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The Chip RaceThe Lock-In 103 - David DochertyThis week, we are locked in with Pokerstars Live League Chaser David Docherty right after his trip to Namur and right before his trip to Malaga. Dara has his bags packed (for him) ahead of his trip to the Vegas and he is threatening to unleash a new lucky shirt. David Docherty is convalescing after some kidney stones hampered his trip to Belgium. David Lappin is threatening the poker world with bath pics again. The lads discuss the recent criticisms of the WSOP, in particular the cancelled Online Mystery...2025-06-1647 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In 102 - Xuan LiuThis week, we are locked in with Xuan Liu for an exclusive chat after her Triton WPT Global Slam victory in Montenegro. Just hours after announcing their new ambassador deals with WPT Global, which includes sponsorship of all The Chip Race content, Dara and David take some deep dives with Xuan. Dara and David discuss Steve O’Dwyer’s strong words for Daniel Smilijkovic after what he claims are repeated instances of showing up after late registration is closed. The trio talk about the Trit...2025-06-0253 min
The Chip RaceS25E2 - Scott Seiver Annette O’Carroll Danny Maxwell Tom Hall David CurtisTo celebrate our 10th anniversary, we welcome a wonderfully eclectic and appropriately exceptional bunch of guests. We’ve got the 2024 WSOP player of the year Scott Seiver. We are also joined by Irish legends Annette O’Carroll, David Curtis and Global Poker Award winning photographer Danny Maxwell. For strategy, Tom ‘Jabracada’ Hall brings a spot where he had Kings facing a five bet on the GUKPT Coventry bubble. Plus, the X personality of the year Barry Carter has got all the news!2025-03-162h 16
The Chip RaceThe Lock-In 93 - Jack SinclairThis week, we are locked in to Jack Sinclair’s closet as we delve into the latest news, gossip and scandal. Predictions (accurate ones as it turned out) are made for the WSOPE Final Table which leads the lads into a discussion on how to make the European leg of the WSOP more popular. The current GPI rankings are analysed as Jesse Lonis fends off challenges from Adrian Mateos and Mike Watson to hold onto top spot for a 20th consecutive week. David asks Jack and Dara to rank th...2024-10-1356 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In 90 - Niall FarrellThis week (ok not really this week), we are locked in and sounding out Niall Farrell ahead of his much anticipated BBC documentary ‘The Four Rules Of The Poker Kings’ directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Greg Clark! The film was pushed back from its original April release date, as was this episode, hence a few anachronistic references to the Irish Open! In what is nonetheless a belter of an episode, the lads preview the documentary with exclusive clips from Niall’s poker adventures in 2021/2022. Before they all get to that though, there is some talk about the Irish...2024-08-1549 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In 87 - Neil ChanningThis week David and Dara are locked in with 2008 Irish open champion and now podcaster Neil Channing whose new show ‘Bet The House’ launched less than a fortnight ago. They talk to Neil about the overlap between politics and betting, get some tips on the upcoming UK and US elections and speak about podcasts more generally. Before that, Dara and David cast their eyes over some recent stories, including Antonio Galiana’s crazy week as he bluffs his way to a WSOP bracelet before getting embroiled in a cheating scandal. There is also some discus...2024-06-2256 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 22 - Episode 5 - Chris Moneymaker Baard Dahl David Docherty Michael DwyerOn the week when ‘The Chip Race’ turned 9 years old, we are joined by ACR ambassador and the 2003 WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker. We’ve got ipoker’s network manager Baard Dahl. For strategy, reigning Irish Open champion David Docherty breaks down a hand he played against Tom Kitt on his way to that famous victory. Michael Dwyer stops by to discuss the crossover between poker and the business world. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!2024-03-191h 40The Chip RaceThe Lock-In 84 - Caitlin ComeskyThis week, we are locked in with the fabulous and talented Caitlin Comeskey!The show kicks off with ‘streaky’ Dara explaining that he didn’t run naked through the Bonnington last week but rather he cashed an incredible 9 tournaments in a row. Global Poker Awards darling Caitlin delivers a reality check on what we should expect from poker’s annual industry awards. She also helps us get to grip with what our expectations should be for ‘instant media’.Dara reviews the Dublin Poker Festival, Caitlin revi...2024-03-1646 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 21 - Episode 4 - Jamie Kerstetter Tobias Leknes Robbie StrazynskiOn the week when the show is trying to be in two places at once as UNIBET sponsor festivals in Dublin and Malta this week, David and Dara are joined by poker player, commentator and WPT creative producer Jamie Kerstetter. They also welcome 13-time WCOOP champion, mixed game beast Tobias Leknes. For strategy, the lads discuss a hand of Dara’s from his final table in the Killarney IPT. Robbie Strazynski stops by to chat about the upcoming Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival. Plus, Barry Carter brings us the latest news!2023-10-271h 27The Chip RaceThe Lock-In 79 - Terrance ReidThis week we are locked in with poker player, writer and the Live events manager for Poker Org Terrance Reid.The hot topic of the week is GGPoker and WSOP fudging the guarantees on the upcoming festival in the Bahamas and the lads all weigh in on the scramble for increasingly creative ways to get players to the unpopular Caribbean destination. Dara offers some balance, crediting the operator on some of the positive contributions that they have made to poker but also warns about the historical pitfalls of a...2023-10-2236 min
The Chip RaceThe Lock-In 77 - Ari EngelThis week, we are locked in with Ari Engel, a man who has more rings than he does fingers. Dara gives his best health advice while Ari talks about his struggle to maintain good eating habits on the road (bust out ice-cream and celebratory ice-cream). There is a brief chat on the Spanish tax worries as they pertain to EPT Barcelona which segues to more advice-giving - this time on how best to weather live downswings. The lads discuss the upcoming three-way clash between...2023-09-0645 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 20 - Episode 7 - Josh Arieh Georgina James Bo JinFor our 20th season finale, we are joined by 6-time WSOP bracelet winner and WSOP player of the year, Josh Arieh. We’ve also got poker player, twitch streamer and ambassador Georgina James. For strategy, Dara and David look at a hand played by Dara at the WSOP in which he deviated to an exploitative line with the flopped nuts. Bo Jin stops by to discuss poker in Asia. Plus, Barry Carter takes a funny look at the week's news!2023-08-201h 26The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Merit Western Series 2023This week, we are locked into the commentary booth at the Merit Poker Retro Series in North Cyprus. Dara and David analyse the action in the $2200 Warm-Up and $5300 Highroller events as well as two wild high-stakes cash games. The big topic under discussion is the Spanish tax situation and the way that it may affect EPT/Estrellas Barcelona. There are a few reasons to believe that overseas players may not be chased for tax on winnings but no clear cut assurances either so David and Dara explain the logic...2023-08-1825 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In 75 - WSOP 2023This week, Dara and David are locked in to the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas as they chase WSOP Glory!Dara is a cashing machine both before David gets there and after his arrival as he racks up scores in WSOP events, Daily Deepstacks and Satellites, making his a deepest run in the $2500 event. David manages a Day 5 run in the Main Event along with cashes in the Hall of Fame Bounty, $1K event and a win in a Main Event satellite. 