The Chip Race

This week, our headline guest is quite simply the biggest name in poker - the WSOP and WSOP-Europe Main Event champion Phil Hellmuth Junior. We will also be joined by Poker player, author and Mental Game coach Tommy Angelo. Ian will be catching us up with all the news and results from over the Christmas period. Poker journalist Barry Carter will stop by to talk to us about poker new year’s resolut...

It's our 18th and final show of the year! Our headline guest tonight is highroller and technicolor dream pants aficionado Charlie Carrel. Well also be chatting with Australian poker and fantasy sports pro Jesse 'OntheMac' McKenzie. Ian will bring us the news, including all the results from last weekend's Unibet Open Bucharest. Daiva Byrne stops by to help us go through a pretty gross spot Dara fou...

In this episode of 'The Chip Race', Dara and David chat to superstar vlogger and recent Unibet e-sports SNG winner Andrew Neeme. They also sit down with sports psychologist and poker mindset coach Jared Tendler. Unibet ambassador Raunu Tahvonen is back to help with the strategy section, describing his thought process during a fascinating hand from the Unibet DSO Malta. Also, Ian will bring us all...

This week, Dara and David sit down for a frankly hilarious chat with poker pro and newly crowned Aspers champion Tom Hall. They will also chat to vlogger, commentator, Twitcher and the newest Unibet Ambassador, Raunu 'Estonian Jesus' Tahvonen. The lads try to answer the question 'are vlogs just flavour of the week in poker? Daiva stops by to give her opinion on THAT hand between Niall Farrell and...

For the first episode in Season 4, the headline guest is one of the biggest stars in the game - high stakes cash game and WSOP bracelet winner, Phil 'The Unabomber' Laak. Dara and David have a frank discussion with Pokernews editor Jason Glatzer about the state of the poker media today. Ian will bring us news and results from the recent WSOP-E. Dara will look at the adjustments necessary when play...

For the Season 3 finale, hosts Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin cone to you from Las Vegas, where they just played the guarantee-smashing Unibet Poker European Open! Tonight they will be interviewing WSOP bracelet winner and online poker legend Chris Moorman. They will also be talking to 5-time World of Warcraft champion turned poker player Alan Widmann. Unibet ambassador and livestream commentator...

This week, Dara and David Cone to you from the Gambling Mecca that is Las Vegas! They chat to British Poker legend, two time WSOP bracelet winner and hendon mobster, Barny Boatman. They also have an interview with American poker pro, coach and podcast host, 'Thinking Poker's' very own Andrew Brokos. Dara will be joined in strategy corner by his study buddy and fellow Unibet ambassador Daiva Byrne...

Dara and a David are back from hiatus with a bang with headline guest WSOP Bracelet Winner and Oscar Nominee Jennifer Tilly. They will also have a brilliant chat with four time APT tour champion, Sam Razavi. Ian will have all the results since going on break, including the particularly fun Unibet UK Tour Nottingham stop. Dara will analyse a hand between David and fellow Unibet ambassador Daiva Byr...

This week we come to you from the island of Malta, the venue for the latest Unibet poker Deep Stack Open. Our guests are this year's WSOP Main Event 4th place finisher, caravan salesman from Bridlington in Hull, John Hesp and the poker pro who chooses to live in his van Carlos Welsh. We ask the question 'was this the worst Main Event Final Table in history?' Ian will be bringing us the news and re...

Ina week that crowned a new Poker crowned in Scott Blumstein and a people's champion in John Hesp Dara and David sit down with Patrick Leonard on the back of a hatrick of high stakes tournaments in the Aria and Bellagio. Dara discusses that top boat versus quads hand between Vanessa Selbst and gaelle Baumann with Daiva Byrne and we also chat to our good friend, reigning Unibet DSO Malta champion D...

Tonight, all eyes are pointed towards Vegas as Dara and David speak with November Niner Kenny Hallaert. They also take a look at the WSOP from the inside with poker reporter Will Shillibier. There's a hot take on Chris Ferguson from Lee Davy, Ian sizes up what looks to be a fascinating Main Event final nine and Dara breaks down a key hand from last year's final table.

In the Season 3 opener, Unibet Poker David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney sit down with WSOP presenter, 888 ambassador and Irish Open runner up Kara Scott! They also chat with Irish Tournament Director extraordinaire Big Nick O'Hara. Ian will be catching us up with all the news and results from a busy month at the World Series of Poker and, in our strategy segment, Dara will tell us when it's a good ti...

