Ante Up! Pokercast

From Twitter poker fights, to physical poker fights to legal poker fights, we have it all covered on this week's show.

What do Aaron Massey, Phil Ivey and Willie Nelson have in common? They are all mentioned in this week's poker cast. Plus we complete an O'Mally's Move.

Jamul Casino's poker room near San Diego is open and Scott was one of the bounties at the opening tournament. We also discuss poker roles in movies, given that it's Oscar week!

The AUPT title goes to a guy who made the field through a $25 satellite. Plus, Restock the Shelves breaks a record.

The Ante Up Poker Tour is at Tampa Bay Downs this week and we discuss poker pro Eli Elezra's turbulent times.

Popular poker pro Daniel Negreanu makes the news twice this week and the stories are polarizing.

To celebrate her 97th birthday, comedic actress Betty White hosted her home game, where they "play for blood!"

Our friend Gavin Smith died unexpectedly this week so we remember our fondest moments with him. Also, the WSOP releases more schedule info and the DOJ gives us some bad news.

Celebrity player Norm MacDonald has been quoted as saying the line between pro poker player and amateur has been blurred.

Our AUPT schedule is firming up nicely, but Michigan sees its lame-duck governor veto an online gambling bill.

We look at some of the events of the upcoming 50th WSOP in Las Vegas.

A couple of stories in the news involve poker players with ethical and legal ramifications.

We discuss a recent article about why poker rooms closed in Vegas.

We remember the Godfather of Norwegian poker, Thor Hansen, who died of cancer this week at the age of 71.

Scott meets up with our Minnesota Ambassador to play a little poker at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.

We imagine our Top 10 poker players, real or fictional, that we'd invite to Thanksgiving dinner.

We chat about the possible merger between Caesars and MGM and the ramifications for poker.

We review the Ante Up Poker Tour stop at Pearl River Resort and reflect on the election results as pertaining to gaming.

Scott records aboard the Ante Up Poker Cruise and interviews Ante Up strategy columnist Willy Neuman.

Scott will be on the Ante Up Poker Cruise next week and then head to the Ante Up Poker Tour at Pearl River in Mississippi.