2023-07-1929 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Sarah HerringThis week, we are locked in with Poker.Org’s Head of Instant Media Sarah Herring!The episode kicks off with Sarah explaining how she puts her interview subjects at ease before the conversation switches to stories from the first week of the WSOP. Chad Eveslage’s two bracelets are discussed as is Doug Polk’s celebratory laps. Dara also attempts to undo Barry Carter’s sabotage of their book launch as the Mystery Millions tournament mints 3 millionaires!Sarah explains the role of Instant-Media in the media landscape and the miss...2023-06-1353 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Barry Carter Part IVThis week we are locked in for the fourth time with Chip Race newsman Barry Carter on the eve of his seventh book release and fifth collaboration with Dara. The show opens with plenty of talk about Mystery Bounties as ‘Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy’ is primed to hit the shelves. Dara and Barry give some tips on the format to whet the appetite for prospective buyers of the book. From there, the conversation turns to a few of the big stories from a wild fortnight in the poker world. Dave...2023-05-1346 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - David Docherty Part IIThis week, we are locked in and out with newly crowned Irish Poker Open champion David Docherty.We talk about David’s epic run to the final table and decision to make no deal once he got there. David puts the Irish Poker Open in historical context and speaks about what it means to now be part of event’s folklore. Dara discusses his recent article about the positives and negatives of this year’s festival as we all weigh in on the rake, the structure, the capacity and staff...2023-04-1851 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Lon McEachernThis week, we are locked in and wigging out with legendary poker broadcaster and WSOP Circuit ring winner Lon McEachern. The conversation kicks off with a chat about Lon’s recent WSOP victory which segues to a chat about the WSOP free-to-play app and the broader issue of online poker in America. Dara and Lon weigh in on David’s article about Odin removing its 20 second delay feature and the possibility that it can now be used as RTA. Dara makes the point that it’s impact is neither a tour...2023-03-1450 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Kevmath Part IIThis week, we are locked in and doling out opinions with GPI Poker Information Manager and all round poker media guru Kevin Mathers. The lads discuss some recent VSO News articles, the first by talented new recruit Jon Pill who asks if Eric Persson is poker’s newest whale. The second article up for dissection is Dara’s piece on the Action Poker Tour. They examine the mission statement of the APT, the brainchild of Irish poker veteran Jason Tompkins.The conversation then turns to the GPI Global Poker Awar...2023-03-021h 24The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Barry Carter Part IIIThis week we are locked in and knocking out all our opponents with Chip Race newsman extraordinaire Barry Carter.After a dominating performance in the Unibet Poker Slobberknocker Series Low Leaderboard, Barry does a lap of honour right in the face of David who was made to sweat for his victory in the High Leaderboard. (At the time of recording, he didn’t know if he would win!)This segues nicely to the lads discussing PKO strategy with Dara providing some excellent nuggets of wisdom… which segues nicely to the...2023-01-3136 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - WPT Wynn 2022This week the lads are locked in and ballin’ out in the Wynn for the WPT World Championships.David and Dara are in Las Vegas to meet up with old friends, catch up with acquaintances, watch some football, flick in a Milestone Satellite and then play the $10,400 Main Event!In the first half, Dara talks about his unplanned layover in London, David talks some hand histories, the guarantee gets obliterated and there’s a surprise appearance by Phil Hellmuth.In the second half, Dara and...2023-01-011h 23The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - IPO Dublin 2022This week, we are locked in to the Bonnington Hotel Dublin, oblivious to everything else going on in the poker world. After trips to London for the UKIPT and Dublin for the International Poker Open (IPO), Dara and David are back at their respective base camps to reflect on a fortnight of poker travel. The lads talk about the rejuvenated Pokerstars live tours and UKIPT/EPT London specifically where Dara posted his 200th live cash when he came 40th in the UKIPT Main event and 201st when he chopped...2022-11-0730 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Jan SuchanekThis week, we are on location in Malta paying tribute to our great friend Jan Suchanek who was booked to appear on this episode but sadly passed away a fortnight ago. Dara and David venture to various spots, some closer to the sea than others, as they discuss the media coverage since Robbi Lew made that questionable Jack-High call versus Garrett Adelstein. They also brag shamelessly about the hugely successful Chip Race Mystery Bounty at the Unibet Open. Dara is on the Doke Diet, also known as an accidental diet to which you fully...2022-10-1144 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 18 - Episode 5 - David Baker James Dempsey Andy Wilson Natalie BromleyJoining us this week are 3-time WSOP bracelet winner David Baker and WSOP and WPT champion James Dempsey. For strategy, Andy ‘BowieEffect’ Wilson analyses a key hand from his Estrellas Barcelona deep run. Natalie Bromley stops by to discuss The Hearts Of Queens Project. Plus, Barry Carter has all the news. This episode is dedicated to our friend Jan Suchanek who passed away last week.2022-09-251h 34The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Joe Ingram Part IIThis week, the lads are locked in with poker podcaster extraordinaire Joe Ingram. (Joey arrives at the 19 minute mark)David ‘kicks’ things off by describing the comedy of errors that lead him to break three toes in three separate incidents last week, after which the conversation turns to the subject of grassroots poker.With the online festivals in full swing, there is a brief results recap and Dara gives his top 3 things not to do if you are putting in a big grind. It’s then...2022-09-191h 01The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - EPT Barcelona 2022 This week, we are locked in and eating out in the beautiful Catalan capital.Dara and David turn on the cameras in their hotel suite to discuss the Estrellas week of the EPT Barcelona festival. The conversation begins with some chat about David’s 26th place finish in the record-breaking 6313 runner main event. The lads discuss two of David’s more interesting hand histories - a 7 high river bluff and a three street call down with Jack high. Dara also cashed the main, as he did in the Seniors and...2022-08-1843 min
