Ante Up Poker Magazine

This week I break down our 2nd Patreon Private Game. Elle and I talk to Brian Bly about some home game fun including the river of Mountain Dew? Elliott rules on a hand sent in by a dealer where one player says “I’ll put you all in”, but gets off with only a bet of $5. Patrick and I break down a HOTW with a mediocre hand UTG+1. Then I close out the show talking about a book I am currently reading called Poker, Politics and Presidents. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.jackpotdigital.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Poker-Politics-Presidents-Presidency-Washington/dp/B0BW2LXRYL Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20.

This week Elle and talk about being a “Royal Flush” for Halloween. A new bill on the ballot locally for a casino in Richmond VA, and a new twist on Poker After Dark. Elliott rules on the question of who has the right to see their opponents cards and Patrick and I break down a HOTW where the listener wanted to know if they were priced in or was it a complete punt. Then I close out the show revisiting the Poker After Dark show and the celebrities that went along with the older version. Check out the trailer to the new show below https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Jackpotdigital.com Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20. https://youtu.be/2f6iIrAztT4?si=zLy0oO8E8MzLeQA_  

This week starts with condolences to the Brunson family, as Louise passed away five months after her husband Doyle. I have a sneak peak into my conversation with Aaron Massey for the magazine on Table talk. Elliott rules on a situation with a player calling one all in, but did he call two? Patrick and I break down a Stud/8 hand this week on HOTW and I end the show talking about the longest poker game in history. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.patreon.com/AnteUpPoker jackpotdigital.com Get 20% off + free shipping with the code AnteUp20 at manscaped.com. That’s 20% off + free shipping with the code AnteUp20 at manscaped.com. Your balls have been through enough, it’s time to go Ultra with MANSCAPED.

This week the topic of respect keeps coming up. On the “Table Talk” segment Elle and I welcome Todd Lamansky to join us. We talk about respecting women and other new players at the tables, as well as respecting other players time at the table when the topic turns to Jared Bleznick using a time chip to open a couple boxes of sportscards. We round out that segment talking about the EPT where there was a call to the floor that was overturned by the tournament director. Elliott discusses a call the floor where a person put in the wrong amount and was forced to raise on “Call the Floor”. HOTW is brought to you by Jackpot Digital, and their electronic tables, Jackpot Blitz. This week Patrick and I break down a hand with 9 players to the flop. Then I round out the show driving home the importance of respect at the tables. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.patreon.com/AnteUpPoker jackpotdigital.com https://www.pokerpower.com Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20.

This week I give away a copy of Gareth James book The Final Table to a Patreon member, Elle and I talk about a new show that we have found that’s filmed at the Mohegan Sun, and we have Tommy from Carnival Cruises on the show to talk about the upcoming Ante Up Poker Cruise. Elliott rules on a situation that could easily have happened to me. HOTW is brought to you by Jackpot Digital, and their electronic tables, Jackpot Blitz..This week Patrick and I break down a hand with Pocket 4’s and I end the show talking about poker travel advice. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.patreon.com/AnteUpPoker Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20. Hit the refresh button with the Handyman.®

This week I talk about the latest issue of Ante Up Magazine that was released on Tuesday, I give some more details about the Ante Up Poker Cruise, and I shout out some new Patreon Members. Elle and I talk about Phil Helmuth folding pocket Kings, we recap the Patreon Private game on PokerStars, and Elle issues her apology to the Sphere in Las Vegas. Then I interview Gareth James and Byron Jacobs about the book “The Final Table”. It goes into a great detail about the the different stages of playing a final table. After that, Elliott rules on a situation with cards that are lost in the muck because a player mis-heard another player, and Patrick learns the term “SPR”, before I wrap up the show with my One-Outer about music and poker. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.patreon.com/AnteUpPoker https://dandbpoker.com/ Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at Manscaped.com and use code AnteUp20.

This week the table starts to fill up in our table talk segment as Bob Popper joins Elle and I. We announce something big for 2024. Elliott discusses a situation where the dealer shows a player hand to the rest of the table, perhaps too early. A situation in the HOTW segment shows how every decision matters in poker. Joe ends the show talking about respect in poker. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Patreon: patreon.com/AnteUpPoker Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20. Hit the refresh button with the Handyman.®

This week Elle and I are on the road again. We recap some of the travels and play a game to give away some swag to a lucky Patreon member. Elliott rules on a situation when the dealer drops the stub prematurely and he explains why it’s important to mix the cards in the muck at the end of a deal. Patrick and I break down another hold ’em hand, and I end the show by elaborating on the question whether poker is dying. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Patreon: patreon.com/AnteUpPoker Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code AnteUp20.

In this week’s episode I start the show talking about community and introduce our patreon page. Elle and I talk about the lots of travel, and we even tease some upcoming travel for 2024. We talk about the state of poker after Joe read something that says poker is a dying game. Elliott goes over another Call the Floor from Vegas and explains the action of putting a stack of chips out in front to bet only a portion of that stack. Patrick and I break down a hand of the week from a friendly home game and explain why playing with friends can present some challenges and how to fix that. Then I end the show coming full circle to talk about community again. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine patreon.com/AnteUpPoker Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code anteup20 at Manscaped.com.

This week we recap the Whirlwind Midwest Labor Day Weekend Tour. The show doesn’t miss a beat though as Elliott rules on a situation where a player feels snubbed for the local regs in a Vegas Poker Room, and Patrick and I break down a PLO online game. I end the show with some similarities between Pickleball and Poker. Links: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityPoker/videos https://digitaleditions.anteupmagazine.com/ante-up-magazine-september-issue/ Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code anteup20 at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at Manscaped.com and use code anteup20. Your grass is not artificial; keep it shaved with MANSCAPED™.

This week Elle and I venture off on the Whirlwind Midwest Labor Day Tour, we meet up with Ambassadors, talk to poker rooms, and commentate on a live stream. The show goes on with Call the Floor and HOTW still. I end the show on a little bit of a serious but important topic. Links: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine https://worldtavernpoker.com/ Livestream for Sunday: https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityPokerChampionship https://msptpoker.com jackentertainment.com/cleveland https://thereservepoker.com/

This week we acknowledge the many new listeners. Joe and Elle talk about Joe getting old, and wanting Elle to buy him into Daniel Negreanu’s charity game. A player gets scolded in a poker room on this week’s Call the Floor. Patrick gets some kudos for the way he played last week’s HOTW. Can he continue to play well this week? Joe wraps up the show talking about what you can learn from losing in poker. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine rcgpoker.com https://sites.google.com/site/pokerpaips/faq Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ANTEUP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod *In accordance with FTC regulations, we also would ask you include a text overlay to disclose the paid partnership for any video based content.  

This week Elle and I continue to give love to Rockford Charitable Games, what poker players focus on after tournaments, Preston McEwen, the Tennessee-an? that is killing it in Cherokee, and our upcoming trip to Chicago. Then Elliott talks about a situation that comes from a home game group that when chips spill on the table. Our HOTW can only be won if we tell a story to be able to go for the bluff, and I wrap up the show by continuing the topic of bluffing. Check out our linktree to get to our Magazine and YouTube channel, and Social Media. https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine If your looking for poker in the Chicago Area Rockford Charitable Games has your game going. rcgpoker.com If you are interested in the Ante Up Auxiliary Stop, get more info here. https://chicagopokerclub.net/windy-city-poker-championship.html To order the manscaped tools click this link: Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ANTEUP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod*In accordance with FTC regulations, we also would ask you include a text overlay to disclose the paid partnership for any video based content.

