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In the 836th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz welcome a special fill-in cohost in Frankie Cucchiara (AKA Frankie C) of Next Gen Poker. The popular content creator took a break from filming his poker exploits, as well as time away from his wife and newborn sun, to come down to Level 9 in Las Vegas and talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Speaking of which, it was there Holtz says that he experienced a marked card situation, while one of the week's hot topics was the issue of late registration in big buy-in tournaments at the WSOP. Find out what happened and how officials are addressing concerns. You'll also hear about Frankie's new summer challenge to play 100 straight days of poker, recent bracelet winners like Robert Mizrachi, Dylan Weisman, and John Racener, and other winners from about town at venues like Wynn and Venetian.
Plus, hear about the $25,000 High Roller won by Brek Schutten for $1,405,641. It was in that event that Phil Ivey lost a three-way all in, while third-place finisher Michael Rocco gave an emotional post-elimination interview. Oh, and don't forget about WPT World Champion Dan Sepiol, who managed to claim his first bracelet and continue his rapid ascent among poker's elite.
Finally, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league and learn a bit about the popular PokerNews Daily Deepstacks which have been crowning big winners and awarding hefty paydays!
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:10 | Frankie C filling in as co-host
00:25 | Did Mike Holtz run across marked cards?
07:05 | WSOP address late registration concerns
11:07 | Benefits of max late regging
13:02 | Chris Brewer’s thoughts
13:50 | Signing up for the WSOP kiosks
15:04 | Frankie’s summer challenge
17:26 | Frankie on becoming a father
18:22 | A sneak peek at Frankie’s summer shorts
20:42 | Robert Mizrachi wins $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship for $333,045
21:25 | Winner interview with Robert Mizrachi
23:10 | TJ Murphy Dominates wins Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
23:45 | Vegas Barbie comes to support her man
25:45 | Caleb Furth wins Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better for $265,361
27:00 | Brent Hart wins Event #16: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $660,284
27:43 | Dylan Weisman earns second bracelet in Event #18: $1,500 PLO for $294,311
29:20 | John Racener wins Event #19: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship for $308,930
30:30 | Brek Schutten wins WSOP $25,000 High Roller for $1,405,641
31:40 | Michael Rocco’s raw and emotional bustout in third place
35:17 | Phil Ivey’s bust out from the $25K High Roller
36:00 | Mike gets to play with Phil Ivey & Ben Lamb
39:00 | AJ Cummings wins Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw for $146,516
39:45 | Daniel Sepiol Wins Event #23: $1,500 Shootout No Limit Hold'em for $305,849
42:46 | Sean Troha wins Event #24: $10,000 PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $536,713
45:15 | Winners from Venetian & Wynn
48:14 | $25K Fantasy Update
51:49 | PokerNews Daily Deepstacks 

In the 835th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by poker pros Shaun Deeb and Josh Arieh, who fill in as special co-hosts at Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now! 
Hear about how Fortnite helped them form Team Lucky alongside Matt Glantz and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Daniel Weinman, Arieh's Poker Stake venture, and their thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including Scott Seiver's chances of getting in after he recently won his fifth gold bracelet. They also weigh in on two hot topics from this week in poker -- whether or not phones, spurred by solver software debates, and excessive masking should be allowed at poker tables.
Speaking of gold, Malcolm Trayner captured his first WSOP bracelet in Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions for $1,000,000, while two other players scored million-dollar bounties. Unfortunately, their reactions were a bit subdued, much to the dismay of many in the poker community. That said, two other players had boisterous celebrations when they pulled six-figure bounties. See them all in the latest episode, as well as a winner interview from Trayner.
Finally, learn about other bracelet winners such as David Prociak and Simeon Spasov, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league, and see Jack Binion walk the halls of the Horseshoe and reminisce about 55 years of the WSOP!
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:04 | Welcome to the show
00:34 | What is Team Lucky?
03:28 | Appreciating the concept of luck
05:15 | Big bet on Glantz & Arieh winning their first Fotrnite game
07:06 | Hot Topic Debate – Phones & Masks at the table
14:51 | Arieh on benefits of Poker Stake
16:45 | How do you feel about masks & accessories at the table
20:36 | Malcolm Trayner wins $1,000 Mystery Millions for $1,000,000
22:00 | Lackluster reactions to $1,000,000 bounty draws
25:07 | Big reactions to six-figure bounty pulls!
26:48 | Scott Seiver wins Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $426,744 & 5th bracelet
27:19 | Scott Seiver for the Poker Hall of Fame?
31:11 | Shaun Deeb retiring?
34:09 | David Prociak wins $1,500 Badugi for 2nd gold bracelet
34:35 | France’s Thibault Perissat wins $1,000 Super Bounty Turbo for $197,308
35:23 | Simeon Spasov wins $1,500 6-Handed NLH to for $439,815 & 2nd bracelet
36:20 | $25K Fantasy update
39:56 | Jack Binion visits Horseshoe for WSOP
44:02 | Sarah Runner’s Hendon Mob profile

