Top Pair Podcast 315: What American Poker Players Can Expect in Europe

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In episode 315 of the Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, Bruce Briggs and Robbie Strazynski talk about the major differences between playing poker in Europe versus in the United States. Robbie has a full trip report from his time at the Unibet Open in Bucharest, while Bruce, unfortunately, had to cancel his planned poker trip for weather-related reasons.

Plus, a brief preview of the upcoming new Vince Van Patten movie "Walk to Vegas" and some fun stories from Robbie’s cash game adventures both in home games and Romania, as well as a One Outer about a four-hour-long bluff carried out to the table’s delight!

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Show Time Stamps

00:24Synopsis
1:03–30:31How Ya Runnin?
 Robbie: Recap of a work trip to the Unibet Open Bucharest. Getting to know the company’s ambassadors, including Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin.
6:55Recap of cash game play in Bucharest: three sessions, including an all-nighter.
9:21Special opportunity to meet and interview Molly Bloom.
15:35The ups and downs of playing in a home game without air conditioning.
18:36Attending an EPT festival for the first time, in Barcelona
 Bruce: Wildfires ended up cancelling a planned poker trip with Gutterball to Wendover, Nevada.
26:43Preview of Vince Van Patten’s upcoming movie, Walk to Vegas.
31:49–53:43Poker Talk: How Do European Poker Events Differ From American Ones?
33:32Hotel centric and minimal traveling (Europe) vs. poker-room centric and parking lots galore (USA)
36:08Greenbacks (USA) vs. multiple currencies (Europe) + a 1% cashout tax in Romania!
41:22“English only” (USA) vs. multiple languages (Europe)
46:33Tipping is rare and no stigma if you don’t tip (Europe) vs. tipping practically being mandatory (USA)
50:43Player parties (Europe) vs. usually poker only, no parties (USA)
51:45No free drinks (Europe) vs. drinks are flowing (USA)
53:52 One Outer – What it’s like to carry out a four-hour-long bluff, and then reveal it to everyone at the table except one player in particular…

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