VERDICT: The Lodge Card Club - HUGE For Texas Poker

About this episode

The episode discusses the positive Grand Jury verdict for The Lodge Card Club in Texas and its implications for the poker community.

In the 961st episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Ben Ludlow are back for a special episode to discuss the recent Grand Jury verdict regarding The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas. Spoiler Alert: It was good news for Doug Polk and company as potential charges were dismissed, and seized funds and equipment will be returned. Not only that, the cardroom has plans to reopen as soon as possible. It was the best case outcome considering the situation, and the poker world, including co-owners Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme , celebrated en masse. There are still a lot of lingering questions as to what may come next, but the crew dives into it all in this episode. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 00:28 | Charges dropped 02:28 | Doug Polk shares the good news 05:00 | Was it a witch hunt? 06:45 | The Lodge Card Club issues statement 07:45 | Another legal win for Texas poker 10:26 | Is this good long term? 11:00 | Poker community celebrates 15:30 | Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme 17:10 | WSOPC at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, Ben Ludlow

Topics covered

• Texas poker
• The Lodge Card Club
• legal issues
• poker community
• Grand Jury verdict

Keywords

• The Lodge Card Club
• Doug Polk
• Texas poker
• Grand Jury verdict
• Brad Owen
• Andrew Neeme
• legal issues
• poker community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lodge Card Club

Places: Round Rock, Texas

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