Hi Everyone:

Well, a little over ten years ago I, Mat Sklansky, and Steven McLoughlin, who was working with us at that time, had a lunch meeting with Adam Schwartz concerning what they would be allowed to say in terms of self promotion relative to their already popular poker podcast Rounders. Anyway, after just a few minutes an obvious solution occurred to me, and that was to bring their show into Two Plus Two and to make it the Two Plus Two Pokercast. Adam immediately agreed, all issues were resolved, and this site now had a poker podcast, and what a podcast it was.

In no time, with our hosts Mike Johnson and Adam Schwartz, the Two Plus Two PokerCast was easily the number one podcast of its type, and the number of people listening was huge, with the most listeners being the Howard Lederer show which occurred in September, 2012 where there were over 4 million downloads, incredible numbers for a show like ours.

Also, for those who occasionally ask this question, I quickly learned that Mike and Adam knew a lot more about how to do the PokerCast than I did, so it was rare for me to even talk to them about the direction of the show or who should be the guests, and virtually everyone who had any importance in poker, and this includes the latest WSOP champion to those who worked behind the scenes in the Internet poker business, made an appearance.

However, the great Mike Johnson retired in 2014, and Terrence Chan ably took his place as a co-host alongside Adam Schwartz. And the Two Plus Two PokerCast continued on without missing a beat.

Unfortunately, times have changed and the poker world has slowed down a great deal. Eric Holder's Justice Department, which was part of the Obama administration, did a great deal of damage to our industry and to our show when they shut down the major Internet poker sites in 2011. So that today I'm officially announcing the suspension of the Two Plus Two PokerCast.

Now suspension doesn't mean that it is over for good, it could come back some time in the future with the same hosts or different hosts. But it does mean that PokerCast show #499 will be our last show for now. I know that many of you, including those of us in Two Plus Two management, are highly disappointed to hear this, but all good things come to pass.

And finally, I want to thank those people who helped to make our PokerCast such a success for all these years. These include Mike Johnson, Adam Schwartz, Terrence Chan, James Bunner, Steven McLoughlin, Chuck Weinstock, David Sklansky, Mat Sklansky, Ross Henry, Steve Day, and all the loyal listeners we've had for all these years.

Best wishes,
Mason

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I'm saddened by this news but feel slightly relieved for all parties, probably incorrectly since I know none of the analytics or financials. With all of the people creating content these days, 2p2 PC was still always my go-to for poker entertainment when I needed my fix.

Thanks so much for your hard and thoughtful work, delivering to us great content on the reg for free. Thanks also for letting me be a part of the time capsule even tho I was ill prepared; it was definitely one of the highlights of my time playing poker. So much love guys <3 <3

Ive listened to the show for years and thoroughly enjoyed the content throughout even as hosts and producers have changed through the years.

I really hope the team restarts with a new podcast as I'll be suffering some serious withdrawal symptoms on my next cross-country road trip!

Massive shoutout to Adam for his dedication and consistently high quality entertainment throughout the years.

Best of luck to you all in the future.

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I said let's start a Patreon campaign to do one last one next year at WSOP and end the show with a proper Bang

Why no word from Ross, Adam , of Chan

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/9...rcast-1714426/

Best wishes,
Mason

RIP, thanks for the many great listens.

What's going to happen to that sick house in Thailand now?

Sadness falls over the land.

There was 2+2 podcast?

Sad to hear this, but I'm not at all surprised. I used to listen to the show occasionally over the years. It was always fun and the guys sounded excited to be doing it.

I checked out their WSOP episodes this year after not having listened for a long time, and it was a very different feel. They sounded so over it. No excitement in their voices. No joy. Adam especially seemed to be going through the motions. I don't mean that as an insult or criticism. More of just an observation. It's understandable.

A lot of people who came into the poker world during the peak boom years have grown up and moved on. People get married, start families, find new careers, and ultimately drop out of the scene. If anything, it's a testament to Mike/Adam/Terrence that they lasted as long as they did. The show was fun for a long time and I appreciate the work they put in.

I used to love listening back in '08 and '09 when I was getting into poker. I remember playing with Adam at the '11 summer 2+2 party. 499 episodes is quite an accomplishment thanks to all the people who put work into the show.

Loved listening to the poker cast. I'm assuming the money isn't their to pay the host. Advertising or what have you. Maybe if the shows were put on youtube, that ad revune could help?

All in all, enjoyed the show and sad times.

I got to meet Adam, Terrence, and their entourage when they came to Boston for the Stanley Cup Finals not long after Black Friday. It's amazing the Pokercast kept going another 7 years from those dark days!

So let's just be grateful for that. And leave politarding out of it. And remember no matter who is to blame...

Today truly marks the end of an era though. I wish those guys and the rest of the Pokercast team, past and present, the best of luck in their future endeavors, or endeavours as the case may be!

Just want to say that it was an absolute blast being on the pokercast a few times, and it will be sad not having it around any longer.

I posted in the other thread, but I'll repeat it here: thanks for all of the memories. The PokerCast was a great ship.

You may now return to your political discussion.

All posts related to politics including Masons are gone. One exception is Mason's OP. If you wish to discuss the political portion of his post move it to politics.
This thread should be related to one topic only. TwoPlusTwo PokerCast.

So this thread is PokerCast and related topics only. All politics related posts will be deleted.

Thanks to all those individuals involved with Pokercast over years for providing us with a fantastic show!

Poker is actually dead??
Any1 else notice that highstakesdb RIP'd this week as well?

Will the archives remain hosted or do i need to download them asap?

Mason, will you be part of the show ? Please join and take that Sklansky dude with you

Maybe he should remove the political part of his post instead of censoring everyone who disagree with it?

Most of us didn't even know you guys still had a podcast running.

Fixed your post.

Adam/TChan/Ross/MJ etc. You guys have done a bang up job on the cast for many years. Thank you for allowing me to dive into the poker world for many hours getting me through a lot of long car rides and cutting the grass.

Yeah well, if 99% of your posts are in Sporting Events, why would you?

This is the last discussion on this. Nothing is being censored. It is just being asked that any discussions of a political nature be done in the politics forum. Maybe you could start the topic there if you are interested in continuing the politics discussion.