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 18 - Episode 2 - Brian Rast Gary Blackwood David PetersOn this week’s show, we welcome 5-time WSOP bracelet winner and super high roller bowl champion, Brian Rast. We will also be joined by poker pro, commentator, streamer and vlogger Gary Blackwood. We’ve got a strategy segment with a twist - a hand of Dara’s from the European Deepstack Highroller. David Peters (sort of) joins us to discuss the topic of taking a player out of his preparation. Plus, Barry Carter has all the latest news.2022-08-011h 30The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Turlough McHughThis week we are locked in and turfed out of our hotel with Irish poker pro Turlough McHugh. The show has a WSOP wrap-up theme but the lads kick things off by asking Turlough to tell the story of his nightmare experience when he tested positive for Covid whilst staying in Ballys.The topic then switches to the positives and negatives of the WSOP’s switch to Bally’s/Paris from the Rio before moving on to ‘the rise of ladies groups’ and an article penned by Dara this week. He...2022-07-2653 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Dublin Poker Festival 2022This week, we are locked in and cranking out a show in the tiny gap between live events. Dara and David are back from the Dublin Poker Festival which came right on the heels of the Malta Poker Festival which came right on the heels of umpteen other live festivals. To say the lads are exhausted after months of live poker would be an understatement but that doesn’t mean any relent from their content output. The pair chat about the unique deep-stack and extra levels in the structure of...2022-05-1640 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Irish Open 2022This week, we are locked-in and closing out a week of coverage of The Irish Poker Open with a special 50th episode. David and Dara wanted to record from the plush Irish Open studio but instead they are back at their desks two days after the festival. The lads discuss Steve O’Dwyer’s dominating performance on a Main Event final table in which he knocked out every single player. They also analyse some of the other great performances on show including those of Dan Wilson, Rus Mircea and runn...2022-04-2435 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - PAPC TallinnThis week we are locked in and hanging out in the beautiful Estonian capital of Tallinn. After Dara finally finishes his hot chocolate, the lads take refuge in David’s room at the Park Hilton, the venue for the Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge. Dara and David have been in the commentary booth, covering some special events from the festival including the ‘Challenge Patrik’ heads-up championship, the First Land Of Poker (FLOP) Meet-Up Game (MUG) and a big cash game featuring Patrik Antonius, Kim Hultman and Juha Helppi. 2022-04-1827 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Kevin MartinThis week we are locked-in and hatching out a plan to become reality TV stars with Big Brother Canada winner turned poker twitch sensation Kevin Martin.Dara and David take a deep dive into three of Kevin's recent tweets, one of which probes his belief in copying from the best and the other two which illustrate his excellent understanding of what makes good content. The lads talk about how the current season of High Stakes Poker actually improved when some of big names left the game. They all give...2022-03-2845 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Prague, Spring 2022This week, we are locked in and caking out in Prague.On location in the Czech capital, Dara and David discuss their cashes in the Main Event and Highroller respectively. Dara talks about a particularly dicey hand on the exact bubble when he woke up with pocket aces. The Chip Race's former graphic-artist and animator Willie Elliot is applauded for his player experience-centric approach in his role as Customer Engagement Manager for PokerStars Live Events and with the exception of the egregious 15% registration on nightly hyper-turbos, our review of...2022-03-1630 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Josh AbadyThis week we are locked in and eating out with math teacher turned poker player turned start-up wizard Josh Abady. Josh tell us all about his exciting new food app ‘manna’ before we tuck into the latest poker news, gossip and scandal. The lads discuss the recent heads-up duel between Hellmuth and Dwan, pondering how the structure means a 7-figure match in the horizon. They also discuss the charity match between Vanessa Kade and Alex O’Brien. From that the conversation turns to ‘High Stakes P...2022-03-011h 04
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 16 - Episode 6 - Kevin Rabichow Alex Kulev David Docherty Mike Wasserman Bryan ParisFor the first show of 2022, we welcome poker pro and ‘Run It Once’ coach Kevin Rabichow. We sit down with Ireland’s GPI #1 Alex Kulev. For strategy, we’ve got GUKPT champion David Docherty. Mike Wasserman and Bryan Paris stop by to discuss ‘Mastering Mid-Stakes’ Plus, Ian’s got all the news and results.2022-01-131h 29The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Eric DanisThis week, we are locked in and giving shout-outs with GPI President Eric Danis. For the first show of 2022, Dara and David discuss the closure (for now) of Run It Once’s poker site and PokerShares betting platform. David also gives his thoughts on Doug Polk’s interview with Dan Bilzerian. Eric Danis then shows up for a lengthy discussion on all things GPI, including the 2021 rankings, the decision to include marquee online results, the recent appointment of Kevin Mathers and the upcoming GPI Global Poker Awards. Dara and Davi...2022-01-111h 05The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Clayton FletcherThis week, Clayton Fletcher is locked in and freaking Dara and David out as he appears to join them from the afterlife.An almost translucent Fletcher is in top form as he discusses the stories of the week as well as reminiscing about his good pal Norm MacDonald.The lads cover Dara's WSOP final table, the latest developments in the PokerPaint saga, the controversial closure of Johnny Chan's card room and Alex O'Brien's upcoming match versus Vanessa Kade, whose sponsor ACR swooped in as GGPoker dragged their heels on...2021-12-171h 10The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Vegas 2021 EXTRAThis week, we are locked in and still hanging out in our Gold Coast hotel room for a bonus episode from Las Vegas. The lads discuss David’s deep runs in several tournaments, including the Main Event. (Dara made the final table of his final event the next day so check out the next episode for a breakdown of that!)Dara tells a hilarious story from The Rio restroom as the lads reflect on the end of the Series and the end of an era with the WSOP saying go...2021-11-2641 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - David DochertyThis week, we are locked in and happy out with the newest GUKPT champion David Docherty!
