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Doke and Lappin are back with the first Lock-In of 2022.

The boys speak to GPI and Hendon Mob President, Eric Danis — covering among other things, the upcoming GPI Global Poker Awards.

They also discuss the closure of PokerShares, and the demise (and possible reincarnation) of Phil Galfond’s Run It Once Poker — and of course, Doug Polk and Dan Bilzerian’s recent bicker-fest on YouTube.

David has just recovered from COVID-19, but that doesn’t stop Dara from getting in a jibe about his weight inside the first 50 seconds. Some things never change.

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PokerStars USA kicked off its first online poker series of 2022 over the weekend. The 2022 Winter Series takes place from January 22 through 31 across all three jurisdictions — Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey, promising more than $2 million in combined guaranteed prize money.

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The PokerStars USA Winter Series has $1 million promised in PA, $650,000 guaranteed in MI, and $500,000 up for grabs in NJ.

BetMGM has launched its mobile sportsbook app in New York, becoming the fifth sports betting operator to go live in the Empire State.

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The self-styled “King of Sportsbooks” means business, so be on the lookout for offers and promos galore as BetMGM NY celebrates its big launch and tries to claim its share of the market in the biggest (and hottest) state for sports betting in the US.

DNegs and the gang from the DAT Poker Podcast released their final edition of 2021 on Dec 31, and they didn’t hold back. Among the topics the gang gets into this episode is the controversy surrounding fake vaccination cards that were allegedly used at the WSOP this year.

Never a group to shy away from the controversy, Negreanu and crew also told some Erick Lindgren stories and discussed the subject of outing unpaid poker debts. Also on the show this episode is industry legend Mori Eskandani who drops in to discuss the history of televised poker.