Poker rooms reopen
MAY 22 POKERCAST RECAP: At least 25 poker rooms have reopened or will reopen by the end of the weekend. We have all of the info, plus we complete an O’Mally’s Move and Phil N. has a PLO Hand of the Week!
May 21, 2020•57 min
Ante Up Poker Magazine
Joe Scales hosts a weekly podcast that mixes humor, commentary and strategy, with great segments such as Table Talk, Call the Floor, Hand of the Week, and Joe’s One Outer. It’s the longest running poker podcast, for the everyday player.
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Some casinos and poker rooms opening
MAY 15 POKERCAST RECAP: We have more news of casino and poker room openings. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Chris L. has K-Q suited for our Hand of the Week.
May 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Some poker rooms opening?
MAY 8 POKERCAST RECAP: Some casinos with poker rooms are opening, but we are skeptical. We also get a nice email from Mike Cantor, a Call the Floor from Phil Norrell, we complete the O’Mally’s Move and Jonovan Ottenbacher has 5-5 in the Hand of the Week.
May 07, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Sneeze guards, charity and worst poker movies
MAY 1 POKERCAST RECAP: Are sneeze guards the future of live poker? Also some charity work is being done and what do we think of a recent list of worst poker movies ever made? There’s a new O’Mally’s Move and bitguru has a PAIPS Hand of the Week and it’s in NLO!
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min
WSOP ppd., PPC settled, future of poker
APRIL 24 POKERCAST RECAP: We give you a longer show this week as the WSOP is postponed, the PPC case is settled and we pontificate on what we think poker will be like in the future. Plus, we complete the latest O’Mally’s Move and the last of the Vic G. Hands of the Week plays out for us with 6-6 in the small blind.
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Galfond comeback
APRIL 17 POKERCAST RECAP: A mammoth Phil Galfond comeback, sad news from a Florida home game, more charity tourneys and Choose Your Quarantine House are the topics we cover this week in our longer-than-average show. Plus, we have a new O’Mally’s Move and another Vic G. Hand of the Week.
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Molly’s Game, Mike Postle and charity
APRIL 10 POKERCAST RECAP: We have more on Molly’s Game, another Mike Postle lawsuit, a charitable player and pro gambler protection. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Vic has another Hand of the Week.
Apr 09, 2020•58 min
Online Spring Series, Postle response, Swap Hold’em
APRIL 3 POKERCAST RECAP: WSOP.com will host a spring series with $4M in guarantees; Mike Postle files his response to the lawsuit, and PokerStars introduces Swap Hold’em. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Vic’s Hands of the Week Extravaganza continues.
Apr 02, 2020•56 min
More coronavirus news and some other nuggets
MARCH 27 POKERCAST RECAP: We have a coronavirus update across the poker world, a Sunday Millions record, a creative L.A. home game and poker parenting. We gave O’Mally the week off and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week with K-J and there’s a straddle.
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr
Coronavirus affects on poker world
MARCH 20 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s all coronavirus all the time on the show as we update you on the state of things in the poker world. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Peter K. has K-2 for the Hand of the Week.
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Ante Up Spring Poker Classic
MARCH 13 POKERCAST RECAP: The Ante Up Spring Poker Classic at Vee Quiva in Phoenix kicks off this weekend, plus Scott will be a Thunder Buddy and there’s news out of the GPA and Stones Gambling Hall. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and there’s Part II of Jonovan’s Hand of the Week submission; this time he has 9-8 offsuit in the blind.
Mar 11, 2020•37 min
Poker in real life?
MARCH 6 POKERCAST RECAP: Scott finds poker in real life again, but Chris disagrees with his assessment of things. What do you think of Scott’s XFL gamble? Also, another attempt to stop online gambling is afoot; and will the WSOP cancel its series this summer because of the coronavirus? We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Jonovan has our Hand of the Week.
Mar 05, 2020•51 min
Jen Tilly and bad beats
FEB. 28 POKERCAST RECAP: Jen Tilly suffers a brutal bad beat at the Wynn and Scott manages second place in his hometown home-game tourney. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and JR sends us a 7-7 Hand of the Week.
Feb 27, 2020•53 min
Online bracelets, Bloch house and Survivor
FEB. 21 POKERCAST RECAP: The World Series of Poker says it will have a ton more online events this year, including eight in eight days, Andy Bloch is putting his house up for sale and poker has made another appearance on the TV show Survivor .
Feb 20, 2020•54 min
Restock hits a half-million fed
FEB. 14 POKERCAST RECAP: Our annual Restock the Shelves food-bank initiative provided more than 112K meals in January to local food banks around the country, thanks to players and poker venues nationwide. In six years, Restock has fed more than 530K people! We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Vic G. returns with a Hand of the Week.
