Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the conclusion of the PGT PLO Series, the upcoming U.S. Poker Open, Triton Poker Series Vietnam, and more.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back to discuss more results and happenings from the PGT PLO Series that is running at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the first few events from the first-ever PGT PLO Series, including interviews with early winners Daniyal Iqbal and Allen Shen.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth return for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this show, they two discuss who won awards at the Global Poker Awards, three high roller winners from the Wynn Millions series, a tweet from Daniel Negreanu that generated some buzz, and Donnie's inability to beat Jennifer Tilly and "Moose" in a charity poker event.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the upcoming Global Poker Awards and guess the winners of the different categories. Watch the Global Poker Awards live on PokerGO.com on Friday, March 3.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss a historic weekend that saw high-stakes poker legend Patrik Antonius drag the largest cash game pot ever broadcast on a U.S. poker live stream. On PokerGO's new hit show No Gamble, No Future, Antonius topped Eric Perrson in an incredible hand with nearly $2,000,000 on the line. Hear the call from Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks on the episode.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are here for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast, and it's a big one. The hosts recap the second half of the first-ever PGT Mixed Games series with interviews from Jason Mercier, Dan Zack, Nick Guagenti, and Scott Abrams. Donnie and Tim also discuss Nick Schulman taking over for Gabe Kaplan in the High Stakes Poker commentary booth and PokerGO's No Gamble, No Future $1,000,000 cash game that will live stream on the PokerGO YouTube channel on Friday, February 17.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast and they're talking all about the PGT Mixed Games. On the show, there are winner interviews with Shaun Deeb, John Monnette, and Eli Elezra.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss one thing and one thing only on this episode of the podcast, and that's the release of the full 2023 World Series of Poker schedule.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the return of High Stakes Poker and the return of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Of course, there's a fun edition of the Family Pot included on this episode.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth wrap up the 2023 PokerGO Cup. Isaac Haxton won the final event, but it was Cary Katz who became PokerGO Cup champion.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back with a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this show, they recap the latest news from the 2023 PokerGO which includes Daniel Negreanu becoming a $50,000,000 man.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth return for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this episode, the hosts get into the latest winners from the 2023 PokerGO Cup, Phil Hellmuth blowing up, and handling chops.

Leave a podcast review and you could win a prize! Leave us a review and send a screenshot of your review to podcast@pokergo.com for entry.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the latest happenings from the 2023 PokerGO Cup. Aram Zobian captured the victory in Event #2 and the hosts talk all about it.

The first event of the 2023 PokerGO Cup is in the books and Sean Winter is the winner. Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the action from the first event of the series, including covering an incredible hero call made by Alex Foxen.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth return with a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this show, they're discussing the big PGT announcement of a $1,000,000 freeroll for the PGT Championship and more.

For the first PokerGO Podcast episode of 2023, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap 2022 with a few "awards." They also discuss Daniel Negreanu's 2022 poker stats and give their own. Looking ahead to 2023, Donnie and Tim talk about the big start to the new poker year and then lay out some goals they have.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the 2022 PGT Championship that was won by Jason Koon. Koon scored a $500,000 prize for being the PGT champion and Donnie was able to catch up with him after the win for a short interview.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the first day of the 2022 PGT Championship. Just six players remain in contention for the winner-take-all $500,000 prize and Jason Koon has an enormous chip lead.

On the morning of the 2022 PGT Championship, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the ending of the WPT World Championship series that included a $4,136,000 champion and then the hosts get into the PGT Championship that will feature this year's top 21 high rollers competing for a $500,000 winner-take-all prize.

On a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the big news announcement regarding the 2023 WSOP dates and schedule of key events. The two hosts also talk about everything that's been happening at Wynn Las Vegas for the WPT World Championship festival. Hear about who won the WPT $25,000 High Roller, who's at the final table of the WPT Prime Championship, and where things stand in the WPT World Championship.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this show, the two hosts discuss the recent $1,600,000 High Stakes Duel match between Phil Hellmuth and Jason Koon. There are spoilers on the episode, so don't say that you weren't warned! Donnie and Tim also talk about what's going on at the Wynn Las Vegas for the World Poker Tour event.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the first-ever PokerGO Genesis NFT Invitational that Donnie took seventh place in. They also discuss the upcoming High Stakes Duel between Phil Hellmuth and Jason Koon.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are here to predict what's going to happen on the poker scene in December, but not before the duo tackles the latest news including a new High Stakes Duel between Phil Hellmuth and Jason Koon and the WPT.

On a special edition of the PokerGO Podcast, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the things they're thankful for from this year of poker. Of course, Tim tosses out a complete wild card that surprises Donnie.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this show, the duo discusses Omar Eljach winning the 2022 WSOP Europe Main Event, a shift in focus for the World Poker Tour, updates to the PGT leaderboard, and more. Donnie also hits Tim with a pop quiz and talks about venturing out to the Las Vegas Pizza Festival.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the latest gold bracelet winners from WSOP Europe and then they get into a fun draft of their favorite poker films.

Donnie Peters is back from Mexico and Tim Duckworth takes a break from moving as the two bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this episode, Donnie and Tim discuss the StormX Invitational, WSOP gold bracelets awarded in Canada and Europe, No Gamble, No Future, and more.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth return for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On This week's show, the duo discusses Chad Eveslage winning WPT Five Diamond, several WSOP bracelet winners, and more. Plus, listeners can find out who won the special Super High Roller Bowl commemorative plaque.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. The two discuss what's going on at Bellagio in Las Vegas, the latest WSOP Online gold bracelet winners, and a new edition of "Family Pot."

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth wrap up an epic Super High Roller Bowl VII that was won by none other than Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu won $3,312,000 for the victory. Listen to Negreanu's thoughts after the win, as well as post-elimination interviews from Andrew Lichtenberger and Justin Bonomo.

The Super High Roller Bowl VII final table is here! Tim Duckworth has the night off, but Donnie Peters is here to bring you a recap of Day 2 of the biggest buy-in poker tournament of the year. Nick Petrangelo leads the final five players, but Daniel Negreanu isn't too far behind. Justin Bonomo also remains and goes for his fourth Super High Roller Bowl title. Five players remain but only four get paid, and they're all chasing the $3,312,000 first-place prize.

It was an absolutely incredible first day of Super High Roller Bowl VII, and Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth go over everything that happened. Daniel Negreanu finished the day as chip leader and joined the show for a quick interview after play ended.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the 2022 Poker Masters that closed with two winners. Jason Koon won the final event for $666,000, and it was Sean Winter grabbing the Purple Jacket and $50,000 championship bonus. The hosts also touch on the upcoming Super High Roller Bowl.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. While the duo is live from the 2022 Poker Masters, the majority of this episode's discussion is centered around the live stream controversy that has set the poker world ablaze. There is plenty of Poker Masters talk, though. The hosts get you caught up on the latest winners from the series, including interviews with Nick Guagenti and Tony Bloom.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the latest tournament to conclude from the 2022 Poker Masters. With his family on the rail at the PokerGO Studio, PokerGO Tour regular Adam Hendrix topped Nate Silver in Event #4.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back for more Poker Masters chatter as the high-stakes poker tournament series rolls on from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Among the topics are popular poker vlogger Ethan "Rampage" Yau winning Event #2 and Ronald Keijzer topping the field in Event #3.

The 2022 Poker Masters is running at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, and both Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are there on site. Thursday saw the first event of the series wrap up, with Jeremy Ausmus topping Nick Schulman in heads-up play to get the $204,000 victory. Remko Rinkema speaks with Ausmus after his win and the hosts recap the series' early action. Plus, there is news regarding Ali Imsirovic, Jake Schindler, and the PokerGO Tour (PGT).

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back together in Las Vegas to bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On the eve of the 2022 Poker Masters, Donnie and Tim discuss the latest news from the poker world, preview the Poker Masters, and discuss their kids' school photos.

Donnie Peters is on an island, but he finds time to join Tim Duckworth remotely for another episode of the hall-of-fame PokerGO Podcast. The two discuss Stairway To Millions, WSOP.com Online, and Triton Poker in Cyprus before having some fun with another edition of the "Family Pot."

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the latest happenings from the world of poker, including Allen Kessler's great idea to fix poker tournament satellites. They also talk WPT Legends of Poker, WPT Tampa, and the conclusion of the Global Poker U.S. Poker Open.

On this special episode of the PokerGO Podcast, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth sit down with Jeff Platt, who just won MSPT Venetian for $100,804. It's a heavy poker strategy episode as the hosts run through Platt's tournament run from start to finish, discussing the key hands he played on the road to winning six figures.

On this episode of the PokerGO Podcast, hosts Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the latest topics from the poker world, including 2022 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad involved in a situation where Alex Theologis claims to have swapped 3% with him. The two also touch on WPT Legends of Poker and Phil Hellmuth's actions speaking louder than his words.

Be sure to leave a review for poker's favorite podcast and send a screenshot or photo of your review to podcast@pokergo.com.

Hosts Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the latest happenings from the world of poker, including a record-breaking turnout in Barcelona, the start of the USPO and WSOP online events, and the first episode of 'No Gamble, No Future.' Closing out the show is another edition of the PokerGO Family Pot, which is mostly just a "let it all out" session for Donnie and Tim.

Jeff Platt joins Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth on this episode of the PokerGO Podcast. Tim forces Donnie to drink something he doesn't enjoy, Jeff talks about the first season of 'No Gamble, No Future,' and listener questions are answered.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the conclusion of the SHRPO series and how it shook up the PGT leaderboard, prop bets, and more. Donnie's mom even makes joins for a brief chat in the latest PokerGO Family Pot segment.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth host a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. This week, the two discuss PokerGO's newest show, 'No Gamble, No Future,' WSOP Europe being added to the schedule, and more. They also announce the winners of the latest podcast contest.

Recording from the set of PokerGO's new cash game show 'No Gamble, No Future,' Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth put a bow on the 2022 WSOP, discussing Espen Jorstad's stats, tipping when you win, and breakout players. Donnie and Tim also talked about the current PGT leaderboard and if they think players will finish in the top 21 or not. Have a question for the show? Email podcast@pokergo.com.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth wrap up the 2022 World Series of Poker with one final episode from inside the Bally's Event Center on the Las Vegas Strip. The WSOP Tournament of Champions just finished up and winner Ben Kaupp spoke with Donnie after his $250,000 victory. Plus, Tim caught up with WSOP Player of the Year winner Dan Zack.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event. Norway's Espen Jorstad wins the greatest title in poker and $10,000,000 in prize money. Jorstad topped a field of 8,663 entries to win his second career WSOP gold bracelet. On this episode, the duo plays Remko Rinkema's interviews with Espen Jorstad, Adrian Attenborough, and Michael Duek.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap the first part of the 2022 WSOP Main Event final table. Just three players remain in contention for the $10,000,000 first-place prize. Find out who has reached the final day of play and who busted out.

Donnie Peters flies solo to preview the 2022 WSOP Main Event final table. Donnie runs through the remaining group of players, seat by seat, providing information on each of the players to reach the greatest final table in all of poker. Donnie also interviews co-leader Matthew Su and Aaron Duczak.

The sun has come up, but that's not going to stop Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth from recapping the night that was at the 2022 World Series of Poker. The WSOP Main Event final table is set with Epson Jorstad and Matthew Su tied for the chip lead. On the episode, Jorstad, Asher Conniff, and Efthymia Litsou are interviewed.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap Day 6 of the 2022 WSOP Main Event. Koray Aldemir's title defense came to an end, Jeffrey Farnes bagged the chip lead, and plenty of other wild and crazy things took place.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap Day 5 of the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event. Just 123 players remaining, including James Hobbs and Koray Aldemir. Hobbs is the chip leader and Aldemir is the defending champion. Donnie and Tim spoke to both of them for this episode.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth review Day 4 of the 2022 WSOP Main Event and lead you into Day 5, featuring interviews with Koray Aldemir, Taylor von Kriegenbergh, and Zilong "Aaron" Zhang.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss the bursting of the 2022 WSOP Main Event money bubble with audio straight from the tournament floor during the most exciting bubble in all of poker. Plus, check out the end-of-day interview with Chris Moneymaker.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast and the official numbers from the 2022 WSOP Main Event. It is the second-largest WSOP Main Event ever and comes with an enormous $10,000,000 first-place prize. Donnie and Tim spoke with Ebony Kenney, Koray Aldemir, Bryn Kenney, and John Juanda on this episode.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss Day 2abc of the 2022 WSOP Main Event, including an interview with chip leader and the first player to hit one million chips, Gavin Munroe.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth wrap up Day 1d of the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, looking at who played, who is in, who is out, and where the field size stands. Greg Merson speaks to Donnie after bagging up, and Tim provides a "Sushi Gate" update.

Donnie Peters, fresh off his Day 1c performance in the WSOP Main Event, is joined by Tim Duckworth for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. The two discuss the Million Dollar Bounty event and Donnie playing in the big one. At the end of the episode, hear interviews with Matt Glantz, Xuan Liu, and Maria Ho.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth cover the need-to-know information from the 2022 World Series of Poker as it pertains to Day 1b of the WSOP Main Event. Interviews on this episode include Eugene Katchalov, Andre Akkari, and former NFL star Antoine Winfield.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth kick off the 2022 WSOP Main Event with the first daily podcast for this year's tournament. Donnie forgot to plug in the mixer, so half of the episode's audio isn't of great quality, but the show must go on!

It's another late one, but Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast. On this episode, the duo recaps one of the wildest and most chaotic nights they've ever witnessed at the World Series of Poker. Front and center of it all is none other than Phil Hellmuth.

It's time for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast from the 2022 World Series of Poker. On this episode, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap playdown day in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, Paul James Hizer's colossal victory, and a little tag team action.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth return for a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast from the 2022 World Series of Poker. On this episode, Donnie and Tim discuss the Poker Hall of Fame's list of finalists for 2022 with words from Michael Mizrachi, Norman Chad, and Mike Matusow. Then they get into the WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller with Alex Foxen's winner interview before wrapping things up by discussing Donnie's run in the Colossus.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth host  anew episode of the PokerGO Podcast, talking the latest WSOP happenings. What happened when Daniel Negreanu went on tilt? Why didn't Phil Hellmuth play the $250,000 Super High Roller? Is this really Phil Ivey's best WSOP ever?

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth bring you a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast from the 2022 World Series of Poker. Three main topics are covered on this episode: Phil Ivey being back at the WSOP, Dan Zack winning two gold bracelets this series, and the popular Millionaire Maker.

On a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast from the 2022 World Series of Poker, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth discuss Donnie playing against Neymar, unlucky 50-dollar bills, sushi-gate, and more.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are back with a new episode of the PokerGO Podcast straight from the 2022 World Series of Poker. The duo runs through the latest WSOP gold bracelet winners, including interviews with Justin Pechie and Ali Eslami, and dives into sushi-gate.

If you wanted to learn about Elko, Nevada, this is the podcast for you! Remko is off for a bike race, but Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth are here to bring you the latest from the 2022 World Series of Poker.

Jason Mercier makes his first World Series of Poker appearance in three years and on his dinner break in the $50,000 Pot Limit Omaha he sits down with your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters. 

Last night, Jeremy Ausmus won his fourth WSOP gold bracelet in the $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-max and Donnie caught up with him to talk about the win and much more!

Lastly, Donnie also caught up with Ali Nejad who was announced as the GGPoker Media Ambassador! 

The poker world always loses its collective mind whenever Phil Ivey makes a final table and today was no different! Adam Friedman, however, had no respect for the collective longing for a Phil Ivey winner pose and he ruined the party by winning his fifth career WSOP gold bracelet!

On today's podcast, Donnie spoke to Friedman while Remko spoke to PokerGO President Mori Eskandani about the WSOP relocating from the Rio to Bally's and Paris on the Las Vegas Strip. 

Donnie Peters is joined by Tim Duckworth for an ultra late-night episode of the PokerGO Podcast, straight from the 2022 World Series of Poker. Donnie and Tim run through everything that's happened at the WSOP recently, and Remko Rinkema speaks to Niall Farrell.

Fantasy poker has taken a turn for the worse at the 2022 World Series of Poker, as the team drafted by Donnie and Remko in the $25K Fantasy league is almost entirely on the injured reserve list! David 'ODB' Baker, Daniel Ospina, and Dylan Weisman are out missing a lot of events which is costing a lot of potential points!

After ranting about all their bad luck, the guys recap the $500 House Warming, $50,000 High Roller, and $10,000 Dealer's Choice. Lastly, we take a look at the payouts of the House Warming which, according to Donnie should've paid $1,000,000 to the winner!

This show is jam-packed with interviews as we speak with three tournament winners and NFL star Calais Campbell during the 2022 World Series of Poker!

On Friday night, Dan Smith took down the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship and we spoke to him after this emotional victory that eluded him for so long. 

Today, Chad Eveslage recorded the biggest win of his career by winning the $25,000 High Roller for $1.4 million after beating Jake Schindler heads-up and you'll get to listen to his first reaction.

Lastly, Alex Livingston also won his first bracelet in the $1,500 Seven Card and he talked about his transition from cash game player to tournament pro. 

Oh, and Donnie gives the House Warming event another go a.k.a. setting $500 on fire! 

Shaun Deeb joins the podcast to talk about his intense World Series of Poker schedule, multi-tabling, the importance of winning Player of the Year again, and whether or not he'll catch Phil Hellmuth! 

Also on the show: Donnie recaps his horrible showing in the $500 Housewarming, Remko talks about bikes, and the guys dive into Scott Seiver delivering points for the team as well as every other important thing that's going on at the 2022 World Series of Poker right now!

David Peters took down the first big World Series of Poker Event by raking in $1.1 million and $275,000 worth of bounties in the $100,000 High Roller Bounty Event.

On this podcast, Remko and Donnie recap the action and update you on all other events that are live right now. Most importantly, Scott Seiver is making a big run in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em for the $25k Fantasy team! 

The $100,000 High Roller Bounty Event kicked off the World Series of Poker and after two days of play, just five players remain.

For today's show, your hosts Remko and Donnie spoke Chance Kornuth, David Peters, and Koray Aldemir who will be battling with Ali Imsirovic and Dario Sammartino for the $1.1 million top prize.

The final table of the $100k will stream live at 2pm PT/5pm ET on PokerGO. On top of this the guys take some listeners questions and Donnie tells a story on how his wife does not agree with him partaking in the $25,000 Fantasy Draft! 

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters deliver your daily dose of 2022 World Series of Poker Podcast Action starting with an in-depth recap of the $25,000 Fantasy Draft hosted by Daniel Negreanu at the PokerGO Studio.

Supported by dozens of shareholders from PocketFives, Remko and Donnie drafted a team last night and are extremely pleased with what they ended up with! 

Besides the draft talk, the guys walk around Bally's and Paris before sharing their first impressions of the news spaces! Lastly, the $100,000 High Roller Bounty kicked off today along with the $500 Casino Employees Event, and the numbers are looking good!

New to the show? Subscribe right now and leave us a review! Join our community on Discord and if you're not yet a PokerGO subscriber please use promo code PODCAST30 to take $30 off your annual sub.

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters are back with the first of many World Series of Poker Podcast episodes as we are less than a week away from poker's biggest spectacle getting underway!

In this episode, the boys talk about their walkthrough of the new venue as the WSOP is moving to Bally's & Paris. If you're coming out to the WSOP you are not going to want to miss this as the new venue has many great food and drink options!

The podcast will be extra exciting this year as the boys are once again putting a team into Daniel Negreanu's $25,000 Fantasy league, made possible by the investments you guys made into our team! We'll do an early preview of what $25k Fantasy entails without revealing too many of our pre-draft secrets!

Lastly, we grade High Stakes Poker Season 9 and share thoughts on the $800,000 High Stakes Duel match between Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver.

New to the show? Please leave a rating, review, and make sure to join our growing community on Discord. 

The inaugural $25,000 PGT Heads-Up Showdown will unfold on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday inside the PokerGO Studio, and on today's podcast your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters preview all match-ups!

Your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters are joined by former PokerGO President and now Consulting Chief Strategy Officer of NFT Stadium, Sam Simmons to talk about the exciting launch of PokerGO's own NFT project that goes far beyond digital ownership alone!

After we give you the lowdown on the NFTs, the boys dive into Super High Roller Series Europe headlined by the triumphant return of Mr. Phil Ivey himself! Remko and Donnie end up spiraling out of control, looking at poker's all-time money list and predicting who will be in the Top 10 in the next five years.

Then, we break down the two most recent High Stakes Poker episodes that feature a very heavy dose of Garrett Adelstein and Jean-Robert Bellande. Last but not least, we give you a preview and some more names of the upcoming $25,000 PGT Heads-Up Showdown. 

New to the show? Considering subscribing, leaving a review, and joining our even-growing Discord channel! 

The 2022 U.S. Poker Open blew away our expectations and with Tamon Nakamura set to become the first PokerGO high roller series winner, there's was a bit of extra buzz inside the PokerGO Studio on the final day.

Sean Winter, however, had other plans and came back from way behind to win the final two events and with that the overall championship. On today's show, we look back at the series as a whole, recap the latest two High Stakes Poker episodes, and dive deep into the mayhem that took place after Phil Hellmuth decided that queen-four offsuit was a good hand to play!

Enjoying the show? Consider leaving a review and joining our growing Discord community! 

The 2022 U.S. Poker Open is in full swing with Shannon Shorr taking down the first event, outlasting a final table that included Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel.

Today on the show, Remko and Donnie are joined by Brent and Jeff to recap Shannon Shorr's impressive win. Prior to that, the guys cover Tony Sinishtaj's epic Wynn Millions victory for $1.6 million and Donnie tells his venture into the $400 event. 

Lastly, we touch on the return of the European Poker Tour with their epic event in Prague and reminisce about traveling the circuit. 

Join our community on Discord and leave a review if you enjoy the show. 

Tom Dwan and Daniel Negreanu square off once more in a massive pot on High Stakes Poker as Remko and Donnie break down the latest episode on this week's podcast. 

Other topics on this show include:

• The $25,000 PGT Heads Up Showdown 
• The $500,000 PGT Championship event 
• Recapping the StormX Invitational at the PokerGO Studio
• Donnie's exploits in the South Point nightly tournament
• Daniel Negreanu's high roller win at the Wynn

New to our show? Please subscribe to the channel and leave us a review! Join our community on Discord. 

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters bring you their weekly recap of all that's going on in the world of poker.

This week, Donnie talks about some terrible hands he played at the Wynn before the guys recap Episode 2 of the new High Stakes Poker season in which Tom Dwan and Daniel Negreanu clash in an epic hand. In addition to that, we all get to know Jonathan Gibbs who sits down for the very first time and makes an instant impression.

Lastly, we recap the ARIA High Rollers and look ahead at some of the big events going on at The Wynn this week.

New to our show? Leave us a review and join our Discord community. 

Your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters share their initial thoughts on the 2022 World Series of Poker schedule, break down the Global Poker Awards, and review the first episode of season 9 of High Stakes Poker.

Join the conversation on Discord right now. 

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters bring you your weekly dose of poker talk highlights by a recap of the 2022 PokerGO Cup in which Daniel Negreanu chased back-to-back wins. The guys also preview the ninth season of High Stakes Poker and answer tons of listener questions from our Discord channel!

Join the conversation on Discord.

The 2021 Global Poker Awards are held at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on February 18 and your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters go down the list to make their picks.

On top of that, the boys dive into the PokerGO Cup, the PocketFives Stacking website, and answer questions from the fans.

Join our community right now on Discord. 

Your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters return from an extended break after the 2021 World Series of Poker to announce that weekly podcasts are back! 

On this week's show:

• A review of the second showdown between Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan.
• A look back at all the news they missed since the WSOP Main Event ended including Ali Imsirovic's PokerGO Tour victory.
• Early speculation on Bally's a.k.a. The Horsehoe as the new location for the 2022 World Series of Poker.
• The guys also answer a fun listener question that leads to Donnie telling a story of almost getting into a fight in a casino.

It's good to be back! If you enjoy the show please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcasting app and joining our Discord channel!

Koray Aldemir is a successful high roller regular but any fame and fortune accumulated by this grind pales in comparison to what he experienced by winning the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event!

Koray joins us on the podcast to give his first in-depth review of the hands that brought him the win, but he also talks about his road to poker's top, life as the World Champ, and what he expects his future to look like. 

Join the conversation about this podcast on our Discord channel. New to PokerGO and want to relive the entire 2021 WSOP? Use promo code PODCAST to save $20 on your annual subscription. 

The 2021 WSOP Main Event saw its winner crowned as Koray Aldemir defeated George Holmes to take home the $8,000,000 top prize and the game's most coveted trophy. 

On this podcast, we spoke to both Holmes and Aldemir and caught up with sideline reporter Jeff Platt. 

The 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event played down to three players and while many chips changed hands, one thing didn't change. Koray Aldemir held the chip lead from start to finish and he will return on Wednesday with an incredible advantage over this two remaining competitors, Jack Oliver and George Holmes. 

On this podcast, we talk to the three finalists and check-in with both Maria Ho and Jeff Platt. 

The stage is set for poker's biggest final table of the year! The 2021 WSOP Main Event final table is lead by German crusher Koray Aldemir who holds a massive chip lead over the other remaining players. 

On the podcast today we speak to Ark Onikul, Vasu Amarapu, Sean Ragozzoni, Chase Bianchi, George Holmes, Jeff Platt, Jack Oliver, Jareth East, Ozgur Sechilmis, Joshua Remitio and the aforementioned Koray Aldemir! 

Join our Discord channel.

The 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to 36 players, and Remko and Donnie are back for another episode of the PokerGO WSOP Podcast. On this episode, it's another group of interviews that lead the way. Lon McEachern, Ramon Colillas, Jonathan Dwek, Andreas "Rayo" Kniep, Nick Petrangelo, Preston McEwen, Hye Park, Matthew Jewett, and Alejandro "Papo MC" Lococo.

Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

The WSOP Main Event is down to 96 players after Day 5 and we spoke to chip leader Koray Aldemir, Nicholas Rigby, Ali Imsirovic, Josh Prager, Zachary McDermott, and Jeff Platt. 

Join us on Discord to be part of the conversation.

Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event saw the field dwindle from 1,000 down to 292 players with Spaniard Roman Colillas bagging the chip lead. We spoke to Josh Arieh and David Tuchman who busted out and while their dreams were shattered, those of Chance Kornuth, Toby Lewis, Dragana Lim, Keith Lehr, and Jonas Hagstrom remained firmly alive!

Join our Discord channel to be part of an exciting sweat of the 2021 WSOP Main Event! If you're new to PokerGO, use promo code PODCAST to save $20 on your annual subscription.

No one likes to see their aces get cracked in tournament poker, and that's especially true on the stone-cold bubble of the World Series of Poker Main Event. That's what happened to Kevin Campbell, though, launching the final 1,000 players of the 2021 WSOP Main Event into the money.

Remko and Donnie recorded a whole bunch of audio straight from the floor of the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino during bubble play on Day 3 of the tournament, including several sound bites from players and raw audio.

Join the PokerGO Podcast Discord right now.

It's a big podcast episode jam-packed with guests. Remko and Donnie have audio clips from 12 different guests across Day 1f and Day 2abd, both of which played out on Tuesday at the World Series of Poker. Included in the group of guests that the hosts spoke two are three WSOP Main Event winners in Chris Moneymaker, Phil Hellmuth, and Martin Jacobson.

Join our Discord channel by clicking the link.

Donnie and Remko recap the Day 1e action, dive into their Main Event snacking routine, and try to figure out which final table from the past hypes them up the most! 

Six huge stars of the game, Paul Volpe, Scott Blumstein, Brandon Adams, Max Silver, Joe Hachem, and David 'ODB' Baker, join the show today to tackle a variety of topics but most of all: What Makes The WSOP Main Event special?

Remko and Donnie recap Day 1d of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, with audio from several guests. Maria Ho, Sergi Reixach, Barstool Nate, Barstool Smitty, Matt Berkey, Greg Mueller, Jeff Gross, Hoodie Allen, and Garry Gates are all included in the show, but then things go a bit off the rails when Robbie Strazynski and Ali Nejad showed up to hijack the show.

Daniel "Jungleman" Cates, Mikiyo Aoki, JC Tran, and Martin Jacobson highlight this jam-packed episode of the PokerGO WSOP Podcast. Donnie flies solo with Remko off seeing the Rolling Stones, and he puts a bow on the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and dives into Day 1c of the WSOP Main Event.

Don’t forget, we’re organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

Martin Jacobson and Justin Bonomo join the show at the end of their WSOP Main Event Day 1b and recap the action. The former  Main Event champ started the day very slowly while Bonomo got his socks bluffed off in an epic hand!

While the Main Event slowly moved towards Day 2, Josh Arieh played an intense $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo final table with his fourth-career bracelet as a result. We spoke to Arieh who was on cloud nine!

Don’t forget, we’re organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.

Day 1a of the World Series of Poker Main Event has wrapped up with Mustapha Kanit as the chip leader. The WSOP Podcast brings you daily updates from the Rio in Las Vegas as the guys interviewed the chip leader as well as poker legends Billy Baxter, Doyle Brunson, and Jason Koon.

Don’t forget, we’re organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.

The $50,000 Poker Player Championship played down to its final table of five today and Remko caught up with chip leader Eli Elezra and wild card Dan 'Jungleman' Cates! For Elezra this final table is 15 years in the making while Cates plays things a bit more on the light-hearted side with some banter you can only expect from him!

Meanwhile, your co-host Donnie Peters jumped into the Mini Main Event and ran up a big stack. Throughout the episode, Donnie checks in with the show as he goes deeper and deeper into what could become his first WSOP cash!

