The Chip Race

David K Lappin & Dara O'Kearney•timbre-player.sharp-stream.com

The 3-time GPI Global Poker Award Winning Podcast, sponsored by WPT Global, presented by David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney with Barry Carter

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Episodes

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 7 - WSOP Special

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 talk about stalling at the poker table.

Jun 08, 2017•1 hr 33 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 6 - Niall Farrell and Kat Arnsby

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.

May 31, 2017•1 hr 2 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 5 - Kevmath and Fintan Hand

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 corner, Dara and David will be talking blockers.

May 24, 2017•55 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 4 - Jake Cody and Clodagh Hansen

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.

Apr 18, 2017•56 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 3 - Padraig Parkinson and Marc Convey

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.

Apr 11, 2017•55 min

Season 1 Episode 1

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 Willie Elliot. We'll also be looking at a specific poker situation in which there is an unexploitable p...

Apr 06, 2017•48 min

Season 1 Episode 2

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.

Apr 06, 2017•46 min

Season 1 Episode 3

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...

Apr 06, 2017•52 min

Season 1 Episode 4

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.

Apr 06, 2017•48 min

Season 1 Episode 5

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 previewing the UKIPT Nottingham with our good friend Davey-Boy Curtis.

Apr 06, 2017•54 min

Season 1 Episode 6

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!

Apr 06, 2017•52 min

Season 1 Episode 7

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 difficult strategy bit to date. We also speak to International Poker Open Tournament Director Stephen McLea...

Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 20 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 1 - Dan Wilson and Jamie Burland

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!

Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min

The Chip Race Season 2 Episode 2 - Todd Anderson and Jon Spinks

In tonight's show, we discuss the recent Cate Hall vs Mike Dentale Grudge Match with Poker Night in America Producer Todd Anderson. We have interviews with online beast Jon Spinks and the newly appointed Unibet Ambassador Daiva 'Baltic Blonde' Byrne. Ian Simpson has the Irish Open festival in Citywest and Dara analyses one of David's televised hands from the Unibet Ambassador's SNG in London.

Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min

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