Matt Berkey's "Only Friends" Podcast

High-limit player Matt Berkey and his colleagues discuss the conflict between PokerOK and backing funds for about an hour. They managed to discuss the statements of the head of PokerOK Ivan Bryksin, and also:

 

33:28 Update PokerOk declaring war on poker stables 

37:00 Are poker stables bad for online poker? 

38:45 Looking at Pads post on the situation 

41:20 How do stables work and how does it affect the environment? 

50:18 How did GG accumulate so many players? 

55:44 Looking at Fedor’s response to the situation 

57:30 Statement from GG on the issue 

1:01:02 The progression of online poker and the differences in live 

1:08:10 Discussing the pros and cons of the new terms set by GG 

1:16:25 Why do sites not want stables? 

1:18:37 Discussing rake in different environments 

1:22:30 Speculating on the future of GG poker 

1:31:45 Closing thoughts