Lastly, we speak to Mori Eskandani about his first WSOP Main Event experience back in the 80s! Don't forget, we’re organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday.

Remko is back from Nashville and together with Donnie they discuss the latest action from the 2021 World Series of Poker. 

The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is onto Day 3 and Remko talks to Adam Friedman, Matt Glantz, and Josh Arieh about their first Main Event experience and the status of poker's most prestigious mixed game event. 

With the introduction of yet another successful new WSOP event, the $5,000 NLH/PLO, Donnie brings up another wide variety of new games that could be considered to be added to the 2022 WSOP schedule. 

Lastly, we're organizing a WSOP Main Event last longer with some fun prizes for the people in our Discord channel. Join now and enjoy the sweat as the largest event of the series gets underway on Thursday. 

Donnie and Tim are back for another episode of the PokerGO WSOP Podcast. On this show, the duo discusses Halloween at the 2021 World Series of Poker, Doyle Brunson's return to dabble in a tournament, and the start of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

Donnie is flying solo today. He spends the show discussing two main topics. The first is the WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship and Donnie previews the event. Then he discusses Shaun Deeb's fifth WSOP gold bracelet win, including some sound from Deeb himself.

Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

Donnie and Tim are back with more conversations from the 2021 World Series of Poker. It was a slow day at the WSOP on Thursday, so the duo hit on a grab bag of topics, including the best poker-themed Halloween costume and who they would be willing to back for an entire WSOP.

Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel.

Donnie and Tim discuss the latest news and happenings from the 2021 WSOP. Brian Rast won his fifth gold bracelet on Wednesday night, and he chatted with Donnie about the win, his career, and what he'd like to achieve next in poker.

Fresh off another big final table run, Jake Schwartz talks to Remko about his incredible Fall so far in which he's come oh so close to winning his first gold bracelet.

Schwartz also emphasized that he wants to save the poker world from having to look at Phil Hellmuth's face on a giant banner if he were to take down WSOP Player of the Year!

Also on the show: We catch up with Shaun Deeb about his World Series of Poker so far which includes many cashes but no big score just yet and Donnie talks to Tommy Le after winning the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship.

Remko and Donnie are back together to break down Michael Addamo's $50k High Roller win, Josh Arieh's first bracelet win in 6,000 days, and Kevin Gerhat's dominant performance in the $10,000 HORSE.

In addition to the recaps, the boys also dive into some troubled travel stories, the faster WSOP structures, and a special invite to our new discord channel!

Join the PokerGO WSOP Podcast Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/kRxbhT84

Adam Friedman and Phil Hellmuth are both known for their emotional investment in the game of poker as well as their acumen in all the games. Last night, these two squared off for the  $10k Dealer's Choice Championship bracelet and Remko was on the scene to give you a first-hand account of how it went down. 

Bryan Micon used to be a WSOP tournament grinder but through the emergence of Bitcoin and being an early adopter, he turned himself into a rich whale! This year, Micon returned to the WSOP after a five-year hiatus and he joined Donnie and Remko to talk about his newfound love for the game and "whale" status.

After two straight days of full-blown Phil Hellmuth coverage, the guys also get you caught up on the recent WSOP bracelet winners Chance Kornuth, Jim Collopy, David 'Bakes' Baker, and Michael Noori.

Lastly, Adam Friedman goes for his third straight $10k Dealer's Choice bracelet while Michael Addamo continues to crush No Limit Hold'em High Rollers. Are we in the middle of historic runs when it comes to Friedman and Addamo? Tune in and decide for yourself.

After winning his 16th World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw event, Phil Hellmuth sat down for an exclusive extended interview with us.

On this show, Hellmuth discusses how the final table played out, his poker legacy, and how he's kept his ego in check after his massive blow-up in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud.

In an electric Amazon Room at the 2021 World Series of Poker, Phil Hellmuth won his record-extending 16th gold bracelet. This episode of the WSOP Podcast covers Hellmuth's historic night from the moment he got to heads-up play versus Jake Schwartz until he gave his winner interview.

You will hear interviews with Mike Matusow, Brent Hanks, and Jeff Platt on this episode. 

Donnie and Remko gather on Saturday night to break down the implications of the WSOP adding two starting days to this year's Main Event. Starting on November 8th, travel restrictions are lifted and players from all over the world can now make last-minute plans to play in the $10,000 Main Event.

Donnie also spoke to Anthony Zinno, Scott Ball, and Dylan Weisman as all three claimed bracelets in the last 24 hours. 

The 14th episode of the WSOP Podcast sees the glorious return of Brent Hanks, the lost son. Mr. Buffalo tells stories of his wild night with Daniel Negreanu which included a trip to the Golden Knights home opener and finding a bag in the pro-heavy $5,000 6-Max event.

Brent also provides insights into the brand new PokerGO Tailgate, which will be in operation daily from the World Series of Poker as a place to hang out and watch both poker and sports.

Donnie brings an update on the Ladies Event that concluded last night and shares the fascinating story of Lara Eisenberg who took the event down. Lastly, travel restrictions will be lifted for vaccinated players on November 8th and the boys speculate on how this will effect the numbers of the WSOP Main Event.

Your daily WSOP Podcast gets you up to speed on the latest action from the Rio including today's Ladies Event final table, last night's Milly Maker results and stories, and Daniel Negreanu's deep run in the $5k 6-Max.

The guys also dive into Wynn's epic Mystery Bounty tournament, which tournaments they'd like to see at the World Series of Poker, and whether or not Dan Bilzerian will play a $100,000,00 heads-up poker match in Las Vegas later this year.

Phil Hellmuth still dominates the headlines at the 2021 World Series of Poker and both Remko and Donnie share additional thoughts on his massive outburst at the $10,000 Seven Card Stud final table. 

Last night, Dylan Linde won his first WSOP bracelet in the Mixed Omaha event and the guys preview the PokerGO Live Streamed final table of the Millionaire Maker tonight featuring Michael 'The Meditator' Gathy who's going for his fifth No Limit Hold'em bracelet.

Phil Hellmuth came close to winning his 16th World Series of Poker at the final table of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship last night, but while his quest was unsuccessful, his tirades were not. 

Hellmuth raised a lot of eyebrows with his f-bomb laden rants when his opponents outdrew him, and this morning Twitter was up in arms about his behavior. On this podcast, Remko and Donnie share their thoughts on the matter and also dive into a variety of other topics such as a man playing in the Ladies Event once again, and a small recap of the other tournaments at the Rio today.

The World Series of Poker brings players from all over the world to Las Vegas and today we had a unique opportunity to talk to Women Chess Grandmaster Qiyu 'Nemo' Zhou about venturing into the game of poker. 

Remko and Donnie also dive into Phil Hellmuth's chase for No. 16 as he's playing on today's PokerGO final table stream of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. We also break down other ongoing events such as the Milly Maker and look ahead at the other streams on PokerGO this week.

Two more gold bracelets were awarded at the 2021 World Series of Poker, Phil Hellmuth fell short on his latest run at a 16th gold bracelet, and the $10,000 Limit Hold'em has a great final table to look forward to.

Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth handle the hosting duties while Remko Rinkema enjoys a nice bike ride.

Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us six days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle.

Three gold bracelets were won at the 2021 World Series of Poker on Thursday night. Jason Koon captured his first, and Ari Engel and Yuval Bronshtein both won their second on what was a wild and exciting night of poker from inside the Rio.

Donnie Peters spoke with Koon and Engel about their wins, and industry veteran Tim Duckworth joins alongside for the discussion.

Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us six days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle.

Ben Mintz, also known as Bayou Ben and Barstool Mintzy, was a poker pro before busting his bankroll which lead to him returning to college and starting from scratch. A series of events put Mintzy back at the World Series of Poker and today he joined our show to discuss it all. 

In addition to this, Brent Hanks finally joins the podcast and we discuss Phil Hellmuth's quest for Bracelet 16 while Jason Koon is two wins away from winning his first in the $25,000 Heads Up Championship.

Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters bring you daily updates from the 2021 World Series of Poker and today they're joined by DAT Poker Podcast host Adam Schwartz.

The guys discuss Phil Hellmuth's quest for WSOP Bracelet No. 16 as he's gone deep in all three events he's entered this year, they break down the remaining players in the $25,000 Heads Up tournament, and examine the curious payouts of this event.

The big topic on the show today, to which we would love for all listeners to chime in on, is "What Would Be The Most Exciting Thing to Happen At The WSOP This Year?"

Last but certainly not least, we do a little previewing of the Vegas Golden Knights season, how to best experience a game in Las Vegas, and the guys break down their epic weight-loss bets from the past 12 months.

Remko and Donnie get together for your daily World Series of Poker update and bring you inside info on the best Las Vegas restaurants and hotspots.

First, the guys recap the $25,000 High Roller that streamed on PokerGO with Tyler Cornell winning his maiden bracelet along with $833,289 before updating you on all the other events going on right now.

The $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up Championship gets underway today and your hosts wager pizzas on the outcome of the John Smith Invitational before diving into some more local Las Vegas recommendations. 

Capping it all off today are stories from both Remko and Donnie's first time at the World Series of Poker in 2008 and 2009 respectively. 

Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast and we'll see you for another show tomorrow! 

The vibes inside the Rio at the 2021 World Series of Poker are very positive and your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters carry that energy into the first show of the week.

Today on the show:

• A brief recap of the events that finished and are still in progress including the $25k HORSE final table.
• A preview of the first PokerGO streamed final table: The $25,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller featuring Adrian Mateos, Mustapha Kanit, and Jonathan Jaffe.
• An update on our terrible $525 fantasy team.
• An overview of this year's World Series of Poker Player of the Year format and standings.
• Remko ventures into another restaurant recommendation while Donnie gives coffee advice that he immediately goes against. 

Please rate, review, and subscribe to our show and tune in for another episode tomorrow! 

Remko and Donnie ventured out into the Amazon jungle to chat with a few guests for this episode of the podcast.

On this show, Jeremy Ausmus talks about winning the first gold bracelet awarded this WSOP, New York Times best-selling author Maria Konnikova discusses being in poker and at the WSOP, Norman Chad catches us up on all of his donations, and Rob "WorldWideWob" Perez sits down for some poker, NBA, and Vegas talk.

Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us 6 days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle.

Watered-down coffee can ruin someone's day and Remko gives very specific advice to avoid this type of drama. Donnie delivers another excellent pizza recommendation for Las Vegas and the guys dive into the following poker-related topics on the second episode of the WSOP Podcast.

• Last night Day 1 of the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. concluded with 73 entries, registration is open until the start of play today. Top stacks include Mike Matusow and John Monnette.
• The WSOP Podcast submitted their own line-up for this year's $25k Fantasy league that somehow only has a $525 buy-in.
• Speculation on the long lines in the hallway and the field size of the $500 Reunion event that has a $5 million guarantee.

Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us 6 days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle. 

Hello friends! The World Series of Poker is back from a lengthy hiatus and so is this podcast feed!

Please enjoy six episodes per week from the Rio in Las Vegas as Remko Rinkema, Donnie Peters, and Brent Hanks deliver all the latest gossip, hot takes, and analysis from the 2021 WSOP.

On Episode 1, Remko and Donnie get reacquainted and set the scene for what you can expect over the next 55 days from this show and the PokerGO team. Oh, and there's pizza advice. 

Poker commentary legend Norman Chad joins the Poker Central Podcast to talk about his life during the quarantine, owing money to a Ukrainian bag man, pizza choices, and stories from the past regarding the World Series of Poker and his own life as a gambler and poker player.

• 01:23 - What has Norman Chad been up to during the quarantine?
• 06:05 - The story of Norman Chad's last ever sports bet back in 1984 when he nearly bankrupted himself betting on various different sports in a one-week stretch.
• 08:55 - How Norman Chad, allegedly, got scammed playing online poker resulting in a $5,600 loss in a single week?!
• 19:13 - When did Norman Chad first come to Las Vegas and became aware of the World Series of Poker?
• 22:20 - "Tournament Player" Norman Chad become the voice of the World Series of Poker but how did that happen?
• 30:30 - Norman Chad's Twitter game, fact, or fiction?
• 41:40 - Norman Chad's relationship with Phil Ivey.
• 49:22 - 555 Questions for Norman Chad with some tremendous answers!
• 1:04:30 - A game of word association with Norman Chad featuring some great pizza talk.

Want to catch the action live and ask your burning questions to our guest? Tune in live every Tuesday at noon PST.

Bryn Kenney joins the Poker Central Podcast to talk about the millions he's won playing poker and how he's looking to become a business mogul now!

From the confines of his New York City apartment, Barstool Nate joins the podcast to talk a whole bunch of poker and controversy!

• 01:00 – How is Barstool Nate holding up during the quarantine in New York City and did he already have the coronavirus?
• 06:15 – The rise and fall of Barstool Nate’s short-lived online poker twitch streamer career and how much money he’s losing so far!
• 14:15 – How is Barstool Sports surviving the quarantine and coronavirus pandemic and is Nate getting involved on the dating apps during these strange times?
• 24:00 – Is the 2020 World Series of Poker still happening? Will Nate make an appearance no matter what? Is he going to risk getting the virus?
• 35:44 – Controversy! Would Phil Ivey winning the 2003 WSOP Main Event have sparked a bigger poker boom than Chris Moneymaker winning?
• 57:05 – 555 Questions with Barstool Nate
• 1:07:30 – A game of word association with your favorite Barstool Sports personalities.
• 1:12:50 – Barstool Nate’s Quarantine Life Tips.

New to the podcast? Tune in live every Tuesday at 12:00pm PT/3:00 pm ET on our YouTube channel. 

Poker champ and science expert Liv Boeree joins the podcast to help Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema through these trying times. 

• 00:50 - How has Liv Boeree been holding up during the quarantine?
• 03:10 - How COVID-19 increased or decreased Liv Boeree's confidence in humanity?
• 05:25 - Liv made a video on the 7 worst takes regarding the coronavirus, was this fun or painful having to make this?
• 07:10 - What is Liv most concerned about regarding the global pandemic?
• 13:00 - Brent Hanks shares his experience with his youngest son falling ill during the coronavirus pandemic.
• 17:00 - GIMME THE ODDS: A game where Liv Boeree gives us the odds on five hot topics! Does Liv Boeree think the 2020 WSOP will happen? Are we living in a simulation? Is Igor Kurganov actually a very intelligent robot?
• 30:55 - Liv Boeree is officially retired from poker!
• 34:34 - 555 Questions for Liv Boeree!
• 43:20 - Snap-Call! A game of word association with Liv Boeree.
• 48:05 - Some questions from the chat and viewers to wrap up the show including some talk about psychedelics. 

Catch the Poker Central Podcast live on YouTube every week at noon PST/3pm ET. New to PokerGO and ready for some live action? Watch right now. Use promo code WATCHPARTY for 30 days free - valid until April 30.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema break down the cancellation of major events due to the coronavirus and the impact it could have on the World Series of Poker and other major events. The guys also review the Global Poker Awards and discuss who’s on their Mt. Rushmore of Poker!

• 01:35 – How will the spread of the coronavirus impact live poker tournaments and most importantly the World Series of Poker?
• 06:40 – Cancellations and postponements due to the coronavirus in the world of poker.
• 12:20 – Is the coronavirus strangely going to have a positive impact on the state of online poker in the USA?
• 16:11 – High Stakes Poker is back, and we relive the epic hand of Sammy Farha vs Barry Greenstein from Season 1.
• 23:35 – Brent and Remko break down the epic aces vs kings hand, how different this hand would’ve played out in 2020, and what has Barry Greenstein been up to?
• 28:20 – A game of “YES OR NO” with Brent Hanks who’s subjected to five strong statements he will agree or disagree with.
• 30:00 – The Global Poker Awards, where were the poker players?
• 34:10 – The Mount Rushmore of Poker! Who belongs on there? Johnny Chan? Erik Seidel? Let us know in the comments who you think belongs.
• 45:15 – Are reserved games ruining live poker in Las Vegas?
• 52:00 – The high roller action in Sochi where the partypoker MILLIONS Super High Roller Series has brought out all the big names including Phil Ivey!

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now via your favorite podcasting app or catch us live on YouTube at 12pm PT/3pm ET/9pm CET every Tuesday!

Antonio Esfandiari and Bill Perkins join Brent and Remko on the Poker Central Podcast to talk about High Stakes Poker, Die With Zero, and did Stu Ungar cheat to win the 1997 WSOP Main Event?

• 00:40 – Today on the show, breaking down all topics.
• 01:50 – Is Brent Hanks okay? Has the Corona Virus entered the Hanks household?
• 04:30 – Watch a full hand of High Stakes Poker Season 1 featuring Antonio Esfandiari and Daniel Negreanu laying it all on the line!
• 11:26 – Antonio Esfandiari breaks down the big pot from Season 1 of High Stakes Poker vs Daniel Negreanu.
• 13:28 – Was $100,000 a big loss for Antonio Esfandiari on High Stakes Poker, and will The Magician return on Season 8?
• 15:35 – We speculate on what the future of High Stakes Poker will look like!
• 19:30 – Antonio Esfandiari tells the story of “stealing” the watch of his boss and getting his start in magic!
• 23:40 – Bill Perkins joins the show! Will he Die With Zero?
• 27:50 – A Bill Perkins Thirst Lounge Update, is it still in progress?
• 29:40 – Putting Brent Hanks on the spot! YES OR NO! This segment is highly controversial.
• 31:30 – Brent Hanks screwed up during his poker career, he explains.
• 32:50 – Did Stu Ungar cheat to win the 1997 World Series of Poker Main Event?
• 36:30 – Will the Corona Virus bring the 2020 World Series of Poker to a halt?
• 41:00 – The Poker Player Death Pool!
• 45:15 – SNAP CALL! A game of Word Association with Brent Hanks.
• 47:15 – Breaking down the upcoming high stakes action on PokerGO including Super High Roller Bowl Russia.

Remko Rinkema is joined by Matt Berkey to talk about Solve For Why, Poker Out Loud, his play at the highest stakes, million-dollar swings, and going through a tough time where a family tragedy went hand in hand with his biggest downswing.

• 00:20 – Celebrating the fact that Brent Hanks is NOT on this podcast and Matt Berkey makes us aware of some of the silliness of your favorite co-host.
• 01:20 – How did “Poker Out Loud” become a thing on Solve For Why?
• 05:00 – The first time “Poker Out Loud” was organized, how did it play out in real life and what were the biggest takeaways?
• 09:25 – How did Solve For Why start and where does it sit in the current climate of poker coaching and teaching?
• 12:18 – How does Matt Berkey marry his playing style and through process with teaching beginning players how to approach a game of poker?
• 15:45 – Does Matt Berkey’s style make him a winning online poker player?
• 18:45 – A businessman was banned from playing a huge poker game because he was winning too much! Berkey explains.
• 21:45 – How did Berkey play the highest stakes? Did he have a backer?
• 24:00 – The longest and most painful walk to his car after a massive session at ARIA where he has the biggest swings of his life in a single session.
• 26:50 – What is the state of the poker coaching industry?
• 32:00 – How much money could Matt Berkey win if he focused solely on playing poker?
• 35:13 – What would the Matt Berkey Challenge look like if he were to do something like Phil Galfond, and his takes on the Galfond Challenge.
• 38:15 – A life-changing moment for Matt Berkey during his biggest downswing his mother passed away and his grandma was diagnosed terminally ill.
• 40:40 - Disconnecting from the game of poker when the traveled back home to be with his family.
• 42:20 – How much of Matt Berkey’s success is because of talent and how much is hard work and dedication?
• 48:00 – Questions from the fans and some banter!
• 50:15 – Matt Berkey’s Phil Ivey story from the World Series of Poker.
• 52:30 – A game of word association with Matt Berkey!
• 58:02 – Matt Berkey is heading to the LAPC to play the Main Event, what makes that series and event so good?
• 1:00:15 – The Solve For Why Academy, everything you need to know.
• 1:04:00 – A Solve For Why Meet-Up Game in Austin, Texas! Don’t miss it!

New to the podcast? Check out us live on YouTube weekly at 12pm PT/3pm ET/9pm CET or subscribe to the podcast feed! 

Joey Ingram joins Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema to talk about the Galfond Challenge, the state of online poker, private games in Las Vegas, a potential Poker All-Stars Game, Zillion Beers, and some YouTube drama.

• 00:35 – Does poker need more drama and controversy? Does the game benefit from beefs and people hating on each other?
• 04:12 – Is calling people out the best way for Luke Schwartz to stay relevant?
• 07:12 – What type of content would Joey Ingram want to make if popularity wasn’t part of the conversation?
• 08:24 – The Galfond Challenge! Joey Ingram breaks it down and gives his insights into whether Phil can bounce back and how VeniVidi does it.
• 14:00 – How would Joey Ingram do against Phil Galfond?
• 15:30 – Joey Ingram first gained popularity through doing crazy challenges, so we present him with some unique challenges that he should undertake!
• 22:00 – Is online poker still profitable for average pros and what’s the state of private games in Las Vegas? Is Joey Ingram playing high stakes PLO private games?
• 27:50 – How would Joey Ingram handle a “Poker All Star Game” after the big success of the recent changes to the NBA All-Star Game.
• 34:30 – Passion for poker, Rob Yong and Phil Nagy, how does Joey Ingram look at these very different characters who both are heading up online poker sites.
• 39:20 – Zillion Beers! Can poker do something like what Barstool Sports did, selling $1.5 million on merchandise in just 11 days.
• 45:10 – A game of word association with Joey Ingram on Donald Trump, Tiger Woods, Leonardo DiCaprio, Connor McGregor, and Hugh Hefner.
• 50:40 – YouTube drama, what is going on with tons of poker channels receiving strikes and some channels getting shut down?

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us those five-star reviews or check us out live on YouTube every Tuesday at 12pm PT/3pm ET/9pm CET.

High Stakes legend Jason Koon joins Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema on the Poker Central Podcast to talk about his dedication to the game, the highest stakes he’s ever played, and some of the craziest stuff he’s encountered over the course of his career.

• 01:07 – What has Jason Koon has been up to lately?
• 05:55 – Jason Koon’s travel tips and connecting with his friends up in Vancouver such as Ben Tollerene.
• 08:30 – Would Jason Koon have the upper hand over his best friends, Isaac Haxton, Ben Tollerene, and David Benefield at No Limit Hold’em these days?
• 10:45 – Jason Koon battled Phil Ivey for many days in a row at heads-up No Limit Hold’em and his insights are incredible!
• 17:40 – Massive Short Deck action at the Triton High Roller Series versus Phil Ivey and what are the biggest stakes Jason has ever seen?
• 21:00 – The difference between the highest stakes tournaments and cash games.
• 23:20 – High Stakes Poker is poker entertainment, so how do these shows come together and does Jason Koon qualify?
• 27:18 – Jason Koon’s take on the Galfond Challenge, going through massive losing streaks, and how he thinks Phil is handling this tough situation being stuck a lot of money.
• 33:00 – What’s involved to bring High Stakes Poker back, and if he’s involved, how much is Jason Koon sitting down with?
• 36:40 – Speaking of High Stakes Poker legends, what happened to Brad Booth? Jason Koon has a tremendous story.
• 37:45 – Jason Koon gives us a unique insight into the world of the Triton High Rollers, Paul Phua, Richard Yong, Triton Player of the Year, and all that goes along with it.
• 43:30 – Jason Koon’s first Macau trip with David Benefield, playing high stakes and learning on the job.
• 44:55 – Jason Koon’s upcoming action including the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Sochi series including the inaugural Super High Roller Bowl Russia event.
• 51:00 – The brightest minds in poker according to Jason Koon.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another day of thrilling poker action.

Brent and Remko break down the return of High Stakes Poker, their dream lineups, a lot of Super Bowl gambling talk, and the health and safety of the Galfond family.

• 00:30 – Brent & Remko break down the return of High Stakes Poker on PokerGO.
• 03:01 – Brent Hanks gives his dream High Stakes Poker lineup which doesn’t include Phil Ivey but he wants Jason Koon & Bryn Kenney to be front and center!
• 06:30 – Remko Rinkema breaks down his dream High Stakes Poker lineup that features Nick Schulman, Rick Salomon, and Maria Ho.
• 11:30 – How would a top tournament pro like Stephen Chidwick fare on High Stakes Poker?
• 13:14 – High Stakes Poker, should it be live on televised TV shows like in the old days?
• 15:25 – Brent and Remko go over their Super Bowl Sunday bets, food, and drinks.
• 21:10 – Poker legend Doyle Brunson has bet at least $20,000 on the Super Bowl every year since the first one in 1970!
• 25:30 – Why it’s great for poker that Barstool Sports was sold to Penn Gaming.
• 28:00 – Uncle Ron’s big day at the Super Bowl.
• 30:30 – Looking back on Super High Roller Bowl Australia and the Australian Poker Open.
• 36:45 – Brent and Remko are entering a sports depression, what will they occupy their gambling minds with until the next big sporting event rolls around?
• 40:05 – Is Farah Galfond going to be okay? The Galfond Challenge is still fully off the rails!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another day of thrilling poker action.

Brent and Remko are back with another live show on YouTube in which they tackled a bunch of topics including the Galfond Challenge, the Global Poker Awards, some Aussie Millions Main Event controversy and the Australian Poker Open on PokerGO.

• 00:40 –Brent’s adventures on the Peloton and Antonio Esfandiari joining the Bob Menery Podcast.
• 06:45 – Poker Books! Antonio Esfandiari started with Winning Low Limit Hold’em by Lee Jones, but what sucked Brent and Remko into the game?
• 09:05 – Recapping the Aussie Millions Main Event, Brent’s newfound love for Twitch, and some big-time controversy regarding the deal that was made at the final table!
• 18:45 – Erik Seidel segment – Brent’s favorite player and quite possibly his father.
• 22:12 – Should Phil Galfond forfeit the Galfond Challenge after being in a giant hole after only a few days of play against Venividi?
• 27:53 – Recapping the Australian Poker Open so far with big runs from Mike Watson and Andras Nemeth and tons of stars in contention.
• 32:20 – Breaking down our favorite categories in the Global Poker Awards, for which sadly this amazing podcast has not been nominated!
• 36:50 – Brent and Remko’s favorite Super Bowl pro bets.
• 41:20 – Honoring Producer John and Host Jeff with their nomination for a Global Poker Awards for Media Content of the Year.

Looking for our video show? Check out the live show on YouTube right here.

Recorded live for the first time and broadcast on YouTube, Brent and Remko tackled some hard-hitting topics!

• 01:13 – This week on the show! Breaking down the semifinal of the Global Poker Awards, Galfond Challenge, and all the action down in Australia.
• 01:58 – Brent & Remko recap their weekend in which they attended a Black Keys concert and Brent bought a Peloton bike in an attempt to stop being fat.
• 05:45 – Breaking down the Global Poker Awards semifinals including Doug Polk being snubbed despite having the most popular YouTube channel in all of poker.
• 13:25 – What was the final table performance of the year? Alex Foxen in the Five Diamond or Hossein Ensan in the WSOP Main Event?
• 16:10 – Twitter Personality of the Year, who do we like best?
• 19:10 – The Aussie Millions will be live on PokerGO, who will take down the Main Event? Will Erik Seidel do one better than his second place back in 2008?
• 24:50 – The Australia Quiz! How well does Brent Hanks know the land Down Under?
• 28:00 – What do the Super Bowl parties for Brent & Remko look like and what bets do they like?
• 31:00 – Previewing the Australian Poker Open at Star Gold Coast! (which will be live on PokerGO) and Brent explains why he’s scared of going to the beach.
• 34:30 – Previewing the Galfond Challenge in which Phil Galfond takes on some of the sharpest minds in the game at heads up online Pot Limit Omaha.
• 41:45 – Breaking down the $2,000,000 HKD Player of the Year race at the Triton High Roller Series!

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now to never miss another episode through your favorite podcasting app or via our YouTube channel. Live shows every Monda! New to PokerGO and ready to watch as much poker as humanly possible? Subscribe to PokerGO and watch all the content Brent and Remko discuss on a weekly basis.

The Poker Central Podcast is back! After a month hiatus, we’re back with another show and the promise the go live on YouTube every Monday starting on January 22nd.

The podcast will remain in the audio format as well for those catching us on the go, but make sure to check us out live as well to ask questions live on the show and interact with your hosts Remko Rinkema and Brent Hanks.

This week on the show, Remko and Brent recap their holidays away from the game of poker before diving in the hottest topics in the game including the partypoker UK Millions Main Event, a look back at the WPT Five Diamond final table, the upcoming Global Poker Awards, a potential DraftKings winner controversy, Mike Postle dodging his pending lawsuit, and much more!

