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Wicked Chops Podcast Part I: Raymer, PokerStars & WSOP, and Choice Center


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With Mad Men coming back on Sunday and Community finally funny again, let’s go with Alison Brie to usher in Part I of the Wicked Chops and Gavin podcast.

After some technical difficulties,* Part I of the Wicked Chops & Gavin podcast is now up.

We recorded this one at the Casa de Gavin, so it’s possible that you’ll hear some crying children in the background for the first 15 minutes. In related news, Gavin Smith is a father.

In this one, we cover our thoughts on the Greg Raymer arrest, the WSOP‘s alleged offer to PokerStars to buy the WSOP and Rio, and then delve into a lengthy discussion over the Choice Center. Gavin steps up and defends Choice against the recent Micon Donkdown post. Interesting take.

Give it a listen. We’re figuring out when these will get back on iTunes. Hope to have resolved soon.

* Falcon Heene

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Wicked Chops Podcast: The Awesome 20


Glaring omission from the Awesome 20: Joanna Krupa

Glaring omission from the Awesome 20: Joanna Krupa

Here’s Part 2 of the latest Wicked Chops & GavinTM podcast. What happened to Part 1? Some back-end technical difficulties that we’re blaming on Falcon Heene. Little fucker is at it again. Part 1 should be up later today.

So Part 2 of the podcast was based on a brilliant Gavin Smith idea: the Awesome 20TM.

BLUFF each year puts out their Power 20, where peers vote on the most influential people in the industry. Completely out of spite for not making it We’re taking a different approach though, discussing some of the more awesome people in the industry.

Like when giving an Oscar speech, we kinda Chad Lowe’d this and forgot a few names. Happens. But this is a good starter.

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Mitch Garber on Nevada Intrastate Gaming


Thursday was a good day for Caesar Interactive CEO Mitch Garber.

Thursday was a good day for Caesar Interactive CEO Mitch Garber.

With the poker world scrambling to make sense of the Nevada intrastate bill being signed into law, we spoke with Caesars Interactive CEO (and newly minted #2 on the BLUFF Poker 20) Mitch Garber today for some clarity.

It’s a quick one, but good perspective.

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Wicked Chops Podcast: Fred Bevill on Saved by the Bell, Federated/Epic, and HPT


Back to posting, back to podcasts.

First up: a long overdue cast with the HPT‘s Fred Bevill. In between talking about the Season 9 changes to HPT, Fred discusses his stint on Saved by the Bell (go to 1:22 in the above clip), the shitshow that was Federated Sports+Gaming, and more.

Listen below or download on iTunes.

Working on a few more podcasts for later in the week and next week as well.

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Wicked Chops Podcast: Eastgate Returns, Griffin Prop Bet, and American Idol


Watch Peter Eastgate Has Had Better Days on RawVegas.tv

In the latest Wicked Chops Podcast, we’re joined by special guests Jeff “Slim” Holsey and Kristin “Change100″ Bihr to discuss the Ashton Griffin 70-miles in 24 hours prop bet (is it top 10 worthy?) and Peter Eastgate‘s unretirement (hopefully less bad days for him now, unlike the above vide).

Then we spend 30 minutes on American Idol.

Who are Hollywood Week early favorites? Does James Durbin have something more diabolical planned? Is that really Giovanni Ribisi? Who is White Ruben Studdard? And more…

Listen below or download on iTunes.

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