David joins us to discuss his crossbar crammed career and his appreciation of a long overdue live success. Michael Addamo's purple-patch is put under the microscope, as is Phil Hellmuth's streak of final tables and Adam Friedman extraordinary three-peat. The Poker Brat's pyro-clivities are also discussed.
The topic switches to some recent criticisms of the WSOP as the two David's pile on while Dara offers a contrarian and altogether more positive view. The trio then discuss their last minute decisions to go out in...2021-10-311h 13
The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 16 - Episode 2 - David Peters Sven McDermott Daniel DvoressThis week, David and Dara welcome one of the games greatest players David Peters. They also sit down with Irish poker player and up and coming twitcher Sven McDermott. For strategy, they examine a hand of Dara’s from the online streets in which he pulls the trigger on a big river bluff. Daniel Dvoress stops by to discuss ultra-running and what it has done for his poker game. Plus, Ian’s got all the news and results from a fiery week at the WSOP.2021-10-161h 25The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Barry Carter IIThis week we are locked in and selling out with Barry Carter.
Our great friend and Dara’s co-author Barry joins us to discuss the stories of the week, including Jason Koon going to GG to help with game integrity and security, PokerPaint receiving a cease and desist letter and what’s been happening at the WSOP!
The episode kicks off though with some hilariously shameless shilling from Dara who is so patched up these days, he’s starting to look like a racing car driver. He discusses the Cardschat Forum and describes what separates it from other poker forums.
Then t...2021-10-1352 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Jared TendlerThis week, Jared Tendler is locked in and cranking out the top drawer content as is our host Dara O'Kearney.
Two book releases take centre stage on this week's show - Jared's 'The Mental Game of Trading' and Dara's 'Endgame Poker Strategy' - but not before the lads discuss the stories of the week.
First up is a chat about the Unibet Online Series and Unibet Open which both concluded last weekend. David gives a run-down on the big winners and great stories that emerged from the fortnight of action.
Next up is a segment on Jared's new course...2021-10-041h 05The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Nick O'HaraThis week, we are locked in and hammering out all the rules with TD extraordinaire Nick O’Hara.
The trio kick things off with a lengthy discussion on the return of live poker in Ireland as Nick announces his IPO festival and the precautions being taken by the organisers. Unibet Poker are the sponsors once again and there will be satellite qualifiers starting this Sunday and every Sunday until the festival that runs from October 20-25.
The conversation then turns to a positive story and the news that Jamie Kerstetter will be rejoining Lon McEachern and Norman Chad in the WS...2021-09-1256 minThe Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 15 Episode 7- Nick Petrangelo Melissa Schubert Matt Vaughan Paul SeatonFor our Season 15 finale, Dara and David are joined by high stakes tournament and cash game player Nick Petrangelo. They also welcome poker player, streamer and singer/songwriter Melissa Schubert. For strategy, they are re-joined by YouTuber Matt Vaughan, this time for a very entertaining strategy segment featuring a hand he played in the WSOP Closer versus Dara. Paul Seaton stop by to talk about selling action. Plus Ian has the news and results!2021-09-051h 32The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 15 Episode 5 - Toby Lewis Padraig Parkinson KL CleetonThis week, we are joined by EPT champion, Aussie Millions champion and Wynn Millions chopper Toby Lewis. We also welcome the 1999 WSOP main event 3rd place finisher Padraig Parkinson. For strategy, Dara and David take a look at one of Dara’s hands, an interesting heads up spot from an online MTT. KL Cleeton stops by to talk about carer legislation, stripper poles and Dara’s new satellite strategy masterclass on Learn Pro Poker. Plus, Ian’s got news and results.2021-07-251h 23The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Carlos WelchThis week, Carlos Welch is locked in and blinging out proceedings with his brand new WSOP bracelet!
Carlos joins David and Dara as the trio discuss the news, gossip and scandals of the day.
First in the news is of course Carlos's victory in the $888 Crazy Eights WSOP Events few days ago for $125,000. Carlos summarises the key points of the tournament before telling the lads about his rags to riches story.
The topic then begrudgingly switches to the story of Poker's Icarus Landon Tice and his concession to Bill Perkins in their much hyped Heads-Up Challenge.
Doug Polk's return to...2021-07-2055 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Thomas KeelingThis week, Dara and David are locked in and hanging out with the seriously serious Thomas Keeling.
The lads kick things off by sharing some memories about the 1999 WSOP Main Event champion Noel Furlong who passed away this week.
The conversation then turns to the recent PokerKing WPT Heads-Up event, won by Phil Ivey. Thomas gives his behind-the-scenes perspective and insights into why the event worked so well.
The lads then segue to another Thomas Keeling production - the limited Joe Ingram interview series with Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan - before turning their attentions to the Phil Hellmuth victory...2021-07-0644 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Parker TalbotThis week, Parker Talbot is locked in and out-shilling the hosts!
