On this episode of the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off by connecting with Noah Stephens-Davidowitz of SubjectPoker.com about a story they broke involving Chris Ferguson bank accounts associated with Full Tilt Poker. In the following segment tournament director Matt Savage makes a return visit to the program to talk about the ongoing L.A. Poker Classic and give his opinion on hidden "staff appreciation" tournament charges that are popping up on some circuits. The guys then get CardRunners pro and MIT Ph.D student Will “HalcyonDays” Ma along with Mike "Timex" McDonald on the line to find out about their three-week course on poker theory at MIT. In forum static Mike and Adam catch us up on all the latest poker world gossip and and of course give away the password for the February 5th Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. (Featured guests: Matt Savage, Mike McDonald, Noah Stephens-Davidowitz) Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums
This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Mike and Adam start things off by covering the flurry of rumours about the GBT acquisition of Full Tilt Poker failing and the possible new deal involving PokerStars purchasing the former online poker giant. They connect with poker insider and former Subject Poker reporter "Diamond Flush" of DiaomndFlushPoker.com to find out why the rest of world players dodged a bullet by the GBT takeover falling short. They also get poker pro and WPT commentator Dan O'Brien
on the line to share his thoughts on covering the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown final table live stream. In forum static the guys cover a wide array of topics including the latest Comedy Madness contest, the EPT Berlin results and of course give away the password for the April 29th Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. (Featured guests: Bryan S.) Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums
The Two Plus Two PokerCast crew has returned safely from the Emerald Isle to bring you another jam packed show. They start things off by sharing their highlights from this latest on-location adventure and cover some general gossip. The feature guest this week is tournament pro and former November Niner Phil "USCphildo" Collins. Phil talks about his fifth place finish at the Main Event, his backing deal with Erick Lindgren, being a married poker pro and his first place finish at the Heartland Poker Tour Palms event. Mike and Adam cover the latest in the Full Tilt Poker saga including some newly registered companies involving Laurent Tapie and the spotting of the FTP client online and operating. In forum static the guys cover a wide array of topics including the latest Comedy Madness contest, Scott Seiver's win at the Party Poker Premier League, Phil Laak's live misclick that cost him a €60000 and of course give away the password for the April 22nd Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. (Featured guests: Phil Collins) Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums
The PokerCast crew have invaded Dublin and the Burlington Hotel, home of the 2012 Irish Open, Europe’s most prestigious and longest-running poker festival. Mike and Adam get things started by re-capping their week in Dublin leading up to the Main Event and can't resist sharing their bust-out stories with the listeners. The guys were lucky enough to track down Poker 888 pro and Irish Poker legend Padraig Parkinson. Padraig was kind enough to sit down for almost an hour and share a ton of great stories including the origins of the historic Irish Open. In the third segment they managed to slap a head-set on multi-table tournament legend and friend of the show Shaun Deeb to catch up his poker play and get a quick Grandma Deeb story. In forum static the guys cover a wide array of topics including the latest Comedy Madness contest, the latest rumours in the Full Tilt Poker saga and of course give away the password for the April 15th Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. (Featured guests: Padraig Parkinson, Shaun Deeb) Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums
The feature guest this week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast is Gary Krakower of Team Moshman poker staking group. Gary joins Mike and Adam to talk about the business of online poker staking and what its taken to succeed post Black Friday in this volatile industry. Also featured on the program is Hero Poker pro and friend of the show Terrence Chan. Terrence makes a return visit to the program only days after his Mixed Martial Arts professional debut in the Ledgen Fighting Championship 8 and talks about the outpouring of support he received from the poker community. In forum static the guys cover a wide array of topics including the March Madness Finals, their upcoming trip to the Irish Open, preview a new Comedy Madness competition and of course give away the password for the April 8th Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. (Featured guests: Terrence Chan) Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums