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On episode #129 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Gareth James. He's a professional poker player, coach, author, and fellow podcaster. On this show we'll talk about his career as a player as well as his multiple other poker pursuits - in particular his latest book, The Final Table - as well as get to know him better in general.

On episode #128 of the Cardschat podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Max Pescatori. Max is a successful longtime professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two WSOP Circuit Rings in his trophy cabinet. Winning his bracelets in No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, Razz and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, Max has been proficient in all forms of the game to the tune of almost $5 million in live tournament earnings alone. Not only that, but his last name translates as 'The Fisherman' in his native tongue and he’s also known by his nickname 'The Italian Pirate'. On today's show we'll get to know him a little better.

On episode #127 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Anish Patel. Anish is the author of poker's first ever graphic novel, a project he began working on 14 years ago, after watching the 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table. The project eventually ended up being called The Final 9 and after boatloads of time, effort, and resources invested, has finally become a reality. On today's show, we'll get to know Anish a little better, learn about his passion project, and more about how driven this man is to have created such a unique piece of work.

On episode #126 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming Maureen Bloechlinger, one of the poker industry's most active advocates for increasing women's involvement in the game. Based in Switzerland, she is perhaps best known for her running of two prominent Facebook groups: Globetrotting Poker and Globetrotting Poker Women - which combined boast close to 2,000 members. Maureen always has her finger on the pulse of where in the world Ladies events are being held, and spreading the word about them, and she’s of course an avid poker player herself. On this show, we get to know her a little better.

On episode #125 of the CardsChat podcast we have the pleasure of welcoming David "ODB" Baker. David is a longtime poker professional and mixed game specialist with close to $7 million in career tournament winnings. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2012 in the $2,500 8-Game Mix event before grabbing gold again in 2019 in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event; plus he's also got a WPT title in his trophy case. On this show we'll learn more about his career as well as a little about his life away from the felt.

This edition of the CardsChat podcast revisits interviews with former WSOP World Champions Chris Moneymaker, Joe Cada, Ryan Riess, Martin Jacobson and Greg Raymer (plus Phil Hellmuth and Jamie Gold – audio version only). These players have reached the very top of the poker world, and share their experiences before, during and after their history-making victories in the WSOP Main Event. From the very start of their poker careers to their crowning moments – and the aftermath – their unique experiences have been brought together for this very special WSOP-themed episode.