David and Dara kick things off without the man some call 'TonkaaaaP' as they discuss Gamble Online and Paul Seaton's excellent recent piece about poker player/embezzler Dennis Blieden. The pair then talk about David Peters' dominating performance at the US Poker Open.
There is a lengthy conversation on Phil Nagy's indecent comments towards Twitch streamer 'WeePro83' and the aftermath of that incident which has seen a repentant Nagy plead for forgiveness in public.
Guest of honour Parker then joins the fray to weigh in on the upcoming...2021-06-211h 00The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Isaac HaxtonThis week, poker legend Isaac Haxton is locked in and working out the chances of a player losing 13 heads-ups in a row.
Ike joins David and Dara for a wide-ranging conversation encompassing everything from scams to vaccines to prop bets.
The chat begins with the scamming allegation made by Dan Colman last week before moving to Hellmuth’s ‘hilarious’ victory over Daniel Negreanu which makes it a staggering 13 consecutive losses for ‘The Kid Poker’.
There is discussion of the vaccine rollouts in the US, Europe and in the rest of the world and its implication for poker and specifically the scheduled...2021-05-191h 12The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Rob CampbellThis week WSOP POY Rob Campbell is locked in and making Dara and David laugh out loud as the stand-up comic turned mixed game Aussie pro regaled them with his funny and sometimes not so funny tales.
The meandering conversation occasionally gets on track to discuss Patrick Leonard’s superb bit of sportsmanship when he prompted Pokerstars to double-check their SCOOP Leaderboard standings. This story actually develops in real time as David gets an update and a direct quote from Pads while the show is recording. Rob is the perfect person to interpret this bizarre situation from every angle as th...2021-05-0259 minThe Chip RaceThe Chip Race - 100th Episode Special - Doug Polk Annette O'Carroll ApestylesFor our 100th anniversary, we’ve got a very special episode in store. We are joined by heads-up poker specialist, one drop winner, upswing poker founder and YouTuber Doug Polk. We welcome our great friend, 2-time West Of Ireland Open Champion, Irish poker veteran Annette O’Carroll. For strategy, we have a real treat in store as we talk to Jonathan Apestyles Van Fleet about a very cool online hand replete with ICM nuggets. Our hosts Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin answer 15 questions from other poker podcasters. Plus, Ian Simpson, Kat Arnsby and Daragh Davey deliver a joint news piece.2021-04-182h 28The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Andrew BrokosThis week, Andrew Brokos is locked in and lashing out at fellow Game theory book author Michael Acevedo (you hate to see it!)
It's a jam-packed show this week as David, Dara and Andrew rattle through a whole host of topical subjects.
They kick off with a chat about the Irish Poker Open Online and the broader subject of live brands taking themselves to the virtual felt this past year. The conversation then shifts to the recent feuds between high profile Training Sites and their owners/would-be content creators.
Patrick Leonard's interesting staking arbitration is discussed as the lads look...2021-04-1247 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Vanessa KadeThis week, Vanessa Kade is locked in and outlasting 69,876 opponents on her way to a life-changing $1.5 million score.
We discuss Vanessa’s rollercoaster few months, culminating in an extraordinary $1.5 Million result. We also talk about her recent signing for ACR and the responsibilities of a poker ambassador.
Vanessa describes the changes that she made to her lifestyle in the last few months. Dara wonders if this past year has changed human habits for good. David talks about the latest live poker event cancellations.
The conversation then switches to solvers and how Dara feels like the great thing about them is ho...2021-03-2957 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Dan SmithThis week, Dan Smith (holla!) is locked in and pigging out with our hosts Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin.
The trio explore a number of subjects in both the poker and non-poker world, including the recent developments in the Mike Postle saga, the prevalence of bots in online poker and the recent Bitcoin rally to $60,000.
The conversation then segues to the Gamestop Story and how Dan got burned in his own attempt to short the stock.
David asks Dara and Dan their opinions on his recent article in which he suggests that the recent heads-up poker clashes are turning poker...2021-03-2155 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Marty MathisThis week, Marty Mathis is locked-in and spreading his action out across all the sites while he patiently waits for the return of live poker.
Dara and David sit down with the MILLION Rio champion to discuss satellites and two new-to-the market poker products - Run It Once's 'PADS' video series by Patrick Leonard and 'DTO Pre-flop'.
They chat about the idea of scared money and Dara reveals a painful investment story. The conversation segues to the upcoming heads-up Duel between Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu before wrapping up with a crypto-lesson from Marty and a strategy tidbit from Dara.2021-03-0255 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Shane SchlegerThis week, Shane Schleger is locked-in and balancing out the strong views held by our hosts Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin.
The lads kick off by pointing to some patented ‘Chip Race Run Good’ as their last guest Jack Hardcastle just took down the WPT Montreal. They talk at length about the high profile heads-up duels - the Galfond Challenge and the Polk/Negreanu Grudge Match, the latter of which took some rollercoaster twists and turns of late.
The conversation then moves to the recent high profile multi-accounting scandal involving Winamax’s Ivan Deyra before turning to more personal reflecti...2021-02-031h 15The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Jack HardcastleThis week, Jack Hardcastle is locked in and hiding out in what looks like a church for this controversial episode of 'The Lock-In'.
Joining our hosts Dara and David, Jack fires lots of shots, not least in the direction of Unibet Ambassador and 'The Chip Race' newsman Ian Simpson. Of course, that’s right after the fresh-faced assassin does a little bit of bragging about his recent $270,000 score in the Blowout Series. (Ambassador material, Unibet?)
The trio say goodbye to billionaire casino magnate, Republican mega-donor and online poker's public enemy #1 Sheldon Adelson. They pay their actual respects to Chris Moneymaker as...2021-01-2249 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Ian SimpsonThis week, Ian Simpson is locked in and breaking out his old blackboard for the first episode of 2021.