In the 834th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Connor Richards come to you from Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now! 
The trio recap the big winners and losers from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game, show two big hands including a $2.4 million pot and a player mucking the winner in a $534K pot, and share why Alan Keating is good for the game. Plus, Garrett Adelstein sent out a controversial tweet calling out HCL's Ryan Feldman, which spurred both Tom Dwan and Doug Polk to chime in.
Other stories discussed include James Mackey prevailing the WPT Choctaw final table for his second WPT title, Joe Cada & Johnny Chan appearing at a charity event, the legend of John Smith in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, and an update on the $25K Fantasy league.
Finally, hear about all the gold bracelet winners thus far from the 2024 WSOP including John Hennigan, who became just the ninth player in history to win seven or more bracelets. Other winners covered include Asher Conniff, Bryce Yockey, Nick Guagenti, and Darius Samual, among others.
If you're looking for all the latest from the world of poker, this episode is for you!
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:03 | Welcome to the show
00:32 | Big winners & losers from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game
01:58 | HCL $1M Cash Game results
03:28 | Thomas mucks winner in $543K pot
06:45 | Alan Keating vs. Rahul in $2.4 million pot
11:22 | Garrett Adelstein stirs the pot; Tom Dwan & Doug Polk chime in
15:26 | James Mackey wins WPT Choctaw
18:04 | All eyes on 2024 WSOP!
18:21 | Asher Conniff captures first gold bracelet
19:20 | John Hennigan captures his 7th gold bracelet
20:32 | Winner interview w/ John Hennigan
23:25 | Bryce Yockey & Nick Guagenti capture bracelets
26:00 | Darius Samual wins $25K Heads-Up Championship
27:36 | Teaser – Life Outside Poker w/ Faraz Jaka
30:17 | The Legend of John Smith
31:26 | Other 2024 WSOP bracelet winners
33:30 | $25K Fantasy update
37:00 | One Step Closer Foundation “All in for CP” Charity Event
37:53 | Interview w/ Johnny Chan at a charity event
38:55 | Joe Cada takes down charity even

In the 833rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz come to you from Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is officially underway! Find out about the first few days of the 2024 WSOP, including how Kyna and Mike got some backlash for playing in the Casino Employees event, the same tournament Chad won back in 2013!
The crew also looks at some big hands -- including a wild bluff by "Texas Mike" Moncek and Doug Polk losing trips over trips -- from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game, recap Josh Reichard's big win in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, and results from Daniel Negreanu's $25,000 Fantasy Draft.
As for the 2024 WSOP, it kicked off with Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion in which 22 former Main Event champs competed including "Action" Dan Harrington, who hadn't cashed a WSOP event in a decade. Surprisingly, he didn't even know about the tournament and only learned of it when he was in Las Vegas for another reason. Find out that story and some of the other former champs who competed in the first event of the summer!
Finally, Robin Poker tours this year's new PokerNews Daily DeepStacks tournament area.
A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:35 | Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game
01:11 | “Texas Mike” Moncek making 
01:41 | Texas Mike pays homage to Doyle Brunson with big bluff
05:18 | Doug Polk losses trips over trips
09:07 | Winners thus far in the HCL $1M Cash Game
10:22 | Josh Reichard wins WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
15:00 | 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is underway
15:22 | Mike & Kyna play Casino Employee Event
15:36 | Allen Kessler calls out Mike & Kyna
27:11 | Daniel Negreanu’s $25K Fantasy Draft
32:34 | Daniel Negreanu’s vlogs return; look inside the $25K Fantasy Draft
34:45 | WSOP kicks off with $5,000 Champions Reunion – Main Event winners return!
35:50 | Dan Harrington cashes WSOP event for first time in a decade
36:45 | Johnny Chan eliminates Chris Moneymaker
38:00 | Kyna’s yearbook connection to John Cynn
39:50 | 1990s WSOP Main Event champs compete
40:12 | Qui Nguyen last champ standing
43:49 | Robin Poker gives tour of PokerNews Daily DeepStacks
45:05 | Kyna & Mike’s upcoming plans for the WSOP
45:30 | Mike’s thoughts on the recent software and player pool WSOP.com changes

