If you’re a friend of his, then Matt Berkey — star of this month’s The Interview — needs no introduction.
That may sound obvious, but Berkey has more friends than most; his daily video podcast Only Friends saw him regularly joined by thousands of viewers and listeners as he debated the biggest issues in the poker world with his regular crew and special guests.
Confronting poker’s major stories, scandals, news and views from an expert and informed perspective, as well as with a comforting regularity, Only Friends chalked up over 700 episodes before the shutters recently fell. As he announced in March, the production was forced to move from their hired studio and their run of over three years broadcasting to the poker community was brought to an end the following month.
It’s a loss that the poker world continues to feel, but Berkey was never a talk show host; his opinions on poker have always been informed by his extensive experience playing the game. As both a tournament and cash game player he’s racked up seven-figure scores, and has shared his expertise via his training site Solve For Why.
Now Berkey, a member of the PokerOrg Player Advisory Board, joins Craig Tapscott for an in-depth conversation in the latest edition of The Interview.
Watch the full interview above now, or see below for links to the audio podcast.
(Only) Friends: The One With Matt Berkey
In this hour-plus edition of The Interview Craig and Matt discuss the full journey of the Only Friends podcast, from conception to conclusion, as well as numerous other hot topics from the poker world, such as…
- His ‘messy’ million-dollar confrontation with Nik Airball and the moment it almost turned physical
- The biggest scandals and stories from the Only Friends years, including the headline-grabbing J-4 incident involving Robbi Jade Lew and Garrett Adelstein
- An inside view on the 2024 crossbook between Jeremy Becker and Landon Tice
- The stamina and endurance required to go deep in a tournament such as the WSOP Main Event
- The future of poker training, including Solve For Why
There are few out there better than Berkey with the experience in high-stakes poker, the passion to consider and analyze the game’s constant developments, and the articulate nature to bring these stories to a wider audience.
Whatever he does next, we’ll be watching, but for now let’s spend one more hour among friends.
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