The Lock-In 85 - Thomas Murphy

This week, we are locked in with popular Irish young gun Thomas Murphy. The lads review the Irish Open, mostly heaping praise on the organisers but also suggesting a couple of improvements for next year. New never before seen footage is released of David’s award-winning Karaoke performance with some remarking that it was an Easter miracle to see a Shane MacGowan seemingly resurrected!Two controversial rulings are discussed, one from late in the Irish Open featuring Aidan Quinlan and the other involving a card-marking Italian player at the Battle of Malta. The trio discuss the decision to ban stables taken by GGPoker Russian skin PokerOK, which segues into a more general discussion on the need for winning players as part of poker’s unique selling point. Finally, the upcoming CHIP RACE SERIES on Unibet Poker is announced - an 8-day, 26 tournament €200,000 guaranteed festival from May 5th-12th with €8000 added in extra prizes plus copies of Dara’s books.