Joining our hosts Dara and David, Ian weighs in on this year's farcical WSOP Main Event rebooted. Ahead of the upcoming Unibet PKO Series, the trio of ambassadors give their thoughts on why this format is so popular. The lads then talk about celebrity signings as part of a poker marketing strategy.
The conversation turns to the ongoing high profile Heads-Up matches as David sings a hilariously re-worded rendition of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Former school-teacher Ian gives a lesson on...2021-01-0757 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Neil ChanningThis week, Neil Channing is locked in and doling out the Christmas cheer on a special holiday season episode.
Joining our hosts Dara and David, Neil explains why poker’s premiere raconteur doesn’t have a podcast of his own. He reminisces about Christmases past when he used to play poker with the other Vic regulars and tells the lads a hilarious story about some bohemian shoplifting.
Dara and David remember some of their own Christmas parties from back when they had ‘The Firm’ stable. Dara takes the piss out of David’s inappropriately arty gifts that he used to buy the la...2020-12-301h 00The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Matt BerkeyThis week, Matt Berkey is locked in and dishing out some excellent advice and thoughtful takes on the hot topics in poker.
Joining our hosts Dara and David, Matt weighs in on the bizarre decision by WSOP to hold an online/live hybrid Main Event in December, despite the raging pandemic. The conversation then switches to the recent squabble between Polk and Dnegs over manually note-taking during their heads-up match and Bill Perkins tweets on the subject. After that, there is a broad discussion on competition in poker against the backdrop of betting company mergers.
David asks Matt about his...2020-11-2655 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Bryan ParisThis week Bryan Paris is locked in and dishing out some strong opinions with our hosts Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin.
On this episode, the lads discuss the use of VPNs, the upcoming grudge match between Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu and the growth in popularity and marketing potential of these types of heads-up duels. The conversation then segues to that other upcoming grudge match between Joe Biden and Donald Trump before ending with a discussion on 'Lockdown' poker and what the sites can do to better manage the ecosystem during a likely Winter boom.2020-11-0641 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Kat ArnsbyThis week, Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin are locked in with their great friend and Unibet Poker colleague Kat Arnsby who pulls no punches when joining them in a conversation on a whole host of controversial subjects.
They talk about the problem of dream-machines (Real-Time Assistants) in poker, the risks posed by unregulated app-based poker and the agent system it produces, ACR becoming the second site to ban Jonathan Little, finishing off with a discussion on the late great Mike Sexton.2020-10-0152 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Joe IngramThis week, PLO icon and poker's #1 hype-machine Joe Ingram is locked in and hanging out with our hosts Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin.
The conversation flows as they take on a wide variety of topics. The lads give their opinions on the hugely anticipated Polk/Negreanu Challenge and the problem of poker in the USA before sinking their teeth into a trio of GG controversies.2020-09-261h 14The Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Henry KilbaneThis week, Dara and David are locked in with GTO Commentator Henry Kilbane, a young man that they plucked from obscurity and the mean streets of Bratislava, taking him to the glitz and glamour of the Unibet Open.
There's loads of banter as this trio contemplate the possibility that Henry has been 'the Covid19 super-spreader' and that Phil Galfond is a paragon of the gorilla mindset. Dara gives us the cliff notes of his recent video with Adam Owen in which the pair do a deep dive into Day 2 ICM with a view to fairly buying action on GG. The...2020-09-1654 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Luke VrabelThis week, Luke Vrabel AKA ‘Slaydog’ is locked in and laughing out loud with our hosts Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin.
The trio riff on a wide range of subjects including Luke’s infamous shower tweets, The parking lot bracelet win for Ryan DePaulo, America’s COVID-19 catastrophe, the sustainability of poker’s eco-system and the big series overlays being eaten by the major poker sites right now.
Luke also makes the case that $10 a year for his Twitter feed is the best value poker content out there and, with the exception of this show (which is free), who are we to ar2020-09-1345 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Jamie KerstetterThis week, it's Jamie Kerstetter's turn to be locked in with our hosts David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney and wow does this year's 'Poker Twitter Personality Of The Year' bring some fire!
The gloves are off as she discusses the possibility of VPNing on GG during the WSOP Online events. Dara calls out for an explicit statement from GG on this subject so players are not exposed to a negative freeroll. There is a funny chat about twitch streaming as Jamie admits that it's not her favourite platform and David admits that he couldn't stream entirely sober. Speaking of admissions...2020-09-1348 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Barry CarterIn the latest installment of our indeterminate run web-series, David and Dara are locked in with author and pokerstrategy.com editor Barry Carter.
The topics vary from the recently dismissed Mike Postle case, Mike Matusow's 'soapy handjob' interview with Postle, the return of live poker, the life of a blogger covering other people winning HUGE sums of money, Andrew Feldman's open Betfair account and the upcoming book 'Poker PKO Strategy', written by Dara and Barry.2020-09-1237 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Gareth ChantlerDara and David are joined by poker pro and award-winning journalist Gareth Chantler. Gareth kicks things off with a story about the kidnapping of former Chip Race guest Carlos Welch. David admits to panic-buying and stockpiling premium coffee for the pandemic. Gareth explains the difference between globe-trotting and being homeless. Dara and Gareth get a free sex-show by the side of the motorway in Prague. Gareth talks about opening his chests of nothing before littlest hoboing the interview. Dara then unpacks PokerStars’s strategy of pitting recreational player against pro and, to cap things off, gives his opinion on the Ju...2020-09-0639 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Jen ShahadeDelighted that they made it to Episode 4 without getting cancelled, Dara and David welcome poker beast, chess bitch and award winning podcaster Jen Shahade to the show.
After Dara and Jen mercilessly wave their trophies in David's face, the trio get into a deeper discussion about what makes for a good poker podcast. They discuss a recent tweet by Irish poker ambassador Louise Butler in which she gives tips to live poker players making the transition to the online felt. Patrick Leonard's idea of a poker union is discussed, a conversation which expands into a genral discussion on the roles...2020-09-0550 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Niall FarrellIn a shameless attempt to revive their flagging viewer numbers, Dara and David welcome to the show their first ever guest, a man who is no stranger to a Lock-In - Live Triple Crown winner, Niall 'Firaldo' Farrell!
