The Chip Race

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...

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...

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 th...

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 h...

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 trainin...

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 S...

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 fina...

Welcome to the Season 27 curtain-closer of The Chip Race, guest sponsored by The Irish Open. Joining David and Dara on the show this week is highstakes poker crusher Alexandros Theologis. There is also poker player, commentator and Irish Open host Phil ‘The Tower’ Heald. For strategy, Irish Open ambassador Chris Dowling breaks down an audacious bluff from last year’s Mediterranean Poker...

After a turbulent week, we are very proud to be putting out an episode, brought to you by our guest sponsor The Irish Open. It’s a jam-packed show as usual, headlined by two veterans of the poker industry and the men behind the Irish Open - JP McCann and Paul O’Reilly. We also welcome a poker player, writer and vlogger who just recently final-tabled the WSOP Super Main in the Bahamas, Terrenc...

For our first show of 2026, we will be joined by poker player WPT champion and the 2025 WPT World championship runner-up Soheb Porbandarwala. We’ve also got poker player, vlogger, Twitcher, EPT Prague finalist and ACR pro Conor O’Driscoll. For strategy, David Docherty brings us a fun hand. We’ve got random questions with Stephen Chidwick, Espen Jorstad, Henry Kilbane and Jonathan Jaffe. Plus, Shef...

This week, we are locked in with PokerNews Managing Editor Will Shillibier. Since 2025 was a bumper year for poker news stories, the lads thought who better to hit up for an end-of-year review episode but a man who has spent over a dozen years in the news side of the industry. After Dara pitches his new multi-way Simplify Poker course, David plucks four of the biggest stories of the year to re-vis...

For our final show of 2025, we welcome high-stakes poker player and Triton ambassador Danny Tang. We've also got poker player, reality TV star and ACR pro Jon Pardy. For strategy, Matt Staples plays 32 against his brother Jaime. Rob Gardner stops by to discuss the hot topic of content marketing in poker. Plus Memer-in-Chief Barry Carter has all the news!

This week, we are joined by poker player, chess champion, author, podcaster and ambassador Jen Shahade. We’ve also got Irish open champion David Docherty. For strategy, Blaise Bourgeois brings us a multiway spot from the online streets. Jesse Sylvia stops by to discuss the upcoming WPT World Championships. Plus, the never to be dethroned reigning Global Poker award winning Twitter Personality Barr...

This week, the lads are locked in with poker player, PartyPoker Live ambassador and football podcaster Natalie Bromley. In what is an eclectic episode, the trio buzz around lots of poker stories. Bromley brings her vast experience as a broadcaster and pundit as they discuss the performances of women at the recent NAPT and how it is cementing the idea that 2025 is the biggest year ever for women in...

This week, we are joined by poker legend Phil Galfond. We also welcome to the show poker player and Twitch streamer Hayley Hanna. We’ve got a strategy segment with our pal and crusher Andreas Mavromoustakis. Ray Wheatley stops by to discuss his poker journey as a serious recreational. Plus, the greatest Memer in the history of the game Barry Carter has all the latest news and results!

What a SEASON 27 curtain raiser we have got! We are joined by not one but two Hendon Mobsters - poker legends Barny Boatman and Joe Beevers are here. For strategy, Chance Kornuth stops by to break down a very funky hand from his deep run in the BetMGM Poker Millionaire Championship at Borgata. Roland Boothby talks about The Hendon Mob Championship. Plus, Barry Carter is here with the news.

What a show we’ve got for our Season 26 curtain closer! We are joined by one of the greatest to ever play the game Stephen Chidwick. We also welcome Cypriot break out star Andreas Mavromoustakis. For strategy, we look at a very cool hand that Andreas played in the WSOP online main event. Craig Tapscott stops by to discuss his ‘Mind Games’ series of articles for Poker Org. Plus, Lord of The Meme Ba...

This week, we are locked in with dream-chaser and RecPoker podcast host Jim Reid. David and Dara talk to Jim about being the subject of Season 2 of the documentary series ‘Chasing The Dream’. They also talk about the IPT Killarney (where Dara competes for the €100,000 WPT Global Golden Ticket bonus) and poker in Ireland in general. There is a round-up of the goings-on at Triton Jeju. Bankroll Mana...

This week, we are joined by the cashiest poker player in history - Ari Engel. We also welcome poker player and moustache aficionado Emmett Mullin. For strategy, we will take a look at a hand of David's from the Partypoker UK Tour Glasgow. Nick O'Hara stops by to discuss the now WPT Global sponsored IPO Dublin. Plus, Poker Twitter God, now on Instagram Barry Carter has the news.

This week, we are joined by highstakes beast and the biggest tournament winner of the last 12 months Seth Davies. We also welcome poker player and Battle Rap legend Thesaurus. For strategy, we take a look at a hand of Dara’s from a WSOP event. Ivonne Montealegre stops by to discuss the Sigma Poker Tour. Plus, Meme-Tsar and Friday Party Madness champion Barry Carter has the news!

Banger Alert as we welcome to the show highstakes poker pro and WPT Global ambassador Nacho Barbero for what is a very frank interview. We are also joined by poker pro, podcaster and CoinPoker ambassador Olga Iermolcheva. For strategy, we will take a look at a tricky endgame satellite spot of mine. Dara and David talk sbout playing on your own bankroll versus staking. Plus, Barry Carter has all th...

This week we are joined by Pokerstars ambassador and WSOP Main event double final tableist Kenny Hallaert. We welcome to the show poker pro, vlogger, streamer and Partypoker ambassador Jamie Staples. For strategy, we analyse David's first hand of note from the WPT Global tables. Dara talks all about his decision to be financially transparent about his recent WSOP campaign. Plus, Barry Carter has t...

This week, David and Barry are locked in with Pokernews Streamer Lucas Robinson! While Dara attempted to take down the WSOP 800, Barry subbed in to help discuss the WSOP Main Event, previewing the chances of Margets, Mizrachi, Hendrix and Hallaert. Lucas’s role as a Pokernews streamer is discussed with emphasis on his successful WPT Global grind. The lads all weigh in on the Kassouf clown-show and...