt "ADZ124" Marafioti. Matt joins Mike ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is tournament pro Jason Somerville. Jason rocked the poker world on Valentines Day when he published a blog post addressing his sexual preference becoming the first high-profile male poker player to be openly gay. He joins Mike and Adam on the program to talk about the manner in which he came out and the reaction from his friends, family and the poker community. They also chat about his bracelet ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is World Series of Poker Communications Director Seth Palansky. Seth joins Mike and Adam for a lengthy interview about all things WSOP including changes to this years' schedule, the WSOP circuit events and the $1 million buy-in charity tournament just to name a few. The guys also discuss the high stakes cash games in Macau, the potential epic fail of the Epic Poker League, some World Poker Tour tournament ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam get things started by covering the latest breaking news in the ongoing Full Tilt Poker saga involving over $16 million in loans to Team Full Tilt members. The guys then connect with PokerFuse.com editor and co-founder Nick Jones to get the inside story on the Two Plus Two player summit that recently took place at PokerStars headquarters. The summit was focused on discussing the rake changes made by the ...

On this episode of the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off by connecting with Noah Stephens-Davidowitz of SubjectPoker.com about a story they broke involving Chris Ferguson bank accounts associated with Full Tilt Poker. In the following segment tournament director Matt Savage makes a return visit to the program to talk about the ongoing L.A. Poker Classic and give his opinion on hidden "staff appreciation" tournament charges that are popping up on some circuits. The guys then ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is professional poker player & mixed games specialist Matt Glantz. Matt joins Mike and Adam to discuss a variety of topics including balancing poker with family life, the epic poker league ethics committee and his article calling out young poker pros. The guys also recap all the action currently taking place down under at the 2012 Aussie Millions which saw another appearance by Phil Ivey. They also check in ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam provide coverage of the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure which is in full swing at the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas. They discuss the ongoing main event, recap the completed side events and highlight some of the action taking place away from the poker tables. The feature guest is poker pro, businessman and WPT season 8 Player of the Year Faraz Jaka who is amongst the PCA Main ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is tournament wizard & Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier. Jason joins Mike and Adam from his home in Florida to talk about his fourth consecutive year with over one million dollars in tournament earnings, his plans for the upcoming PCA and even trys his luck at some Miami Heat trivia. The guys also discuss the controversial change to the way rake is calculate in PokerStars ring games effecting the ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam provide a 2011 Year in Review Special reliving their favorite and not so favorite moments of the past year. They recap the events of Black Friday and the continuing struggle to bring regulated online poker to the United States. All the big stories of 2011 are touched on including the unveiling of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, the rise of the Aria poker room, Ben Lamb crushing the WSOP, ESPN's ground ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is PokerStars Team Online member and multi-tabling wizard Randy "nanonoko" Lew. Randy joins us in studio after moving to Vancouver, Canada because of Black Friday to talk about his decision to relocate and his recent live tournament win at the APPT Macau Main Event. Mike and Adam also connect with Kyle "First-Eagle" Weir, who bested over 62,000 players to win the PokerStars 10th Anniversary $10 million guarantee Sunday Million ...

The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two Pokercast is poker pro and Seven Card Stud legend Artie Cobb. Artie joins Mike and Adam from his home in Las Vegas to discuss the golden age of the World Series of Poker, his Seven Card Stud bracelet wins and shares some great stories about fellow poker legends. During the first segment the guys get Bluff Magazines Editor in Chief Lance Bradley on the line to talk about the 2011 ...

This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam celebrate their 200th episode by taking a trip down memory lane looking back at their favorite PokerCast moments over the past four years. Including interview highlights from fan favorites and ledgens of the game like Neil Channing, Phil Laak, Danny Robison, Barry Greenstein, Jack Binion and many others. The guys also highlight some of the reoccurring PokerCast segments playing their favorites from "Story Time" and the "Sklansky Minute". Deuces ...