The lads take a closer look at some of Niall's recent tweets. David explains how a week of toilet training his son has made for some grim games of 'Hide & Seek'. Dara makes a big revelation about ultra-runners. They all weigh in on the use of real names in online poker and, more generally, the different approaches taken by poker sites to...2020-09-0432 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In - Part 2Our hosts Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin are locked in and letting it all out in there new limited run spin-off show!
In Part 2, they talk about how they are both running and how far Dara has been actually running. David leaks the news of the €1,000,000 in guarantees between the Unibet Online Series and the Unibet Open Online in May. He also brags about being the best Dad ever and jokes about how, since his Home Game campaign, everyone thinks he is Unibet Support. Dara takes a guess as to when his second book will be hitting the shelves and he...2020-09-0429 minThe Chip RaceThe Lock-In Part 1Our hosts Dara O'Kearney and David Lappin are locked in and letting it all out in this new uncut video series brought to you by 'The Chip Race' and their sponsors 'Unibet Poker'. In this first installment, they talk about the coronavirus, its impact on their respective lives, its impact on poker and the massive demand for private games online.2020-09-0328 minThe Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 12 Episode 6 - Maria Konnikova BENCB Andrew Brokos Barry CarterThis week we’ve got a star-studded list of poker content creators. We welcome poker player and best-selling author Maria Konnikova to talk about her new book ‘The Biggest Bluff’ and more. We’ve got the much anticipated Part 2 of that BENCB interview. Poker player, podcaster and 'Playing Optimal Poker' author Andrew ‘Thinking Poker’ Brokos joins us for a brilliant cash game strategy hand. Barry Carter stops by to talk his new book, another collaboration with host Dara O’Kearney entitled ‘Poker PKO Strategy’. Plus, Ian has the big news from the poker world.2020-06-151h 17The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 10 Episode 7 - Vicky Coren David Tuchman Jamie Nixon Clodagh Hansen DEALER XFor our Season 10 finale, David and Dara welcome writer, quiz show host and two-time EPT champion Vicky Coren to the show. Poker player and commentator David Tuchman joins them. Poker pro and twitcher Jamie Nixon discusses a hand from his recent WPT Main event deep run. Ian has the news and results from the last fortnight in poker. The lads discuss the mistreatment of dealers at ‘The Battle of Malta’ and elsewhere with MPN’s Poker Senior Manager Clodagh Hansen and an anonymous dealer.2019-11-051h 48The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 10 Episode 5 - Chris Moneymaker, Rob Campbell, Jack Sinclair and Tom HallOn the week when the WSOPE kicks off, Dara and David are joined by WSOP Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker. WSOP Player of the year frontrunner Rob Campbell stops by to talk about his Vegas and his prospects in Rozvadov. Reigning WSOPE champion Jack Sinclair breaks down a fascinating hand versus Benny Glaser. In a fiery news piece, Daragh Davey and Tom Hall give their takes on Postlegate and past poker scandals. Dara and David also discuss the Unibet Poker IPO Online Day 1.2019-10-141h 13The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 8 Episode 4 - Eli Elezra & Henry Kilbane.This week, Dara and David are joined by poker legend Eli Elezra who has just published the English version of his biography, entitled ‘Pulling The Trigger’, translated by our good pal Robbie Strazynski. David also conducts a postscript with Eli, right after the main interview discussing his 2+2 ask me anything thread and everything that followed. The guys also sit down with WSOPE, Cash Game Festival and Unibet Open commentator Henry Kilbane. Daiva joins them for strategy, taking a look at a hand from Dara’s 25K Highroller Hand from Dusk Till Dawn. The lads talk about Unibet Poker’s exciting new form...2019-02-011h 34The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 8 Episode 2 - Krissy Bicknell, David Docherty & Jared Tendler.This week, Dara and David are joined by one of the best players in the game, Canadian GPI number 1 Krissy Bicknell. They are also joined by one of the best players in Scotland David Docherty. Daiva Byrne joins the lads to look at THAT FOLD by Thi Xua Nguyen at the PSPC. Daragh Davey is at the news desk. They are also joined by mindset coach Jared Tendler who talks about the mental aspect to playing a big one!2019-01-141h 19The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 8 Episode 1 - Mike Sexton, Arlie Shaban & Barry Carter.For our Season 8 curtain raiser David and Dara interview poker Hall Of Famer, WSOP and WPT champion Mike Sexton. They also sit down for a chat with Twitch poker sensation and Herculean Labourer Arlie Shaban. Dara examines a crazy big fold that David made at the recent Unibet Open Dublin. David reports on the Super Highroller Bowl and the end of year GPI rankings in the news. Not only that but author Barry Carter stops by to discuss David’s conspiracy theory about Joe Ingram and to announce some big news involving Dara.2019-01-071h 26The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - 50th Episode Special - Jennifer Tilly & Mireille O'Kearney.For our 50th episode, we do a lot of reminiscing as we welcome back to the show some familiar faces. WSOP bracelet winner and Oscar nominee Jennifer Tilly returns to beguile us with her legendary wit. We chat to our most popular past guest, Dara’s wonderful wife Mireille who gives us even more insight into her life with my co-host. Daiva joins us for our strategy segment looking at the key hand of the recent Unibet open Dublin main event final table. Ian is at the news desk, taking a look at the big stories of the past few we...2018-12-171h 36The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 7 Episode 6 - Phillip Gruissem and Kat Arnsby.This week Dara and David sit down with one of Germany’s greatest players, certainly it’s greatest moustache Philip Gruissem. They welcome back the inimitable Kat Arnsby who, in the spirit of the week will discuss poker in Malta. Ian brings the news and results from Malta and elsewhere, Dara analyses a key hand from his recent 25K buyin on-line tournament versus Steve O’Dwyer and the lads discuss last week’s twitter spat involving themselves and former guests Jonathan Little and Tom