CardsChat - Poker professional interviews from The World's #1 Poker Community

On episode #129 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Gareth James . He's a professional poker player, coach, author, and fellow podcaster. On this show we'll talk about his career as a player as well as his multiple other poker pursuits - in particular his latest book, The Final Table - as well as get to know him better in general.

On episode #128 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Max Pescatori . Max is a successful longtime professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two WSOP Circuit Rings in his trophy cabinet. Winning his bracelets in No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, Razz and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Max has been proficient in all forms of the game to the tune of a...

On episode #127 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Anish Patel . Anish is the author of poker's first ever graphic novel, a project he began working on 14 years ago, after watching the 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table. The project eventually ended up being called The Final 9 and after boatloads of time, effort, and resources invested, has finally become a reality. On to...

On episode #126 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Maureen Bloechlinger , one of the poker industry's most active advocates for increasing women's involvement in the game. Based in Switzerland, she is perhaps best known for her running of two prominent Facebook groups: Globetrotting Poker and Globetrotting Poker Women - which combined boast close to 2,000 members. M...

On episode #125 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming David "ODB" Baker . David is a longtime poker professional and mixed game specialist with close to $7 million in career tournament winnings. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2012 in the $2,500 8-Game Mix event before grabbing gold again in 2019 in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event; plus he's...

This edition of the CardsChat podcast revisits interviews with former WSOP World Champions Chris Moneymaker , Joe Cada , Ryan Riess , Martin Jacobson and Greg Raymer (plus Phil Hellmuth and Jamie Gold – audio version only). These players have reached the very top of the poker world, and share their experiences before, during and after their history-making victories in the WSOP Main Event. From the...

On episode #124 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Leon Wheeler , the poker room manager at Resorts World Las Vegas. Leon's involvement in the poker industry stretches back over 30 years. He's had a front row seat to the poker boom and bust cycle in Las Vegas having worked with a number of top properties in the city over the years. As live poker booms once again, he...

On episode #123 of the Cardschat Podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming "Miami" John Cernuto . John holds a special place in poker lore, having racked up the most cashes in the history of live ranking tournament poker. Currently that tally is over 625 cashes according to the Hendon Mob. On today's show, we'll take a tour through his illustrious poker career, and we'll also...

On episode #122 of the Cardschat Podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Lexy Gavin-Mather . She's a poker player, vlogger, presenter, and coach whose added value to the game is as wide as her smile. A poker professional at the top of her game, Lexy is a truly positive person to have in the industry. With about 10,000 subscribers and 1 million views on her YouTube channel, we're big fans...

On episode #121 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Jon Friedberg . Jon’s is a name you might not recognize, but whose primary contribution to the poker world is certainly widely known. A longtime poker player with over $1 million in career tournament earnings, and a WSOP bracelet, Jon’s biggest claim to fame is that he founded PokerAtlas, the software behind cash game traff...

On episode #120 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Ryan Kirk . He's less well known at the felt, but rather known in the poker world for his work behind the scenes as the Director of Poker Operations at Aria Las Vegas. Over the past few years, the poker room at Aria Casino & Resort in Las Vegas has continuously been spoken about as one of the best in the world. It&#...

On episode #119 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Chance Kornuth . He's a professional poker player who has won almost $12 million at the live felt in tournaments alone. A three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour Champions Club member and the co-founder of Chip Leader Coaching, we'll speak with Chance about his career to date and what&#3...

On episode#118 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Tom Wheaton . One of the hardest-working, innovative entrepreneurs in our industry, Tom first debuted in poker as the founder and CEO of Faded Spade Playing Cards, making inroads into dozens of the top poker rooms across the United States. He subsequently carved out advisory and consultancy roles with some of poker's bi...

On episode #117 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Alex Livingston . Alex is a WSOP bracelet winner and past WSOP Main Event final table-ist from Canada. Cashing across a vast number of high-profile events over the past few years, he has become one of our favorite players to watch, especially on the mixed game scene. He's got over $6.7 million in career live tournament earn...

On episode #116 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming a truly multinational poker personality. This Canadian was born in Poland and now often finds herself presenting and playing poker in the United States. With a notorious history of doing the right thing, she’s taken the poker world by storm in recent years and been at the forefront of some of the game’s biggest stories. But...

On episode #115 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Georgina James, a.k.a, GJ Reggie .  She is a poker player, a gamer and a PokerStars ambassador. She is also a Twitch streamer par excellence, and while mostly an online player, she recently won her first 'Spadie' trophy as PokerStars ambassador in The Bahamas. With a magnetic personality, thousands of followers on soc...

On episode #114 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Kristin Brotherton , who was recognized with the Poker Power Rising Star award at the recent Women in Poker Hall of Fame gala. A full-time technologist and engineer with Google, Kristin is quickly beginning to make a name for herself in the poker world. We talk about her tournament results, special poker world experiences a...

On episode #113 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Chris Robinson . Better known in the Cardschat community as CRStals , Chris is one of our most active forum members, as well as a moderator. He had the good fortune to win a Platinum Pass to play in the PokerStars Players Championship in the Bahamas, and on today’s show we get to learn all about his Platinum Pass winner's e...

On episode #112 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Frank Kassela . Frank is a 3-time WSOP bracelet winner, a former WSOP player of the year, and has $3.4 million in career live tournament earnings. While those numbers are impressive enough, poker isn't his primary gig, as he's a tremendously successful businessman and entrepreneur who has run multiple companies since his fi...

On episode #111 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Arlie Shaban . He's a cult hero to thousands of online poker fans, who follow his streams on Twitch regularly. Having been a Twitch streamer for half a decade now, this man has written the book on how to grow a loyal audience and how to entertain the masses with his gameplay and his extrovert personality. He also completed...

Episode #110 of the CardsChat podcast features Jaman Burton , one of the most successful and creative vloggers in the poker world. He's had an incredible journey to become one of the most recognizable and influential players in the industry, but don't call him an 'influencer'. Make no mistake about it though, this man is a tremendous poker player, a dedicated dad, and a beloved figure among his ma...

On episode #109 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming AJ Rudolph . AJ is the program manager and Director of Education and Technology for Poker Power and the Vice President of the Women’s Poker Association. She’s also the recent winner of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Tournament. On this show, we’re going to get to know her a little better.

On episode #108 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Raminder Singh . Though he refers to himself as the “True Poker Amateur”, he has put together an outstanding resume that includes almost $2 million in career tournament earnings with 75 titles and over 330 registered cashes on the Hendon Mob, also earning him the nickname “The Raminator”. He’s also a dedicated family man a...

On episode #107 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Ryan Beauregard . Ryan is the Executive Director of Poker at the Wynn Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ahead of the massive WPT World Championship festival, we thought it would be nice to talk to "the man in charge" as far as all things poker at the Wynn, and get to know him a little better.

On episode #106 of the CardsChat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Adam Pliska . One of the most important and longest-tenured people in the poker industry, as the CEO of the World Poker Tour, Adam has basically seen it all. Yet after 20 years at the helm of the WPT he’s still growing the company by leaps and bounds, innovating, setting records, and just as passionate about his work as wh...