Feb 13, 2020•46 min
Coronavirus affecting poker world
FEB. 7 POKERCAST RECAP: Much of the poker world is reacting to the Coronavirus and we have a Mike Postle update. Also, Malcolm O’Mally plays a key role on the show, providing a complete O’Mally’s Move and the Hand of the Week.
Feb 06, 2020•50 min
GPI Awards, WSOP schedule and PokerStars
JAN. 31 POKERCAST RECAP: We have more details on the GPI Awards and WSOP schedule, plus there’s news regarding PokerStars and Black Friday. A new O’Mally’s Move has landed and Mark Kelly has 8-9s in the big blind for our Hand of the Week.
Jan 29, 2020•52 min
Pa. online poker thrives, others trying to join
JAN. 24 POKERCAST RECAP: Online poker in Pennsylvania is doing well and we have some legislation making its way through in New York, Nebraska and Kentucky. Plus, we chat about sidebets online, low-limit Vegas and we complete an O’Mally’s Move. Mike has the Hand of the Week with KQ in a home game.
Jan 23, 2020•51 min
World Series of Poker news and GPI update
JAN. 17 POKERCAST RECAP: We have World Series schedule news and an update to the Global Poker Index Award selection process. Plus, we chat about how to get players to a poker room at specific hours, Restock the Shelves, the upcoming AUPT at Vee Quiva, our poker cruise schedule and a new O’Mally’s Move. Matt Easterbrook’s second Hand of the Week sees him with a suited Q-10 in the big blind.
Jan 16, 2020•53 min
Poker predictions and other news
JAN. 10 POKERCAST RECAP: We discuss poker predictions for 2020, plus poker goodwill and a Mike Postle update. Also, we learn O’Mally’s Move and Matt E. has A-J for the Hand of the Week.
Jan 10, 2020•43 min
More poker accolades and WSOP events
JAN. 3 POKERCAST RECAP: The Global Poker Index announces its players of the year and the WSOP drips out some more schedule news. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Len Miller has an interesting Hand of the Week.
Jan 03, 2020•49 min
Another doubleshot of poker-hand analysis
DEC. 27 POKERCAST RECAP: Chris and Scott take a look at two hands played by longtime fan and often-submitter Vic Galante. We will return to our normal format next episode.
Dec 26, 2019•37 min
Doubleshot of poker-hand analysis
Given it’s the holiday season and the poker news is slow, we decided to dedicate this shorter show to a pair of Hands of the Week from one of our most dedicated listeners.
Dec 20, 2019•30 min
WSOP announces dates for 51st series
DEC. 13 POKERCAST RECAP: The World Series of Poker has announced the dates for its 51st series, another cheating scandal is in the news and poker lost another important figure, Mike Gainey, who died after a long illness. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Vic G. has the Hand of the Week.
Dec 12, 2019•55 min
Things to be “thankful” for in poker
DEC. 6 POKERCAST RECAP: We have yet again more poker awards news, plus we explore what poker players should be “thankful” for this year. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and a Hand of the Week from some guy named Vic.
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Negreanu reps a new site
Daniel Negreanu has signed with a new poker site and we discuss a piece that has a few suggestions to make tournaments better. Also, we complete an O’Mally’s Move and Jonovan Ottenbacher has the Hand of the Week, 5-4 on the button.
Nov 27, 2019•57 min
Ante Up Winter Classic
Ken Sumner wins the AUPT main event at Wild Horse Pass in Arizona. We also discuss the Venetian “drawing” tournament again and wonder if an opportunity was indeed missed. Doc Frank has the Hand of the Week.
Nov 21, 2019•45 min
Deep Stack Charity Classic
NOV. 15 POKERCAST RECAP: Scott went to the Deep Stack Charity Classic at the Isle in South Florida, a clerical error takes away the WSOP POY title from Daniel Negreanu and the AUPT event at Wild Horse Pass in Arizona is under way. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Matt Hayward has the Hand of the Week.
Nov 14, 2019•56 min
Yang promotes online poker regulation
We have lots of Ante Up events to promote, but somewhere inside all of those items is a news report about Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang being for federal regulation of poker. We also have a new O’Mally’s Move and Vic is back with a Hand of the Week.
Nov 07, 2019•45 min
PokerCast of the Seas
Scott interviews a few Ante Up PokerCast fans aboard our Ante Up Poker Cruise. Our regular show returns next week.
Nov 02, 2019•56 min
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