Tecmo, Nixon, 2four, TJ, and Mitch catch you up on all that has been going on since the last episode.

Tecmo celebrates the Maryland poker legislation. 2four celebrates Christmas against his will. Nixon talks about his recent trip to Virginia. Poker news covers the likelihood of poker getting regulated in the United States. TJ hugs the road about Palomar Card Club in San Diego. Our guest Ken “Schweig” Cheng talks about playing on the reopened Full Tilt Poker, discusses triple draw strategy, and refuses to tell us a joke.

For more on Ken, watch his video on Deuces Cracked or watch his Mark Liu videos on YouTube.

Badugi All-Stars is back! Nixon recaps his vacation to Finland. Tecmo gets his passport to go to Hawaii. 2four starts cooking up a storm of homemade Asian food. We bring on Deucescracked PLO player DJ Sensei to discuss what life is like as an American PLO pro these days and “investigate” a case of mistaken identity.

Chuck (aka danzasmack) from Deuces Cracked sits in with Nixon and 2four for an impromptu episode of Badugi Hey Ball-Stars. He talks sports betting and gives a running commentary on the LHE session happening during the episode.

Nixon goes to bootcamp, Tecmo answers the friend question, and 2four gets ready for fantasy football. TJ hugs the rail about Planet Hollywood. Guest “Diamond Flush” talks about the Full Tilt Poker acquisition and the future of online poker. Mitch spends more than a minute hosting a game show.

For more about Diamond, visit DiamondFlushPoker.com or follow her on Twitter.