PokerNews Podcast

In the 912th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway comes to you from the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino , which is currently hosting the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cyprus Championship . It's there that he caught up with Will Kassouf for an exclusive interview to discuss his controversial run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, why he acts the way he does, and where things...

In the 911th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by special guest cohost Ben Ludlow to talk about all the latest poker news, gossip, and stories from the poker world. That includes diving into the bracket of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship , which was missing several big names like Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu . They offer their thoughts on some...

In the 910th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz discuss the wild hand involving Corey Eyring and Randy "3Coin" Sadler from The Lodge Live Stream in which the former was put to the ultimate test on the river for his entire net worth! They then talk about Ian O'Hara making good and whether or not that should be celebrated, German streamer Jenzoou 's extr...

In the 909th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz wrap up coverage of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) by highlighting Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi , who not only won the 2025 WSOP Main Event for $10 million but was also snap-inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. It was a historic summer for The Grinder, and the crew gave him his just deserts.  The...

In the 908th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are joined by 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Jamie Gold to wrap up the best and worst stories from the 2025 WSOP! That includes taking a look at attendance, offering up some fun facts, and honoring Leo Margets becoming the first woman since Barbara Enright 30 years ago to make the WSOP...

In the 907th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are joined by PokerNews Pennsylvania Ambassador Keith Becker at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) , including how a gold bracelet from 2011 found its way onto eBay , where it sold to an unknown buyer. As it happens, Chad knows the or...

In the 906th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) , including Daniel Negreanu suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to call the clock on other slow-acting players. Other stories include Will Kassouf being back in the poke...

In the 905th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Rec Poker's Jim Reid at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) , including Martin Kabrhel , who topped a massive field in the Mini Main Event to claim his fourth gold bracelet. Love him or hate him, poker's newest villain/hero is consis...

In the 904th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are joined by Grosvenor Poker Pro Jamie Nixon at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) . That includes the WSOP's controversial decision regarding the alleged Millionaire Maker chip dumping between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll , which may or may...

In the 903rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by special fill-in cohosts Team PokerStars Pro Jennifer Shahade and Josh Abady of Play Live Melbourne to discuss the latest in the poker industry, including the latest on the alleged chip-dumping incident from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker event. Winner Jesse Yaginuma did get paid the $1,000,000 bonus,...

In the 902nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz do an emergency show to discuss the industry-shaking collusion controversy that stemmed from the heads-up match between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Millionaire Maker . Not only were seven-figure prizes up for grabs, but there was also a $1,000,000 bonus if Yaginuma were to win...

In the 901st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerStars commentator James Hartigan at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest poker stories including a cheating scandal at the JokerStars poker room in Texas, the same room that former NFL star Adrian Peterson recently got into a fistfight.  They also discuss Albert Ng and his continued fir...

It's the milestone 900th episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas, where they break down the recent viral video fist fight from a Texas poker room involving former NFL running back Adrian Peterson , highlight the upcoming Ladies Wee k, and discuss whether or not Daniel Negreanu is having a "good" summer at the 2025 World Ser...

In the 899th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by PokerStars Team Pro Maria Konnikova at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on the most polarizing player at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) , Martin Kabrhel . Do you love him? Hate him? Is he either good or bad for poker? What sort of antics has he been up to? What poker player called...

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Kyna England , and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony , the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised. Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog...

In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson , who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown , who shared hi...

In the 896th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway takes it to the STREETS! The WSOP Cash Game streets that is! Watch a series of interviews with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Galfond, Norman Chad, and regular podcast sidekick Mike Holtz. Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 The WSOP spreads everything you want 01:52 Mike and the wild stripper at 2/5 02:46 Norman Chad remembers Puggy Pearson 03...

In the 895th episode of the PokerNews Podcast,  Chad Holloway  is joined by  Mike Holtz  and four-time bracelet winner  Jeff Madsen  to dive into the world of the ultra-rich at the  World Series of Poker . Which billionaires have participated in the WSOP over the years? How much money has the WSOP actually awarded? And who are the wealthiest players at the tables today? After introducing the topic...

In the 894th episode of the  PokerNews  Podcast,  Chad Holloway , is joined by  Mike Holtz ,  Christina Gollins , and  Joey Ingram  to draft their favorite teams for the  2025 World Series of Poker . Each of the four hosts can pick seven players and one alternate player who will score points throughout the 2025 WSOP. The hosts need to follow several rules, such as drafting at least one female poke...

In the 893rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England celebrate Jeff Madsen's 40th birthday before talking about two poker players who murdered their parents . Recently in Texas, Benjamin Frakes , 39, was taken into custody at Doghouse Poker Club in Cypress, a town 25 miles northwest of Downtown Houston. He was charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting...

In the 892nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Kyna England talk about the counterfeit poker chips that were discovered at a Texas cardroom, a home game robbery in Hawaii , and a huge laydown in a $2.4 million cash game pot from Triton Poker. Speaking of, Xuan Liu became the first woman to claim a Triton title , while Jesse Lonis and Alex Foxen also won Triton tour...

In the 891st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England talk about that viral knockout punch between two poker players at Red Rock in Las Vegas. See the video and learn what the Las Vegas Metro Police Department had to say when reached by PokerNews . Also, learn about a controversy from the EPT Monte Carlo final table in which Aleksandr Shevliakov , who won the t...

In the 890th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Kyna England talk about admitted poker cheat Ali Imsirovic being DQ'ed mid-tournament from an event in Florida. Was it the right thing to do? It was a highly debated development, and the crew dove headfirst into the drama by discussing a poker black list, what bestbet Jacksonville could've done differently, and if poke...

In the 889th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and [Kyna England talk about the recent drama involving , you guessed it, Maurice Hawkin s and Denise Pratt . The latter claims to be owed $11,200 after backing the former, and things boiled over when she confronted him at the payout desk at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica stop. What's more, the crew reacts to an interview...

In the 888th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Kyna England talk about a WSOP gold bracelet while out on bail, who recently pleaded guilty to intent to commit murder against his wife. It's a sad tale, but the victim is now openly sharing her tale of survival and the horrific aftermath. The crew then talks about Maurice Hawkins , who has yet to address the $100K+ ju...