• 01:50 – Hanks’ Horrible Holiday, the uncut story of a National Lampoon level string of disasters that ended Brent Hanks’ 2019.
• 08:00 – Brent Hanks doesn’t believe in New Years Resolutions but he’s bought a Peloton for his wife. What a brave man!
• 09:00 – Remko went to Austin, Texas and is now much rounder than before and he’s dealing with a hearing problem because of the overly loud piano bar.
• 11:00 – Brent & Remko’s 2020 Poker Predictions (but Brent doesn’t stick to the rules and brings up the Buffalo Bills).
• 16:55 – Recapping the partypoker UK Millions Main Event won by Anton Suarez for $1,000,000 on PokerGO.
• 22:05 – Looking back on the WPT Five Diamond final table won by Alex Foxen for $1.6 million.
• 25:30 – The 2019 Global Poker Awards will be streamed on PokerGO on March 6 and there are exciting new categories to look forward to!
• 29:30 – The DraftKings Million Dollar Challenge was won by the better half of a DFS pro and speculations are swirling on whether or not she made her own line-ups.
• 34:00 – Mike Postle is ducking being served the papers for the lawsuit about the alleged cheating scandal. Now what?
• 36:00 – Breaking down the 2020 WSOP Schedule and whether or not Brent will play any events this year.
• 37:40 – Brent and Remko break down all the live poker action on PokerGO including Dolly’s Game, Poker After Dark, the Australian Poker Open, Super High Roller Bowl Australia and the Aussie Millions.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now to never miss another episode through your favorite podcasting app or via our YouTube channel. Live shows every Monday starting next week! New to PokerGO and ready to watch as much poker as humanly possible? Subscribe to PokerGO and watch all the content Brent and Remko discuss on a weekly basis.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by Kitty Kuo who talks about her life as a poker pro, who the most handsome men in poker are, and how she spent $150,000 during one day of shopping in Paris!

Brent & Remko and joined this week by reality TV star Tom Schwartz and producer of The Irishman, Randall Emmett. Both stars played on Poker After Dark and made some time to talk about their passion for poker, the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules and whether or not The Irishman will win an Oscar!

• 00:40 – Breaking down Poker After Dark “Whales vs. Wizards” featuring poker fan Tom Schwartz and back-to-back high roller champ Randall Emmett.
• 02:15 – Vanderpump Rules star Tom Schwartz talks about where his passion for poker comes from and winning $1,000 playing poker in college which got him hooked!
• 03:45 – The Challenge! Randall Emmett and Tom Schwartz agree to play 10 heads-up matches to see who’s best!
• 04:32 – The Irishman is a huge success and Randall Emmett is one of the producers behind the scenes who made this magic possible and he breaks down being part of this epic film and working with Martin Scorsese.
• 09:35 – Tom Schwartz talks about his impressions of The Irishman and being at the premiere with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino.
• 11:00 – What does it take to be part of a reality TV show as successful as Vanderpump Rules? Randall Emmett and Tom Schwartz break it down.
• 13:00 – Drama! Randall Emmett teases being in a big conflict on the next season of Vanderpump Rules caused by Tom Schwartz.
• 13:50 – What can poker fans expect of Tom Schwartz on Vanderpump Rules in Season 8?
• 16:00 – What’s it like having your entire life filmed, including the relationships drama? Tom Schwartz breaks it down.
• 18:20 – Is Tom Schwartz a massive nit at the poker table?
• 20:20 – Recapping the stellar 2019 with Randall Emmett, is he going to win an Oscar for The Irishman?
• 23:50 – What was Tom Schwartz’s highlight of 2019?

New to the podcast? Please don't forget to subscribe! Questions, remarks, or comments? Hit us up on podcast@pokercentral.com. Want to watch a crazy amount of exciting high stakes poker action? Subscribe to PokerGO right now. 

Jeff Platt joins Brent & Remko to talk quiz cheaters and drama on PokerGO's new show "The Big Blind" while the guys also break down Daniel Dvoress' Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas win and Daniel Negreanu signing with GGPoker.

• 1:50 – The Big Blind debuts on PokerGO hosted by Jeff Platt featuring some of your favorite characters in the world of poker including Chris Moneymaker, Norm Macdonald, Joey Ingram, Barstool Nate, PFT Commenter, Alex Jacob, and Norman Chad. Jeff breaks down the show and lets you know why this is must-watch action!
• 8:30 – Norm Macdonald and Mike Matusow steal the show on The Big Blind and Jeff breaks it all down.
• 14:02 – Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas was won by Daniel Dvoress for $4 million and we break down the action with Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt who called the action on PokerGO.
• 18:25 – The Genius of Jason Koon with an epic check-back and Brent Hanks’ spirit animal Erik Seidel.
• 26:30 – The partypoker MILLIONS World Bahamas Main Event is a $10k single re-entry, has partypoker unlocked what the future of big live events will look like?
• 29:25 – Daniel Negreanu signs with GGPoker, what do we take away from this?
• 34:07 – The fans! Make sure to get in touch with us on podcast@pokercentral.com and leave those reviews. And the winner of the Poker Masters Fantasy challenge.

New to the podcast? Make sure to subscribe to catch us weekly on both PokerGO and your favorite podcasting apps.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema jumped straight onto the microphones after the final card hit inside the PokerGO Studio during the Poker Masters and broke down Robert Campbell’s epic WSOP Player of the Year win as well as Sam Soverel’s Poker Masters Domination.

• 00:35 – Brent and Remko react the Robert Campbell winning the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, dethroning Daniel Negreanu after an accounting flaw was discovered, and the negativity that spiraled out of control on Twitter.
• 08:40 – Sam Soverel’s Poker Masters Domination! How did he do it? Was this the most dominant performance ever in a high-roller series?
• 10:55 – The interview with Sam Soverel after winning the $50,000 Main Event and claiming the Purple Jacket.
• 16:30 – Is Sam Soverel the best No Limit Hold’em tournament player in the world right now?
• 23:30 – Kahle Burns is one of the revelations of 2019 and we break down his play and results this year.
• 26:15 – Somehow, Brent Hanks finds a way to mention Dan Bilzerian on the podcast.
• 28:00 – What’s next on PokerGO? Partypoker MILLIONS Bahamas, Super High Roller Bowl Bahamas, Poker After Dark and much more!

New to PokerGO and excited to relive the 2019 World Series of Poker or Poker Masters? Subscribe right now.

The boys are back in the studio as they welcome reigning Poker Masters champion Ali imsirovic to talk about his big win last year, studying the game, his goals, and the comparison between himself and Bryn Kenney. Brent and Remko also tackle all your mail and questions for an action-packed podcast! 

• 00:45 – An update from Officer Drizzler, who was once again unable to make it onto the podcast because he’s on a big case with JoeJoe Ingram.
• 02:58 – Ali Imsirovic applauds Daniel Negreanu for winning the WSOP Player of the Year a third time and expands on his own goals. Will he ever dive into mixed games?
• 5:58 – How does Ali Imsirovic study? Solvers? Live reads? How does it all work?
• 7:00 – Breaking down two big pots from Super High Roller Bowl London with Ali Imsirovic.
• 09:19 – How much of Ali Imsirovic’s study is specifically based on his opponents because he plays against the same players so often?
• 12:00 – Who are the three best tournament players according to Ali Imsirovic?
• 13:00 – Comparing his skill level during his Poker Masters championship run in 2018 versus where he stands now.
• 15:20 – Using the clock as a randomizer? Is this something Imsirovic does? How does randomizing work?
• 16:40 – Can Ali Imsirovic still take lower buy-ins seriously?
• 20:20 – Ali Imisirovic talks about his family’s support for his career path.
• 25:50 – The next million-dollar tournament has Ali Imisrovic’s name all over it, but does he prefer the Triton format or the Big One for One Drop?
• 29:35 – Exploring Pot Limit Omaha with Ali Imsirovic and his desire to win it again.
• 32:45 – FOR THE FANS! Remko and Brent break down the e-mails and messages from fans who reached out on podcast@pokercentral.com.

Watch the Poker Masters on PokerGO right now. Check the full Live Event schedule here or subscribe right now and use the promo code PODCAST to take an additional $10 off on your annual subscription.

Brent Hanks is back! But did Ralph Drizzler make it onto the show? Brent and Remko break down the Andrew Yang support for online poker, the WSOP Player of the Year race, and pick their Poker Masters fantasy teams. Listen to the show to find out how to join the show.

• 00:50 – Officer Ralph Drizzler, is he going to make it onto the show today?
• 03:30 – This week on the show! A breakdown of all the topics.
• 04:55 – Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang showed support for federally legalized online poker in a Tweet and the poker world went ballistic. Now what? Brent Hanks breaks it down.
• 11:40 – What did the Venetian try to do with the Lucky Shot Poker Series? Was it a scam?
• 14:15 – Kahle Burns wins two bracelets at World Series of Poker Europe, is this one of the best tournament accomplishments of 2019, or do the small fields and unlimited re-entries devalue things?
• 20:10 – World Series of Poker Player of the Year speculation.
• 24:50 – Online poker is launching in Pennsylvania, is this a big deal?
• 28:50 – Poker Masters predictions and a very special fantasy draft! Check out all player values right here.

Catch the podcast on your favorite podcasting apps right now as well. Watch the Poker Central Podcast on PokerGO every week on Friday. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now.

This week Brent Hanks is in major trouble with the law and couldn't make it onto the podcast! Remko Rinkema flies solo and gets you caught up with a brief podcast on all the latest topics in poker. 

• 00:20 - An update about Brent Hanks being in trouble with the law.
• 02:05 - This week on the show!
• 02:30 - Send all questions, requests and notes to podcast@pokercentral.com.
• 03:35 - Shoutout to Run it Up Reno! Looking back at the big names that took down events there.
• 05:00 - Showbound on Poker After Dark presented by PokerGO featuring two qualifiers from the RUNGOOD Poker Series, Norm Macdonald, Maria Ho and many others!
• 08:00 - Recapping all the action from Rozvadov as World Series of Poker Europe is still going strong with Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey grabbing headlines.
• 10:00 - Phil Hellmuth denied his 16th WSOP gold bracelet!
• 12:10 - Phil Ivey is back!
• 14:15 - What else is happening on PokerGO!? Don't miss World Series of Poker Europe and Poker Masters on PokerGO.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema come at you with an audio only podcast on which they cover World Series of Poker Europe, the use of randomizers at the highest stakes, Daniel Negreanu’s freezeout tournament series, the return of Phil Ivey, and Phil Hellmuth’s quest for WSOP Bracelet No. 16.

• 00:28 – Brent Hanks gambling and fantasy football struggles.
• 02:04 – Recapping the €250,000 Super High Roller at World Series of Poker Europe with lots of love for Christoph Vogelsang and Tony G.
• 04:01 – The stupid conversation of “Who is the best player in the world?”
• 05:10 – Views and takes on James Chen and Chin Wei Lim who went heads up in Rozvadov for €2.8 million.
• 06:30 – Randomizing! James Chen used his watch to make decisions during the final table to balance his ranges, but what’s the method to this madness?
• 11:00 - Brent Hanks is out on studying poker but in on the game as a whole!
• 12:28 – Can Brent Hanks still beat the high stakes? Is he better than Cary Katz? Paul Phua? Richard Yong? Tony G?
• 15:00 – Next up on PokerGO: Short Deck, PLO, and a 100k High Roller.
• 17:00 – THE FANS! Reach out to us on podcast@pokercentral.com
• 19:16 – Analyzing Daniel Negreanu’s idea of a freezeout tournament series with lots of non-Hold’em action. Can it work? Will players show up?
• 23:10 – PHIL IVEY IS BACK.
• 25:16 – Phil Hellmuth is on his way to WSOP bracelet No. 16 at World Series of Poker Europe.
• 27:10 – Allen Bari is mad, lashing out to Bryn Kenney who chirps back at him right away.

Catch the podcast on your favorite podcasting apps right now as well. Watch the Poker Central Podcast on PokerGO every week on Friday. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now.

This week on the show Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema dive deep into the recent Postle Gate developments and are joined by Jason Somerville to talk about his sports betting prowess as well as broadcasting Thursday Night Football on his Twitch channel.

• 00:37 – Today on the show: Postle Gate, Jason Somerville’s sports betting prowess, recapping the Run it Up week action on Poker After Dark.
• 01:05 – Diving deep into the recent developments regarding the most controversial story in poker: Postle Gate. The people love scandals!
• 02:53 – How is Postle Gate being perceived outside of poker? The Ringer, ESPN, and many other outlets pay attention to the game as a negative light is shining upon it.
• 04:15 – Poker reaches mainstream news and media for a story that reflects negatively upon it, but could negative attention to the game be good for the game?
• 06:15 – Does poker need to focus on its griminess and ties to gambling in order for the game to be seen as thrilling compared to its buttoned-up math and almost chess-like vibes?
• 07:28 – A $10,000,000 lawsuit has now been filed in the Mike Postle situation, what do Brent and Remko think about the numbers and lawsuit?
• 09:07 – What’s the future of Mike Postle in the world of poker? Will we ever see him again?
• 10:44 – Which “Mike Postle Theory” do the guys think is the most likely?
• 13:03 – Mike Matusow has taken Mike Postle’s side, what does Brent think of the podcast he did with Postle?
• 15:45 – What’s next in the Mike Postle situation? Will this die down now as we wait for the lawsuit to develop?
• 17:44 – We want to hear from you guys, the fans, the listeners! Hit us up on podcast@pokercentral.com with your poker hand questions, home game stories, and everything else poker related.
• 19:30 – Jason Somerville jumped on the show to talk about his sports betting and broadcasting Thursday Night Football games on his Twitch channel later this season.
• 21:22 – Jason Somerville talks about getting into sports betting via the UFC into the NFL.
• 26:05 – Will Brent Hanks become the next Booger McFarland, and how will sports betting be tied into live sports broadcasts?
• 28:40 – Looking back on Run it Up Week on Poker After Dark.
• 29:50 – Johnnie Vibes vs. Jared Jaffee, a social media spat.
• 34:00 – What’s next on PokerGO?

Watch the Poker Central Podcast on PokerGO every week on Friday. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, your trusted hosts are tackling a variety of topics with three special guests that were all part of Dolly's Game on PokerGO: Matt Glantz, Brian Rast, and Anthony Alberto. 

Brent and Remko tackle the hottest topic in poker, the alleged cheating my Mike Postle at Stones Gambling Hall in Northern California, and get the opinion of Matt Glantz who's experienced in what it takes to put together a poker live stream.

With Glantz, the guys also discuss his recent weight loss, the worst game in poker, and how he got started in poker. 

Brian Rast, the commentator on Dolly's Game alongside Ali Nejad, joins the show to talk about his Top 5 favorite degenerate players who have no regard for money and are always ready to kick up the stakes. 

The third and final guest on the show, high stakes poker player and sports bettor Anthony Alberto, talks about his worst bad beats in sports betting as well as high stakes fantasy leagues in which he's betting hundreds of thousands of dollars on the side. 

Lastly, Brent breaks down the Power Rankings which has some eye-brow raising names as well as a clearcut Top 2.

The Poker Central Podcast recaps the British Poker Open as well as Super High Roller Bowl London.

This week, Brent and Remko are joined by British Poker Open champ Sam Soverel as well as event winners Mikita Badziakouski, Sergi Reixach, and Ben Tollerene. As well as talking about his victory for £840,000, Tollerene also discussed looking to retire from poker but finding the adrenaline of the game pulling him back in.

Lastly, Bryn Kenney joins the show to talk about his Triton Million win, celebrating it, flying private, living the high life and claiming he will never go broke again!

All of this and much more on this week's Poker Central Podcast as Brent Hanks also gives some exciting teasers about the upcoming Poker After Dark and Dolly's Game's lineups featuring Phil Hellmuth, former Golden State Warriors player David Lee and a plethora of mixed games stars.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema recap the early action at the British Poker Open, break down the Week 36 Power Rankings, and play interviews with Sam Greenwood, Luc Greenwood, George Wolff, Paul Newey, and Ali Imsirovic on the show. 

• 00:24 – The Mixer caught fire, Brent Hanks needs a drink at 11am in Las Vegas, and Remko Rinkema is on raging tilt in London.
• 04:20 – Recapping the British Poker Open starting with Event #1 won by Luc Greenwood.
• 7:55 – The interview with Event #1 winner Luc Greenwood who’s been on a nice heater in 2019.
• 14:30 – Recapping Event #2 the £10,000 Pot Limit Omaha won by high stakes cash game player George Wolff and the guys pot some thoughts into the idea of a $1,000,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament.
• 20:05 – The interview with Event #2 winner George Wollf who’s a gamer in every sense of the word.
• 24:27 – Recapping Event #3, the £10,000 No Limit Hold’em event won by Paul Newey.
• 26:18 – The interview with Event #3 winner Paul Newey who was over the moon about his first ever live tournament win.
• 30:34 – Recapping the Event #4 £10,000 Short Deck and some takes from Remko and Brent on the intricacies of the game.
• 34:45 – The interview with Short Deck winner Sam Greenwood and a little look back on his year so far which will go down as his most successful in tournament poker history.
• 43:30 – The Week 36 Poker Central Power Rankings broken down by Brent Hanks!
• 56:46 – Catching up with Ali Imsirovic who’s looking at massive schedule of big buy-ins to close out 2019.
• 1:02:00 – Who does Brent Hanks think will win the High Roller of the Year race?
• 1:03:18 – A message for the die-hard listeners! Send us your questions for the upcoming shows!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to catch this podcast every week as well as more than 100 days of live poker action every single year including the World Series of Poker, Super High Roller Bowl, and World Poker Tour.

The boys are back in their man cave! Listen to the show now as they break down GOAT Week on Poker After Dark, Randall Emmett’s intervention, Tom Dwan’s takes on the high stakes poker economy, as well as brand new Power Rankings.

• 01:20 – Today on the show!
• 03:00 – Previewing the British Poker Open & Super High Roller Bowl at Aspers Casino in London and streamed live on PokerGO with commentary by Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks.
• 07:01 – Recapping GOAT Week on Poker After Dark featuring Paul Pierce, Alan Keating, Rob Yong, Jennifer Tilly, Randall Emmett, Tom Dwan, Brandon Cantu & Mike Sexton. Brent and Remko break down the biggest pots of the night.
• 14:25 – The interview, or intervention if you will, with Randall Emmett during GOAT Week!
• 18:28 – Randall Emmett’s pride of turning his energy down a few notches which, in his mind, created the best night of poker action in his life on GOAT Week.
• 22:34 – The social media comments were far more positive on Randall Emmett, and how Mike Matusow was far worse back in the day!
• 27:40 – Breaking down Randall’s antics with Brent Hanks and how the table was split between four massive stacks and three smaller stacks.
• 32:21 – Tom Dwan joins the podcast to talk about Triton Super High Rollers, Phil Hellmuth, and his future plans.
• 35:50 – Tom Dwan’s take on the future of super high stakes poker action.
• 37:45 – The way players and fans sweat the action in Asia and how Tom Dwan’s sweater gave away some tells by walking away mid-hand.
• 40:00 – The biggest pot Tom Dwan has ever seen.
• 42:40 – How did Tom Dwan end up playing on High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark?
• 44:56 – What is needed for poker not to become like chess? Brent and Remko break down Tom Dwan’s vision.
• 50:30 – Addressing the Poker Central Power Rankings controversy!
• 51:25 – Starting with Ali Imsirovic in 10th place on the Power Rankings, Brent Hanks breaks down all the big names!
• 58:58 – Viva Espana! Brent Hanks loves himself some Gerard Pique, Sergi Reixach, and Juan Pardo!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to catch this podcast every week as well as more than 100 days of live poker action every single year including the World Series of Poker, Super High Roller Bowl, and World Poker Tour. 

No less than three guests join us on the show this week! Paul Pierce, Phil Hellmuth, and Alan Keating talk about playing on GOAT Week on Poker After Dark as well as a long list of other topics that include the upcoming NBA season, big private games, and hanging out with Michael Jordan in the Triple VIP room!

• 01:09 – GOAT Week on Poker After Dark, catch it all on PokerGO in case you missed it! What did it take to get Paul Pierce onto the show? Brent Hanks explains.
• 02:27 – Previewing the British Poker Open & Poker Masters on PokerGO.
• 06:08 – Running through the current standing on the High Roller of the Year standings lead by defending champion Sam Soverel.
• 07:35 – We are joined by Phil Hellmuth for GOAT Week, jump straight to his interview right here.
• 08:15 – TRIPLE VIP with Michael Jordan, Johnny Chan, and Paul Pierce!
• 11:08 – The masters of the universe, coming to Poker After Dark in September.
• 12:50 – Looking at the GOAT Week action with Phil Hellmuth.
• 15:25 – Basketball prop bets!
• 16:52 – We are joined by Paul Pierce, who’s very excited to be on the show! Pierce talks about the origins of his nick name ‘The Truth’ and how sharp his poker game is these days.
• 20:01 – How his relationship developed with Shaq after he gave him ‘The Truth’ as his nick name.
• 21:55 – Playing poker during his NBA career and the comparison between high level poker players and basketball players.
• 27:30 – The relationship between Paul Pierce and the Toronto Raptors and his role as a villain.
• 29:45 – Paul Pierce’s take on the 2019-2020 NBA season.
• 32:45 – Alan Keating joins the podcast and talks about the big hands he got involved in.
• 36:35 – Winning big and targeting Phil Hellmuth!
• 43:00 – Playing with a-list celebrities and athletes.
• 45:20 – How does Alan handle being the glue guy between a slew of big personalities want to play for big money?
• 47:00 – Getting his parents involved and watching their son play on PokerGO.
• 49:22 – The Poker Central Power Rankings featuring the hottest takes from Brent Hanks. 

New to the podcast? Subscribe now through your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to watch more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. 

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema make a home visit to professional sports bettor Anthony Alberto! Alberto has played on Poker After Dark and the Super High Roller Cash Game as well as Dolly's Game, and on this show you get to learn everything there is to know about this die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan.

• 1:45 - Anthony Alberto abandoned a stack in a World Series of Poker event, but why? 
• 3:48 - The story of Anthony Alberto and how he became a successful sports bettor. 
• 5:45 - What role does poker play in Anthony's life, what kind of games is he looking for, and how Phil Hellmuth turned him down for a big game on PokerGO!
• 8:57 - Getting into big games, giving action, and having fun at high stakes. AND $100K FLIPS!
• 13:00 - The life of a sports bettor and not betting against his Philadelphia Phillies!
• 17:50 - Anthony Alberto's most exciting live sports experience.
• 21:00 - Anthony visited the Triton Super High Roller Series in London and shares his takes on the highest stakes week of the year.
• 23:30 - What's the future of the Triton Series, will we ever see a $1,000,000 tournament with 100 players, and is the business-pro format the future of high rollers?
• 30:00 - Losing his mind watching the games he bets on.
• 32:15 - The mark-up police! What side is Anthony Alberto on?
• 34:14 - The $25k Fantasy league, the sweat of following along with the World Series of Poker, and the future of betting on poker.
• 38:20 - The best and worst kinds of bets, NFL action, teasers, parlays, and much more.
• 44:30 - Betting on the NFL.
• 47:15 - The Week 32 Poker Central Power Rankings with some great takes from Anthony Alberto.

New to the podcast? Subscribe now through your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to watch more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. 

After a brief post-WSOP hiatus, the Poker Central Podcast is back with a tremendous guest! Joined by army vet and both EPT and WSOP champ Brandon Schaefer, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema deliver yet another classic episode of your favorite poker podcast!

• 02:10 - How the Triton Million feels like another planet compared to other high stakes games.
• 03:30 - Brandon Schaefer's return to the highest stakes.
• 05:00 - Winning EPT Deauville back in 2005 and nearly winning his second EPT in Monte Carlo at the Grand Final.
• 09:02 - Addicted to travel and sleeping at a hostel and playing a £10,000 tournament in London.
• 11:00 - Did Brandon Schaefer see the rise of the EPT coming when he was playing Season 1?
• 14:05 - When, how, and why did Brandon Schaefer decide to quit poker?
• 17:05 - How did Brandon Schaefer become a Black Hawk helicopter pilot flying medivac on a mission in Afghanistan?
• 20:40 - The adrenaline of flying a helicopter on the battlefield. 
• 24:05 - Getting a better understanding of going on a mission to Afghanistan and how hard it was to adjust back to normal life.
• 29:30 - Was there any poker in Afghanistan on the army base?
• 31:44 - Going from having a clear purpose and being in the army to getting medically retired and looking for a new path in life.
• 35:13 - How did Brandon Schaefer end up on Poker After Dark and his return to poker.
• 40:33 - The Triton Millon - Bryn Kenney takes the No. 1 spot on the all-time money list - and recapping all the other side events that handed out millions of dollars!
• 48:43 - What?! Mike 'Timex' McDonald thinks the biggest earner in sports history will be a poker player in just a few decades.
• 54:00 - The Poker Central Power Rankings!

Enjoying a well-deserved beverage, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema recap the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, the $25k Fantasy League, WSOP Player of the Year, and the exciting announcement of some new high stakes action on PokerGO.

• 00:53 – The excitement of the end of the World Series of Poker.
• 01:35 – Recapping the World Series of Poker Main Event final table highlighted by crazy rails and exciting play!
• 12:02 – The terrible bubble finish in the $25k,000 Fantasy League. Thanks Bart!
• 15:20 – The five-way race in the chase for World Series of Poker Player of the Year glory between Robert Campbell, Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, Dan Zack, and Phil Hui.
• 19:00 – New and exciting events on PokerGO including the partypoker MILLIONS, British Poker Open, and Super High Roller Bowl London and Bahamas.
• 24:45 – Poker After Dark returns to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas and Brent has all the latest updates. 

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks!

The World Series of Poker is rapidly headed towards the end and we managed to get Nick Schulman on the podcast to talk about his summer, winning another bracelet, the Poker Hall of Fame much more. 

• 00:45 – Nick Schulman joins the Poker Central Podcast to talk about his summer and winning the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better Championship for $463,670.
• 02:50 – Nick Schulman’s history with the World Series of Poker Main Event.
• 04:12 – What’s wrong with Brent Hanks?
• 05:07 – Drugs in poker, is it smart to smoke up while playing?
• 08:20 – Where do Nick Schulman’s interests lay when it comes to players at feature and final tables?
• 12:20 – The Poker Hall of Fame: Nick Schulman’s takes.
• 17:50 – Who intimidated Nick Schulman when he first arrived on the scene at the highest stakes?
• 18:43 – Too Many Questions for Nick Schulman.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks!

Live from the 2019 World Series of Poker, Phil Hui joins the podcast crew to talk about his epic $50,000 Poker Players Championship win and choosing pro poker over pro golf. 

• 00:45 – Is the $50,000 Poker Players Championship the hardest tournament of the year and why are Jason Mercier and Phil Ivey so hard to play against?
• 3:34 – Phil Hui’s experience in the $50k, practicing, studying and learning from his girlfriend Loni Harwood.
• 5:22 – The golf story! How close did Phil Hui get to making the PGA Tour?
• 7:33 – The story behind the decision to choose poker over golf.
• 9:23 – Phil Hui’s ascension up the poker ranks.
• 11:50 – The disaster summer of 2018: Phil and Loni both had big losing summers.
• 14:00 – Learning from his girlfriend, No Limit Hold’em crusher Loni Harwood.
• 17:00 – Allen Bari shout out! (and how Phil Hui got better at mixed games)
• 19:40 – The legend of Jungleman and other mixed pros.
• 26:15 – A WSOP Player of the Year update and Phil Hui’s motivation to take down that leader board.
• 29:30 – The life of Loni and Phil.
• 31:30 – The best five poker players Phil Hui has ever faced.
• 35:25 – Too Many Questions ft. Phil Hui.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks!  

With Brent Hanks having caught the “Rio flu,” it’s up to Remko Rinkema to get you caught up on all that’s good at the 2019 World Series of Poker! While there’s no guest on the show, Remko has interviews for you featuring recent bracelet winner John Hennigan and Stephen Chidwick as well as an update from Daniel Negreanu and Kevin Roster who’s only got weeks to live and makes the absolute most out of it by living his poker dreams.

• 1:23 – This week on the Poker Central Podcast.
• 5:00 – Stephen Chidwick wins his first WSOP bracelet in the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller. Listen to the interview with him here.
• 13:35 – The $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship saw John Hennigan defeat Daniel Negreanu heads up, Remko recaps the action and speaks to both players at the completion of the tournament in this segment.
• 24:45 – Running through all the WSOP winners, big name results and much more.
• 30:30 – A conversation with Kevin Roster who’s battling sarcoma and has only weeks to live and decided to cross as many bucket list items off his list as possible.
• 37:30 – Bojang wins his first bracelet, Ausmus falls short of a second bracelet in $10k PLO, Team Poker Central doing work in $25k Fantasy, and Ben Underwood’s unbelievable results in big field No Limit Hold’em tournaments.
• 44:55 – A brief $50,000 Poker Players Championship recap and a funny interview with Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates to close out the show.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks! 

Prahlad Friedman joins the show to talk about an array of topics that include the full story of his legendary online poker run, getting cheated out of millions of dollars, going broke and rebuilding, as well as his family life and rap career.

NEW: Watch this podcast weekly as a video show on PokerGO. Check the “originals” tab on the site to dig into the three most recent episodes with Phil Hellmuth, Shannon Shorr, and Prahlad Friedman. 

• 2:30 – Brent Hanks challenges Prahlad Friedman to a free throw shooting competition, followed by the stories of NBA dreams, college steeplechase, and relentless workouts.
• 6:55 – Family life: Prahlad on raising his daughter vegan and how Brent Hanks’ kids could not be raised any different as he just got a meat smoker for Father’s day!
• 9:22 – Prahlad Friedman discovers poker through his father, playing underage in California casinos, and quickly making his way up the ranks in online poker.
• 13:40 – Is Prahlad Friedman the most talented poker player of all time, and what made him into the legend that he became online?
• 17:30 – What is Prahlad Friedman’s best game. why is No Limit 2-7 Single Draw so much fun to watch and play, and how did he call down Darren Elias with a pair in this game?
• 24:15 – Legendary online poker stories, being the ‘King of the Hill’ and ultimately getting cheated out of more than $3,000,000 and losing his entire bankroll.
• 28:20 – How did Prahlad Friedman rebuild his poker career after getting cheated, signing with Ultimate Bet, getting refunded, and losing more money.
• 35:40 – Did Prahlad Friedman ever consider leaving the game of poker behind, his career as a rapper, and the future of his music career under the name Pragress.
• 40:15 – Prahlad Friedman the poker rapper and his history at the 2006 Main Event.
• 46:00 – That high life.
• 49:00 – Los Angeles home games, GTO play, live reads, and much more.
• 57:00 – Bracelet winners at the 2019 World Series of Poker.
• 1:02:00 – Tilt, smashing mice, and a very heated confrontation at the poker table that almost resulted in an altercation.
• 1:08:21 – The 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year rankings.
• 1:11:00 – The five best players Prahlad Friedman has ever played against.
• 1:17:30 – Too Many Questions with Prahlad Friedman!
• 1:26:00 – Looking ahead at what’s to come with Prahlad this summer.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks! 

