Ante Up! Pokercast

JAN. 14 POKERCAST RECAP: Poker predictions for 2022 and what to do about players who test positive for Covid during a tournament are just a couple of the topics we discuss on this week's show. We also complete an O'Mally's Move and Mike Buck has 4-4 for our Hand of the Week.

JAN. 7 POKERCAST RECAP: The Global Poker Awards are returning; PokerShares is shutting down; Doug Polk is a poker club owner and Alex Jacob does a good deed. We also have a new O'Mally's Move and Vincent Ferrigno has the Hand of the Week. It's a Big O hand!

DEC. 31 POKERCAST RECAP: Chris plays poker again! Also, Johnny Chan's club in Houston has a new owner, and poker giants Harry Reid and Henry Orenstein died this past week. We complete an O'Mally's Move and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week with Q-Q.

DEC. 17 POKERCAST RECAP: We take a look at an Ashley Adams column that helps players stay focused on what's important; Sammy Farha gets into a fight at a Houston poker club, and the Poker Paint guy is back into more controversy. We also have a new O'Mally's Move, a Call the Floor and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week with A-4. Also, just a heads-up, there will be no show next week. We will return with the ...

DEC. 10 POKERCAST RECAP: Encore Boston Harbor is in hot water with local poker players; Johnny Chan's club in Texas closed abruptly and it's not good news, and online poker pro Dusty Schmidt is dead at the age of 40. We complete an O'Mally's Move and Matt Hayward has the Hand of the Week, a PLO situation.

DEC. 3 POKERCAST RECAP: Variable change, Negreanu's World Series of Poker financials, and mainstream poker are just a few of the topics on this week's show. We also have a new O'Mally's Move to consider and Michael Paul has the Hand of the Week with Q-10.

NOV. 26 POKERCAST RECAP: We spend our Turkey Day morning recapping the end of the World Series of Poker, completing an O'Mally's Move and evaluating Rich Bodner's Q-Q Situation of the Week.

NOV. 19 POKERCAST RECAP: Koray Aldemir of Germany is the World Series of Poker Main Event champ, earning $8M. Also, Eli Elezra is headed to the Poker Hall of Fame. We have a new O'Mally's Move and Vic G. is back with the Hand of the Week.

NOV. 12 POKERCAST RECAP: The World Series of Poker is winding down and we have yet another recap as it looks like quite a few of our predictions are coming true. Also, a poker session world record has been set; we gave O'Mally the week off, and Jon Urban's fourth and final Hand of the Week is 4-4 on the button.

NOV. 5 POKERCAST RECAP: We continue to update you on the World Series of Poker results, including a Doyle Brunson sighting and a Phil Hellmuth rant; Phil Ivey is selling NFTs again; we complete an O'Mally's Move, and Jon Urban has the third of his four Hands of the Week, this time he has Ac-3c in a $1-$3 NLHE game.

OCT. 29 POKERCAST RECAP: We chat about some more of the interesting stories coming out of this year's World Series of Poker, plus the new WSOPC schedule is out. We also have a new O'Mally's Move and another Hand of the Week from Jon Urban.

OCT. 22 POKERCAST RECAP: In one of our longer shows in recent memory, we recap the most recent World Series of Poker results, discuss this year's nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame, chat about a new way to teach Hold'em, complete an O'Mally's Move and analyze Jon Urban's Hand of the Week.

OCT. 15 POKERCAST RECAP: We take a look back at some of the interesting stories out of the early events at the World Series of Poker, plus Scott has some thoughts on how much luck plays into the new season of Survivor and compares it to poker. We also have a new O'Mally's Move and Paul Phillips has the Hand of the Week with Kd-8d.

OCT. 1 POKERCAST RECAP: With the World Series of Poker beginning today, we follow PokerNews' lead and discuss some predictions for how the series will go. And are there too many trophies and awards up for grabs in poker these days? We weigh in. We also complete an O'Mally's Move and Don Hannam has the Hand of the Week with A-10 in a six-max NLHE cash game.

SEPT. 24 POKERCAST RECAP: The World Series of Poker has added even more WSOP online events to its series that kicks off next week; PokerStars settles its suit with Kentucky, and a British casino owner pledges $1.2M to help with poker lobbying worldwide. We also have some more poker room reopenings, a new O'Mally's Move and Michael Paul has the second of his two Hands of the Week, this time he has K-Q.

SEPT. 17 POKERCAST RECAP: Sports betting is nearly ubiquitous, World Series of Poker players can remove masks at the table, there's a Doyle Brunson documentary on the horizon and we say goodbye to Norm MacDonald, a former High Stakes Poker host and comedian who died of cancer at the age of 61. We also complete an O'Mally's Move and Michael Paul has the Hand of the Week with A-10.

SEPT. 3 POKERCAST RECAP: We have a new Ante Up World Champion; the World Series of Poker is requiring all players to be fully vaccinated, and there was a recent women's poker survey that showed the top reasons why they don't play. We have a new O'Mally's Move and Dan England has an Omaha Hand of the Week. One production note: There will be no show next week but we will return with the Sept. 17 edition.

AUG. 27 POKERCAST RECAP: The Ante Up World Poker Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Northern California is winding down, but not before some more record numbers and a fantastic main event still to come! We have news that Lon McEachern and Norman Chad will be back in the booth for this year's WSOP, Live Casino in Maryland cancels its WPT series because of COVID and MGM Springfield is expected to bring back its poker room by the end ...

AUG. 20 POKERCAST RECAP: The Ante Up World Poker Championships at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in California are a smashing success with records being broken and great stories emerging. Also, there's a Covid update for the WSOP and Harrah's NOLA. Eric Seidel won his ninth WSOP bracelet and we have a new O'Mally's Move. Matt Hayward has our Hand of the Week and it's PLO!

AUG. 13 POKERCAST RECAP: In a very special episode, we interview Ben Erwin, Thunder Valley Casino Resort Director of Poker Operations. It's our first interview on the show in years, and what an interview it was as we discuss the upcoming Ante Up World Championship, which begins this week! Our normal show will return next week.