The Showdown: Dogs, pecs, and lawsuit threats 

Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Posted on: May 3, 2025 14:51 PDT

95 seconds. That's all you need this week for a whip-around of the wildest stories in poker on The PokerOrg Showdown with Sarah Herring

This week is all over the map, so print out the Mapquest and try to keep up. It starts with an end — Berkey's podcast, but Maurice Hawkins wants to sue him. Doug Polk is taking his shirt off on social media a lot more, Chris Moneymaker is chasing dogs, and everyone is now debating the rudeness of pleasantries. 

Walk carefully to the Play Button above and get right into it. 

The rundown

This week on The PokerOrg Showdown:

- Lee Jones wrote a touching eulogy for the Only Friends podcast and Maurice Hawkins wrote a lawsuit threat. 

- Poker players can't make positive life decisions without first placing a side bet, so Doug Polk has his shirt off on social media a lot more. 

- The new Moneymaker Newsletter features Chris Moneymaker chasing his dog. Just go watch it. 

- People are now debating whether or not to be polite to one another. What say you?

Throw it into reverse and check out the video above for the full scoop. Catch up on last week's edition and scroll down a bit for a few more.