This week Elle and I talk about the taxes of the WSOP winners, the Las Vegas Eyeball, and Daniel Negreanu playing poker with some kids that will be heading off to college. Player’s whispering at the table has Elliott talking in Call the Floor. Patrick and I tackle a tournament hand in HOTW before the show talks poker in the Ohio area. Finally I end the show talking about finding the right tools to keep you afloat amongst a sea of information. Linktree – https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Rockford Charitable Games – rcgpoker.com Ante Up Magazine – https://digitaleditions.anteupmagazine.com/ante-up-magazine-august-issue/ Manscaped – Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ANTEUP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

This week the magazine is out so check that out. Elle and I talk about our upcoming trip to Baton Rouge, and my trip to Chicago in September. Elliott breaks down a call the floor where someone puts in a chip without realizing there was a raise, then takes the chip back and fold. Patrick and I break down an Online PLO hand. I talk with Lon McEachern and Norman Chad in the How Ya Runnin segment before closing the show talking about the question if poker is stressful or relaxing. Linktree – https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Rockford Charitable Games – rcgpoker.com Magazine – https://digitaleditions.anteupmagazine.com/ante-up-magazine-august-issue/ PAIPS – https://sites.google.com/site/pokerpaips/faq

This week I continue to solicit feedback from you. If there is anything you like or don’t like let me know at [email protected]. The next issue of the magazine will be out August 3rd, so check that out at anteupmagazine.com/magazine. We have an interesting “Call the Floor” when a player gets a little too over zealous while showing their hand and cards go flying. This week’s HOTW is a new-ish player that finds themselves in a tough spot with KQ suited on the button.I get to talk to Nick Howard in our “How Ya Runnin'” segment. He is with Poker Detox. They use data analytics to really improve your play. Then I wrap up the show with some real talk about the people around us and how they can affect our play, Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Rockford Charitable Games: rcgpoker.com Poker Detox: https://signup.pokerdetox.com/ pokerdetox.com

This week Elle and I discuss our trip, and watching the Final Table of the Main Event. The Rockford Charitable Games Ante Up Freeroll was a success in Chicago. Elliott breaks down a situation in a non Hold ‘Em game. Patrick and I break down another HOTW. This week we have AK. Todd Lamansky gives us an update on the Legends of Poker series in LA and I end the show talking about “Fool’s Gold ” at the WSOP.

This week Elle and I travel to Virginia Beach to enjoy some summer music and on the way we will check out Rivers Casino in Portsmouth. In the Meantime the show continues with some interesting controversy from the WSOP in the Call the Floor Segment and I removed the SFX from the audio version of the HOTW. Links: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine?utm_source=linktree_admin_share RCG Ante Up Freeroll Signup – RCGpoker.com/77-00/ Manscaped – Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ANTEUP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod  

This week we talk more WSOP action, especially with the Main Event breaking the entry record. Patrick gets corrected for his wording in the HOTW, and we talk to the inventor of a new card game called Slotker. Links – Rockford Charitable Games Freeroll Sign-Up form: https://digitaleditions.anteupmagazine.com/ante-up-magazine-july-issue/rockford-charitable-games-and-ante-up-freeroll Slotker – https://www.slotker.com/ Manscaped – Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code ANTEUP20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod Ante Up LinkTree – https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine

This week we introduce Manscaped as our new sponsor with a code for 20% off. We have the Ante Up Freeroll with Rockford Charitable Games coming on July 20th. The password is The Worm. During our “Table Talk” segment I talk with Bill Collins about his poker home game site, PokerCows. Elliott breaks down another interesting “Call the Floor” and Patrick learns how important Bet-Sizing can be in HOTW. Then we talk to Elve, the winner of the Camp One Step Charity Tournament before he heads off to Vegas for the Main Event, and I wrap up the show with my take on home games. Links: Rockford Charitable Games – https://rcgpoker.com/ Manscaped – Get 20% off and free shipping with the code AnteUp20 at Manscaped.com. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED™. PokerCows – https://pokercows.com/ Ante Up Magazine – anteupmagazine.com/magazine  

