Chapter 4 Ep. 23 Protect Your Hand
6/19/202656 min
From the poker room to the poker cruise, we’ve got a packed episode this week.
On Table Talk, Joe and Elle discuss Sycuan Casino being named Southern California’s Best Poker Room for the third straight year, the new permanent World Series of Poker retail store, Calvin Anderson making history with his second $10,000 Razz Championship, and the arrival of Buc-ee’s in Arizona. Plus, we give a well-deserved shoutout to Ante Up Magazine contributor Jasmine Klapperich for earning her PhD and helping poker players stay healthy both on and off the felt.
Call the Floor has Elliott weighing in on a controversial tournament situation involving a player who appeared to seek input from his rail during a major river decision. Was it a joke, outside assistance, or something deserving of a penalty? And can the floor remove railbirds who cross the line?
In Hand of the Week, Patrick and I face a river decision with AQ suited after turning additional equity and applying pressure against an active opponent. Should we call or find the muck? Patrick and Joe break it down.
And in Joe’s One Outer, a simple piece of cruise advice, “wear sunscreen”, sparks a poker-themed tribute to Baz Luhrmann’s famous spoken-word classic. It’s a collection of lessons learned from years around the table, culminating in one rule every poker player should remember… protect your hand. If you don’t know the song that this week’s One Outer references here it is.
Join Joe, Elle, Patrick, and Elliott for another week of poker news, strategy, rules, and stories from the everyday poker player.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Take your seat, the cards are flying high. Shuffle up and deal, let the aces lie. Longest-running show, yeah, we've seen it all. From the river to the rail, we answer the call Welcome back to another episode of the Ante Up Poker Podcast, where every hand is an opportunity, every player is a friend, and every episode is a winning experience.
Joe Scales· Host0:27
Elle and I are back around the poker table.
Elle· Host0:30
I'm ready to go cruising.
Joe Scales· Host0:32
Yeah. [laughs] You know, uh, we took out that little beginning intro, uh, last week, and I never even addressed it. It was just gone. And so- Well, then I just sit here, if you're watching- [laughs] ...
Elle· Host0:44
I just sit here like, "Yeah, uh-huh." [laughs] "Exactly." I think we need to tag team that or something.
Joe Scales· Host0:50
Maybe, yeah.
Elle· Host0:51
[laughs] It's kind of an awkward pause. But no, I like it.
Joe Scales· Host0:54
Yeah. It- It's a, it's a different take on how to open the show, but I like it. Yeah. But I just thought we should at least address it [laughs] after it was just gone. Uh, I was surprised that I didn't get emails, actually. People are like, "What happened here at the beginning?" Um- It's working. Yeah. [laughs] Um, I do wanna, I wanna start out talking about Sycuan Poker Room because- Oh my gosh, I cannot wait ... we're so excited about being there in October- Yeah.
Elle· Host1:22
Yes ...
Joe Scales· Host1:22
but they've got a lot going on right now.
Elle· Host1:24
Yeah, that we really wanna talk about. Number one, they have been named California's best poker room three years