The second edition of the Poker Central Podcast on PokerGO features Shannon Shorr. Listen to the episode now or check our video version out on PokerGO. 

• 1:15 – The lack of big wins on Shannon Shorr’s resume and the why and how of how that happened and why things are different now.
• 5:00 – Finishing second in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em bracelet event versus Daniel Strelitz, was that a good result or a tough loss?
• 7:30 – Shannon Shorr’s amazing 2019 to date, cashing for more than a million dollars already.
• 10:00 – In 2011 Shannon Shorr cashed 2 events while he entered 41 total tournaments, what was that like and how did he handle the success early in his career prior to that?
• 14:40 – Studying the game, improving the mental side and what beginning players need to focus on?
• 17:48 – Are High Roller players truly the best in the world, and what makes them so good?
• 20:00 – Who’s the best player in the world according to Shannon Shorr?
• 23:00 – Shannon Shorr’s take on the ‘gimmicks’ at the World Series of Poker and how does he handle the busy summer schedule?
• 28:35 – Does it matter to Shannon Shorr which event he will ultimately win and how sharp are his player of the year skills?
• 30:00 – Shannon Shorr’s travel stories: Drugs, hiking Kilimanjaro, and a lot more!
• 35:00 - Mushrooms!! The what, how, why, and when of Shannon’s experiences.
• 37:40 – Recapping the 2019 World Series of Poker to date, getting you caught up on all the winners including Eli Elezra!
• 42:30 – Recapping the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw featuring Prahlad Friedman and Jean-Robert Bellande.
• 47:00 – A World Series of Poker Player of the Year update and Brent Hanks runs us through the Poker Central Power Rankings and the $25k Fantasy League.
• 1:00:00 – Does Shannon Shorr even pay attention to the Player of the Year and $25k Fantasy League updates?
• 1:022:34 – The best five players Shannon Shorr has ever played against.
• 1:05:55 – 555 Questions for Shannon Shorr.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks!

For the very first time, the Poker Central Podcast has made its debut on video on PokerGO! Check out this full show with video on PokerGO right now or listen through your favorite podcasting app. The podcast isn’t going anywhere but from now on you can enjoy this show as a video broadcast as well.

• 01:00 – Phil Hellmuth sings Swedish House Mafia, recaps Daniel Negreanu’s wedding, and a Steve Aoki appearance.
• 4:50 – What year is it??? Phil Hellmuth makes the final table of the WSOP Online bracelet event after years of not playing online and relives the action for us.
• 10:50 – The impressive stats Phil Hellmuth has racked up at the World Series of Poker but how does he do it?
• 15:00 – Ben Heath wins the $50,000 High Roller WSOP event, Phil Hellmuth shares his thoughts on his win and overcoming anxiety.
• 18:36 – Barstool Nate goes deep in the Big 50 and Brent Hanks recaps the action while Hellmuth shares his excitement for the 28,000 players that participated in this event.
• 22:20 – The Sam Soverel incident with Phil Hellmuth’s takes on the situation.
• 27:10 – Randall Emmett runs deep in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em and Phil Hellmuth talks about recreational players doing well in the big field WSOP events.
• 33:35 – Recapping the World Poker Tour action at the Hyper X Esports Arena in Las Vegas.
• 36:30 – An update on the $25k Fantasy League, where Team Poker Central Podcast is in the hunt for the big money!
• 41:25 – The Poker Central Power Rankings featuring a Phil Hellmuth take on every single player.
• 54:00 – Phil Hellmuth on signing autographs and taking pictures with fans at the World Series of Poker.
• 1:00:30 – 555 Questions for Phil Hellmuth.
• 1:06:40 – The Great Mayonnaise Debate Rages On!
• 1:09:00 – The five best poker players Phil Hellmuth has ever faced.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe now to watch the World Series of Poker live! 

The 2019 World Series of Poker is in full swing and Barstool Nate is in town to give the Big 50 a chance. Nate bagged up chips after his Day 1 flight and he joins us on the podcast to talk about his adventures in Las Vegas so far while the boys also run through the Power Rankings and the $25k Fantasy League. 

• 00:30 – Poker addict Barstool Nate joins the show and tells us all about his second bullet in the Big 50, gathering a pile of chips heading into Day 2 of the biggest live tournament in the history of poker.
• 03:55 – Brent Hanks’ terrible dinner experience in Las Vegas, paying full price plus tip for no food at all.
• 06:00 – Food tips from Brent and Nate: In N Out, Chic-Fil-A, or McDonald's after busting out a tournament?
• 08:30 – Barstool Nate’s Las Vegas adventure to date: Gambling, day drinking, a bit of sun, and a bag of chips.
• 13:10 – Poker fan Nate gushes over the insanity at the Rio: Long lines, massive events, and a ton of positive energy!
• 19:10 – Daniel Negreanu: Power Rankings, takes, vlogs, results, selling action, Brent, Nate, and Remko run through all that he’s involved in.
• 23:30 – The rest of the Power Rankings and a World Poker Tour overview, highlighted by James Carroll, Maria Ho, Ali Imsirovic, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Green, Bryn Kenney, Jungleman, Craig Varnell, and Igor Kurganov.
• 31:00 – Food talk ft. Brent’s hot dogs and Remko’s love and passion for mayonnaise.
• 34:30 - $25k Fantasy League! Brent and Remko are hyped up over Dan Zack’s hot start, Jon Turner’s Day 3, and some extra motivation for Chidwick and Mizrachi!
• 39:00 – Random WSOP nonsense, musings, and projections for the rest of the summer.
• 44:00 – Don’t miss this! The $50k No Limit Hold’em final table as well as the Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions on PokerGO. 

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks!

• 0:15 – Remko and Brent can barely contain their excitement for the start of the 2019 World Series of Poker.
• 02:00 – What’s on the show today? Recapping the first action at the 2019 WSOP, recapping the $25k Fantasy Draft and much more.
• 4:40 – Brian Green wins the first bracelet of the 2019 WSOP after beating Ali Imsirovic heads up, and Brent Hanks has a funny story about the champ.
• 07:00 – An interview with runner-up Ali Imsirovic.
• 10:00 – Daniel Negreanu’s sixth place, missing out on him in the draft, and all that’s going on with him this summer.
• 12:30 - The $25k Fantasy Draft, Brent and Remko recap their picks and show a lot of confidence!
• 25:06 – All that is going happening on PokerGO! Don’t miss all the WPT action as well a the WSOP schedule.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema recap the Triton Super High Roller Series, Super High Roller Cash Game, look at the Week 18 Power Rankings and talk at length to Antonio Esfandiari about his massive boxing match vs. Kevin Hart. 

• 2:13 – Recapping all the massive Triton Super High Roller Series action from Montenegro!
• 2:35 – Bryn Kenney wins back-to-back Triton events to bring his total for the year to $9.1 million.
• 6:20 – Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates has picked up a new habit: Smoking cigarettes! Is Brent Hanks concerned? Which drinks would fit Jungleman’s persona best?
• 10:55 – The interview with Antonio Esfandiari starts off with him trying to explain what it’s like to get punched in the face!
• 11:45 – “This was one of the greatest moments of my life!”
• 13:15 – Antonio Esfandiari is his training with Olympic Gold super-heavyweight boxer Audley Harrison and the intense preparation for this fight.
• 15:00 – Getting offered 35:1, was there a point during his preparation where he knew he was going to be the favorite?
• 17:00 – Smack talking!
• 18:45 – Trying to avoid getting a big adrenaline rush and to stay calm prior to the fight.
• 21:05 – Did Kevin Hart prepare well enough for this fight? Did he underestimate Antonio?
• 26:00 – Talks of a rematch?
• 27:30 – How exciting was winning this match compared to his biggest wins in poker?
• 30:10 – How much money did Antonio Esfandiari win in this fight?
• 34:10 – Brent Hanks called Antonio “Mushy” before preparing for this fight, true or false?
• 36:30 – The pain of preparing for a boxing match: Countless bloody noses and bruised ribs.
• 38:20 – Will we see Antonio Esfandiari at the World Series of Poker or at least back inside the PokerGO Studio anytime soon?
• 40:32 – Antonio Esfandiari’s takes on organized games in Las Vegas casinos.
• 45:29 – 555 Questions for Antonio Esfandiari.
• 52:10 – Diving into the Week 18 Poker Central Power Rankings lead by Bryn Kenney and Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates once again!
• 56:20 – Brent Hanks grades this week’s rankings and looks ahead at the Daniel Negreanu & Amanda Leatherman wedding!
• 58:20 – The Super High Roller Cash Game inside the PokerGO Studio featuring Brandon Adams.
• 1:01:30 – What else to expect from PokerGO prior to the World Series of Poker?

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Rolling without a guest this week, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you caught up to speed with all that’s good in the world of poker. Was the Jungleman video out of line? Does poker need more Jungleman? We break down the 2019 WSOP POY contenders, look ahead at the upcoming Super High Roller Cash Game and Poker After Dark shows and give you a breakdown of the Triton Super High Roller Series.

• 02:00 – Jungle Talk! Was his video out of line? What’s good, what’s bad?
• 08:00 – Do we need more craziness in poker that players such as Dan Bilzerian and Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates bring to the table?
• 10:20 – Breaking down the top contenders for the World Series of Poker 2019 Player of the Year: Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, and Chris Ferguson.
• 15:40 – Recapping the action at the Triton Super High Roller Series with wins for Steve O’Dwyer, Bryn Kenney, and Winfred Yu!
• 20:20 – The Week 18 Poker Central Power Rankings: Bryn Kenney leads the way followed by Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates and Manig Loeser.
• 29:00 – The upcoming Super High Roller Cash Game, Miami edition headlined by Brandon Adams! Don’t miss this $100/$200 Pot Limit Omaha game with a $1k big blind ante.
• 32:40 – The upcoming 888poker Poker After Dark week featuring Randall Emmett and Jennifer Tilly!

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

This week the guys discuss the most recent Dolly’s Game action, Daniel Negreanu vs. Shaun Deeb, Tom Dwan vs. Jungleman, Antonio Esfandiari vs. Kevin Hart, Randall Emmett vs 50 Cent, and a brand new edition of the Poker Central Power Rankings!

• 3:35 – Looking back at Dolly’s Game sans Daniel Negreanu, but with some takes on Kane Kalas’ game!
• 6:40 – How Mixed Games came to be, Daniel Negreanu talks about the origins of Mixed Games at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
• 8:40 –Daniel Negreanu tells the entire story of his feud with Shaun Deeb.
• 13:19 – Is it still worth it for Daniel Negreanu to engage with the haters on social media, Shaun Deeb missing the birth of his child for online poker, and how they dealt with this back in the 70s.
• 17:25 – Daniel Negreanu’s four packages! The poolside one as well as the low, medium and high stakes WSOP packages that will be up for sale. Mark-up debate!
• 25:15 – What is Daniel Negreanu most excited about with regards to the 2019 World Series of Poker?
• 27:50 – Memories of Brent Hanks and Daniel Negreanu’s first time at the World Series of Poker.
• 32:30 – First-timer tips for the WSOP from Daniel Negreanu and memories of his first ever WSOP event which he managed to win!
• 35:00 – Are we going to miss the Rio is the World Series of Poker moves elsewhere?
• 37:00 – The Doyle Brunson vs Kane Kalas WSOP Main Event prop bet.
• 39:55 - $25k Fantasy for the 2019 World Series of Poker.
• 44:12 – The fight between Kevin Hart and Antonio Esfandiari!
• 50:18 – Randall Emmett vs Fofty Cent!
• 54:00 – Tom Dwan vs. Jungleman: The Next Chapter
• 57:42 – Daniel Negreanu’s Top 5 Poker Players of All Time.
• 1:02:30 – 555 Questions for Daniel Negreanu
• 1:08:15 – Will there be meat at Daniel Negreanu and Amanda Leatherman’s wedding?
• 1:10:00 – The High Roller of the Year standings and upcoming events.
• 1:11:00 – The Week 17 Poker Central Power Rankings.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

Brent Hanks is back in the studio after a disappointing vacation as Remko Rinkema tries to keep things together as Randall Emmett tells us some hilarious stories. 

• 00:30 – Brent Hanks talks about his family trip to Philadelphia, a cricket infestation and a zoo visit.
• 04:45 – Brief news items: Poker After Dark, ARIA High Rollers, and much more.
• 06:08 – The start of the interview with Randall Emmett
• 07:00 – Power Rankings talk with Randall
• 10:00 – The response outside the poker world to Randall Emmett’s recognition in poker.
• 15:00 – Dan Bilzerian talk, stories from Randall Emmett and Brent Hanks.
• 17:30 – Randall Emmett’s Top 5 poker players in the world.
• 20:18 – 555 Questions for Randall Emmett!
• 28:10 – End of interview with Randall Emmett
• 30:05 – The Week 16 Poker Central Power Rankings lead by Maria Ho and Ali Imsirovic.
• 38:00 – Did you miss some amazing content on Poker Central? Find out here.
• 47:30 – The Effing Five! Here’s the updated list.
  1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The Randall Emmett Experience
  4. Maria Ho’s exciting 2019 campaign to date!
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.
• 50:00 – Dolly’s Game! A five-game mix that includes Doyle Brunson and Shaun Deeb.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

With Brent Hanks on vacation, Remko Rinkema flies solo for a podcast with reduced banter but increased guests as both Maria Ho and Ali Imsirovic join the show. Ho is fresh off making the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final table while we spoke to Ali Imsirovic at the ARIA High Roller event at the PokerGO Studio about his summer plans and much more. 

• 01:50 – Short poker news items including the legal online poker in Philadelphia!
• 03:50 – Maria Ho headlines the final table of the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown!
• 06:10 – Start of the interview with Maria Ho.
• 08:45 – What kind of expectations does Maria Ho have going into this final table second in chips?
• 09:52 – What would winning a World Poker Tour event mean to Maria Ho?
• 11:05 – How does Maria strike a balance between broadcasting and playing?
• 12:48 – What has Maria learned from prior deep runs in big events at the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour?
• 16:15 – What will Maria Ho’s preparation look like for this final table at the end of May?
• 19:45 – Sharing her accomplishments with her family and having them in attendance during the final table in May.
• 23:45 – Exciting things on Poker Central and PokerGO!
• 24:50 – Catching up with Ali Imsirovic about his summer plans, his motivation for the Poker Central High Roller of the Year leaderboard, and some fun random shenanigans!
• 34:47 – Remko runs through the Week 15 Poker Central Power Rankings!
• 39:40 – Closing things out with The Effing Five!
  1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  4. Maria Ho’s exciting 2019 campaign to date!
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined in the PokerGO Studio to talk to Phil Galfond, recap the Run it Once Week action on Poker After Dark, dive into the potential new locations for the World Series of Poker, and take a look at the Global Poker Awards.

• 00:45 – Brent Hanks decided who’s cool and who’s totally not cool in the world of poker!
• 03:11 – Run it Once Week on Poker After Dark and the Randall Emmett Experience!
• 06:40 – Live, live, live and how there’s more poker content available than ever before.
• 08:50 – Will there be more Randall Emmett type characters on Poker After Dark in the future?
• 13:20 – Do we need more heroes and villains in poker?
• 16:35 – The interview with Phil Galfond about the launch of Run it Once Poker, Poker After Dark, the lack of access to high stakes cash games, Farah’s high stakes play, and the difference between Tom Dwan and himself.
• 38:00 – End of interview with Phil Galfond.
• 39:54 – What if poker wasn’t part of the UIGEA, would Black Friday have even happened?
• 46:19 – Results & Recap of the Bellagio High Roller events won by Seth Davies and Ali Imsirovic.
• 47:36 – What if the World Series of Poker leaves the Rio behind? Where will poker’s biggest annual festival go?
• 55:18 – Recapping the Global Poker Awards with some takes on certain categories.
• 1:03:23 – What’s happening next week?

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

The Poker Central Podcast this week spent the majority of the time off the rails! Recent WPT Venetian winner Ben Palmer and WSOP bracelet winner Jared Jaffee join the show for more than an hour of banter and shenanigans that brings a lot of untold stories to the surface.

On top of that, Brent and Remko make their way through the Week 13 Power Rankings as well as the Effing Five and some juicy info on the upcoming Poker After Dark Pot Limit Omaha action.

• 03:19 - The start of the interview with Jared Jaffee and Ben Palmer.
• 08:00 - The worst jobs Ben Palmer and Jared Jaffee ever had.
• 11:00 - A weird story about Jaffee's family and a poor joke.
• 13:00 - Athletic prowess, does Jaffee have it?
• 15:00 - What's the story between Jaffee and Palmer, how did this bromance start?
• 18:00 - Ben Palmer and his love for The Venetian.
• 21:30 - How did Jaffee go broke? (Hint: Betting against the Patriots in the Super Bowl)
• 26:00 - High rollers, Palmer won't play them and Jaffee is retiring from them.
• 30:00 - Healthy living, slob life and Ben's approach to the game of poker.
• 35:10 - The most degen nights of Ben and Jared.
• 45:00 - Dating life and Massey stories.
• 50:00 - Comedy.
• 1:25:00 - The Week 13 Poker Central Power Rankings
• 1:35:00 - The Effing Five.
• 1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  4. Marty Mathis – breakout win after a decade in the game for $873k in Rio de Janeiro
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.

For the first time in quite some time we have two guests on the Poker Central Podcast! During Femme Fatale II Week on Poker After Dark, Farah Galfond and Denise Pratt were kind enough to join us to some great conversation!

Brent and Remko also dive into big wins by Marty Mathis, Sandeep Pulusani, and Ben Palmer as well as an updated Power Ranking and two new moments in the Effing Five.

• 04:02 - Femme Fatale week recap: Kym Lim surges, Kitty Kuo vs. Denise Pratt confrontation?
• 10:13 - Guest: Denise Pratt talks about the video that made her famous, her talkative ways and how she’ll never back down from anyone!
• 34:52 - Guest: Farah Galfond talks about her rise through the ranks, motherhood as a poker pro and learning from her husband Phil.
• 54:48 - Previewing the Global Poker Awards on PokerGO, hosted by Ali Nejad & Drea Renee on April 5th at 8:00 pm ET.
• 59:09 - Breakout win! Marty Mathis wins $873k in Rio De Janeiro, Matas Cimbolas continues impressive year with third place after getting second at L.A. Poker Classic.
• 1:02:00 - WPT Venetian – Ben Palmer gets the bigget win of his career for $431,000 after beating Tony Gargano heads up.
• 1:04:34 - Bay 101 Shooting Star – While no longer a WPT this event had a stacked final table with Sandeep Pulusani getting the win for $354k, Ryan Tosoc, Dan Shak, Loni Harwood, and John Andress fall just short of the win.
• 1:07:39 - Power Rankings: The women dominate during Femme Fatale II Week, Farah Galfond becomes the first woman at the top while nine new names enter the Top 10 this week including the degen of the hour, Ben Lamb.
• 1:16:07 - The Effing Five gets two new moments added!
  1. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  2. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  3. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  4. Marty Mathis – breakout win after a decade in the game for $873k in Rio de Janeiro
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s sons

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.  

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you caught up with all the latest gossip, news and excitement that’s going on in the world of poker. On this episode, they recap the Super High Roller Cash Game, preview Poker After Dark Femme Fatale II, look at the Global Poker Awards nominees and go through the Week 11 Power Rankings and an updated version of the Effing Five! 

• 00:25 – Brent Hanks kicks things off with a rant about how much he loves March Madness.
• 02:38 – Recapping two nights of Super High Roller Cash Game action highlighted by the volatile play of Oscar Ng, Matt Berkey, Daniel Negreanu and Justin Young.
• 07:20 – Daniel Negreanu’s winning session as well as speculation on whether he’ll play a full schedule during the World Series of Poker.
• 12:23 – Previewing the action and lineup as Femme Fatale returns to Poker After Dark next week featuring Maria Ho, Farah Galfond, Marle Cordeiro, Kitty Kuo, Denise Pratt and many more!
• 16:20 – What if Phil Ivey hated casinos and only played poker? Brent and Remko speculate on how Ivey’s legacy would’ve changed if he had always focused on playing poker over his gambling exploits.
• 21:02 – Running through the Global Poker Awards that will be live on PokerGO at April 5th from the PokerGO Studio, and this very podcast is nominated!
• 38:35 – The Week 11 Poker Central Power Rankings are topped by Matt Berkey, Daniel Negreanu and Oscar Ng!
• 47:30 – The Effing Five! Here’s the updated list of favorite 2019 poker moments as picked by Brent and Remko.
  1. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  2. Matt Berkey books back-to-back-to-back televised cash game wins.
  3. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  4. The Oscar Ng experience, putting on a show with creative play on the Super High Roller Cash Game.
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s sons 

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema come at you with a whole bunch of stuff including the weekly Power Rankings, the Effing Five, recaps of all three WPT final tables and much more! 

• 00:20 – Paying tribute to the sudden passing of Mickey Craft.
• 03:20 – The Super High Roller Cash Game is back! Brent Hanks runs through the lineup and gets us hyped up.
• 06:00 – New kid on the block Oscar Ng is getting a lot of attention from poker fans and players, Brent and Remko preview this new character who’ll be making his PokerGO Studio debut in this massive $200/$400 game.
• 9:30 – The Week 10 Poker Central Power Rankings start with an apology to Stephen Chidwick from Brent Hanks.
• 11:10 – Running through the Power Rankings from the top down, highlighted by David ‘ODB’ Baker and Frank ‘Chicken Wing’ Stepuchin jumping into the Top 3!
• 17:00 – The Magic of Darren Elias.
• 19:30 – Dan Bilzerian dealing out a burn to Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates! Relevancy? Stupid? Funny?
• 21:45 – Much love for Timothy Adams, one of the most underrated players in the game right now.
• 25:00 – Recapping three nights of World Poker Tour action on PokerGO, starting with the L.A. Poker Classic won by David ‘ODB’ Baker. Is ODB on his way to the Poker Hall of Fame?
• 29:25 – A new legend emerged at the final table of the WPT Gardens Poker Championship: Frank ‘Chicken Wing’ Stepuchin!
• 31:00 – Shannon Shorr: Is he the best player in the world without a major title?
• 33:47 – Viny Lima wins the Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship.
• 36:00 – Recapping the massive Triton Super High Roller Series where Jason Koon absolutely smashed people!
• 39:00 – The all-time money list is changing faster than we can track of, who will be in the Top 10 by the end of the year?
• 43:55 – The Effing Five! Here’s the new list, listen to find out the reasons why!
  • – The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  • Phil Galfond launches Run it Once Poker
  • Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  • Dan Bilzerian drops the hammer on Jungleman on Twitter
  • GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s sons
• 48:33 – Brent Hanks speculation! Ladies??!?!!
• 51:32 – A big shout out to all our listeners!

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this lengthy conversation with U.S. Poker Open champion and the current No. 5 on poker’s all-time money list, David Peters. After the interview, Brent and Remko dive into the Power Rankings as well as the Effing Five.

• 1:00 – We are joined by David Peters on the Poker Central Podcast! Did he do any celebrating after taking the U.S. Poker Open down? Disco David, Dizzle, and some good party stories!
• 5:25 – David Peters in college and seeing the world because of poker prior to the age of 21.
• 9:30 – Work ethic, dedication and all the other things that are in the mix and related to the success of David Peters.
• 13:30 – What was the turning point for David Peters, going from an average pro to a highly successful high roller?
• 16:55 – Studying: How does David Peters do it? Why does he not join study groups, how is it possible that he does it all on his own?
• 27:00 – The variety in opponents while playing on the high roller circuit and what makes that challenge so exciting?
• 28:15 – Being backed, getting deep into makeup, and then getting out of it in 2013 and never looking back.
• 36:40 – Winning big while having a small piece of your own action, swapping pieces, the ethics of it all and whether or not it has an effect on the play at the tables?
• 40:00 – Trying to explain how the Poker Central Power Rankings work to David Peters, and Brent Hanks making the case for Dan Bilzerian.
• 49:35 – David Peters: His style of play, his quiet demeanor and what the reason behind it all is?
• 59:00 – Brent and Remko recap the conversation with David Peters and dive straight into the Poker Central Power Rankings with David Peters leading the way!
• 1:05:35 – The Effing Five, Brent and Remko shake things up!

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Today, on this very special episode of the Poker Central Podcast we bring you the AT&T Sportsnet team of Brad May and Nick Gismondi who visited us at the PokerGO Studio. Daniel Negreanu also joined the show to talk some hockey and poker. 

• 1:58 – The start of the conversation with the Vegas Golden Knights broadcast team Nick Gismondi and Brad May as well as Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu.
• 4:06 – Daniel Negreanu on how the Golden Knights immediately became an integral part of the Las Vegas community.
• 5:14 – Brad May and Nick Gismondi on the knowledge that Daniel Negreanu has on hockey, and how he called certain things that ended out coming true.
• 9:00 – Hockey analytics versus analytics in other sports. Is hockey evolving as quickly as the other sports are?
• 11:40 – Brad May and Nick Gismondi on why analytics aren’t the end all be all of the National Hockey League.
• 13:50 – What does the Mark Stone trade tell us about the Vegas Golden Knights approach and how general manager George McPhee sees the future?
• 19:20 – Brad May got schooled by Daniel Negreanu at the poker table! And the story of him qualifying for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and playing in the biggest event of the year.
• 23:57 – Stories from Brad May on playing poker and other card games during his 19-year career in the NHL.
• 26:40 – The best and favorite NHL players that Brad May played with and against.
• 28:28 – Does Las Vegas have an added home advantage because of the entertainment available in the city?
• 32:00 – The team atmosphere between Brad and Nick doing the AT&T Sportsnet broadcast.
• 33:00 – Daniel Negreanu, Brad May, and Nick Gismondi share their Vegas Golden Knights rest of the season predictions and a Stanley Cup hot take.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you all caught up with all that went down at the U.S. Poker Open inside the PokerGO Studio. The guys recap all the events, speak to all the winner and give you an updated list of Power Rankings as well as some moves on the Effing Five. 

• 2:55 – Recapping Event #3 of the U.S. Poker Open – Lauren Roberts wins the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em.
• 6:21 – The interview with Lauren Roberts after she took down the first tournament of her career and became the first female winner of the High Roller of the Year event.
• 11:30 – Recapping Event #4 of the U.S. Poker Open – Sean Winter wins the $10,000 Short Deck event on his fourth final table of the series.
• 13:40 – The interview with Sean Winter after his win in the Short Deck event.
• 17:25 – Recapping Event #5 of the U.S. Poker Open – Ali Imsirovic wins the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em.
• 20:40 – The interview with Ali Imsirovic after taking down the $25k at the U.S. Poker Open.
• 22:57 – Recapping Event #6 of the U.S. Poker Open – Stephen Chidwick wins the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha.
• 25:41 – The interview with Stephen Chidwick after winning the $25k PLO.
• 29:39 – Recapping Event #6 of the U.S. Poker Open – Bryn Kenney wins the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em.
• 32:00 – Recapping Event #7 of the U.S. Poker Open – Nick Schulman wins the $25,000 Mixed Game event.
• 36:11 – The interview with Nick Schulman after winning the Mixed Game Championship, his first outright mixed game win and his first win as a father.
• 41:00 – Going over the U.S. Poker Open Championship standings with Stephen Chidwick in the lead and both Sean Winter and Nick Schulman in strong contention.
• 45:27 – The Effing Five! Brent and Remko spice things up and make some changes on the list.
• 48:59 – The Week 7 Poker Central Power Rankings featuring Maria Ho who’s not happy she is not in the Top 10! Dan Bilzerian stays in the Top 10, and we have our first unanimous Top 2.

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. 

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema sit down to get you caught up on all the latest of the U.S. Poker Open as Stephen Chidwick is once again putting on a show. Sean Winter is also in strong contention along with Jordan Cristos, winner of the PLO tournament.

The guys also revisit the Effing Five and things get heated while reviewing the highly controversial Week 6 Power Rankings that features a very odd name! 

• 2:25 – Recapping Event #1 - $10,000 No Limit Hold’em- of the 2019 U.S. Poker Open – won by Stephen Chidwick.
• 6:45 – The interview with Event #1 winner Stephen Chidwick.
• 12:22 – Recapping Event #2 - $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha won by Jordan Cristos.
• 15:50 – The interview with Event #2 winner Jordan Cristos.
• 21:35 – Salivating over the Event #3 final table lineup that features Stephen Chidwick and Sean Winter who went heads up in Event #1.
• 27:00 – Short Deck! Today Event #4 gets underway, what can we expect?
• 28:10 – The Effing Five! What are Remko and Brent up to this week? Will they make some big moves?
• 31:50 – The Week 6 Poker Central Power Rankings! Stephen Chidwick takes the No.1 spot.
• 34:00 – Dan Bilzerian! How did he make his way into the top of the Power Rankings?
• 37:00 – The rest of the rankings! Teddy Monroe! Lazaro Hernandez! 

