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Joining us this week is tech entrepreneur turned poker pro Victoria Livshitz. We also welcome UKIPT London and Partypoker Glasgow champion Robbie Bull. For strategy, Irish live and online pro Conor O’Driscoll breaks down a hand versus Jesse Yaginuma from his from his EPT side event win in Monte Carlo. Josh Abady stops by to discuss the upcoming Melbourne Millions. Plus, Barry Carter has all the news!

This week, we are locked in with high-stakes poker pro Jonathan Jaffe to discuss his new writing project ‘Defining Edges’ as well as some of the recent news stories. The episode kicks off with a quick mention of the Irish Open Sydney (Irish Open satellites now on Paddy Power Poker btw) before the lads discuss Triton Jeju and specifically Nick Schulman’s victory in the $100K Main Event. The conversation then turns to platforming by Triton of Ossi Ketola and his controversial crypto casino brand ‘Duel’. From there, David segues to ‘The Triton Files’, a series of articles inspired by the finding of the new MTT Database website which tracks and collates positive and negative poker results. Both Jonathan and Dara give there takes on such information being disseminated and there is a promise to welcome one of the site’s creators Jonathan Raab to the show at a later date. David and Dara talk about the merits of both the EPT Prague and WPT World Championships, which this year have non-over-lapping Main Events. Jonathan explains his reasons for attending the WSOP Paradise. In the final part of the show, Jonathan is asked all about his new Substack where he has so far written about his own poker origins, successes and challenges. He also explained how he plans to cover the high-roller scene more generally in future posts.

Joining us this week is none other than the 2026 WSOP Main Event champion Lucas Jumalon. We also welcome a fan favourite, a poker tournament OG and top tier streamer Jon ‘Apestyles’ Van Fleet. For strategy, we take a look at a hand of David’s in a PokerStars Open Barcelona satellite… the villain is his co-host Dara! Tobias Leknes stops by to discuss the upcoming European Mixed Poker Championship. Plus, Twitter MVP Barry Carter has all the news!

This week we are locked in with not one, not two but three guests as James Hartigan, JP McCann and Lauren Mooney all stop by to discuss a myriad of topics. This bumper episode covers the upcoming Irish Open in Sydney, the potential changes to the Irish regulations as they pertain to poker, the success of the Pokerstars Opens, the WSOP Main Event final table, Jason Koon’s induction to the Hall of Fame and the EPT Barcelona - in particular the livestream schedule and the absence of Joe Stapleton.Dara and David give their frank takes as always, plus we find out which member of legendary duos James sees himself as.

For our Season 29 curtain-raiser, we are joined by PokerGo tour multi-champion Brock Wilson. We also welcome the WSOP $50K bracelet winner Jamie Dwan. For strategy, we take a look at a hand versus Jaime Staples that Dara played on his way to a 2nd place finish in the Partypoker Live London Highroller. Crispin Rovere stops by to discuss his ongoing CoinPoker Investigation. Plus, the Meme-Lord has all the news!

Joining us for this very special episode is WSOP bracelet winner and Academy Award nominee, Jennifer Tilly. We also welcome WSOP Main Event champion Daniel Weinman. For strategy, Jamie Dwan stops by with a brilliant hand from his WSOP 50k victory. Dara and David discuss the sponsorship deals that got away. Plus, the greatest poker newsman on the planet Barry Carter has all the news.

For our Season 28 finale, joining us is a PokerStars ambassador and presumptive Hall of Fame inductee Jason Koon. We also welcome global poker award-winning EPT tournament director Toby Stone. For strategy, Jamie Flynn brings us a hand from his WSOP 3K deep run. Mike Holtz stops to discuss his career and this year's WSOP so far. Plus, Barry Carter has all the news!

This week, David and Dara are joined by 2-time WSOP champion and WPT champion Tyler Patterson. They also welcome WSOP bracelet winner and Main Event finalist Leo Margets. For strategy, the lads analyse a hand of David’s from the recent EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Award-winning broadcaster Jeff Plat stops by to discuss the WSOP 2026. Plus, Barry Carter tries to ram as many mentions of PartyPoker as he can into his news piece!

