Final Table Radio Show 2011 Year in Review

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011

Final Table #151: Poker Year In Review

Today on the Final Table radio show, we recapped the biggest poker stories of 2011, with help from two of the industry's top reporters, Chad Holloway of Poker News and Kevin Mathers of AllVegasPoker.com. Among the items we discussed:

• the impact Black Friday had on players, tournaments, cash games, sponsorships, and the poker media;
• how near-live streaming coverage of the WSOP Main Event has changed the way we watch poker on television;
• the loss of most other TV poker shows, including "High Stakes Poker" and "Poker After Dark";
• the launch of the Epic Poker League and its chances for success going forward;
• whether we'll ever see Full Tilt founders Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson playing poker publicly again;
• our picks for the person who had the most impact on poker this year.

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We do The Final Table show every Tuesday 3pm to 4pm CT on 590 KFNS radio from the poker room of Harrah's St. Louis.

http://dennisphillipspoker.blogspot.com/2011/12/final-table-151-poker-year-in-review.html

Various Interview Links

I've done quite a few interviews in the past few months and have decided to include some links. Aside from the regular podcasts I do for PokerNews, I've done the following interviews.

The Final Table Radio Show with Dennis Phillips & Paul Harris: On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, I discussed an infamous hand between Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth that had played out on Poker After Dark. Also on the show were guests Brian Rast and Matt Affleck.

http://dennisphillipspoker.blogspot.com/2011/08/final-table-135-brian-rast-matt-affleck.html

First-Ever PokerNews Video: While playing my first-ever World Series of Poker event at the 2010 WSOP ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E.), the PokerNews video crew was kind enough to do an interview with me. It was a lot of fun and a pleasure to be interviewed by the lovely Nicki Pickering.

http://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2011-chad-holloway-987689952001.htm

Short Stacked Radio: This radio show debuted on July 5, 2011 and has proven a tremendous success in its short history. I've had the opportunity to be on Short Stacked Radio on two different occasions, and I expect to do many more shows in the future.

Episode 17: In addition to myself, guests included professional poker coach Donna Blevins, Maryann Morrison of WomanPokerPlayer.com, Scott Long of Ante Up Magazine, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

http://shortstackedradio.com/2011/08/short-stacked-radio-episode-17-michael-the-grinder-mizrachi-chad-holloway-scott-long-maryann-morrison-donna-blevins/

Episode 24: In addition to myself, guests included Landon Blackhall of PokerNews, Rich Muny of the PPA, and 2011 November Niner Eoghan O'Dea.

http://shortstackedradio.com/2011/08/short-stacked-radio-episode-24-2011-wsop-november-niner-eoghan-odea-landon-blackhall-ppa-weekly-update-rich-muny-chad-holloway/