Hall.2018-10-291h 06The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 7 Episode 3 - Steven Van Sadelhoff and Adam Sherman.This week Dara and David are joined by the reigning WCOOP Main event champion Steven van Sadelhoff and former online beast turned Wall Street trader Adam ‘Squeee451’ Sherman. Ian brings us a heap of live results from the Unibet Poker Belgian Poker Championships, the Deepstack Open Malta, Barcelona and Killarney plus a report from the Unibet Online Series. Dara and David analyse a hand that Dara played on the last UOS main event final table and they discuss former guest Charlie Carrell’s ‘Fuck GTO’ YouTube video.2018-09-101h 12The Chip RaceTheChipRace - Season 6 Episode 7 - Molly Bloom, Mick McCloskey, Niall Farrell & Robbie Strazynski.For the season finale from the Unibet Open Bucharest, Dara and David chat to author and former poker host, the inspiration for the Oscar nominated movie Molly’s Game, Molly Bloom. They also sit down with bonafide Irish poker legend Mick McCloskey. Niall Farrell stops by to help with a strategy segment looking at a crucial hand from his WSOP-E Highroller win. Guest newsman Daragh Davey brings the news from Unibet Open Bucharest and more, including a report from the Unibet sponsored Irish poker rankings. Dara and David also talk to cardplayerlifestyle.com’s owner and Top Pair podcast host Robb...2018-08-091h 22The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 6 Episode 6 - Ben Wilinofsky & Jared Tendler.In the week that saw John Cynn crowned WSOP Main Event Champion, Dara and David are joined by EPT Champion, online poker legend and talented writer, Ben Willonofsky. They catch up with mindset coach Jared Tendler who returns to the show to talk about mental preparation before and during a long poker series. They also look at the recent successes and antics of former guest Phil Hellmuth. Ian has a review of the WSOP final table as well as a round up of other bracelets won in the last week. Dara analyses that much talked about Aces versus Kings versus...2018-07-171h 21The Chip RaceTheChipRace - Season 6 Episode 3 - Allen Kessler, Spraggy and Kevmath.This week we are joined by a man who has 4 runner up finishes but not a single bracelet at the World Series of poker, Alan ‘the chainsaw’ Kessler. We are joined by twitch phenom Ben ‘Spraggy’ Spraggs. David is torn a new one by Dara O’Kearney and guest Sameer Singh for a mistake he made in his Grudge Match with Ian Simpson. Ian brings us the latest from the WPT and Highroller bowl, plus a preview of the now running Unibet online Series. We are also joined by WSOP Czar Kevin Mathers who gives us the lowdown on this year’s Ser2018-05-291h 15The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 4 Episode 7 - George Danzer & Kat ArnsbyIn the week that Unibet Poker launches in Ireland, Dara and David are delighted to bring you the Season 4 finale, starring none other than 4 time bracelet winner and 2014 WSOP player of the year George Danzer. They will also be catching up with poker player, writer and raconteuse Kat Arnsby. Daiva joins Dara to discuss a hand from her Aussie Millions preliminary. Ian retakes his seat at the news desk and David asks Dara all about his 7th Triple Crown.2018-01-231h 15The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 4 Episode 6 - Phil Hellmuth, Zachary Elwood, Fintan Gavin and Carlos Welsh.This week, David and Dara will be bringing you the exciting conclusion to their exclusive Phil Hellmuth interview. They will be talking to poker author and live tells expert Zachary Elwood. Former guest Carlos Welsh joins Dara in strategy corner to discuss an interesting satellite hand. Also on the show is back to back Megastacks champion, Irish poker pro Fintan Gavin and Unibet Ambassador Rauno Tahvonen who subs in for Ian at the news desk.2018-01-161h 15The Chip RaceThe Chip Race S04E01 - Phil Laak, Jason Glatzer and Sco & DjariiFor 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 playing a maniac. We will also be chatting to two of the biggest names in the world of e-sports Scott 'Sco' Macmillan and Sophia 'Djarii' White. This is a not...2017-11-141h 28The Chip RaceThe Chip Race - Season 3 Episode 7 - Chris Moorman & Alan WidmannFor 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 David Vanderheyden will be at the news desk, taking a look at the results from Vegas and beyond. Daiva Byrne will be back in the booth for another strategy corner. David and Dara will also
chat about tournament structures...2017-10-121h 16The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 3 Episode 6 - Barny Boatman and Andrew BrokosThis 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 and Ian will be catching us up with results from the Poker Masters, WCOOP, WPO Dublin and Unibet DSO Vienna.2017-09-271h 19The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 3 Episode 5 - Jennifer Tilly and Sam RazaviDara 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 Byrne and he will also be giving us a tasty morsel from his new satellite webinar.2017-09-191h 30The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 3 Episode 3 - Patrick Leonard & Daragh DaveyIna 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 Daragh Davey.2017-07-261h 01The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 3 Episode 2 - Kenny Hallaert and Will ShillibierTonight, 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.2017-07-181h 14The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 3 Episode 1 - Kara Scott and Nick O'HaraIn 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 time to call in a satellite.2017-07-111h 11The Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 2 Episode 6 - Niall Farrell and Kat ArnsbyThis 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.2017-05-311h 02The Chip RaceSeason 1 Episode 7On 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 McLean.2017-04-061h 20The Chip RaceSeason 1 Episode 1Welcome 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 play but it's not the only option available.2017-04-0647 minThe Chip RaceSeason 1 Episode 5This 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.2017-04-0654 minThe Chip RaceSeason 1 Episode 6This 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!2017-04-0651 minThe Chip RaceThe Chip Race Season 2 Episode 1 - Dan Wilson and Jamie BurlandIn 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!2017-04-061h 01The Chip RaceJesse May PreviewJesse May Preview of The Chip Race with David K Lappin & Dara O'Kearney2015-03-1600 min