Joining us this week is UK Open winner, GUKPT London Main and Highroller champion and WSOPE finalist Brandon Sheils. We also welcome back to the show Monte Carlo side event double champion Conor O’Driscoll. For strategy, Irish Open champion Steve O’Dwyer breaks down a hand from the APT Taiwan. Alex Fitzgerald and Topher Goggin stop by to discuss their audio-book 'A Poker Guide for Serious Amateurs'. Plus, Partypoker Tour Madrid Highroller bubbler Barry Carter has all the latest news.

This week, we are joined by 3-time WSOP bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva. We also welcome the hottest poker content creator Liam 'BigLi' Hind.For strategy Turlough McHugh brings us a multi-way spot. Dylan Weisman stops by to talk all about crushing PLO tournaments. Plus, Barry Carter's got all the latest news!

This week, we are locked in with PokerStars Ambassador and EPT Paris runner-up Felix Schneiders. We discuss Felix’s long road from a $50 deposit and streaming in his parent’s basement to the bright lights of the EPT Paris Final Table. There are plenty of great insights as he analyses the streaming space and how happy accidents helped pave the way for him in the game. The attention then turns to the recent PokerGo studio domination of Brock Wilson who held off a challenge from his girlfriend Cherish Andrews to complete a rare back-to-back in PokerGo events. The recent ‘Mechanics of Poker’ podcast interview with Andy Wilson is used as a leading off point to talk about downswings as Dara weighs in on the lessons that Andy delivered eloquently in his 2-hour conversation. Felix also talks about his own tougher periods down the years. The episode ends with a preview of EPT Monte Carlo which features live-streamed coverage of a €100,000 One Drop Event and a €250,000 Super Highroller. The lads all pay tribute to Joe Stapleton who will be on the EPT mic for the final time at that festival. A huge thank you one again to our sponsors PokerStars and PaddyPower Poker, the latter of which is running satellites to the upcoming, not to be missed MONSTER EVENT in Dublin.

This week, we welcome to the show Belgian beast Thomas Boivin. We are also joined by Irish Open 2026 4th place finisher Daryl McAleenan. For strategy, Kyna England brings a hand she played versus Faraz Jaka. Matt Savage stops by to discuss the various types of satellites. Plus, Simplify Poker's Barry Carter hunts for some of the lesser covered recent news stories! For more info about this week's headliner Thomas Boivin, head over to: thomasboivin.poker/ For more info about his new role at Octopi Poker, go to: octopipoker.ai/boivin

On the week of The Irish Open 2026, sponsored by PokerStars and PaddyPower, we’ve got a phenomenal show! Joining us is live and online cash game and tournament beast Mat Frankland. We also welcome the 2022 Irish open champion Steve O’Dwyer. For strategy, we look at a hand of mine from the PartyPoker Sheffield main event. Michael Dwyer stops by to discuss some friendly rivalry between poker training sites Simplify Poker and Jaka Coaching. Plus, Best selling poker author Barry Carter has all the latest news.

This week, we are locked in with high stakes pro, coach and ‘Punt of the Day’ writer Sam Greenwood. In a wide ranging conversation, the lads talk all about Sam’s daily content, a recent viral tweet by Brad Owen, swings and burnout. Dara reflects on an old blog called ‘Boxes’ which breaks down the real job of the online grinder, David expresses his desire to see the return of multi-table SNGs and Sam reminisces about his first ever live package win. To wrap things up, there used to be done chat about SCOOP, the upcoming Irish Open and PaddyPower Poker’s Vegas promotion. If you’d like to subscribe to Sam’s ‘Punt Of The Day’, he has some upcoming promotions and you can do so here: https://www.puntoftheday.com/subscribe

For our first show sponsored by PokerStars and PaddyPowerPoker, we are joined by poker player, author, podcaster, TV writer and PokerStars ambassador Maria Konnikova. We also welcome mixed game poker player, coach, YouTuber and commentator Chris Vitch. For strategy, we welcome back to the show WPT World championship runner up Soheb Porbandarwala to discuss the most talked about hand from that final table. Siddharth Sudunagunta stops by for another instalment of our recurring segment on ‘The Serious Recreational’. Plus, satellite padawan turned jedi Barry Carter has all the latest news.