Episode #96 recap

MAIN TOPIC

Chris returns from the World Poker Tour event at Foxwoods, and he snagged some great multiquestion interviews with some pros:

CYNDY VIOLETTE: Learn about her positive clothing line, her honesty on her blog and an interesting take on while Doyle Brunson shut done his Web poker room to U.S. players.

"MIAMI" JOHN CERNUTO: Get some insights on razz, gastric bypass surgery, how he got the "Miami" nickname, how evil pocket 10s can be, and do it all with a groovin' Whitney Houston soundtrack.

MICHAEL "THE GRINDER" MIZRACHI: He talks about playing Chinese Poker, how he'll return to Florida when, or if, the $2 bet limits are lifted and get some quick advice from a "special guest."

LINDA JOHNSON: She's busy - very busy. From writing a CardPlayer column, to running CardPlayer Cruises to announcing at the World Poker Tour. And she talks about razz (listen to her: she has a bracelet in it. You don't).

DAVID SINGER: Learn about a string of bad TV beats, why you should really be playing on the East Coast and what he thinks about the ability to chat with pros on FullTilt. And he gives a solid tip for stud beginners. :)

OTHER TOPICS

WAIT, THERE'S MORE THAN HOLD'EM ON TV?: ESPN has announced which World Series of Poker events it'll broadcast this year and, surprise, it's good news! We'll get 6 hours of HORSE (and it's all HORSE, not no-limit hold'em. What a concept), plus at least one Omaha event (and as many as three) and some interesting hold'em events (mixed, pot limit and maybe heads-up). Bad news is four more hours of the Main Event than before.

FIGHTIN' THE GOOD FIGHT: Alfonse D'Amato, the new chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, held a Webcast on Thursday. Chris says you didn't miss much at least in the first 20 minutes, but you can visit their site to read the excerpts and see video highlights.

IF YOU CAN HANDLE HELLMUTH, YOU CAN WIN A TV: Check out PokerListings.com, where you can fun your way through some comic strips with Phil Hellmuth maybe win a 52-inch TV. And then invite us all over to watch the WSOP HORSE tournament.

LUXOR TAKING RESERVATIONS: No, not for hotel rooms. Well, of course, hotel rooms. But now poker tables as well. If you have a group, give the Vegas poker room a ring and get your own table. And food service, too.

THE DEUCE MAKES IT THREE: Well, actually four - that we know of. Sam Minutello, who brought poker tournaments to Derby Lane, then built a class facility at Tampa Bay Downs and then outdid himself at the Sarasota Kennel Club (and made a name for himself at the WSOP), is now helping Tampa Greyhound Track set up their room. But don't worry, One-Eyed Jack's fans, he's not leaving Sarasota. And stay tuned here for a post from Scott over the weekend about local card rooms - what he likes, what he'd like to see. Hopefully, the local members of the Ante Up! Nation will chime in, too.

OMM: Mark these fateful words from Columbo: "Don't be an idiot!" He rushes into a call when his dork opponent bets into a dry side pot, and regrets it when the clues add up to A-A. Ouch.

HOUSEKEEPING: Welcome our new producer, Debbie Wolfe! That's her with the camera. She has big shoes (have you seen the size of Dave's feet?) to fill, but she's doing great work out of the gate ... We're lining up Paul Wasicka as a guest for next week's Poker Ethics show, in part to talk about joint sessions ... We've fixed the link to our very first show, so all you sadists out there can relive the pain ... And don't forget to call in your contribution to the Roll Call for the 100th episode. Dial toll-free 1-866-371-9605.

HAND OF THE WEEK

Matt from, well, somewhere, offers us a more cautious way to play a nut flush draw with bottom pair, and later, the nut flush draw with trips. Playing from the small blind, he checks himself into a corner, and eventually folds when he gets too much heat. Our advice: In a cash game, be less afraid of going broke when you have lots of outs.

Comments

[Erwin Blonk]

That were some great interviews. I was already over the moon when I saw the show would be 1h42m.

I still need to do the roll call, I´ll try to get it done this weekend. The first try was so lame, I couldn´t do a second try of it.

[Short-Stacked Shamus]

Clearly with show no. 100 coming up the guys wanted to see if they pull off a 100-minute show. Great job with the interviews! Good stuff.

[nate_46]

Great interviews Chris. Cyndy was a great catch and I really enjoyed listening to her stories. Miami John started off hard to hear and a little disconnected, but finished up with a bang. Good people good stories, who says that all poker players are scumb. BTW, how much did Zooks pay to get mentioned so many times during the show? She must be your favorite.... ;)

The bumpers with Sabina were great, but I don't have a favorite.

Keep up the good work, the 100th show is coming. I will also try to finish my roll call this weekend.

[Shelly]

What an awesome show! It was raining here in CA, so i fired up my IPOD and spent my day baking muffins and cookies and stuff! What a wonderful Saturday.........thanks guys :)

[Gambit]

I can not hold my tongue any longer. I have seen this comment several times over the past week. "Don't bet into a dry side pot". There is nothing wrong with *betting* into a dry side pot. This is much different than *bluffing* into a dry side pot, which is pointless.

But why allow a third hand (KQ) to catch up to you (AA) if you can get it heads up with the all in player for a pot 3x the size of your preflop bet? (Particularly if you have not reached the payout structure yet?)

btw - another great show, enjoyed the interviews.

[Mike P]

What was up with that hand of the week? It's not much of a hand when you don't get all the details!

I couldn't believe how long the show was! Another great episode. Congrats to the new Chairwoman of the Board to keep the show sounding great.

Also, I prefered the second Sebina bumper because it was clearer to hear but thought the polka music version was funny.

Waiting through a dreary wet week in Jersey,

Mike P

[Brett Otte]

Just goes to show ya you should bring a power strip/sure protector to plug into THEIR power strip when blogging away from home. I always keep a spare in my laptop bag.

[blazman]

Chicks speaking polish are hot, but no one can understand what she is saying.

[Mike Brown]

Great episode again guys, but can someone please normalize the audio levels? It goes from dead quiet to extremely loud (especially when Chris starts complaining/yelling into the mic or Scott does one of his impersonations).

[James Todd]

I have a question about betting into a dry pot. I was in the small blind for two thousand and the big blind was all in for four. Three other players called and I got to play for two thousand more. I had eight nine of hearts and the flop came seven of hearts, three of hearts, and jack of clubs. It was checked around and the turn came a nine of diamonds. I led out with six thousand and one player called. The river came a queen of spades, and a bet of twelve thousand was made by the other player and I folded. He held K 9 off suit. Was it a bad bet on my part to bet the turn with my pair of nines and a flush draw, trying to keep the other players from drawing to make their hand on the river.