Episode #174 - May 31, 2011 

PokerCast Episode 174 - WSOP Preview Show with Amit Makhija & Rich Muny

Live from the Two Plus Two Studios - This week on the Two Plus Two PokerCast Hero Poker pro Terrence Chan joins Mike and Adam live in studio to help preview the upcoming 42nd annual World Series of Poker. The guys cover some changes to this year's World Series and speculate what effect Black Friday and the DOJ indictments will have on both tournaments and cash games. The feature guest on the program is young poker pro Amit "amak316" Makhija. Amit joins Mike and Adam shortly after arriving in Las Vegas to talk about his World Series schedule, the recent WSOP bracelet prop bets made by notable poker pros and his second place finish at the 2008 WPT Legends of Poker. The guys also connect with Rich “TheEngineer” Muny of the Poker Players Alliance to find out how Black Friday has effected the PPA's continuing struggle to get online poker regulated in the US. The Full Tilt Poker cash out saga continues with coverage of their latest statement and a portion of the frozen money being released by the DOJ but still no solid payback dates being set by the former online poker giant. The guys also provide some forum static including the 'Comedy Madness' nominees and of course give away the password for the June 5th Poker Stars VIP Club Invitational for PokerCast listeners. Discuss this Pokercast on the 2+2 Forums

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Amit Makhija

Amit Makhija, better know as "amak316" online, hails from Brookfield, Wisconsin. He moved into the world of professional poker after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in finance and economics, and has been tearing up the online games ever since. With over $3.6 million in career winnings, the 25 year old is one of the brightest young stars in the poker world today, and showed enough promise to be named a member of the Brunson 10. Learn more about Amit Makhija

Rich Muny

Rich “TheEngineer” Muny is an engineer, poker player, and columnist for BigGovernment.com. A long time conservative-libertarian who grew disenchanted with the big government, big spending ways of the GOP leadership of the early 2000s, Rich became active in grassroots poker advocacy efforts while also becoming a prolific blogger on conservative-libertarian political issues. Rich has been a tireless advocate for poker rights since passage of the UIGEA, and he has successfully organized like-minded poker enthusiasts to work together on many campaigns for poker rights. These efforts led to his being named to the Board of Directors in 2007. Rich also serves as the PPA Kentucky State Director. Learn more about Rich Muny