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

Listen to Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema as they have made their picks in a U.S. Poker Open Fantasy Draft, they preview the action in all 10 events, and they let you know how to follow all the action from the PokerGO Studio.

• 0:56 – Brent and Remko go over their 2019 U.S. Poker Open Fantasy Draft lineups. Check out their teams right here!
• 3:11 – Previewing the U.S. Poker Open schedule and content for both players and fans who are ready to watch all the action on PokerGO.
• 6:00 – The High Roller of the Year for 2019 kicks off with the U.S. Poker Open!
• 7:47 – Brent’s excitement for the U.S. Poker Open, which players do we look forward to seeing in action and what will the numbers be like?
• 10:00 – The effect the $100,000 added for the overall U.S. Poker Open Championship.
• 12:35 – Running through the U.S. Poker Open Fantasy Draft lineups and picking our favorite players from each team.
• 15:45 – All the ways to follow U.S. Poker Open through Poker Central and PokerGO.

Subscribe to PokerGO right now to watch the entire U.S. Poker Open live as well as getting access to an extensive library of on-demand content that includes original series such as Stories from the Felt and Pokerography.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast we discuss everything that’s exciting in the world of poker. Brent and Remko roll through the new Poker Central Power Rankings, the Effing Five sees two major changes and they tackle the latest news on Phil Galfond’s Run it Once Poker launch, Bryn Kenney’s Aussie Millions win, Phil Ivey’s legal troubles and the glorious Mike Gorodinsky mustache on Dolly’s Game.

• 0:54 – This week on the Poker Central Podcast
• 1:25 – The Week 5 Poker Central Power Rankings where Chino Rheem loses his No. 1 spot!
• 4:23 – Bryn Kenney or Phil Galfond, who deserves to be the No. 1 this week?
• 5:24 – Remko is annoyed over Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu being ranked high this week.
• 8:30 – Rounding out the Top 10, as Toby Lewis, Rainer Kempe, Kitty Kuo, and Doyle Brunson remains on the list.
• 12:55 – Bryn Kenney wins the Aussie Millions Main Event!
• 17:40 – Phil Ivey gets even deeper into trouble! His Nevada assets, allegedly worth $100,000,000, are now up for grabs in the Borgata edge sorting lawsuit.
• 24:54 – Previewing the U.S. Poker Open!
• 30:45 – Recapping the Dolly’s Game action featuring Eli Elezra, youngster Dan Zack and the thick mustache of Mike Gorodinsky.
• 36:33 – An interview with Mike Gorodinsky about his mustache and his friendly banter with Doyle Brunson!
• 44:22 – Remko and Brent almost get kicked out of the conference room and dive straight into the Effing Five!
• The New Effing Five!
  • Phil Galfond launches Run it Once Poker
  • All the recent Poker Twitter drama!
  • Negreanu gives a terminally ill poker fan experience to never forget.
  • Steve Albini Stories from the Felt featured on Rolling Stone and Pitchfork
  • Josh Arieh’s GO Fund Me account for Gavin Smith’s sons ($72K raised)

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, Brent and Remko debut their own Poker Rankings lead by non-other than the man of the year so far, Chino Rheem! Also on the show, Brent tells a crazy Gavin Smith story, we look back on Poker After Dark’s The Escalator, look ahead at the upcoming WPT action on PokerGO and the latest changes to The Effing Five.

• 1:10 – This week on the show!
• 2:58 – Brent Hanks tells a crazy Gavin Smith story about getting a slice of pizza slapped onto his head.
• 8:15 – Looking back on $25,000 The Escalator on Poker After Dark with Matt Berkey, Sean Winter, Chris Hunichen, Justin Young, Anthony Alberto, and Ralph Wong.
• 16:19 – The Aussie Millions is underway, here’s all you need to know!
• 19:20 – The Department of Justice is messing with online gaming again, is it time to panic?
• 22:55 – The Effing Five! Brent and Remko submit their changes to the list.
• 28:29 – Social Media is on fire lately! Brent gets us caught up on all the drama.
• 31:35 – The outstanding loans Brent Hanks will never see repaid, who’s fault is it?
• 34:50 – The first ever Poker Central Power Rankings!
• 43:55 – What to look forward to next week!

The January 25 Effing Five: 

1. Chino Rheem – Fifth million dollar score by winning the PCA
2. Good Boy Joe Ingram hustles his way into a Platinum Pass worth $30k for the ultimate poker fan Jeremy Hilsercop.
3. Platinum Pass winner Ramon Colillas wins the PSPC for $5.1 million
4. The best fold of the year? Thi Nguyen folds AQ vs the AA of Athanasios Polychronopoulos on a board that showed AQQ.
5. Josh Arieh’s GoFundMe raised more than $72K for Gavin Smith’s boys

The Week 3 Poker Central Power Rankings Top 10:

1          Chino Rheem
2          Daniel Negreanu
3          Stephen Chidwick
4          Phil Hellmuth
5          Kitty Kuo
6          Matt Berkey
7          Justin Bonomo
8          Doyle Brunson
9          Rainer Kempe
10        Alex Foxen

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to watch Dolly’s Game on-demand as well as more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, including the upcoming U.S. Poker Open, February 13-23 from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Brent and Remko think back of the epic poker career and life of Gavin Smith, they talk through Steve Albini’s Stories from the Felt episode that made it into Rolling Stone, and recap all things from the Bahamas.

• Starting the show with the sad news of the unexpected passing of Gavin Smith. Intro clip courtesy of Poker Road's The Poker Mind with Amanda Leatherman. Full clip here.
• 01:26 – Brent Hanks shares Gavin Smith stories.
• 05:12 – Going through the accomplishments of Gavin Smith and his character
• 07:49 – Stories from the Felt Season 2: Now on PokerGO highlighted by Steve Albini’s episode that was featured on Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and VICE.
• 11:00 – Remko’s excitement for The Mirage episode of Stories from the Felt.
• 14:50 – Norm & Lon on Stories from the Felt, Bonologic and much more!
• 20:15 – Recapping the $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship that was won by Platinum Pass winner Ramon Colillas.
• 22:45 – Brent Hanks eating his words on there being “no fucking chance” a Platinum Pass winner to make the final table.
• 25:30 – Other notables that made deep runs including Farrid Jattin, Talal Shakerchi, Kristen Bicknell and Dan O’Brien.
• 30:40 – Brent gushes over Chino Rheem’s PCA Main Event win.
• 32:49 – Remko takes issue with Brent comparing Chino Rheem to Stu Ungar. It gets heated!
• 39:30 – The PCA Main Event recap: Daniel Strelitz finishes second.
• 42:00 – The legend: Scott Wellenbach, who will give the entire $670,240 cash from the PCA Main Event to charity.
• 43:50 – Sam Greenwood wins the PCA Super High Roller for $1.7 million by beating Henrik Hecklen heads up.
• 46:00 – Recapping the other high roller events at the PCA with plenty of dollars for Justin Bonomo, Stephen Chidwick, Michael Dyer, Timothy Adams, David Peters and Sean Winter.
• 50:25 – The F*cking Five! Brent goes over the current Top 5.
• 51:45 – The nominations for The F*cking Five list!
• 56:25 – Brent Hanks selects a new moment for the F*cking Five followed by Remko’s selection.
• 59:40 – What to look forward to? The USPO, Poker After Dark, and how to join the show with your suggestions for the F*cking Five!

The January 17 F*cking Five:

1. The best fold of the year? Thi Nguyen folds AQ vs the AA of Athanasios Polychronopoulos on a board that showed AQQ.
2. Good Boy Joe Ingram hustles his way into a Platinum Pass worth $30k for the ultimate poker fan Jeremy Hilsercop.
3. Platinum Pass winner Ramon Colillas wins the PCPC for $5.1 million
4. Chino Rheem – Fifth million dollar score by winning the PCA
5. PokerStars giving away 300 Platinum passes and adding $1 million to first place. 

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to watch Dolly’s Game on-demand as well as more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, including the upcoming U.S. Poker Open, February 13-23 from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

Brent and Remko dive into the debut of Dolly’s Game with special guest Doyle Brunson! The guys also run through the headlines of the $25,000 PokerStars No Limit Hold’em Players Championship in the Bahamas and a new segment makes its debut: The F*cking Five, an ongoing weekly ranking of the best poker moments from 2019.

• 2:00 – Today's topics on the podcast.
• 3:25 – Dolly’s Game made its debut on PokerGO with a $400/$800 2-7 No Limit Single Draw game, Brent Hanks shares all the juiciest details and behind the scenes info.
• 5:30 – The interview with Doyle Brunson about Dolly’s Game, the stakes he wants to play, the games, and the players he wants to invite into the PokerGO Studio.
• 17:59 – Recapping the Dolly’s Game action and looking forward at the mixed games that will be featured in the future.
• 21:40 – The PokerStars No Limit Hold’em Players Championship!
• 24:00 – The unfortunate elimination of our very own Sam Simmons just short of the money.
• 26:00 – Recapping the action so far as the biggest $25,000 tournament in history is deep into the money.
• 28:00 – Brent Hanks shares a hilarious story about smoking weed in the Bahamas.
• 31:07 – The Platinum Pass winners, how did they do??
• 34:30 – The biggest fold of the year! Thi Nguyen folds the third nuts versus the absolute nuts of Athanasios Polychronopoulos!
• 37:50 – PokerStars and the UFC have made a deal, how does Brent feel about this?
• 42:15 – Drama Alert! Mike McDonald vs Farid Jattin.
• 45:35 – NEW ON THE SHOW: The F*cking Five! Brent and Remko keep a running tally on the Top 5 poker moments from 2019, replacing two moments on the list every single week.

The F*cking Five – January 9th Edition

1. The best fold of the year? Thi Nguyen folds AQ vs the AA of Athanasios Polychronopoulos on a board that showed AQQ.
2. Good Boy Joe Ingram hustles his way into a Platinum Pass worth $30k for the ultimate poker fan Jeremy Hilsercop.
3. Daniel Negreanu and Amanda Leatherman’s romance rekindled leading to their engagement on December 31st.
4. Justin Bonomo’s 2018 – and taking No. 1 all-time
5. PokerStars giving away 300 Platinum passes and adding $1 million to first place.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to watch Dolly’s Game on-demand as well as more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, including the upcoming U.S. Poker Open, February 13-23 from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.

The Poker Central Podcast is back! Get the full story of Daniel Negreanu's proposal to Amanda Leatherman as Brent Hanks was on the scene. Also, Brent receives the Dolly's Game lineup, which will be shared towards the end of the show.

• 2:00 – Brent Hanks story time: An epic Golden Knights game, drunk poker playing, and getting home at 8am in the morning.
• 10:25 – Brent Hanks story time part 2: Daniel Negreanu proposes to Amanda Leatherman, and Brent has front row seats.
• 20:13 – Recapping Super High Roller Bowl V and the domination of Isaac Haxton.
• 27:20 – Previewing the PCA and the craziness surrounding the Platinum Pass bonanza: Joe Ingram plays it smart!
• 46:06 – 2019 hot takes and predictions!
• 53:50 – Breaking news! Brent Hanks comes in hot with the lineup for next week’s game first session of Dolly’s Game.

New to PokerGO and excited to watch the first ever edition of Dolly’s Game live on PokerGO? Subscribe right now.

A few weeks ago, Dylan Linde took down the massive World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic for $1.6 million. This win eclipsed Linde’s biggest score ever by a huge margin and he joins the podcast to talk about the long road he traveled to finally get what he wanted so-so badly.

• 3:49 – The start of the conversation with Dylan Linde, winner of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic for $1.6 million. Has it sunk in yet?
• 6:20 – Firing five bullets worth $10,000 a piece versus playing the $50,000 Poker Players Championship once. Will we see Dylan in the $50k in 2019?
• 8:47 – Selling action for tournaments, how to pick and choose which high stakes cash games to play, and what was the pressure like going deep in the WPT Five Diamond?
• 11:46 – What changed for Dylan that he closed out this event versus his long list of close calls in the past, and an in-depth walk through the biggest bluff of his life, heads up for the title.
• 18:00 – Dylan Linde’s poker dream coming true, and the long journey he traveled to finally get there that included some very emotional low points.
• 22:45 – Has Dylan ever considered quitting poker because the big scores weren’t coming in?
• 25:22 – Dylan’s best friend Kevin MacPhee wins EPT Berlin and he doesn’t have a piece of the action. (And Remko tells his story of the EPT Berlin robbery)
• 28:10 – Sharpening his skills online, why the results online didn’t translate into live poker, and where does his love for mixed games come from?
• 31:40 – Grinding live cash games in Las Vegas: No Limit Hold’em of Mixed Games?
• 34:08 – The mixed game environment during the World Series of Poker.
• 35:50 – Dylan’s foray into $150/$300 live games and $400/$800 online, and who are his favorite minds to talk poker strategy with?
• 39:01 – Board games, other competitive ventures that Dylan enjoys, and being a world-class Street Fighter player.
• 45:01 – Magic The Gathering, Dylan’s first competitive card game.
• 47:55 – Becoming a professional poker player in college, winning more than what he would make as a teacher in just a few weeks, and becoming a world class online player after Black Friday.
• 51:35 – Relocating after Black Friday and living the poker nomad lifestyle.
• 54:00 – The confidence boost of winning a huge WPT event and what that means for 2019?

Relive Dylan Linde’s big win on PokerGO right now. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another big live event such as the World Poker Tour, Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters, World Series of Poker or U.S. Poker Open.

On this episode of the Poker Central Podcast, we take you through the entire day of action from the PokerGO Studio. First, Brent and Remko make their predictions for the final table before bringing Ali Imsirovic, Igor Kurganov and champion Isaac Haxton on the show.

• 2:00 – Previewing the SHRB V final table along with some spicy hot takes provided by Brent Hanks.
• 3:59 – ARIA tournament director Paul Campbell jumps on the podcast to give his predictions.
• 5:50 – The chances of Stephen Chidwick, who’s set to become a father in 2019, as well as a rundown of the other contenders: Alex Foxen, Igor Kurganov, Talal Shakerchi, Adrian Mateos, and Ali Imsirovic.
• 21:14 – An interview with Ali Imsirovic after finishing in seventh place.
• 24:50 – The introduction of the conversation with Igor Kurganov, as he went very deep into a hand he played versus Alex Foxen.
• 28:10 – The interview with Igor Kurganov about his Super High Roller Bowl V experience.
• 51:58 – The interview with Super High Roller Bowl V winner Isaac Haxton.
• 57:29 – Recapping the action and looking forward at what’s to come in 2019.

Relive the entire Super High Roller Bowl V right now on PokerGO. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another thrilling moment of live action.

There’s not much to be said other than Phil Galfond is on the podcast! Buckle in, because this is a great show in which we tough on Run it Once Poker, his training site, his own career, his thoughts on high stakes online poker and whether or not he can still beat the biggest games.

• 01:10 – Remko recaps the Day 1 action of Super High Roller Bowl V, going over the bustouts and big stacks heading into Day 2.
• 03:32 – The start of the interview with Phil Galfond.
• 4:20 – How does Phil Galfond balance all the things he has going on in his life right now? Does he miss playing, and can he still keep up?
• 7:43 – Can Phil Galfond still measure himself against the best in the world if he put his mind to it, and is GTO play making poker not only harder to beat but also less interesting to watch?
• 13:03 – What does Phil Galfond think that needs to happen in order for online poker to flourish again and for Run it Once Poker to be a success?
• 17:45 – Can Run It Once Poker save high stakes online cash games?
• 22:00 – Phil Galfond shares his thoughts on the influence of training videos on the online poker landscape.
• 26:32 – Phil Galfond’s rise through the ranks and how different things were back when he started playing, and who had the most influence on his game?
• 29:20 – Tom Dwan: The most creative player Phil has ever played against and talked to.
• 32:55 – What was the X-factor that turned Phil Galfond into one of the best players in the world?
• 36:02 – When did Phil Galfond reach his peak versus the rest of the field and what it was like playing the biggest stakes in live games?
• 39:40 – Was live poker intimidating at the same big stakes he was playing online?
• 42:30 – Phil Galfond’s first WSOP bracelet win: Was it a big deal to one of the best online cash game players?
• 44:30 – How did Phil’s family deal with their son choosing poker as a profession, and what was it like to have money at an early age?
• 47:30 – Phil Galfond on Mixed Games.
• 53:55 – The landscape of live mixed games, the big bet mix, Bobby’s Room and why it has lots of room to grow.
• 1:01:30 – Poker is gaining popularity again lately, what’s Phil Galfond’s take on it and how will he reach a large audience?
• 1:06:30 – Phil Galfond’s outlook on 2019.

The time has come! Remko managed to get a fourth mic installed to have both Amanda Leatherman and Daniel Negreanu to join the podcast along with Brent Hanks for some R-rated conversations. Oh, and there might be a little Super High Roller Bowl preview in there somewhere as well.

• 1:30 – Has Amanda moved in officially into Daniel Negreanu’s place and what’s the status of their relationship?
• 3:35 – How did Daniel and Amanda reconnect after years of being apart?
• 5:15 – What was the role Brent Hanks played in this romance, and how he got him to dress in tights and do acrobatics for PokerGO’s Major Wager.
• 8:35 – Amanda Leatherman’s journey back to Las Vegas and her influence on Daniel.
• 11:30 – Adopting Eddy Sabat, vegan jokes and will we still see Daniel still play as much poker now that he’s in love? (Fun fact: He didn’t study for the Super High Roller Bowl)
• 16:03 – Amanda’s take on how the top tier of poker has changed after she interviewed all the top pros for many years back in the day?
• 18:30 – The Negreanu family is about to get started? Have they settled on a name yet?
• 20:00 – Jeff Platt: Professional singer and hangover specialist.
• 22:30 – Toronto Raptors, hockey sports betting talk and Daniel’s biggest bet.
• 27:04 – Californication, Hank Moody, gold diggers, the return of Jeff Platt and karaoke preferences.
• 30:55 – Super High Roller Bowl V preview and losing the No. 1 spot on poker’s all-time money list.
• 35:25 – Daniel Negreanu’s outlook for 2019.

Want to watch Daniel Negreanu in action? Subscribe to PokeGO right now and watch three straight days of Super High Roller Bowl V action starting on Monday, December 17.

Poker Hall of Fame Member Mori Eskandani joins the show to talk about two exciting nights of Super High Roller Cash Game action that featured Garrett Adelstein, Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson, Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Andrew Robl and many more! 

• 2:30 – Mori Eskandani talks about the biggest limit game ever live streamed from the PokerGO Studio.
• 5:30 – Mori Eskandani shares insights on the legendary Lyle Berman, who’s been mixing it up at the highest stakes for nearly four decades.
• 9:30 – The networking and managing of personalities that’s involved with putting together high stakes lineups inside the PokerGO Studio.
• 11:30 – Looking back on the first night of Super High Roller Cash Game action as Brent Hanks shares his highlights of this $200/$400 game.
• 13:15 – An interview with Ryan Tosoc who crushed the game by tripling his buy-in in just a few hours.
• 18:40 – The legend of Matt Berkey, who can’t seem to book a win on a televised cash game as he went from winning nearly $200,000 to losing $30,000 in the final hour of the night.
• 22:13 – An interview with Garrett Adelstein on his excitement to play in big televised games and his humble approach to being a regular in the high stakes world.
• 30:22 – Brent Hanks’ feud with Ali Nejad!
• 32:30 – Tis the season! Remko brought a gift for Brent.
• 34:21 – Previewing the upcoming Super High Roller Bowl that starts on Monday.
• 38:35 – Daniel Negreanu and Amanda Leatherman are having sex (according to Brent Hanks)
• 41:28 – Friday Night Poker Preview: Poker Central executive assistant Delphine Szwarc “wins” her way into the lineup at the PokerGO Studio at the One Step Closer - All-In for CP Event while Remko is invited to be on the Preview show.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another night of exciting live action.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, Remko flies solo and is joined by Mike Sexton to talk about the passing of poker legend Thor Hansen. In addition to that, Remko runs down the major news items of this past week. 

• 1:06 – The sad news of the passing of Thor Hansen at age 71.
• 6:06 - An interview with Mike Sexton of Hansen’s passing, including stories and memories of the Norwegian Godfather of Poker.
• 19:47 – The exciting announcement of the first 34 players that have been confirmed for Super High Roller Bowl V, December 17-19 at the PokerGO Studio.
• 22:50 – The Super High Roller Cash Game is back featuring Gus Hansen and Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates.
• 24:33 – Teasing the lineup for Friday Night Poker on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page on December 7th.
• 25:30 – The biggest guarantee in online poker history was smashed by partypoker this past week, we run down the payouts and laud them for drawing more than 4,000 players for this $5,000 event.
• 31:52 – Phil Hellmuth was victorious in a tennis prop bet!
• 33:26 – Dan Smith’s charity drive is back for a fifth straight year after raising $4.5 million in 2017! More here if you want to participate.

New to PokerGO and not ready to miss any of the upcoming action? Subscribe right now and never miss another minute of poker action.

On this episode of the podcast, Brent and Remko give their comedic yet relevant takes on who should be pardoned out of all the turkeys we saw during the 2018 poker calendar. Got some to add? Reach out to us on podcast@pokercentral.com . 

• 00:30 – Brent Hanks gets Remko caught up on all there is to know about this American tradition.
• 02:00 – This week on the show, Brent and Remko will pick their ‘Turkey of the Year’ with the ultimate goal of pardoning one and giving some thanks!
• 04:40 - Turkey nomination No.1: Gordon Vayo
• 07:00 - Turkey nomination No.2 – William Kassouf
• 07:43 - Turkey nomination No.3 & 4: Justin Bonomo and Nikita Badziakouski
• 09:50 - Turkey nomination No.5 Chad Holloway
• 11:15 - Turkey nomination No.6 Phil Ivey
• 12:30 - Turkey nomination No.7 PokerNews
• 14:00 - Turkey nomination No.8 Jason Mercier
• 16:00 - Turkey nomination No. 9 Randall Emmett
• 16:35 - Turkey nomination No.10 Germany
• 18:13 - Turkey nomination No.11 Cryptocurrency
• 19:00 - Turkey nomination No.12 – Remko’s assorted nominations including Jake Cody, the Big One for One Drop, Armenian Mike, Heartland Poker Tour, and the all-time money list.
• 23:10 - Turkey nomination No.13 – Phil Hellmuth!
• 27:30 – Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema give thanks on this Thanksgiving special!

New to the Poker Central Podcast? Subscribe right now to never miss another podcast as Brent and Remko are joined by the biggest names in the game every week. Looking to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe to PokerGO right now to enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. 

On this episode of the Poker Central Podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by WSOP bracelet winner and 2017 Main Event finalist Bryan Piccioli. Brent and Bryan share a long history filled with funny stories and tell them on the show as well as tackling some serious topics such the big guarantees on live events and whether or not unlimited re-entries are bad for the game.

• 1:02- How often does Bryan Piccioli think back of that eight on the river that changed his life, and what does it mean to him now more than a year later?
• 4:08 – The experience of the WSOP Main Event final table, having his friends and family come out to support him and the overall rush of the biggest tournament of the year.
• 7:50 – How does a poker professional move on and get back to the grind after making the final table of the Main Event?
• 10:00 – Do players and fans approach him in a different way after gaining fame through his play on the ESPN and PokerGO broadcast?
• 11:50 – Brent Hanks and Bryan Piccioli go way back, as Brent was at Bryan’ high school graduation party and pulled him into a life and career as a poker professional. Here’s the story of Piccioli made his way up the ranks and quit college to play poker.
• 17:40 – How did Bryan’s family view his choice to become a poker pro?
• 24:40 – How does Bryan view his life and career as a poker player in the future as the game keeps evolving?
• 27:29 – Bryan’s thoughts on the partypoker Bahamas events and whether or not their big guarantees are good for the game.
• 31:50 – Unlimited re-entries, are they killing the poker economy?
• 36:11 – Has the live tournament scene reached its cap when it comes to field sizes?
• 39:40 – The online $20 million guaranteed partypoker event, will it succeed?
• 44:00 – Bryan Piccioli on Friday Night Poker as Bob Ross and his enjoyment of televised cash games.
• 48:24 – Bryan’s take on Antonio Esfandiari’s ability to create a game and action at high stakes.
• 52:20 – Facts, figures, and a Super High Roller Bowl V update as well as the latest on Friday Night Poker!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another minute of live action as well as an extensive library of on-demand content. Tune in for live action on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page for Friday Night Poker as the action is live every Friday at 7pm ET.

Jennifer Tilly joins the Poker Central Podcast right off the bat and talks about her love for the PokerGO Studio and her upcoming appearance on Friday Night Poker.

• 1:30 – Does Jennifer Tilly like to drink during a game of poker?
• 3:05 – How does Jennifer handle and adjust playing across a variety of stakes and both tournaments and cash games over the years? Are low stakes just as enjoyable as high stakes?
• 6:47 – The fun and excitement of Friday Night Poker, a game at lower stakes with an emphasis on making everyone have a good time and for fans to engage with the players through the chat on Facebook.
• 9:55 – The story of how Jennifer Tilly got into poker, learning the game from her father and the WSOP bracelet win back in 2005.
• 15:40 – Is Jennifer Tilly now a famous poker player or still mostly known as an actress?
• 18:00 – Who are Jennifer Tilly’s favorite players to play with if she got to pick them?
• 23:35 – Has Jennifer been able to bring poker to the movie sets in Hollywood?
• 27:05 – Celebrities in poker, according to Jennifer Tilly. Do they really play high stakes?
• 31:25 – Jennifer Tilly has a short story featured in the book “He Played for His Wife and Other Stories”. Here’s all you need to know about this collection of short stories that also includes Anthony Holden. Neil Pearson and an intro from Al Alvarez.
• 35:20 – Jennifer Tilly tells some Phil Laak stories.
• 40:25 – Jennifer Tilly’s plans for the rest of 2018!

Want to watch Jennifer Tilly in action? Check out Friday Night Poker on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page, or catch Tilly in a variety of PokerGO programming. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast we have a very special guest who goes by the name of Gus Hansen! In addition to that, Brent and Remko discuss the Super High Roller Bowl V announcement, they recap the “Godfather” week action on Poker After Dark and preview the upcoming Poker After Dark and Friday Night Poker action.

• 02:15 – The exciting announcement of Super High Roller Bowl V, running from December 17-19 at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
• 09:00 – Recapping the excitement and action and side action during “Godfather” week headlined by Doyle Brunson and Gus Hansen.
• 12:35 – An exclusive interview with Gus Hansen by Brent Hanks about all things ranging from his traveling style, Doyle Brunson stories, Phil Ivey at his peak is the best player ever and some seedy anecdotes!
• 31:20 – Recapping the Gus Hansen interview as Remko shares his thoughts.
• 34:00 – 888poker week on Poker After Dark featuring Chris Moorman, Jennifer Tilly, Kelly Minkin, Bill Klein, Eli Elezra, Mario Ho, and an 888poker qualifier! All the details about an enormous overlay right here!
• 37:00 – The Friday Night Poker action on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page this week! Don’t miss the action as Frank Kassela, Jon Turner, Dan Shak, Hish Salama, Chris Moorman, Randall Emmett, and Marle Cordeiro square off.

New to PokerGO? Don’t miss any of the action by subscribing right now to enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year.

This Friday, on the fifth week of action, Barstool Smitty joins an exciting Friday Night Poker lineup with Jennifer Tilly, Uncle Ron, Sam Simmons, Jordan Young, and The Manz. Smitty was kind enough to join us for the entire podcast, so let’s dive right into the action! 

• 0:30 – Diving right into it with Philadelphia’s favorite Barstool blogger Smitty!
• 2:55 – Philadelphia sports talk with Smitty and Brent, once again, brings up his beloved Buffalo Bills.
• 11:20 – Barstool Smitty makes his Friday Night Poker debut on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page, we talk lineup, buy-in, and the expected crazy action!
• 15:30 – Uncle Ron vs Barstool Smitty, what to expect? Watermelons? Costumes? Rubbing of the upper thigh? And some Smitty bankroll talk.
• 19:55 – The adrenaline of poker, and whether or not Smitty still feels those competitive juices flowing!
• 22:05 – Smitty gives the full story on the Barstool fued with Michael Rappaport!
• 28:30 – NATE TALK. (And the potential of a Nate vs Smitty heads-up grudge match.)
• 32:15 – Get hyped for “Godfather” week on Poker After Dark featuring Doyle Brunson, Gus Hansen and Jungleman!
• 39:16 – Beyond the Rail is now available on PokerGO! Learn more about this exclusive behind the scenes show that takes you through the 2018 World Series of Poker.

Watch Friday Night Poker on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page here. New to PokerGO? Don’t miss a minute of the upcoming “Godfather” week action on Poker After Dark by subscribing right now.

Oh boy! Things are about to get real interesting with Nick Schulman! Boxing, UFC, wrecking a gas station pump, becoming a father, New York sports, heckling Jermaine O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, and much more on this edition of the Poker Central Podcast! 