This week we introduce a new sponsor for Table Talk. Rockford Charitable Games is sponsoring that segment and they have are running a special Ante Up Freeroll. The only way to get into the Freeroll is with the special code that we mention in the podcast. Our “How Ya Runnin'” guest has a good run in the WSOP and Joe ends the show addressing the Martin Kabrhel situation. Links: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine Rockford Charitable Games: https://rcgpoker.com/ Expedia: https://expedia.com/affiliate/ZLE1Ctb

This week we talk some WSOP news in the “Table Talk” Segment. Elliott is back in “Call the Floor” and he is fired up. We have a fun hand that we break down in HOTW and we discuss how to “Play Your Best Life” with Danielle Striker in the How Ya Runnin’ Segment. Joe continues that topic a little farther in hs One-Outer. Links: Poker Samadhi – https://pokersamadhi.com/ Ante Up Poker Media YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@AnteUpPokerMedia/featured Listener Documentary – https://youtu.be/Tf3m_HcIhOk

This week Elliott is on vacation so we don’t have a “Call the Floor” Segment, but we have a special guest on “Table Talk” to go over the Grand Opening of Edge Social Music Lounge. I changed up the HOTW for YouTube. We made it more visual. Then David Fishman joins me to go over the famous hand he played thirteen years ago on PokerStars “The Big Game”. I had a little technical difficulties that caused the show to be out a little later, but it’s worth the wait.

This week Mike is back on Table Talk. Mystery Bounty Tournaments are a recurring topic throughout the podcast. We talk about everyone’s favorite hand to play, Pocket Jack’s, in the Coach’s Corner and Joe ends the show with a summer reminder to take some time to enjoy the world around you.

This week I recap the Camp One Step Charity Tournament. Elliott talks over a “Call the Floor” from another casino that seems to have gone very wrong. We have a HOTW from Scotland. Then Joe wraps up the show paying with his tribute to our fallen military men and women. Links: cospickleball.givesmart.com https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine

This week is our first video podcast. It’s available on YouTube. The link is below and on our linktree. I kick off the “Where Are They Now?” series with an interview with 4 time WSOP Bracelet winner, Tom McEvoy. Frank Ramsey joins me on the “How Ya Runnin'” segment to talk Play Poker Chicago POY standings and we end the show talking about table image in “Joe’s One-Outer”.

This week we recap Mike’s Birthday home game, which carries over into a HOTW. We introduce a new segment talking strategy with Mark Brement. Then Joe closes the show with a one-outer talking about an email that a listener sent in about dealing with “Bad Beats” in life. LINKS: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AnteUpPokerMedia Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anteupmagazine?subscribe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anteupmagazine/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anteupmagazine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/anteupmagazine

This week it’s Mike’s birthday so he gets the week off from the podcast as Jeff Platt and Jamie Kerstetter talk poker and the Dreamers Documentary. Elliott gives us advice on when to call the floor and we meet a new Ambassador to cover the Detroit area. Links: https://digitaleditions.anteupmagazine.com/ante-up-magazine-may-edition/ @detroitpoker7894 https://youtu.be/1SSL27_7mrc

This week Elle and I recap our trip to Schenectady and Chicago on “Table Talk”. Darren Elias talks about his role on Dreamers: A Poker Documentary in the “How Ya Runnin'” Segment and Joe’s One Outer covers resilience as a strength and a weakness. https://youtu.be/1SSL27_7mrc

This week the podcast goes on as we travel to Schenectady NY to cover the Electric City Poker Series, and Chicago for Camp One Step’s Charity Poker Tournament

This week I’m getting ready to head out to report on the Electric City Poker Series in Schenectady, and play in the Camp One Step Charity Tournament in Chicago. Before I do that though, I will be watching the premiere of Dreamers: A Poker Documentary. Mike joined me for Table Talk, but he handed the microphone over to Tom Wheaton who talked about the documentary. We ended the show with a one-outer about winning/losing streaks. Links for today’s show are: twitter: @abovethefelt Instagram: @abovethefelt_ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@abovethefelt

Poker etiquette is the theme in Call the Floor and Joe’s One-Outer. Mike wasn’t able to join Table Talk this week so Joe had his wife fill in. The LA Ambassador goes deep in a tournament, and we talk about the gambling bill and Choctaw with the Texas Ambassador.