In the 832nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway welcomes Daniel Negreanu and David "ODB" Baker to Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to talk all things fantasy poker. That includes Negreanu's 2024 World Series of Poekr (WSOP) $25K Fantasy, which will host its annual draft at (5 p.m. PT on Monday, May 27) as well as ODB's $500 buy-in counterpart open to anyone at 25KFantasy.com willing to pay the entry fee.
The trio dives into the history of the draft, which started back in 2011 at Howard Lederer's house, and how it has changed over the years ultimately resulting in a record 20 teams last year! Learn why online events have been struck from consideration, why ODB decided to launch his $500 league and see both winners from past drafts and the league's all-time point earners.
Negreanu and ODB then offer their thoughts on potential draftees including Josh Arieh, Bin Weng, Kristen Foxen, Jeremy Becker, Phil Ivey, and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Daniel Weinman. Finally, hear whether or not the two poker pros think this year's WSOP Main Event will set a new attendance record.
You don't want to miss this one!
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Tell us who you want to hear from. Let us know what you think of the show -- tweet about the podcast using #PNPod, and be sure to follow Chad Holloway on X.
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:15 | Daniel Negreanu & David Baker join the show
01:41 | Howard Lederer started the $25K Fantasy in 2011
03:20 | Sense of pride when being drafted
05:17 | Start of ODB $500 League
07:05 | Adding bonus players
08:55 | New $25K Fantasy implications coming to PokerNews Live Updates
10:16 | Excluding online events
13:07 | History of the $25K Fantasy League
17:45 | Former champ Maria Ho on $25K Fantasy
19:10 | Top point performers of all time
20:45 | Boom or Bust? – Daniel Weinman 
24:12 | Boom or Bust? – Josh Arieh
24:55 | Josh Arieh for Poker Hall of Fame?
25:50 | Boom or Bust? – Bin Weng
28:13 | Boom or Bust? – Kristin Foxen
30:12 | Boom or Bust? – Adrian Mateos
31:09 | Boom or Bust? – Jeremy Becker
35:25 | Boom or Bust? – Phil Ivey
38:02 | Do you think the WSOP Main Event will set a new record?

In the 831st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by Nikki Limo, who is filling in for Mike Holtz, at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about her time as the Loose Cannon on the PokerStars Big Game. The first two episodes recently dropped featuring Limo squaring off against Phil Hellmuth, Alex Keating, Arden Cho, Lex Veldhuis, and Jennifer Tilly.
Limo discusses how she got cast for the show, what happened when she played "Two Truths and a Bluff," and then Kyna & Chad surprise her by offering up some bluffs of their own. Limo also delves into a big hand that she played against the "Poker Brat" that went poker viral.
The crew then talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) being less than a week away, and took a look at some of the "Best Without a Bracelet" including Maria Ho, Seth Davies, and Bin Weng, just to name a few. Plus, will Phil Ivey be at the 2024 WSOP? Find out what the hosts think in this episode.
From there, they take a look at Jessica Vierling winning the WSOP Commerce $1,700 Main Event for $328,273, plus all the big winners from the Triton Montenegro including Mike Watson, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Adrian Mateos, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who all won seven-figure scores!
Finally, Kyna and Nikki play a game of #PokerThrift in which they have to guess whether or not Chad bought some random poker items he found in secondhand stores in Las Vegas.
A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!
Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:05 | Welcome to the show
00:15 | Nikki Limo filling in for Mike Holtz
01:00 | Nikki being PokerStars the Big Game’s Loose Cannon
03:18 | The power of the fuzzy hat
04:47 | Getting selected for the Big Game
08:25 | Playing against a tough but fun lineup
09:01 | Two Truths & a Bluff
12:25 | Playing Two Truths & a Bluff with Nikki Limo
15:58 | Nikki goes head-to-head again Phil Hellmuth
20:47 | Sponsor: PokerStars
21:00 | The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a week away
22:00 | EDC shenanigans
23:04 | WSOP Circuit Commerce & Tournament of Champions
23:20 | Jessica Vierling wins WSOP Commerce $1,700 Main Event for $328,273
25:00 | Best without a WSOP gold bracelet
30:48 | Preview of Life Outside Poker with Raminder Singh
33:28 | Triton Montenegro winners – Mike Watson, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Adrian Mateos & Mikalai Vaskaboinikau
38:56 | Will Phil Ivey be at the 2024 WSOP?
42:15 | Plans for the $25K Fantasy Draft
44:27 | #PokerThrift – Did Chad buy it?[/TABLE]