• 1:15 – Nick Schulman is becoming a father! Is he ready? Nick drops the name of his daughter to be and speculates on how his life will change.
• 4:40 – Nick features on “Power Play” night on Poker After Dark and recaps the action, but he admits to not feeling too sharp about his game.
• 8:14 – What’s harder? Stay at the top skill wise or finding the right games to play in?
• 10:30 – Late night sessions with Nick Schulman, gambling all night in the pool halls and the poker tables.
• 12:40 – Dropping out of high school at 14-years old: How much money did Nick Schulman manage to build up as a pool hustler before the age of 18?
• 15:22 – Driving off from a gas station with the nozzle still in his car and Nick’s weed habits.
• 20:10 – Drugs in poker.
• 24:05 – Where does Nick Schulman’s passion for boxing and the UFC come from?
• 28:30 – Schulman’s connection with the Golovkin camp.
• 32:50 – Comparing Conor McGregor to Floyd Mayweather, and how some players are real badass while others pretend.
• 39:30 – What’s next for the UFC that we should be looking forward to?
• 43:45 – Nick’s thoughts on the Antonio Esfandiari vs Kevin Hart boxing match, and his personal take on prop betting.
• 46:30 – R.I.P. New York City sports. (And a Brent Hanks Buffalo sports story)
• 49:00 – The Badgering Bantering and Very Vocally Aggressive Sports Fan: Nick Schulman clashes with Jermaine O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
• 1:00:50 – Playing poker with shady characters, trash talking and some uncomfortable moments.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another live show. Looking for more from Nick Schulman? Check out Pokerography about Nick’s life story.

She’s back! Having worked for almost every outlet in poker during the pre-Black Friday era, Amanda Leatherman was a staple in poker videos and on TV. Leatherman now hosts Friday Night Poker on Stadium’s Facebook Watch page, together with Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt, and she joins the podcast to talk about her crazy life! 

• 01:15 – Amanda Leatherman had a wild night prior to jumping on the Poker Central Podcast, as her inner party girl was unlocked by jumping back into the poker world.
• 4:14 – Why and how did Amanda Leatherman jump back into poker, and what was she up to since leaving The Big Game?
• 6:30 – How Black Friday messed with Amanda Leatherman’s career and what the gravy train was like in the years before that!
• 8:58 – Amanda Leatherman tells the story of getting her first job in poker with PokerWire and the PokerRoad era with Joe Sebok, Scott Huff, and Joe Stapleton.
• 11:22 – Remembering PokerRoad Radio, traveling the tournament circuit and living in Barry Greenstein’s house.
• 14:30 – Does Amanda Leatherman have a Phil Ivey story? Remko certainly does! And an update on Phil Ivey’s continuing legal trouble with the Borgata.
• 21:16 – What were Amanda’s favorite jobs in poker, her biggest vices and Remko tells a story of a very drunk Amanda at the PCA.
• 24:40 – The Daniel Negreanu – Amanda Leatherman connection. Wait? What? There’s a ring!
• 26:56 – What was it like hosting Friday Night Poker after a few years being away from the spotlights?
• 28:40 – Prop betting! Danielle Andersen and Lily Killeto square off in a bench press prop bet, and Amanda tells a story on Joe Stapleton’s crazy spray-tan bet.
• 31:45 – Brent Hanks works out, you have to hear it to believe it.
• 34:59 – Amanda’s lifestyle advice! (And how she got a bleeding ulcer from partying and drinking too much)
• 37:00 – Making fun of Brent Hanks’ lack of travel experience.
• 40:11 – Getting into this week’s Friday Night Poker lineup and a preview of the exciting Poker After Dark action. Don’t miss this segment if you want to know who’s on the upcoming nights of live action. 

New to Friday Night Poker? Subscribe to Stadium’s Friday Night Poker page to stay on top of the action. Excited about next week’s Poker After Dark action headlined by Daniel Negreanu? Subscribe to PokerGO right now.

Friday Night Poker host Jeff Platt joins the show to talk about his career as a broadcaster for the San Antonio Spurs and transitioning into poker. Brent Hanks is there as always to talk about the Friday Night Poker action, Poker After Dark, the future of Short Deck and whether or not re-entry tournaments should continue to exist!

• 1:45 – NBA talk with Friday Night Poker host Jeff Platt, who previously covered the San Antonio Spurs on TV, and the story of his Greg Popovich interview.
• 7:50 – Jeff Platt talks about the difference between covering the NBA and the high stakes poker scene.
• 14:10 – Friday Night Poker! Looking back on the crazy hand between Matt Berkey and Mike Matusow from Week 1, and looking ahead at Week 2 with Bryn Kenney.
• 20:55 – The fan interaction on Facebook Watch and how it makes watching poker more exciting with regards to Friday Night Poker.
• 24:00 – “Big Three” week on Poker After Dark featuring Ryan Tosoc and Isaac Haxton! Brent, Jeff, Remko look back on the action.
• 31:30 – Why is that the biggest names in the game such as Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are still the biggest names in the game? Will anyone ever overtake them as the biggest names?
• 34:00 – What’s the future of Short Deck, will it grow? Will we see it at the World Series of Poker?
• 39:00 – Real Talk: Are re-entries good or bad for the tournament poker economy?
• 45:49 – Remko’s car is about to get towed. Yes, this is not a joke, and Brent and Jeff take over to talk about the variety of guests on Real Talk and Matt Berkey’s crazy career.
• 54:26 – Remko rejoins the show and tells the story of his car almost being towed!

New to the podcast? Please subscribe through your favorite podcasting app and receive this show on your device once a week. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another night of thrilling live poker action. 

This week on an action-packed edition of the Poker Central Podcast: Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by Ali Imsirovic and David Peters, they settle up for their Poker Masters fantasy prop bets, talk about the latest WOC Power Rankings, teasing Short Deck on Poker After Dark, Friday Night Poker on Facebook Watch, Real Talk on PokerGO and the drama between Cate Hall and Chad Power! 

• 2:20 – Celebrating Ali Imsirovic’s Poker Masters win and Brent Hanks’ hype for a young American bursting onto the high roller scene, followed by a conversation with Ali.
• 9:00 – Recapping the $100,000 Poker Masters Main Event won by David Peters. Are we giving Peters enough credit and respect for his crazy list of accomplishments?
• 10:00 – David Peters joins the podcast to talk about his $100k Poker Masters win and missing out on the Purple Jacket by just 10 points.
• 14:00 – Brent Hanks praises David Peters and explains how special his level of play and thinking is, and how different it is from other top pros.
• 21:00 – The WOC Rankings! The Poker Central Podcast Power Rankings: Watchability – Overall Skill – Controversy.
• 24:12 – Recapping the Poker Masters fantasy league battle between Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema, did #TeamRemko or #TeamBrent win?
• 27:12 – Teasing the upcoming Poker After Dark action featuring Pot Limit Omaha, No Limit Hold’em and Short Deck!
• 32:34 – Announcing Friday Night Poker on Facebook Watch, hosted by Jeff Platt, Brent Hanks, and Amanda Leatherman live from the PokerGO Studio every week!
• 37:44 – “Real Talk” premieres on PokerGO today! Remko Rinkema hosts PokerGO’s newest original content in which the biggest topics of the day are discussed with the best players in the world.
• 41:50 – DRAMA: Cate Hall vs Chad Power. Where do Remko and Brent side?
• 48:50 – Did William Kassouf pocket some chips from the roulette table?

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now to stay up to date with all the latest Poker After Dark and Friday Night Poker lineups, original content announcements, drama talk and much more! New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another minute of live action.

The 2018 Poker Masters was dominated by Ali Imsirovic who took down back-to-back events to double his career tournament earnings to $2.4 million. 

• 2:15 – Ali Imsirovic talks about what it was like winning the Purple Jacket after the elimination of Brandon Adams from the $100,000 Main Event.
• 3:17 – Expectations coming into the series and thoughts on his edge versus the fields at the Poker Masters.
• 5:05 – How did Ali Imsirovic get his start in poker, and how he used $60 he got from his father to fix his guitar to start his poker career.
• 7:55 – How did Ali Imsirovic reach the top in poker and which players and tools did he learn the most from?
• 12:12 – Ali Imsirovic gives advice on how young players in the USA can reach the top these days without an abundance of online poker to their disposal.
• 17:05 – The work ethic needed for Ali to reach the top and stay there, and how important are leaderboards and Player of the Year lists for the young pro?
• 21:00 – Telling his family about choosing poker and the road they traveled from Bosnia to the USA after the war uprooted their lives in the mid-90s.
• 30:00 – Setting goals, confidence and continuing to perform at the highest level.
• 34:10 – Which players has Ali been the most impressed with on the high roller scene?
• 35:15 – How important is winning the Purple Jacket to Ali, and how excited is he to have a chance to play in the 2019 Super High Roller Bowl?
• 39:27 – Ending things with some basketball talk, is Ali Imsirovic the Damian Lillard of poker?

Relive all of Ali Imsirovic’s big wins at the Poker Masters right now, on demand on PokerGO. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another big live event, Poker After Dark show or on-demand original series.

On this show: A recap of Ali Imsirovic's back-to-back Poker Masters win, his lead in the Purple Jacket standings and an interview with Seth Davies about his series and the crazy year he's been going through.

• 3:47 – Recapping Event #6 of the 2018 Poker Masters as Ali Imsirovic went back-to-back to grab the Purple Jacket lead heading into the $100,000 Main Event.
• 7:20 – Is Ali Imsirovic America’s next biggest poker star?
• 8:48 – Ali Imsirovic joins the podcast to talk about his $799,000 score in Event #6 of the Poker Masters and his hopes of winning the Purple Jacket.
• 12:45 – Seth Davies talks about his year, appearing on PokerGO’s INSIDERS series and becoming a bigger name in the game.
• 18:48 – Taking a look at the $100,000 Poker Masters Main Event, the expectations for the final table and the best-case scenario for the ultimate Purple Jacket sweat.
• 24:00 – Brent Hanks picks his two favorite Poker Masters final tables that you have to watch: The battles between Maurice Hawkins and Isaac Haxton and Ali Imsirovic versus Koray Aldemir.

Watch the Poker Masters action on PokerGO with commentary provided by Ali Nejad and Jeremy Ausmus daily through Sunday, September 16. Stay tuned to PokerCentral and PokerGO on Twitter for the latest information on the events, feature interviews, stories, and videos.

The Podcast returns with recaps of the latest two events and features interviews with Andrew Robl, Gabe Patgorski, Daniel Negreanu, Ali Nejad, Isaac Haxton, and Ali Imsirovic. 

• 1:48 – Recapping Event #4, the $10,000 Short Deck event at the 2018 Poker Masters as Isaac Haxton defeated Maurice Hawkins heads up.
• 6:25 – The interview with Short Deck champion Isaac Haxton.
• 12:00 – Andrew Robl speaks about the excitement of Short Deck Poker, his experience in the game and the growth he foresees for this fast-paced game,
• 15:50 – Daniel Negreanu breaks into the podcast and talks about his 2018 Poker Masters experience so far.
• 18:55 – Gabe Patgorski hops on the show to talk about his experiences with Short Deck Poker and his gripes with live poker players in Las Vegas.
• 24:55 – Before the start of play at the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em final table, we spoke to Ben Yu about his regular appearances at the highest stakes.
• 37:55 – Ali Imsirovic wins the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em Poker Masters event for the biggest and proudest result of his career.
• 42:25 – A look at the updated standings of the Poker Masters Purple Jacket leaderboard!

Watch the Poker Masters action on PokerGO with commentary provided by Ali Nejad and Jeremy Ausmus daily through Sunday, September 16. Stay tuned to PokerCentral and PokerGO on Twitter for the latest information on the events, feature interviews, stories, and videos.

The Poker Masters is in full swing and Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by no less than five players on this podcast!  

• 1:30 – Recapping the first two events of the Poker Masters as David Peters and Brandon Adams took down the $10,000 NLHE and $25,000 NLHE.
• 8:12 – Remko and Brent talk Short Deck, and are joined by Gabe Patgorski on the podcast to talk with one of the regulars in the highest stakes Macau games.
• 17:03 – 2016 Super High Roller Bowl champion Rainer Kempe joins the show to talk about learning the Short Deck Poker rules overnight before playing in his first ever tournament.
• 22:45 – Jason Koon joins the podcast to talk about his love for Short Deck Poker and what makes this game so exciting.
• 28:50 – Brandon Adams joins the show to talk about his hot start to the Poker Masters and his thoughts on Short Deck Poker as a format for both tournaments and cash games.
• 36:55 – Remko and Brent recap the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha event won by Keith Lehr and jump into the current standings of the Poker Masters Purple Jacket race.
• 43:20 – Keith Lehr joins the show to talk about his Poker Masters Pot Limit Omaha win.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and not miss another minute of the Poker Masters and the more than 100 days of live poker action. PokerGO also offers an extensive on-demand library of content that includes all your favorite Poker After Dark and World Series of Poker episodes.

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by the one and only Bryn Kenney to talk Poker Masters, big swings, losing millions and his lack of Poker After Dark appearances! 

• 2:09 – Looking back at the 2017 Poker Masters and the insanity that was Steffen Sontheimer, and after Stephen Chidwick during the U.S. Poker Open, will we see another one of those dominant showings at the 2018 Poker Masters?
• 6:08 – The new and improved scoring system that will see the Purple Jacket awarded on Sunday night at the end of the Poker Masters.
• 9:55 – Brent and Remko draft their team of Poker Masters players and wager the buy-in of the Poker Central fantasy football league and a lot of shame and honor!
• 14:22 – Speculating on the impact the Poker Masters will have on the 2018 Player of the Year race, as nearly the entire Top 10 is expected to make an appearance.
• 16:55 – The interview with Bryn Kenney, who starts out talking about being down $1.8 million for the year and remaining his focus and confidence.
• 22:10 – Bryn’s excitement and anticipation for the Poker Masters and his thought on the schedule.
• 25:00 – Bryn’s harsh thoughts on PokerStars and the way the WCOOP took a turn for the worse.
• 27:20 – Bryn’s GGPoker ambassadorship and what’s wrong with the Poker After Dark lineups according to Bryn, and how excited he is to be on the show!
• 33:26 – Is “Who’s in Debt to Bryn Kenney Week” coming to Poker After Dark?
• 37:10 – What does the rest of 2018 look like for Bryn Kenney?
• 40:35 – Remko recaps EPT Barcelona.
• 42:35 – Brent and Remko talk fantasy football and the Poker Central auction draft!

Please don’t forget to subscribe to the Poker Central Podcast Network, and if you’re new to PokerGO, subscribe right now by clicking this link. Check out the full Poker Masters viewing schedule right here, as every final table of this seven-event series will be live on PokerGO.

On an episode filled to the brim with shenanigans, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema once again attempt to entertain and educate you on all that’s going on in the world of poker! This week they are joined by Jeremy Ausmus, Ali Nejad and Randall Emmett from the PokerGO Studio. 

• 2:52 – The EPT Barcelona action so far! Mikita Badziakouski keeps crushing and wins the €100k, Benjamin Pollak takes down the €50k and Michael Soyza wins another tournament to continue his crazy 2018.
• 10:54 – Recapping “Under the Gun” Week on Poker After Dark! What does Brent have to say about Randall Emmett being featured a lot, and the “lack” of serious poker according to the Twitter trolls, and the epic Phil Hellmuth hand versus Jean-Robert Bellande.
• 15:48 – Jeremy Ausmus joins the podcast as Brent Hanks talks to him about his recent big score in Florida, Norm Macdonald playing on Poker After Dark, and his thoughts and takes on the growing problem of semi-private cash games in the high limit Las Vegas scene.
• 32:50 – Randall Emmett joins the show to talk to Brent Hanks about his recurring Poker After Dark appearances and love for the game.
• 39:10 – Brent Hanks and Ali Nejad dive into a crazy conversation about “Under the Gun” week being the most exciting Poker After Dark lineup in the history of televised poker, Nejad’s love for watermelon juice, Brent’s worries about pollution and the well-being of turtles and Ali Nejad’s hate for paper straws.
• 54:00 – Previewing the Poker Masters, Nick Schulman on the commentary, Brent’s three top picks to watch, and whether or not Steffen Sontheimer will wear his Purple Jacket!?

New to the podcast? Subscribe right now through your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO? Relive “Under the Gun” week right now after you’ve subscribed. Want to learn more about the upcoming Poker Masters? Click here.

This week on the Poker Central Podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined by Molly Bloom! Remko finally gets around to telling his Post Malone story, Brent dives deep into John Cynn’s insane plays and Randall Emmett’s antics, and we try to figure out whether Phil Ivey is the latest player to start a bankroll challenge!

• 3:30 – Today on the podcast: Molly Bloom, recapping the Masters of the Main on Poker After Dark, looking forward to the Poker Masters, and the start of EPT Barcelona.
• 5:22 – Finally! Remko tells the story of partying with Post Malone.
• 22:35 – Blackouts are now lifted for the Big One for One Drop and WSOP Main Event final table, Remko explains and Brent still doesn’t understand how it works!
• 25:10 – Brent Hanks recaps the Masters of the Main on Poker After Dark featuring John Cynn shoving the first 12 hands, how much of Randall Emmett’s antics can we really handle, what’s the deal with ‘The Bullpen’, and is ‘running it twice’ getting out of hand?
• 36:20 – Previewing the Poker Masters: Running through the PokerGO streaming schedule, the short deck event, the $100k Main Event, and Brent Hanks picks three players that he believes are going to perform well.
• 42:27 – Bankroll Challenges! Doug Polk turns $100 into $10k, Charlie Carrel is trying to run $50 up to $10k, and is Phil Ivey going to try to win $10.1 million?
• 48:08 – The Phil Ivey Bankroll Challenge! (Or is he just still in trouble because of that Borgata lawsuit?)
• 51:40 – EPT Barcelona is now underway! Does Brent Hanks even know where Spain is located?
• 54:11 – Molly’s Game! Brent and Remko run through their favorite poker movies, share their thoughts on Molly’s Game, introduce the story of Molly Bloom, and Bloom’s appearance at Unibet Open Bucharest where she was invited to take part in the #QueenRules Ladies Event that promotes challenging gender bias and gender inequality.
• 59:20 – The start of the interview with Molly Bloom.
• 1:00:20 – Does Molly play poker herself? Does she have ambition as a player?
• 1:03:11 – Reflecting back on running some of the biggest games in the world for 10 years, what she’s learned from that, and whether she’d do it again looking back at it?
• 1:06:52 – Being a part of the QueenRules event at Unibet Open Bucharest and Molly’s involvement and dedication to fighting gender biases.
• 1:09:40 – Did women play in Molly’s high stakes games, and what has the response been from women watching and learning more about her story?
• 1:12:10 – The value of money, disconnecting from that value and relearning what the value of money is after losing it all.

Has this gotten you excited to watch Poker After Dark? Subscribe to PokerGO right now to enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes event replays of all our live events and a plethora of original content such as Pokerography, Super High Roller Club, Poker Nights and Dead Money.

This week on the show, we cover the latest poker news including the recent DDoS attacks that targeted sites such as PokerStars and partypoker, we recap the big-time action down in Florida at the brand new Seminole Hardrock events space, and we look back on the Poker After Dark action from the PokerGO Studio as well as looking forward at what’s to come next week. 

Oh, and Justin Bonomo is on the show. It’s another great one, enjoy!

• 1:25 – Today on the show.
• 2:02 – Online poker sites getting DDoS’d, what’s going on? Brent tries to understand the whole thing.
• 5:45 – Recapping the Seminole Hard Rock Series. Brent Hanks gives his takes on the “Big 4” format of showing four final tables simultaneously.
• 8:30 – Brandon Eisen wins the Championship $5k by beating Jeremy Ausmus heads up. Why can’t Jeremy Ausmus close out events? Brent and Remko speculate on Ausmus’ lack of first places!
• 11:50 – The crazy year of Alex Foxen! Now third on the 2018 POY race, Foxen records his fifth outright win of 2018, take note Ausmus!
• 15:10 – An angry Brent Hanks rants about Justin Bonomo not being No. 1 on the overall GPI standings and 2018 Player of the Year race.
• 17:38 – Jake Schindler wins the $25k High Roller in Florida that drew 123 entries for $800k. What does this mean for the upcoming Poker Masters? Brent speculates on the field sizes.
• 22:40 – The life and times of Elio Fox: Five wins since the beginning of June, collecting millions in the process! Take note Ausmus!
• 26:10 – The interview with Justin Bonomo, the current No.1 on poker’s all-time money list and the winner of the three biggest high roller events of the year.
• 36:30 – Burning Man with Bonomo! Justin tells a bunch of crazy stories and talks about the inner workings of this crazy desert festival-esque experience!
• 55:45 – What does the rest of the year look like for Justin Bonomo? Does he have any goals left to chase after?
• 58:32 – Brent reaches a state of meditation after learning more about Burning Man, is he giving up his normal life to live in the desert?
• 1:00:42 – Looking back on the Rise and Grind Poker After Dark sessions highlighted by Farah Galfond, John Cynn, and Michael Mizrachi.
• 1:04:41 – Previewing next week on PokerGO: Masters of the Main on Poker After Dark featuring Scott Blumstein, John Cynn, Scott Vener, Kelly Minkin, Tony Miles, and Randall Emmett.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now to enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, as well as an extensive on-demand library of content that includes every single episode of Poker After Dark that was ever recorded! The World Series of Poker Main Event broadcasts are also available from 2011 through 2018.

Business and dog owner, father, husband, World Series of Poker Player of the Year race leader and two-time bracelet winner, yes, Shaun Deeb is on this week's edition of the podcast!

Also on this show: Poker After Dark lineup teases that include all your favorite WSOP Main Event stars, a look back at Michael Mizrachi’s third $50k Poker Players Championship win, and the induction of John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani into the Poker Hall of Fame. 

• 1:35 – Looking back on Mori Eskdani and John Hennigan being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Were they the right two players that got inducted in 2018?
• 5:25 – How does Michael Mizrachi’s third $50,000 Poker Players Championship title rank among the biggest accomplishments in the history of poker?
• 10:20 – Shaun Deeb joins the podcast to talk about his hot summer, grabbing the lead in the WSOP Player of the Year race and winning two bracelets in the process.
• 13:45 – Where does Shaun Deeb’s drive to put in massive volume in live tournament comes from, and how it took until his second bracelet win this summer to get into the green for the duration of his live tournament career.
• 16:56 – Shaun Deeb’s thoughts on the best players that manager to balance between cash games and tournaments.
• 18:35 – How to stays focused and keep pushing small edges during all the years in which Shaun wasn’t getting the big wins in live events?
• 22:50 – Businessman Shaun Deeb, investing in real estate and opening a Firehouse Subs location on the East Coast.
• 26:30 – Coaching Tony Miles during the final table of the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
• 32:30 – Brent Hanks’ new segment: Hellmuth Heat!
• 36:20 – Shaun Deeb hijacks the show and tells the story of an old t-shirt that his wife wears to this day saying “Shaun F*cking Deeb”!
• 40:15 – Looking back on “Solve for Hollywood” week on Poker After Dark, and looking ahead at some juicy lineups featuring John Cynn and Tony Miles!

Want to relive the 2018 World Series of Poker? Subscribe to PokerGO right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive library of on-demand content including every single episode of Poker After Dark.

He’s funny, he’s hairy, and knows a lot about poker! He’s Joe Stapleton, and this week’s on the Heads Up with Remko Podcast. The Poker Central Podcast Network is sponsored by Keeps.com. Check out Keeps.com/PokerGO for more information on this subscription-based anti-hair loss medication.

• 2:50 – The start of the interview with Joe Stapleton.
• 4:10 – Looking at Joe’s work at the 2018 World Series of Poker, being on the sidelines during a plethora of events, and how he can no longer party all night and work all day.
• 6:33 – Joe Stapleton looks back on his first World Series of Poker in 2005 with Scott Huff at CardPlayer.
• 8:00 – That time Joe Stapleton eating Phil Hellmuth’s leftovers, and gambling his way through a summer on little sleep.
• 12:00 – The lack of fun in reporting, and pivoting to producing and hosting videos.
• 14:30 – The start of podcasts in poker, Scott Huff, Mike Matusow, PokerWire and the start of PokerRoad and PokerRoad Radio.
• 17:30 – Stories from Joe’s time at PokerRoad, and whether or not it could’ve been more successful.
• 20:45 – Remko tells the story of interviewing Phil Ivey after he won his 10th career bracelet.
• 25:40 – Joe Stapleton’s Phil Ivey story, parting in Monte Carlo, Daniel Negreanu getting slapped in the face and wheeling him to his room after a drunk night out before the Super High Roller event.
• 33:45 – The many jobs Stapes has had and is doing in poker.
• 37:54 – How Joe Stapleton got his start on the European Poker Tour, hosting and commentating on the biggest tournament series outside of North America.
• 43:30 – Joe Stapleton’s role as funny guy and poker expert and getting into legal trouble in the UK!
• 49:40 – How Stapleton creates his jokes and gets his material, and what works and doesn’t work on TV.
• 55:20 – How to deal with criticism, and what to do about the trolls and haters?
• 57:50 – How much room is there to be funny during a serious poker event when the money is big and the pressure is on, and what are some of Stapleton’s worst moments on TV?
• 1:03:05 – Joe Stapleton’s stand-up comedy aspirations and performing all over the world? 

Want to relive the 2018 World Series of Poker? Subscribe to PokerGO right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive library of on-demand content including every single episode of Poker After Dark.

The 2018 WSOP Main Event champion joins the Poker Central Podcast to talk about how his life changed after winning the biggest tournament of the year! 

• 0:40 – Brent Hanks’ rodent problem and recovering from the WSOP.
• 1:58 – The return of Poker After Dark with Matt Berkey and Garrett Adelstein.
• 4:57 – Hand Histories is now available on PokerGO, Remko and Brent share their thoughts on the six hands that were featured with Daniel Negreanu, Joseph Cheong, Matt Affleck, Jeremy Ausmus, Brian Rast, and Bryan Piccioli.
• 7:50 – Recapping the 2018 WSOP Main Event: Joe Cada’s insane run, our love for Kelly Minkin, John Cynn’s run, Michael Dyer's cereal and the emotions of Tony Miles.
• 14:00 – The interview with 2018 WSOP Main Event champion John Cynn.
• 17:00 – What’s it like to be the winner of the biggest poker tournament in the world and the fame that comes along with it, John Cynn describes.
• 20:19 – John Cynn looks back on finishing 11th in 2016, and why that experience didn’t come with any regrets or pain.
• 27:05 – Setting the record straight on how John’s last name is pronounced, and how his win is viewed by his Korea friends and family.
• 30:55 – John Cynn on making his debut on Poker After Dark on PokerGO, and potentially playing in the Poker Masters.
• 36:24 – Did John Cynn party at all after winning the WSOP Main Event? He tells the story.
• 40:25 – The comradery with Tony Miles, the frustrations during the heads up and the coldness John experienced with Tony in the heat of the moment with all the money on the line.
• 47:05 – Brent and Remko speculate on Tony Miles vs John Cynn.
• 50:30 – Brent Hanks talks about his new role during Poker After Dark broadcasts. 

Watch Poker After Dark live on PokerGO and subscribe right now if you’ve haven’t already! PokerGO brings you more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes every single episode that ever aired of Poker After Dark, as well as every WSOP Main Event from 2011 through 2018.

During the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, Chief Digital Officer JR McCabe sat down with Remko Rinkema to talk about everything you ever wanted to know about PokerGO, the live streaming, the ESPN deal, Super High Roller Bowl and how the PokerGO Studio was created.

• 3:03 – The start of the interview with JR McCabe, his World Series of Poker excitement, doing a job he loves, seeing it all come together in Las Vegas, seeing the growth potential of the game and what goes into it on the production side.
• 5:55 – Seeing the World Series of Poker through the eye of JR McCabe, someone who comes from the finance and marketing world, and whether or not the increased numbers in the WSOP Main Event over the last two years can be attributed to PokerGO and ESPN live coverage.
• 9:08 – The birth of the idea of PokerGO, and the goals and vision behind the platform.
• 14:38 – Looking back on the five months leading up to the launch of PokerGO prior to the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl and World Series of Poker.
• 17:00 – How PokerGO got a seat at the table to bring in the World Series of Poker.
• 19:00 – The end of the November Nine era, broadcasting the WSOP Main Event live on ESPN and PokerGO in the summer, and bringing in mainstream sponsors to poker.
• 25:30 – Creating the WSOP Main Event product for ESPN in combination with live broadcasts in the summer and the NBC Sports hours of Poker Masters, U.S. Poker Open and Super High Roller Bowl.
• 30:25 – Creating new events such as the Poker Masters and U.S. Poker Open.
• 33:25 – Jr McCabe speaks on interacting with the top players in poker, dealing with criticism from fans and players and helping to bring an understanding of PokerGO looking to expand the game of poker and the number of hours that are being streamed live and shown on TV.
• 40:10 – The idea and realization of the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino.
• 47:25 – How the PokerGO Studio will be utilized aside from the marquee poker events and the creation of original content.
• 52:06 – JR McCabe’s favorite pieces of original programming on PokerGO and looking ahead at what’s to come.
• 55:45 – The New York connection, JR McCabe speaks on his sports fandom, adopting the Las Vegas Golden Knights and diving back into the beginnings of his professional career.
• 1:01:40 – Lessons JR McCabe has learned from years of working in the content business that he can transfer to the world of poker.
• 1:04:16 – Moving from a big global brand to the poker industry to build something brand new.
• 1:06:15 – Live sports and poker on TV in the era in which TV subscribership is going down.
• 1:08:00 – Speaking on panels, talking to non-poker people about the game, sponsorships, commercial opportunities and the subscription model.
• 1:11:45 – How important are marquee poker players for the success of live streams and poker on TV?

Never miss another PokerGO live stream by subscribing right now. PokerGO provides over 100 days of live poker action every year, as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes WSOP Main Event coverage from 2011 through 2018 and every single Super High Roller Bowl broadcast. Support the podcast by checking out our sponsor Keeps.com.

On the final podcast of the 2018 WSOP Main Event a winner is crowned in the biggest tournament of the year. John Cynn took home the $8.8 million first prize and will go down in history as the winner of the longest heads-up in Main Event history.