It’s shaping up to be a busy April. The magazine will return on Monday April 3rd. We will be in Schenectady for the Electric City Poker Series, and in Chicago for Camp One Step’s Charity Tournament on the 20th. If you are planning your trip use the link below. https://expedia.com/affiliate/gv4MpXH  

In today’s episode Mike buys a piece of Joe in the Main Event at Schenectady, Jevon Wooden talks staying mentally grounded in poker and in life, and Joe talks the mental game of Poker as well in his one-outer.

In today’s episode we talk to Brad Smith with the Casino Collectibles Association. Their annual show will be taking place in June at the South Point Casino Hotel. The promised link for Ante Up swag is https://www.teepublic.com/stores/ante-up?ref_id=8295 and we tease the re-launch of the Ante Up Magazine!

This week we talk a little Poker Controversy, and celebrate International Women’s Day with a new arrival and a one-outer.

This week we have a fill in with the Hand of the Week, Camp One Step has a code for $50 off your entry, and we end with life advice in the One-Outer.

In today’s episode Mike walks us through his poker experience in Portsmouth Virginia, and we talk to @ZaktheCPA about gambling and taxes.

Bets on the Super Bowl reach record levels. We go over our prop bets and Joe’s One-Outer discusses President’s and Poker.

Joe battles through a little sickness to bring you another episode of the podcast.

Perry Green wins again, The WSOP’s full schedule is out and Camp One Step’s Registration is open.

PokerGo Cup crowns a Champion. Daniel Negreanu tops $50,000,000 in tournament winnings. We talk new casinos, charity poker, and Rozvadov.

In today’s episode, we resurrect the “Call the Floor” and “Hand of the Week” segments and introduce some new ones as Joe goes Free Solo.

We introduce the new owner and discuss what we have been doing for the past 11 months. Joe gives us an update on what to expect from Ante Up moving forward.

FEB. 18 POKERCAST RECAP: Well, this is it. After nearly 17 years straight, we have recorded our final Ante Up PokerCast. This epic episode clocks in at more than 2.5 hours as we revisit some of our greatest memories, interviews, characters, fans and guffaws. We will always be indebted to our listeners as they not only gave us validation but provided so much content and created this fantastic community known as the Ante Up Nation. Thanks for all that you’ve done, and hopefully we will, again, see you at the tables.

FEB. 11 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s our penultimate episode and the final one with our standard structure. We discuss a player getting banned from Hustler Casino for peeking at someone’s cards on a livestream; Encore Boston Harbor reopens its poker room but players aren’t happy with the scenario, and Chris “Fox” Wallace opines that cash-game TV shows might not be what they represent. We also have the final O’Mally’s Move and Phil N. has our last Hand of the Week. He has a suited K-J at the final table of a tournament.

FEB. 4 POKERCAST RECAP: Someone tries to flip a table and fails in Japan; GGPoker offers sidebets and we only have two episodes left! We have O’Mally’s final Move and Paul Garritson has the Hand of the Week.

JAN. 28 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s a bittersweet day as we announce the upcoming end to our poker show. After 16-plus years, we have decided Feb. 18 will be our last PokerCast. We may return for a special episode, so don’t delete us, but for now, the weekly version is coming to an end. We complete an O’Mally’s Move and Jerry Hanes is back with another Hand of the Week.

JAN. 21 POKERCAST RECAP: Global Poker Awards nominees announced and we also discuss who we think is Personality of the Year. PokerNews announced its five American players to watch in 2022 and a security guard foils a robbery at a Texas poker room. We have a new O’Mally’s Move and Todd McGee has the Hand of the Week with K-8.

JAN. 14 POKERCAST RECAP: Poker predictions for 2022 and what to do about players who test positive for Covid during a tournament are just a couple of the topics we discuss on this week’s show. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Mike Buck has 4-4 for our Hand of the Week.