Top Pair Poker Podcast

This week we follow up on our April 1st episode, did we have you fooled? - we updating a report we did on the 20 hour rule at the Bay 101 - there is another poker book to recommend, a debate about payouts in tournaments, and a free online poker test to see how you stack up - wrapping up we explore the curious use of geometry, as well as math, in home game poker.

Eric gets a new table - He is thrilled! Smart phone app to detect straights. Dealer button - lots of options, one could land you in hot water. Latest poker table with built in keg. Poker with the cards face up will keep the law off your back. Who is over spraying in the bathroom? We'll catch 'um. Gutterball goes rogue.

Music in the background of your game. How do you treat your customers (players)? Tunes that pump you up. No world record for length of time playing possible at Bay 101. Update on winner's button twist. Pot limit HORSE - saddle up! Marathon home game on the local scene. Watch what you say - verbal is binding!

Tales from some recent home games. We explore a tournament twist brought to our attention by one of our listeners. We go to the e-mail bag and share thoughts from our audience including a way to pick a game in a mixed format, plus a way to thwart that constant straddler. We conclude with a snarky comment from Bruce at a home tournament, sometimes he just can't help himself

How many minutes can we spend talking about parking? Winner scoops the pot and a button. Good poker tips on Twitter. Counseling can result in change - in more ways than one!

Assigned seating at a cash game? Can too much security be a bad thing? Pot limit makes bigger pots than no limit.If it's a dead button, how can it move? Coming to my game? Don't forget your 2 x 4! Music by Great Big Sea.

A boxed card - no, it's not part of a choo-choo train. Let's review proper dealing procedures. A free site to post & manage games for your group. Is your religion also your drug? - A transposition error can make a big difference!

Ethics of communicating short hand names for starting hands. Letting your device figure your odds - does that cross the line? More on apps to track cardroom and casino action. Hey, you put headphones on to block out the noise!

A two table-two banker cash game, the Bravo card room app, listener feedback, an odd compulsion.

HORSE in Mesquite, poker lighting, hand nicknames, Greg Fossilman Raymer, Part 2. Stop interrupting Gutterball!

Don't keep records! The wife tax. An interview with The Fossilman Greg Raymer. I'm going to frame that IOU!

Raising the stakes = losing players, is there another way? Low stakes HORSE with 2 hall of fame members. Two of the busiest ladies in poker found time to write a book. Chipman has gone over to the dark side. I am going to do some damage with my 6 high flush!

Practice may not make perfect - but it will help. Some free poker training resources. The Mississippi rock - it's not an Elvis song. The whole online debacle explained by a favorite author. Sometimes you need to play the player's re-buy track record.

Let players know up front your rules and expectations. Start the new year with a resolve to keep good records. All in player's hand gets accidently mucked. Delayed re-buy in a tournament, what is the protocol? Don't tap the tank - be a graceful winner. Gutterball can't stop calling but he can ignore his hand.

Should laundry day include your cards & chips? Poker chips - the middle ground. Elton says Saturday night is alright for fighting - what night is good for home game poker? Are you a commitment phoebe? A multi-week league may not be for you. Is poker your religion? If so, we have a delivery for you!

Tilt and you thought it was just for pinball machines. Casinos leading the way in resurrecting online poker. Hollywood home game players settle lawsuit. You usually want to identify the game before you put money into the pot!

In the interest of full disclosure, I do have some furry friends. As your host, your wish is my command. Poker players on your wi fi - surfs up! Wow, I am up - time for lock down poker. Beware the 2 - 3 offsuit.

Free-rolling again, Taxes and winning the WSOP ME, How I started the Salt Lake City Poker Meetup Group, a TP TV is nice for your DVR'ing friends.

Smart phone app for listening to podcasts at top speed. Follow up from Jan and Linda on a tournament question. This group takes mixed games to a new level. An online helper is more like a pesky friend.

A tough HOE situation, The Nevada Gaming Commission finally figures out TV poker. Home game host Patrick gives us some tips on hosting, A gambling loan can be a tough load to bear!