• Opening the show are Remko Rinkema and Lance Bradley, previewing the action and diving into the narratives of the Final 3, but not before briefly looking back on the previous night in which 2009 Main Event champ Joe Cada was eliminated.
• 14:42 – An interview with the most colorful character from the 2017 WSOP Main Event, John Hesp.
• 22:19 – Michael Dyer speaks after getting eliminated in third place for $3,750,000.
• 26: 02 – After a grueling 10-hour heads-up match, Tony Miles speaks about winning $5 million and the sour taste of missing out on the title.
• 31:09 – The champ speaks! John Cynn talks about the emotions of winning the WSOP Main Event and collecting $8.8 million.

Subscribe to PokerGO to enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, including an extensive on-demand library that features all WSOP Main Event broadcasts from 2011 through 2017.

On this short podcast, a recap of Day 9 of the WSOP Main Event and interviews with Aram Zobian, Nic Manion, Tony Miles and John Cynn. 

• 1:22 – Interview with 6th-place finisher Aram Zobian.
• 10:35 – Interview with 4th-place finisher Nic Manion.
• 14:00 – Interview with Main Event chip leader Tony Miles at the end of the night.
• 17:40 – Interview with John Cynn, second in chips heading into the final night of play.

Tune in for live action at 9:00 pm ET on ESPN for the conclusion of the 2018 WSOP Main Event! Watch it all unfold on PokerGO if you are located in a non-ESPN or non-ESPN affiliated region. Subscribe right now.

On this podcast, interviews with the final six players and the departed, Antoine Labat, Artem Metalidi and Alex Lynskey. 

• 1:05 – An interview with Aram Zobian before the start of play.
• 5:40 – The interview with Antoine Labat after busting out in ninth place for $1,000,000.
• 12:50 – Artem Metaldi speaks to the media after busting in eighth place for $1,250,000.
• 15:25 – Alex Lynskey speaks to the media after getting eliminated in seventh place for $1,500,000.
• 18:29 – 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada talks about his prospects heading into the second day of final table play.
• 20:50 – Nic Manion talks about his first day at the final table, losing chips but remaining confident.
• 22:35 – Tony Miles talks about enjoying the final table action and living in the moment.
• 26:10 – John Cynn analyzes his chances to win and talks about the first day at the final table.
• 29:33 – Chip leader Michael Dyer shares his thoughts on the first day at the final table and getting down to six players.
• 30:31 – Looking ahead at the action that’s still to come on Friday and Saturday night.

Enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action on PokerGO every single year, so subscribe right now. Watch the WSOP Main Event final table live on ESPN starting at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, July 12th, and in non-ESPN and non-ESPN affiliated regions the action will be available on PokerGO.

The final table is set! The final nine players are guaranteed $1,000,000 and on this podcast, you will hear everything you need to know in order to get ready for the action on ESPN and PokerGO. 

• Diving right in with a recap of the action at the start of Day 7, we go through all eliminations up to the point where Eric Froehlich busted out holding queens versus the kings of Alex Lynskey.
• 3:47 – The elimination of Erich Froehlich and an interview with Alex Lynskey after grabbing the chip lead because of that hand.
• 9:50 – PocketFives Editor-in-Chief Lance Bradley shares his thoughts on the insanity of Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event and what storylines to look for.
• 17:01 – With 12 players remaining, we spoke to Artem Metalidi from Ukraine who was full of confidence on his position in the tournament.
• 27:01 – After reaching the Final 9, we spoke to chip leader Nicholas Manion who won one of the most epic hands in Main Event history with aces versus the kings of both Antoine Labat and Yuegi Zhu.
• 30:32 – Second in chips, but dominant all day, Michael Dyer talks about his position at the table and the thoughts of winning the Main Event.
• 33:23 – The emotional story of Tony Miles, currently third in chips after overcoming a battle with addiction.
• 37:47 – An interview with John Cynn, 11th-place finisher in 2016 and now in strong contention for a multi-million dollar score in the 2018 Main Event.
• 42:04 – Despite a short stack, Artem Metalidi thinks he’s only one double up away from being the favorite to win this whole thing.
• 43:58 – Previewing the rest of the final table and giving you all the insights on how to watch and follow three days of WSOP Main Event coverage on ESPN and PokerGO.

Enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action on PokerGO every single year, so subscribe right now. Watch the WSOP Main Event final table live on ESPN starting at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, July 12th, and in non-ESPN and non-ESPN affiliated regions the action will be available on PokerGO.

On this podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema recap the action, as well as interviews with Joe Cada, Kelly Minkin, Brian Yoon, Martijn Gerrits and Sylvain Loosli.

• The show starts with some good old analysis from Brent Hanks on some of the most exciting hands of Day 6 of the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
• 27:10 – Joe Cada goes for his second WSOP Main Event title, and here’s what he had to say about those prospects.
• 36:39 – The start of the recap of Day 6: Big stacks, eliminations and much more.
• 38:05 – An interview with Kelly Minkin after being eliminated from the tournament in 50^th
• 42:06 – Brian Yoon made Day 6 of the WSOP Main Event for the third time, but fell short once again. Here’s what he had to say.
• 48:50 – Dutchman Martijn Gerrits takes a great stack into Day 7 and he looked ahead at what’s still to come.
• 52:40 – Frenchman Sylvain Loosli looks to improve on his fourth-place finish in the 2013 WSOP Main Event, taking a little shy of the average to Day 7.

Don’t miss a minute of Day 7 coverage of the WSOP Main Event on Wednesday starting at 3:30pm ET on PokerGO until midnight ET, followed by the grand finale on ESPN2 at midnight until the final table is set!

On the 100th episode of the podcast, we have extended interviews with Joe Stapleton, Brent Hanks and Main Event conders Kelly Minkin, Cliff Josephy, Shannon Shorr, Frederik Jensen and Bary Lybaert. 

• To start off the show, Joe Stapleton joins the fun to talk about his role on the ESPN broadcast, good and bad jokes, trolls and tinder tips.
• 37:21 – Brent Hanks joins the show to talk about his 2018 WSOP Main Event and much more.
• 57:01 – When she had the chip lead early on Day 5, we spoke to Kelly Minkin about the gravity of the moment.
• 1:00:00 – Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema talk about how big it would be if a woman were to make the final table, and other big storylines.
• 1:04:59 – Cliff Josephy, still in contention at this point, talks about how great the experience was in 2016 when he finished third and how much fun he’s having this year.
• 1:10:15 – An interview with chip leader Bart Lybaert on the final break of Day 5.
• 1:14:31 – Recapping the day that ended with a power outage, setting up the players for an extremely long Day 6.
• 1:15:53 – An interview with Shannon Shorr at the end of the night.
• 1:19:20 – Recapping the Day 5 action with a look at all the big stacks in contention and an interview with Danish pro Frederik Jensen.
• 1:24:00 – Expectations and predictions for Day 6 of the Main Event.

Subscribe to the podcast network to hear more from your favorite players, and subscribe to PokerGO right now to watch the Main Event unfold in the coming days.

On today’s show, interviews with Brian Altman about his great run and busting Phil Ivey in a hand many considered a blow-up, Scott Vener about finding the game of poker and the meaning of his deep run, James Obst about getting his mind and body right in the biggest spot of the year, Chino Rheem about getting another chance at winning and Antonio Esfandiari about making friends and having fun.

• Starting the show with a rundown of notable eliminations and big action from Day 4 of the Main Event.
• 2:46 – Brian Altman bagged up one of the biggest stacks on Day 4, in part due to knocking out Phil Ivey on the feature table. Altman tells the story of the hand and the excitement of this event.
• 8:47 – More eliminations on Day 4, followed by an interview featuring Scott Vener, making a deep run in the Main Event for the first time.
• 15:33 – His volatile style has him jumping all over the leaderboard, but when Chino Rheem has chips it’s always fun to watch. Rheem talks briefly about why he tends to perform very well in the Main Event.
• 19:00 – Talking to James Obst, as the Aussie pro reflects back on his 13th-place run in the 2016 Main Event and how he’s feeling about his chances this year.
• 25:20 – Big One for One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari had a day filled with swings and talked about his style of play and the various opponents he’s facing so far.
• 27:11 – The big stacks and big storylines to end Day 4, and what to look forward to on Day 5!

Please rate, review and subscribe to this podcast network through your favorite podcasting apps, and reach us on podcast@pokercentral.com. Subscribe right now to PokerGO and never miss another big event as well as an extensive on-demand library of content.

Featured today on your daily WSOP Main Event podcast, Jeff Gross, Lacey Jones, Benjamin Pollak, Jake Cody, Scott Vener, Kelly Minkin and the exciting sounds of the money bubble!

• Starting the show with poker player and content creator extraordinaire Jeff Gross to talk about his summer in Las Vegas.
• 1:15 – Jeff Gross talks about playing post-lim tournaments after a disappointing elimination in the Main Event.
• 3:00 – Differing styles: Jeff Gross talks about grinding and playing it cool versus swinging for the fences and all the content he’s creating this summer.
• 7:45 – How and why did Jeff Gross start vlogging, streaming on Twitch and creating content?
• 9:27 – Jeff Gross’ favorite vlogs and looking at his results in 2018.
• 12:23 – Stake Kings: Jeff Gross shares his thoughts on the buying and selling of action at mark-up.
• 16:32 – What will Jeff Gross be up to when the WSOP wraps up?
• 19:36 – 100,000 subscribers on YouTube or a $100,000 score to end the summer? What will Jeff Gross pick?
• 22:10 – The interview with Lacey Jones on Day 3 of the Main Event as she looked for her first cash in this event.
• 26:38 – An interview with the third-place finisher in the 2017 WSOP Main Event, Benjamin Pollak, who’s going strong again on Day 3 in 2018.
• 32:12 – Triple Crown winner Jake Cody joins the show about his dreams of making the WSOP Main Event final table.
• 35:23 – The sounds of the 2018 WSOP Main Event money bubble.
• 36:51 – An interview with Liv Boeree on the money bubble.
• 38:00 – The final hand to burst the bubble, the official call by tournament director Jack Effel.
• 40:10 – Music producer and poker player Scott Vener locks up his first WSOP Main Event cash and shares his story.
• 41:34 – Kelly Minkin – 29th-place finisher in the 2015 WSOP Main Event, bags up a big stack on Day 4 and shares her goal of winning the tournament.
• 43:03 – Recapping the action of the day and a look at the big stacks and big names remaining in the tournament. 

Please rate, review and subscribe to this podcast network through your favorite podcasting apps, and reach us on podcast@pokercentral.com. Subscribe right now to PokerGO and never miss another big event as well as an extensive on-demand library of content.

Day 2C of the WSOP Main Event saw a total of 1,655 players advance to the third day of play, leaving 2,786 total players in contention for the first prize of $8.8 million. On the podcast today, we spoke to poker commentary David Tuchman, and two players who advanced to Day 3: poker superstar Patrik Antonius and three-time Olympic medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo.

• 0:00 – The start of the show featuring Twitch and PokerGO commentator David Tuchman who busted on Day 2AB of the Main Event. Tuchman talks about his Main Event experience, doing commentary all summer on a variety of final tables, learning from doing commentary and the growing excitement of the Twitch audience for non-hold’em games.
• 24:31 – Fatima Moreira de Melo joins the show on the third break of the day to talk about her competitive edge and the excitement of playing poker at a high level after competing at the Olympics.
• 37:57 – At the end of Day 2C, Patrik Antonius talks about his day, returning to the WSOP Main Event for the first time in six years, feeling bad about having missed the biggest event of the year so many times due to making cash games his top priority and his overall excitement for this tournament.
• 45:37 – Recapping Day 2C: Chip leaders, eliminations and exciting things to look forward to on Day 3. (PHIL IVEY!)

Please rate, review and subscribe to this podcast network through your favorite podcasting apps, and reach us on podcast@pokercentral.com. Tune in to EPSN2 on Saturday for Day 3 coverage from 6-9:30pm ET, followed by coverage of the night portion of this event on PokerGO starting at 9:30pm ET. Subscribe right now to PokerGO and never miss another big event as well as an extensive on-demand library of content.

On this very special episode of Heads Up with Remko, Norm MacDonald joins the show to talk about his struggle with gambling and his love for poker.

• 3:15 - The start of the interview with Norm MacDonald, setting the scene for a conversation that dives deep into gambling, poker, and golf.
• 4:52 - The relationship between Norm MacDonald and Las Vegas, and his time playing 20 tables of online poker at the same time.
• 6:00 - Getting into poker as a kid in New York City and playing in the Mayfair club with the characters that were the inspiration for Rounders.
• 8:25 - To Norm's surprise No Limit Hold'em became the most popular poker game, and how poorly poker is usually portrayed in Hollywood movies. 
• 10:40 - The first time Norm MacDonald went to Las Vegas, and how he lost a few thousand dollars before he was even checked-in to the hotel.
• 11:45 - How Norm won more than $100,000 playing craps at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. 
• 14:35 - Norm opens up about going broke three different times due to gambling.
• 15:55 - How gambling is only fun when it hurts and why Norm played so much online poker and was he actually a good player?
• 18:50 - How to combine a busy lifestyle in entertainment with gambling, and how he got really deep into sports betting. 
• 20:52 - The rush of adrenaline that comes with going on stage, and how it compares to gambling.
• 23:30 - What can go wrong when going on stage, and the vices of Norm's colleagues in the entertainment business.
• 25:50 - The motivation behind Norm's creative process, and the lack of evolution in stand-up comedy.
• 28:20 - The challenges in stand-up comedy, and how to get a laugh.
• 30:58 - Doing commentary on High Stakes Poker, and how there's little room for comedy in poker commentary.
• 33:05 - Following Scott Blumstein's 2017 WSOP Main Event run through social media, and why Norm prefers playing Single Table Satellites over the bigger events.
• 36:05 - What makes poker so exciting?
• 37:36 - Playing in the Super High Roller Celebrity Poker Shootout with Hank Azaria, James Alexander, Kevin Pollak and Brad Garrett.
• 39:15 - Playing small stakes poker with friends, and high stakes home games in Hollywood. 
• 43:05 - The fun and joy of playing live poker and having interesting conversations.
• 44:45 - Retiring jokes, upcoming shows, and the Main Event.

Watch Norm MacDonald play poker on PokerGO in the Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout now. Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year, as well as an extensive on-demand library.

Day 2AB of the 2018 WSOP Main Event was an epic one, but this podcast might even be more exciting as we have a plethora of guests and storylines on the show!

Remko is joined by Barstool Smitty, Barstool Nate, co-host Brent Hanks, Hollywood stars Ray Romano and Kevin Pollak as well as Michael Mizrachi and his brothers Eric and Donny. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

• 0:30 - Barstool Smitty joins the show to talk about his Day 2 action, and the excitement of being amidst a journey that might lead to a massive payday!
• 12:10 – Barstool Nate and Brent Hanks join the show to talk about their Day 1 WSOP Main Event action, the biggest life bad beats, their rooting interests and plenty more shenanigans.
• 45:00 – Randal Emmett talks about his marching band on Day 1 and buying 1,500 ice cream bars on Day 2 for all the players in the Amazon room.
• 47:50 – Hollywood star Kevin Pollak was eliminated on Day 2, he joins the show to explain where it all went wrong.
• 51:30 – Hollywood star Ray Romano talks us through his Day 2 action, his dreams of making the money and the excitement of playing in the WSOP Main Event.
• 57:45 – Playing at the main feature table on Day 2, Michael Mizrachi dominated the action. We spoke to him and his two brothers Eric and Donny about his volatile style and the chances of all three brothers of making a deep run.
• 1:04:20 – Recapping the Day 2AB action: Chip leaders, big names and bustouts.

If you’re new to the show, please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast by searching for it on your phone’s podcast app. To stay up to date with all the latest from the 2018 WSOP Main Event, subscribe to PokerGO right now.

The 2018 WSOP Main Event turned out to be the second largest in its 49-year history, creating a prize pool north of $474 million as 7,874 players entered the event. Among those, defending champion Scott Blumstein and Barstool Nate, who both joined us on the podcast today. Also checking in is Sarah Herring, who talks about her Main Event memories and shares some party tips for Las Vegas.

• 2:27 – The interview with Barstool Nate, looking back on his 2017 run, the drama, and why things aren’t going his way just yet in the 2018 Main Event.
• 11:18 – Sarah Herring joins the podcast to talk about her WSOP Main Event memories, drinking tips for Las Vegas and how she’s gotten kicked out of casinos back in the day.
• 26:33 – Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Scott Blumstein joins the show to talk about his elimination on Day 1A, and how different things are this year compared to last year.
• 34:41 – Chip leaders, big eliminations, the prize pool, payouts and much more on this segment as we get you caught up with all the action from Day 1C. 

Tune in for more coverage of the WSOP Main Event on PokerGO and ESPN every single day until a winner is crowned on July 15th. Subscribe right now to PokerGO and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single day, as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes every WSOP Main Event broadcast from 2011 through 2017.

PocketFives Editor-in-Chief Lance Bradley joins the Poker Central Podcast on Day 1B of the WSOP Main Event to recap both Day 1A and 1B. Also on this show: Interviews with PokerGO sweepstakes winner Seth Weintraub, Ali Nejad, Jack Effel and Kenny Hallaert.

• 0:35 – Going back in time with Lance Bradley, who wore the same shirt for a year straight, winning a prop bet versus Antonio Esfandiari.
• 4:47 – Looking back on Day 1A with Lance Bradley: Chip leaders, early eliminations and big storylines from the first day of the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
• 13:30 – The story of how NBA star Dwight Howard bought an enormous mansion in Lance Bradley’s neighborhood, and whether it’s important for the Main Event to have big names to make the final days.
• 18:50 – The amazing stories, people and players in the WSOP Main Event.
• 24:45 – An interview with PokerGO Sweepstakes winner Seth Weintraub, playing his first ever WSOP Main Event.
• 30:00 – Lance and Remko talk about playing at the World Series of Poker. Will they ever make it into this event?
• 35:00 – Strong numbers for Day 1B and high hopes for day 1C, is this year going to be bigger than 2017?
• 42:00 – Kenny Hallaert busted the 2018 WSOP Main Event early on Day 1A, where did it go wrong? We spoke to the Belgian pro who made the November Nine in 2016.
• 56:00 – There are bracelet events ongoing during the WSOP Main Event? How do we feel about that?
• 58:00 – Lance Bradley’s first visit to the WSOP Main Event in 2005, the sponsorship craze, and the start of the November Nine.
• 1:10:00 – The big man behind the World Series of Poker, Jack Effel, speaks about his excitement for Day 1B and 1C.
• 1:17:10 – A conversation with Ali Nejad, one of the lead commentators for the ESPN and PokerGO WSOP Main Event coverage.
• 1:25:45 – Lance Bradley talks about the book he released earlier this summer titled ‘The Pursuit of Poker Success’.

To stay up to date with all the latest from the 2018 WSOP Main Event, subscribe to PokerGO right now.

Today on the show, Remko is joined by one of the biggest names in esports, Alan 'Hotted89' Widmann. The world-class World of Warcraft player has made quite the name for himself on Twitch and YouTube, but he's also venturing deeper and deeper into the game of poker.  

• 2:40 – The start of the interview with Alan Widmann, how he almost cashed the WSOP Main Event on his first try in 2017, and how much time he’s putting into his poker game.
• 5:40 – The learning curve of poker, watching it as a kid and getting a chance to play through a Unibet sponsorship.
• 8:56 – The fast-paced action of esports versus the slow burn of live poker, and comparing practicing for poker versus esports.
• 13:20 – How did Alan become a famous esports player and streamer?
• 20:00 – Can you make a living playing video games? How hard is it? And stories of Alan doing private coaching for World of Warcraft.
• 25:20 – Why do people watch live streams? Is the purely because of the high level of skill the streamer has, or can it also just be for pure entertainment?
• 28:08 – Which game should you play to become a famous streamer, and where is the most money at?
• 34:08 – Alan’s goals as a poker player, or will always primarily be an esports player?
• 37:08 – Born in Venezuela, Alan talks about his childhood and how unsafe it is in one of the poorest countries in South America.
• 46:24 – Alan’s current lifestyle: Streaming, practicing, poker and much more.
• 50:15 – Is there too much competition on Twitch to ever become a big-time streamer if you’re starting from 0 right now? Alan shares advice for beginning streamers.
• 56:05 – Alan shares his thoughts on the future of esports, his future and his goals for 2018.

Watch the 2018 WSOP Main Event right now on PokerGO, as Alan Widmann along with thousands of other players will look to capture that first prize of more than $8 million!

Frank Op de Woerd and Poker Central's own Remko Rinkema traveled the international poker circuit together for many years, and today they dive into the memory bank for some good stories before previewing the 2018 WSOP Main Event. 

• 0:55 - PokerNews' Head of Content Frank Op de Woerd looks back on the 2018 WSOP up until this point.
• 02:51 - Frank sets the story straight on a wild night of partying in 2009, a story previously told by Remko on a previous episode.
• 04:09 - Frank's favorite memories of Las Vegas and looking back on his early years at the World Series of Poker starting in 2008.
• 07:43 - Frank tells a story of losing his phone, and finding it the next day at the food court in The Palms, as well as losing his phone, wallet, and passport right before having to fly back to the Netherlands. 
• 11:39 - Frank's first WSOP in 2008, and the memories of visiting Vegas as a massive poker fan. 
• 15:30 - Las Vegas tips from Frank. 
• 20:00 - Live reporting, the tricks of the trade and why certain mistakes are hard to avoid. 
• 22:50 - The first years of reporting on the WSOP, and how things have changed over time. 
• 27:33 - Main Event memories.
• 30:35 - Looking back on the November Nine era and the change to live action in the summer until a winner is crowned. 
• 35:40 - Storylines such as John Hesp in the Main Event, do true poker fans prefer this over high-level play?
• 37:50 - Heroes and villains in the WSOP Main Event. 
• 40:25 - Frank's predictions for the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
• 44:25 - The future prospects for the WSOP with casinos in Las Vegas offering more and more big events in the summer.
• 46:20 - Frank's thoughts on the future of the game of poker.

Enjoy the WSOP Main Event on PokerGO starting on Monday, July 2nd by subscribing right now. PokerGO provides over 100 days of live poker action every year, on top of an on-demand library that includes every single WSOP broadcast from 2011 through 2017.

Jared Tendler is one of poker’s most prolific mental coaches. Over the course of the last decade, Tendler has written The Mental Game of Poker 1 and 2, and coached more than 500 poker players, day traders, golfers and esports players.

Today on this podcast, Tendler gives us new insights into the mental game of esports and provides you with the ultimate mental game primer for the WSOP Main Event. 

• 2:20 – Jared Tendler diving into Esports, providing mental coaching to Team Nazgul.
• 4:40 – Team Nazgul won The International, collecting nearly $12 million for the team.
• 08:03 – The financials of winning in Esports, and the room for growth in mental coaching for Esports players.
• 12:05 – Comparing Esports to poker from a mental game perspective, and how team construction and coaching apply to Esports.
• 17:00 – Esports live events, prize pools, comparing it to the WSOP Main Event, and looking at the future of Esports.
• 23:02 – Pivoting to the World Series of Poker Main Event: How do the changes of the Main Event format affect the mental game, mental coaching and approach?
• 28:45 – Why is it so common for Main Event chip leaders to blow up on Day 7, as the final table is in sight? Jared provides a mental game analysis, and how to notice that you’re approaching a blow-up?
• 33:26 – What are trigger warnings that can lead to a blow up in big poker tournaments, and how to stay calm throughout? Jared shares crucial tips to maintain focus during the event.
• 37:36 – Jared Tendler’s Top 3 tips for mental focus and strength during a big tournament.
• 41:04 – How to deal with a player that’s belligerent, aggressive and trying to throw you off your game during a big event such as the Main Event?
• 43:40 – How to practice getting better at focusing at the table for extended periods of time? How to put your phone down, lock in and think about what matters at your table.
• 48:22 – Starting your day strong in the WSOP Main Event: What’s the best approach?
• 53:22 – Jared Tendler gives you the tools to refocus and get over the hump after taking a bad beat, losing half your stack or playing a hand poorly, and why you shouldn’t get discouraged or frustrated when this happens.
• 57:26 – Dinner break! How to approach this in the Main Event, when you have a lot of important hours left to play upon returning. Jared shares some quick tips on staying focused and not relaxing too much.
• 1:01:09 – Goal setting in the WSOP Main Event.
• 1:04:55 – How to deal with fatigue in the later stages of the day or the tournament?
• 1:07:30 – Jared Tendler’s tips for final table preparation.
• 1:13:15 – How does poker’s evolution towards GTO play affect the importance of mental coaching?
• 1:15:12 – The finishing touches: What to focus on in the days leading up to a big event.
• 1:17:00 – Jared Tendler’s new course about focus, and other things he’s working on.

Watch the World Series of Poker Main Event on PokerGO and ESPN starting on Monday, July 2nd. Subscribe right now to PokerGO and never miss another big showdown. PokerGO provides more than 100 days of live poker every year, on top of an extensive on-demand library that includes the WSOP Main Event from 2011 through 2017, and every Poker After Dark episode every published.

Eric ‘Basebaldy’ Baldwin is one of the most consistent and dedicated poker pros out there, and last week he won his second career gold bracelet. Baldwin joins the show to talk about his family life, the passing of his father, the ups and downs of being a pro, and why the average skill level in live poker is heavily overstated.

• 2:18 – What sticks out to Eric Baldwin about winning his second career WSOP bracelet, and Brent Hanks missing his best friend’s wedding.
• 5:50 – Reliving Baldwin’s bracelet win, how it compares to other wins and how it fits into his career as a professional?
• 9:25 – Baldwin wanted to square up a $10,000 fantasy sports debt, and somehow turned it into a six-figure win? How did he pull that off?
• 11:48 – The California Story: Brent Hanks and Eric Baldwin road-tripping their way into a big score and lots of drinks.
• 14:50 – Degen stories from Brent Hanks and Eric Baldwin.
• 21:55 – Is Remko going to party with Post Malone?
• 27:50 – High stakes fantasy sports!
• 34:45 – Eric Baldwin’s professional approach, risk-averse style and how that’s changing.
• 44:45 – The family life, and how he combines it with professional poker.
• 48:56 – The lowest point of Baldwin’s career, how to grow past it and how the memory of his father lives on, and how he came up in the game and how he parents supported him throughout of it.
• 57:00 – Is the growth of the average skill in poker overstated, and how much value is there still in being a live-poker grinder?
• 1:04:50 – The style of play that makes Eric Baldwin into a top player that has consistently won for many years.
• 1:09:15 – Paying attention at the table, picking up on little things, and how every player sees every situation differently, making poker the most fascinating games in the world.
• 1:13:45 – Using and absorbing the information gathered in live events, and how even the best online players struggle to adjust to the live game.

Watch Eric Baldwin and other top players play live on PokerGO more than 100 days of the year. Subscribe right now and get ready for unrivaled coverage of the 2018 WSOP Main Event. In addition to that, PokerGO offers an extensive on-demand library that includes every single episode of Poker After Dark, the Super High Roller Bowl, and Poker Masters.

Felipe Ramos is one of the most exciting players and personalities in the game today, traveling the international circuit and taking his friends and followers along for the ride through his popular Instagram page.

During the 2018 WSOP, we caught up with the Brazilian pro for an in-depth conversation that took us from his childhood in Sao Paulo, working in finance and discovering poker to traveling the world, playing high stakes and plenty of insights into Brazilian culture, music, food and much more, capped off by some guitar play and singing from Ramos himself. 

• 01:01 – Felipe Ramos and his love for Las Vegas, visiting for the first time in 2008, and his life as a financial advisor.
• 5:22 – The social media lifestyle, supporting Brazilian players at the WSOP, and interacting with his fans every single day.
• 19:43 – The early days of Felipe Ramos, finding inspiration and learning from his father how to live life, and convincing his father that this was a good career choice.
• 33:20 – Discovering the game of poker, and transitioning from working an office job to being a poker professional.
• 48:50 – Breaking out into the higher stakes, traveling to Europe for his first EPT after securing a sponsorship with a Brazilian poker website.
• 58:05 – Cashing in his first EPT ever, the “luck” of not winning a lot of money early on in his career, progressing as a player and seeing the popularity of poker grow in Brazil.
• 1:21:58 – The evolution of poker in Brazil, learning mixed games, becoming a famous player in his home country, and connecting with celebrities such as Neymar and Ronaldo.
• 1:45:19 – Soccer talk with Felipe, the Brazil national team, relationships with the players and looking back on the big wins and losses and how it affected the country.
• 2:00:40 – Looking into the future of Felipe’s poker career and beyond, travel tips, tips for visiting Brazil, Brazilian food, music culture and closing out with some guitar and singing from Felipe himself.

Watch Felipe Ramos play on PokerGO by subscribing right now, along with every other top player. PokerGO provides more than 100 days of live poker action every single year as well as an extensive on-demand library of content.

Poker Hall of Fame member and winner of 10 WSOP bracelets, Doyle Brunson, recently announced his retirement from poker. On this podcast, you can listen to his peers and friends discussing whether this is the last we’ve seen of Texas Dolly, and how he should be remembered. 