In the last episode of the season, David and Dara get into some verbal action with WSOP 2016 phenomenon Will Kassouf, they are also joined by WSOP side-line reporter Tatjana “TattyTatts” Pasalic and her pets. The guys also chat to WSOP Social Media Czar Kevmath, this time about Mr Kassouf. Also in this episode, the guys talk Artificial Intelligence and are joined by an old friend of the show for a...

This week, David and Dara sit down with EPT champion, WPT champion, FTOPS Main Event Champion, WSOP runner-up and One-Drop Final Tableist Niall Farrell. We also chat to Poker player and Blogger Kat Arnsby. Dara and David talk about blogs and set mining while Ian delivers all the news, including the results from last week's Unibet Open in Copenhagen.

This week we come to you from the beautiful city of Copenhagen where we are playing the second Unibet Open of 2017. On tonight's jam-packed show, we speak to the WSOP Czar and all-round media legend, Kevin 'Kevmath' Mathers. We chat to rising twitch star, Irish Open final tablist and utterly mediocre poker podcast creator Fintan Hand. Ian Simpson will bring us the top stories and in strategy corne...

On tonight's show, we talk to PokerStars Pro and Vlog-star Jake Cody. Dara is joined by Espen Jorstad in strategy corner to discuss betsizing. We also chat with Microgaming Marketing Manager Clodagh Hansen about the upcoming MPN Malta.

We are joined by WSOP main event final tablist, UKIPT Galway winner and all round legend of Irish poker Padraig Parkinson. Dara gives us some exercise tips before having a row with Ian about how best to play from the Small Blind. We also catch up with former EPT and current Unibet poker Commentator, GPI's 2014 media person of the year, Marc Convey.

Welcome to the first episode of The Chip Race, Ireland's weekly poker podcast. I am your host David Lappin alongside Dara O'Kearney and each week we'll be bringing you news and more from the Irish and UK poker circuits. Tonight, were joined by musician and poker pro Tom Kitt, Tournament Director and host of the upcoming Norwegian poker championships JP McCann and Scottish Poker Series Champion Wil...

Tonight, we're joined by poker pro Chris Dowling. We’ll bring you news from those Norwegian Championships, a round-up of who won what online as well as a special report from Fergal Nealon on last weekend’s Connacht Open.

Tonight, we are talking to poker writer Michael Craig, SCOOP Main Event 5th place finisher Kevin Williams and up and coming Twitch star Fintan Hand. Doke will discuss an important poker concept and Daragh Davey brings us a round-up of this week's action from the real and virtual felt...

This week, we have an exclusive interview with Paddy Power Poker Irish Open runner-up Kevin Killeen, Nick Newport joins us in studio to discuss three books from three poker paradigms and Willie Elliott talks to Scottish superstar Ludovich Gellich.

This week, we have an exclusive interview with Ireland's Poker Queen Rebecca McAdam, Dara O' Kearney reflects on his most recent blog post 'The Last Supper' which has provoked serious discussion in the Irish poker community on the state of the Irish Open, calling into question some of the choices made by Paddy Power Poker. Fergal Nealon sits down with Barney and Bridie Gribbin and we'll be preview...

This week, David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney are joined by poker player and sports better Neil Channing, online poker beast Nick 'rounder63' Carrillo and Scoop Fr Main event winner Jason Tompkins. Daragh Davey will bring us all the news, including a report from UKIPT Nottingham and I'll ask Dara O'Kearney whether online poker is rigged!

On this week's show, we have an 80-minute Bumper episode in store for you. We have an exclusive interview with the biggest winner in the history of Irish poker Andy Black, Fergal Nealon sits down for yet another engrossing conversation with one of the characters of Irish poker, this time with school teacher and poker veteran Annette O'Carroll and Dara O'Kearney raises the bar with his most difficu...

In tonight's show, we chat to reigning Irish Open Champion Dan Wilson about this year's festival. We have interviews with Unibet Ambassador Espen Uhlen Jorstad and former UKIPT Brighton Champion Jamie Burland.  Ian Simpson brings us news and more from the last week's Unibet UKTour Brighton festival and Dara O'Kearney will be dishing out some of the secrets to endgame satellite play!