Episode #142: Heads Up With Michael Craig
MAIN TOPIC
Full Tilt "red pro" Michael Craig joins us from Las Vegas to assess the field for NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which begins today. Michael will be covering the tournament on his excellent blog. He named a guy I've never heard of as a possible winner. Where is Chris when I need him? Chris would have heard of this guy! Craig also has some tips for playing limit heads up and recounts his very good day on Full Tilt this week. How good? Let's just say he puts my cash in Full Tilt's $26 token frenzy to shame. Click here to listen to the show.
OTHER TOPICS
Chris: Who? Oh yeah, him. The painkillers are working, and he's still got a few one-liners left in his trembling frame. Seriously, he's doing fine, resting at home, and we miss him. Kind of.
Daytona: Scott and another one of his gearhead adventures. But with a poker ending.
Full Tilt: Uncle Tilty has made it easier for Scott to replenish his account. Either that, or they were going to have to start offering 23-cent sit-n-gos. Plus some other good changes at our favorite, totally random, poker site.
21: Mark your calendars for March 23, opening day for a movie about the MIT blackjack card counters that looks pretty good.
Hot Line: We have a call from a listener with a good technical suggestion involving PSP and RSS and some other stuff. Most of you will understand it. Scott, however ... He actually said this before today's show while staring at a laptop: "Where's the 'on' button?"
Tampa Bay Poker Replay: Scott tries a NL O8B tournament, and a knucklehead tries my patience.
HAND OF THE WEEK
I am weak-tight, so I don't even play Ac8s in middle position, but fearless JLBSox raises it up at the final table of the AIPS Main Event and gets called by the button (Zerkaboid). The flop is 2h 5h 3d and our hero's continuation bet is met with a min-raise. Me, I'm done, but JLB thinks his opponent has nothing and calls. Turn is 2s and JLB bets big. Zerk raises all-in, putting in his last 965 chips, and JLB says, "I figure I'm crushed when he moves in." Turns out Zerk has Ah6h. River comes 9d and our hero wins a 76K pot with deuces, A-8 kicker. These guys are good.
NEXT WEEK'S SHOW
We interview Martha Frankel, author of Hats and Eyeglasses, a memoir on gambling addiction. And change the keys to the studio so Chris can't get in.
- MIKE
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Christopher Cosenza is co-host of the longest running poker podcast on the planet, Ante Up! He started playing poker seriously in 2003 and his favorite players are Phil Ivey and Kenna James, though he tends to act like Phil Hellmuth if you make a bad play against him.
Scott Long, Ante Up!'s other co-host, is the author of the monthly Bet on It column in tbt*. He began gambling way too young (don't tell the fuzz!) and in the seventh grade, named his state "Gambleland" for a school project (State Animal? Loan shark, of course).
Hey folks, a little editing glitch this week. The One Minute Mystery was soooo good you get it twice. Be kind to the newbie editor.
Posted by: Scott Long | February 29, 2008 at 07:19 PM
Found this TV schedule online... Thought you might be interested when it's on the tube.
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NBC has also announced the TV schedule and official prize pool for the event:
April 13: Noon - 2PM ET/Check local listings for PT
April 20: Noon - 1PM ET/Check local listings for PT
April 27: Noon - 2PM ET/Check local listings for PT
May 4: Noon - 2PM ET/Check local listings for PT
May 11: Noon - 2PM ET/Check local listings for PT
May 18: Noon - 3PM ET/Check local listings for PT
Posted by: Veener | March 02, 2008 at 09:37 AM
I am listening to the show right now, and I heard Mike Fasso do the opening. I immediately thought "OMG! Scott did it! He offed Chris and replaced him!"
LOL! Whew, close call. Glad to hear everyone's buddy is ok.
Posted by: swish | March 02, 2008 at 04:56 PM
I just listened to the show and it was great... Scott you finally managed to get Chris of the show :-) I didn't think you would do it so shortly after the "Moment of truth" show... ;-)
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by: Marcus | March 05, 2008 at 02:53 AM
21 looks like it is going to be a good flick.
Posted by: Ranger1989 | March 13, 2008 at 07:09 PM