• Starting with an introduction, this podcast is fully focused on Doyle Brunson’s last ever event at the World Series of Poker.
• 2:55 – Painting the picture of Doyle’s final two days inside the Amazon Room, competing for his eleventh WSOP bracelet, and an introduction to the players interviewed for this show.
• 6:09 – The interview with Doyle Brunson that sparked a flurry of articles on his retirement. Read the Poker Central article right here.
• 12:21 – Phil Ivey speaks on the iconic status of Doyle Brunson in the game of poker.
• 14:05 – Poker agent Brian Ballsbaugh speaks on a standing lunch he has with Doyle and Jack Binion, as well as talking on the phone with his wife Louise.
• 16:03 – Head of the production at PokerGO, and a poker legend in his own right, Mori Eskandani, speaks on meeting Doyle for the very first time in Lake Tahoe, and the gravity of the moment as Doyle was on his way to make the final table in the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw event.
• 19:36 – Paul Volpe and Dario Sammartino, two young and very successful players, spoke on the unique experience of playing against Doyle in his last ever WSOP event.
• 22:28 – At the end of Day 2 of the tournament, Brian Rast spoke on playing against Doyle in Bobby’s Room, and the sad reality of Doyle also departing from the high stakes cash games at the end of the summer.
• 26:36 – Another conversation with Doyle about playing on the final day of the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw tournament, and the responses he’s gotten since announcing his retirement.
• 29:37 – Phil Galfond talks about playing against Doyle Brunson in high stakes mixed games, and how good he must’ve been in his heyday.
• 31:44 – Brian Rast wins the final tournament at the WSOP Doyle Brunson entered, and he speaks on the importance of this moment, Doyle’s legacy and the respect he has for his game and his person.
• 37:06 – Long-time friend and rival, Eli Elezra, talks about playing with Doyle in the biggest cash games in the world, playing Chinese poker against him, and whether or not he believes that he will actually retire.
• 43:04 – Poker Hall of Fame member Mike Sexton talks about betting big with Doyle on the golf course, his legendary status, and not believing that this is the last we’ve seen of the Godfather of Poker.

Want to watch more of Doyle Brunson in action? Subscribe right now to PokerGO and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action, as well as more than 50 hours of Brunson playing in some of the highest stakes games.

One of Barstool Sport’s finest degenerates is joining the show, as Remko Rinkema and Brent Hanks get the best stories out of Smitty. The podcast is also excited to announce a new sponsor, Keeps.com! Check them out on Keeps.com/PokerGO.

• 3:48 - Smitty’s debut in the Las Vegas mixed game scene, winning all the money, and a recap of the rest of his night featuring Scott Blumstein.
• 07:55 – The unsuccessful World Series of Poker event played by Smitty on this short Las Vegas Smitty trip.
• 9:48 – Brent Hanks: Joe McKeehen is a young Phil Hellmuth.
• 10:14 – The Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win; Smitty explains where the Philly attitude and chip on their shoulder comes from.
• 12:48 – Why does Smitty hate New York City, including some seedy stories.
• 13:08 – Diving into the Barstool brand, why Brent’s a big fan, why it’s been so successful, and looking back on the 2017 WSOP Main Event drama with El Prez and Nate.
• 22:08 – Smitty’s best Las Vegas story, winning $70,000 in an online poker tournament and taking a big trip with his friends.
• 25:56 – Remko dives into the archives and tells his most painful Las Vegas story from 2009.
• 35:18 – Does Brent Hanks have a good Las Vegas story?
• 37:18 – Smitty gives us his perfect night out in Philadelphia, and a variety of sports betting advice.
• 40:05 – The boxing match between Smitty and the 20 Dollar Chef, and how he was supposed to fight Barstool Nate while on his knees.
• 44:05 – Poker players owing money: Should they be outed more often to prevent future problems?
• 47:30 – The Gambling Olympics. What is it? What’s going on?
• 52:08 – How Smitty was once was turned down to become a video editor for porn.
• 53:35 – Smitty’s most viral story on Barstool, which oddly enough was the story of his poker career and a massive upswing.
• 58:05 – How Brent Hanks turned down being backed by Erick Lindgren.

Looking to watch more poker? Subscribe to PokerGO right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive on-demand library

Remko and Brent link up for some podcast magic from the Amazon Room, jumping on some fancy new equipment to deliver you all the latest from the 2018 World Series of Poker.  

• 1:30 – Brent Hanks reviews his play over the last few weeks: Two cashes but down about $10,000 to this point!
• 4:22 – An extensive update of the GO Barstool GO $25k fantasy team, and some cheating from Brent Hanks who’s rooting for Jon Turner for his own personal benefit in the $500 ODB Fantasy League.
• 12:05 – Getting ready for the Milly Maker final table featuring Joe McKeehen, Justin Liberto, Barny Boatman and Sam Razavi.
• 16:10 – The legend, Doyle Brunson, played his last event at the World Series of Poker. We look back on the day, and share some memories of Doyle.
• 20:40 – Is Brian Rast on his way to the Poker Hall of Fame after winning his fourth WSOP bracelet?
• 24:05 – A Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey story from Brent, and the excitement of being in the middle of the action at the World Series of Poker.
• 37:45 – Money talks. Memories of Black Friday and selling Full Tilt Poker funds to stay in the game.
• 42:00 – The $10k HORSE on PokerGO has a stacked field and many more players than last year. Brent and Remko analyze the field and praise the play of Brian Rast.
• 46:30 – Barstool talk: Smitty is in town, where is Nate? Brent hangs out with PFT and shows him around town.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy over 100 days of live poker action on top of an extensive on-demand library that includes everything you ever wanted as a poker fan.

After a four-day hiatus at the World Series of Poker, the Poker Central Podcast is back! Remko jumps deep into all the latest winners at the Rio, and delivers interviews with Eli Elezra, Scott Seiver, Nick Petrangelo and Daniel Negreanu to get you caught up on all the latest from the biggest poker spectacle of the year. 

• 1:40 – On the show today!
• 2:22 – Recapping the latest events, starting with Paul Volpe winning the $10,000 Omaha Eight-or-Better Hi-Lo event.
• 5:36 – Catching up with Eli Elezra, who missed the 2017 World Series of Poker, is eager to get a win this year and has dropped down in stakes a bit with regards to the cash games.
• 13:35 – Recapping the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice, the Colossus.
• 20:14 – An interview with Scott Seiver, who only expected to play a select few events at the 2018 World Series of Poker.
• 23:10 – Johannes Becker wins his first bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw event.
• 24:45 – Nick Petrangelo wins the $100,000 High Roller WSOP event.
• 25:47 – An interview with Nick Petrangelo on the biggest win of his live tournament career.
• 32:48 – Providing context to Petrangelo’s great results, and looking at the Player of the Year standings lead by Elio Fox.
• 35:22 – What to watch on PokerGO and Twitch! The $10k Heads Up and much more for your entertainment.
• 38:26 – An extended interview with Daniel Negreanu from his trailer at the Rio. Negreanu talks about Phil Ivey at the WSOP and Phil Hellmuth’s statement of winning 24 bracelets during his career.
• 47:58 – What’s next on Poker Central? Brent Hanks? Will he make his big return?

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. Relive the $100,000 WSOP High Roller as well as the $10,000 Omaha Eight-or-Better and don’t miss the upcoming live action. Get in touch with the podcast on podcast@pokercentral.com.

Today on the show: Get caught up with all the latest from the World Series of Poker! We cover all the latest winners, get you caught up on what’s streaming today on Twitch and PokerGO, and we break down the entire $25,000 fantasy league.

• 1:00 – Elio Fox! He’s already going for his second bracelet of 2018 at the final table of the $100,000 High Roller. Watch it live on PokerGO, here’s your final table preview that includes Nick Petrangelo, Bryn Kenney, Andreas Eiler, Aymon Hata and Stephen Chidwick.
• 7:55 – The $10,000 Omaha Eight or Better Split event comes to Twitch today and PokerGO tomorrow. Phil Hellmuth is at the feature table, and here’s an overview of the top chip counts and everything else you need to know about this event.
• 10:32 – Winner winner, chicken dinner! A rundown of the other winners at the World Series of Poker.
• 14:35 – Day 2 action! Phil Ivey advanced in the Colossus, what’s going on the GIANT and PLO GIANT, as well as the Mixed Triple Draw that’s down to 12 players of which six are bracelet winners.
• 19:10 – The full $25,000 Fantasy League breakdown! Reviewing every player on Team GO Barstool GO as well as the highest value players in this year’s draft.
• 36:15 – Banter and fantasy analysis with Brent Hanks and Barstool Nate about our $25k Fantasy team.
• 42:50 – In case you missed it: Wrapping things up with some final notes!

Sign up to PokerGO right now and never miss another World Series of Poker final table stream! On top of the live action, PokerGO provides an extensive on-demand library that includes replays of all live events and high-quality original content such as Pokerography, INSIDERS, and the Super High Roller Club.

The $100,000 High Roller at the World Series of Poker is underway and we spoke to Jason Mercier and Adrian Mateos! Mercier returns to poker after nearly a year off while Mateos looks to continue crushing things after his 2017 POY campaign.

• 01:10 – The action of the day at the 2018 World Series of Poker! Joe McKeehen and Joe Cada square off on PokerGO to win the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em shootout for their third bracelet, while Mike Leah is in contention for the win on Twitch in the $1,500 Omaha Eight-or-Better event.
• 5:38 – Short news from the Rio: The first flight of The GIANT, the $25k Fantasy league, and what you might’ve missed on Poker Central, the Cards for Kicks charity event.
• 9:33 – Starting today: The Colossus, the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw.
• 10:45 – Day 1 recap of the $100,000 High Roller event at the World Series of Poker.
• 12:45 – An interview with Adrian Mateos: Was he a good value pick in the $25k Fantasy league? What’s his schedule like? How does he prepare and stay sharp during this intense stretch of high stakes action?
• 16:12 – An interview with Jason Mercier: Is he still as sharp as last year after having not played much poker in the last 12 months?
• 18:25 – An update on Jason Mercier’s last year, and the lack of poker’s he’s played during that stretch.
• 20:57 – What is Jason Mercier looking forward to the most, and dabbling in a $2k/$4k game to shake off the rust.
• 23:40 – What and when to watch on PokerGO and Twitch?

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. Additionally, watch all your favorite World Series of Poker event final tables live on PokerGO as well, starting today with the $3k shootout and followed by the final table of the $100,000 High Roller on Monday.

That’s a wrap! The 2018 Super High Roller Bowl concluded last night with an epic final table that saw no less than four players hold the chip lead at various stages of the night. On this show, Justin Koon, Justin Bonomo, and Daniel Negreanu tell their story of the day, and we rundown all the important action of the most prestigious tournament of the year.

• 1:10 – Running down the early eliminations from the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl final table.
• 3:40 – Justin Bonomo coolers Jason Koon, followed by his elimination in third place. Jason Koon joins the show for an interview to look back on his final table play.
• 6:45 – An interview with Daniel Negreanu before the start of the heads-up battle with Justin Bonomo.
• 8:44 – An interview with Daniel Negreanu about finishing second in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.
• 13:58 – The interview with the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl champion Justin Bonomo.
• 15:20 – Justin Bonomo on the meaning of winning of more $15 million in just six months.
• 16:00 – Justin Bonomo calls winning the Super High Roller Bowl a “career-defining” win.
• 17:15 – Justin Bonomo talks about the support of his family, and his mom flying in to watch him play at the final table.
• 19:55 – Wrapping up the Super High Roller Bowl and getting hyped up for the World Series of Poker. The first live stream on PokerGO kicks off on Saturday June 2nd with the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout.

Relive the entire Super High Roller Bowl on PokerGO right now. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy over 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes a variety of original and throwback content.

The Poker Central Podcast is the number one place to follow all the thrilling poker action from the around the globe! The Super High Roller Bowl final table is set, and on this podcast, we preview the players at the final table and play an interview with Justin Bonomo. 

The final table is let by Belorussian pro Mikitia ‘Fish2013’ Badziakouski who looks to continue his hot start of the year after winning nearly $3 million in 2018 so far. The final table seating order and chip counts are as follows.

Seat     Player  Country            Chip Count       Big Blinds

1          Justin Bonomo            USA                 3,965,000        159

2          Christoph Vogelsang   Germany         445,000           18

3          Mikita Badziakouski    Belarus            4,205,000        168

4          Daniel Negreanu         Canada            4,000,000        160

5          Nick Petrangelo          USA                 600,000           24

6          Jason Koon                  USA                 1,185,000        47

In the interview with Bonomo on this short preview podcast, he talks about the big hand versus Fedor Holz that put him in the chip lead, the support of his family, and his impressive run over the last six months that grossed him nearly $10 million.

Don't miss a minute of the action as the final table gets underway at 4 pm ET on Wednesday. New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year, on top of an extensive on-demand library of content that includes replays of all live action.

The Poker Central Podcast will keep you up to date with all the latest from the Super High Roller Bowl and World Series of Poker this summer! On this episode, we look at Day 2 of the Super High Roller Bowl and speak to Daniel Negreanu about his Las Vegas Golden Knights.

 Phil Hellmuth also joins the show and he talks about the disappointment of busting this event on Day 1 and his aspirations to win a total of 24 bracelets at the World Series of Poker when it’s all said and done.

• 2:41 – Talking with Daniel Negreanu about the Las Vegas Golden Knights and his run in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.
• 4:55 – Putting the Las Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Final run into perspective with regards to Daniel Negreanu’s sports fandom.
• 6:13 – Daniel Negreanu on his underdog position in the Super High Roller Bowl, and comparing it to the Las Vegas Golden Knight’s underdog run to the Stanley Cup Final.
• 6:44 – The Day 3 chip counts of the Super High Roller Bowl.
• 10:31 – The things Phill Hellmuth said after busting the Super High Roller Bowl.
• 11:59 – Looking forward to the World Series of Poker with Phil Hellmuth.
• 13:52 – Why the WSOP bracelets still matter the most to Phil Hellmuth.
• 15:25 – The ultimate goal: Phill Hellmuth wants 24 total WSOP bracelets when it’s all said and done.
• 17:59 – How to follow and watch Day 3 of the Super High Roller Bowl as we are getting closer and closer to the final table!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another thrilling hand of high stakes action. PokerGO provides more than 100 days of live poker action every single day, along with an extensive on-demand library that includes full replays of all live broadcasts.

The Poker Central Podcast comes at you from Las Vegas as the Super High Roller Bowl is about to kick off, the World Series of Poker is just around the corner and the World Poker Tour is amidst a week of high stakes festivities!  

• 2:35 – Super High Roller Bowl Day 1 kicks off today! Remko talks about the PokerGO Studio, and all the times and numbers you need to know before the action gets underway.
• 4:36 – Analyzing the Super High Roller Bowl table draw featuring an epic clash between Daniel Negreanu, Doug Polk and Fedor Holz along with Phil Helmuth squaring off against Steffen Sontheimer.
• 9:04 – An interview with Mori Eskandani on the PokerGO Studio dream becoming reality for the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.
• 12:58 – Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald joins the show to talk about the Poker Shares odds on the Super High Roller Bowl, with special attention for late entrants Phil Ivey and Steffen Sontheimer. Do they move the lines?
• 17:08 – Mike McDonald talks about how Steffen Sontheimer and Phil Ivey moves the lines, and why Sontheimer has a far bigger impact than Ivey.
• 20:03 – Some historic perspective on the value of Phil Ivey in high stakes tournaments provided by Mike McDonald.
• 22:30 – A thought experiment: What would Steffen Sontheimer be worth in a 2007 Super High Roller tournament?
• 23:58 – Comparing the value of Sontheimer and Ivey in the WSOP Main Event.
• 27:31 – The epic week of World Poker Tour action featuring the Bobby Baldwin Classic, the Tournament of Champions and much more!
• 28:45 – An interview with Matt Savage about the new eSports Arena, and a look ahead at the upcoming World Poker Tour season.
• 35:29 – An interview with Donnie Peters about the eSports Arena and a recap of the exciting week of WPT action in Las Vegas.
• 46:53 – An interview with WPT CEO Adam Pliska about the climate and the state of poker, and why it’s possible in 2018 for the eSports Arena at the Luxor and the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy over 100 days of live poker action every single day and an extensive on-demand library that includes replays of all live events on PokerGO. Right now, watch four days of Super High Roller Bowl action followed by an action-packed summer of WSOP live streams on PokerGO!

Brandon Adams is back on the Heads Up with Remko podcast! After first appearing on the show during the inaugural Poker Masters, Adams returns to talk about the personal advancements he’s made since, studying and applying game theory to poker, learning from Patrik Antonius, the history of game theory concepts and his appearance on the new PokerGO Original series INSIDERS, in which he’s followed during his preparation for his first participation in the Super High Roller Bowl.

• 1:53 – How poker taken up a larger role in Brandon’s life over the last couple of months since winning at the Poker Masters and preparing for the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl, and how he views the current state of the live tournament game.
• 5:35 – When and how did Brandon Adams decide to play in the Super High Roller Bowl? Will he sell action?
• 10:12 – INSIDERS on PokerGO featuring Brandon Adams is now available for your viewing pleasures. Brandon talks about the excitement of being part of the show. the involvement of Patrik Antonius and what he can learn from him?
• 15:30 – Talking strategy with his good friend Patrik Antonius.
• 20:12 – Teaching game theory at Harvard, and why wasn’t Brandon Adams the one to first apply game theory at the highest level of poker?
• 25:52 – Does it take a Harvard level brain to become good at poker these days? How will the future of skill in poker evolve?
• 30:51 – Does the top level of skilled players increasing at the highest level affect the players at the bottom of this pyramid to become motivated to be good at poker?
• 33:01 – Is poker becoming a worse and worse choice as a hobby?
• 35:50 – How does Brandon Adams view his own skill in poker 10 years ago, 5 years ago and versus the current opposition?
• 38:18 – Enjoying the process of getting better at poker, why he’ll never play another hand of online poker, and what motivates him to be at the top?
• 41:25 – The mental aspect of poker, and why the preparation for the Super High Roller Bowl is far different than for other events.
• 42:59 – Who should you fear in the game of poker?
• 45:37 – Live tells: Do they still matter and what does Brandon Adams look for?
• 51:55 – Brandon visualizes the final 24 hours before the Super High Roller Bowl kicks off, and the excitement of the newly opened PokerGO Studio.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy over 100 days of live poker action every year, as well as an extensive on-demand library of content. Brandon Adams is featured in both INSIDERS and the Super High Roller Club, as well as Poker After Dark broadcasts from both the early days of the show and the recent live action.

This week on Poker Central Podcast, Brent Hanks, Will O’Connor and Remko Rinkema dive into all the hottest news in the world of poker. The PokerGO Studio was officially opened with “Open House Week” on Poker After Dark, The Triton Super High Roller Series brought out all the big guns to Montenegro, and the High Roller of the Year competition was announced. 

• 1:30 – The Flop: Analyzing the biggest topics in all of poker.
• 3:01 – Open House on Poker After Dark kicks off the action from the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino. What was the action like? Highlights? Low lights?
• 5:30 – The second night of Open House action, featuring a big verbal clash between Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari!
• 14:49 – Recapping the Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, which included the biggest pot in the history of televised cash games between Jason Koon and Kane Kalas and Tom Dwan on the commentary.
• 23:20 – High Stakes Short Deck poker! What’s the future of this game, and will we see a lot of it in the future?
• 27:30 – The High Roller of the Year announcement. How does it work? Running the numbers for the past 12 months, who would’ve won if this was started last year?
• 34:44: - The Turn: The biggest results and updated statistics! Richard Yong wins a side event in Montenegro, Jason Koon jumps up the all-time money list and Stephen Chidwick remains on top of the POY standings.
• 36:40 – Recapping the SCOOP and POWERfest results during the biggest month of the year for online tournament play.
• 40:06 – New on PokerGO this week: Multiple episodes of the new PokerGO Original: INSIDERS, and the 2012 and 2011 WSOP Main Event.
• 41:29 – Live events on PokerGO: The World Poker Tour Bobby Baldwin Final Table, the WPT Tournament of Champions Final Table and four days of Super High Roller Bowl coverage starting on Sunday May 27th.
• 43:58 – The River: Brent Hanks and Will O’Connor dive into the letdown that was Barstool Nate, the PokerGO Studio opening and the spectacular Las Vegas Golden Knights!

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year, as well as an extensive on-demand library. E-mail us at podcast@pokercentral.com.

This is the second and final part of Heads Up with Remko featuring Patrik Antonius. On the first part, Antonius talked about how he discovered the game and quickly became one of the best in the world.

From 2000 through 2006, Antonius arguably played the most hands of poker of anyone on the planet and became a legend among poker fans with appearances on High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark and many other TV shows.

This week on the show:

• 2:31 – The clash with Sammy Farha on High Stakes Poker, and other memories of the most famous televised cash game of all time.
• 6:30 – Comparing Poker After Dark to High Stakes Poker, and why Patrik always did very well in televised games.
• 9:16 – The younger pros joining the biggest games at the heyday of poker: Tom Dwan, Phil Galfond and Viktor Blom.
• 11:45 – The peak of online poker, did Patrik think it was going to last and how does he look back on that era?
• 16:39 – What were Patrik’s swings like in live and online poker?
• 19:20 – What makes Patrik the proudest, when looking back on his career as a poker pro to date?
• 21:50 – What are the most important factors and characteristics needed to be an elite poker player?
• 25:01 – The best players Patrik has ever played against, and why he’s fine admitting having been outplayed many times.
• 27:40 – The positive things in poker what drew Patrik back into the game, and what made him want to be more involved in the game after a few very quiet years.
• 34:47 – Patrik’s ideal televised game to expose the game to a main stream audience.
• 37:45 – Is the game of poker entertaining enough on its own to make it grow, or are there other things needed to pull in a new audience?
• 41:00 – What will 2018 look like for Patrik?

If you’re new to PokerGO, please subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every single year. INSIDERS is now available on PokerGO, a show that followed Daniel Negreanu, Seth Davies and Brandon Adams on their quest for success in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl. Antonius makes an appearance on this show, coaching Adams and talking him through important concepts of the game. 

Want to reach out to the podcast? E-mail us on podcast@pokercentral.com.

PokerGO is releasing the classic WSOP Main Event episodes from 2016 through 2011, and we’ve arrived at 2012 for this special edition of the podcast featuring Jeremy Ausmus. As the fifth-place finisher in 2012 Ausmus collected $2.1 million and became a household name in the game.

Ausmus is a regular in big buy-in events and the highest regular running cash games in Las Vegas, and recently he’s provided live commentary of the US Poker Open and ARIA High Roller Series events on PokerGO. Here’s an overview of the topics discussed with Jeremy on this podcast.

• 2:45 – Starting the interview with Jeremy Ausmus, family life, the fun of being a poker pro and the freedom it allows.
• 6:04 – The motivation behind wanting to be a poker pro, the freedom, the money and what Jeremy’s life looks like.
• 10:06 – Coffee! Jeremy gives his best coffee drinking advice, and relives some memories of being stuck eating bread in Monte Carlo.
• 14:03 – The start of Jeremy’s poker career, moving to Las Vegas with just a few thousand to his name, making his way up the ranks and the steady everyday grind.
• 18:44 – Looking back on when Jeremy was at the peak of his powers compared to his opposition, becoming an online cash cap game specialist on Full Tilt, being the biggest winner in the Bellagio $10/$20 and hitting a peak in his confidence around his November Nine run.
• 23:08 – What is it like to be a live cash game grinder at the high stakes? Being the biggest winner, what goes into starting bigger games, and where does the huge drop-off come from comparing Bobby’s Room with the rest of high stakes in Las Vegas.
• 28:15 – Playing in Bobby’s Room with Michael Phelps and Jennifer Tilly, and a private game with Dan Bilzerian.
• 34:04 – Explaining to his kids, ages 5 and 7, that their father is a poker player, and what that conversation will be like in the future.
• 37:23 – How does Ausmus remember the 2012 Main Event where he finished in fifth place, wanting to watch the footage with his kids in the future, and reliving the big moments from Day 5 and 6 of the tournament.
• 43:06 – The awareness of the gravity of the moment as it’s happening: Going deep in the Main Event, and the support of friends and family during the tournament.
• 48:17 – Andras Koroknai and Rob Salaburu, their personalities in the tournament and Jeremy’s favorite moment from the tournament.
• 52:30 – Coming into the final table, Jeremy’s expectations, his comfort level and seeing Steve Gee and Andras Koroknai blow up.
• 56:11 – Reliving and analyzing Jeremy’s bust out hand, and how he would’ve done things differently with his current knowledge and understanding of the game.
• 1:01:15 – Cashing for $2.1 million in the Main Event, is Jeremy happy with his result in the tournament and does he have any regrets?
• 1:04:20 – Jeremy’s bracelet win at the 2012 WSOP Europe, and how does he view this accomplishment versus other scores that were not wins?
• 1:08:14 – What’s a stronger memory, the Andras Koroknai blow-up or busting the Main Event himself, and what it was like being on TV and having friends and family outside the game watching him perform.
• 1:11:01 – Doing PokerGO commentary for the US Poker Open and the ARIA High Roller Series events.
• 1:13:38 – Comparing the November Nine era versus the current PokerGO and ESPN partnership that brings the event live from start to finish, and why Jeremy would’ve preferred to have played his final table right away.
• 1:16:44 – Does removing the break allow for more mistakes and crazy plays because of the fatigue level of the players?
• 1:18:40 – Jeremy’s summer schedule for 2018, his tournament aspirations and why the $10k 6-max is the one he looks forward to the most.

If you’re new to PokerGO, please subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action on top of an extensive on-demand library. New on PokerGO right now: INSIDERS, following Daniel Negreanu, Seth Davies and Brandon Adams on their quest for success in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.

Get in touch with the podcast on podcast@pokercentral.com.

Brent Hanks, Will O'Connor and Remko Rinkema tackle the latest big news in poker including Gordon Vayo's PokerStars lawsuit, INSIDERS on PokerGO and the opening of the PokerGO Studio this week. 

The guest on the show today is Matt Berkey. The guys visit Berkey at this residence and talk about the status of his bankroll, why he's not playing the Super High Roller Bowl and whether or not he can prepare a nice serving of scrambled eggs. 

• 1:30 – The Flop! Brent Hanks, Will O’Connor and Remko Rinkema reconnect before diving into the big topics of the week.
• 4:05 – INSIDERS is now available on PokerGO. This PokerGO Original series follows Daniel Negreanu, Brandon Adams and Seth Davies on their quest for success in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.
• 6:15 – What is the show like? What can viewers expect? Will O’Connor dives into it and compares it to Hard Knocks and All Access.
• 8:50 – Is there franchise potential for INSIDERS, and running this show for the coming years and for more than just the Super High Roller Bowl.
• 10:06 – What does Will prefer on this show? Old school legends, defending champions or rookies?
• 12:44 – The PokerGO Studio is set to open with two nights of Poker After Dark action featuring Daniel Negrenau, Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari and Maria Ho. Brent Hanks dives into the lineup and how it came together.
• 16:58 – How the PokerGO Studio will draw all the big names to Las Vegas!
• 22:45 – Gordon Vayo sues PokerStars over refusing to him out the $692k he won in the 2017 SCOOP.
• 27:15 – How common is it for players to attempt to play on PokerStars from the USA, Brent Hanks shares some insights.
• 34:50 – The Turn! Remko Rinkema dives into all the big results of the week, starting with Phil Ivey winning a 6-max Short Deck event in Montenegro.
• 37:25 – The partypoker LIVE Montreal Millions wrap up.
• 40:00 – An update of the GPI Player of the Year standings as Stephen Chidwick remains at the top, followed by an overview of all the online poker action, most notably the SCOOP and PowerFest results.
• 44:00 – What to watch on PokerGO right now, a preview of the Heads Up with Remko podcast featuring Patrik Antonius and Reliving the 2012 WSOP Main Event with Jeremy Ausmus.
• 48:20 – The River! Brent and Will traveled to Matt Berkey’s residence for a face-to-face interview with some revealing stories, and looks forward at appearing on Poker After Dark this week.
• 54:15 – Is Matt Berkey broke? Why is he not playing the Super High Roller Bowl, and what went into the preparation when he did play in the last two years?
• 1:03:40 – Matt Berkey prepared his famous scrambled eggs, and Brent and Will give it a shot!
• 1:08:00 – For a shot of Siracha hot sauce, Brent, Will and Matt Berkey gamble it up to close out the show!

If you’re new to PokerGO, sign up right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year as well as an extensive on-demand library of content. This library includes the documentary series Dead Money, which follows Matt Berkey during the 2016 Super High Roller Bowl.

This week on the Heads Up with Remko Podcast we are joined by Patrik Antonius, winner of more than $11 million in live tournaments but above all else one of the best cash game players in the history of the game. 

On this show Antonius opens up about getting his start in the game, playing in Bobby's Room for the first time, a PLO pot worth $2.4 million and much more.

This is the first part of two, stay tuned for more Antonius talk next week. 

• 3:30 – The start of the interview with Patrik Antonius, a rundown of the topics we’ll be discussing, what the famous Fin has been up to, and why he’s been so active on social media recently?
• 08:16 – Doing more media appearances, constant Instagram posts and what changed from being a very private person early on in his career, and whether or not his tough table image has influenced the way people look at him.
• 11:32 – The early years of Patrik Antonius: Discovering the game of poker, the military, high-level tennis, finding online poker and playing more poker hands than any player in the world from 2000 until 2006.
• 20:14 – Memories of playing online poker in the early days, getting better at the game, winning the Sunday Million, and building up a bankroll using a hyper-aggressive style.
• 23:58 – Adjusting to the new playing style of current-day top pros that focus on GTO, and which strengths in Patrik’s game keep him at the top.
• 26:33 – Traveling for poker tournaments, winning an EPT, becoming famous and playing huge stakes online.
• 29:03 – Why tournament results don’t matter at all when you have million-dollar swings in the cash games, and some high stakes cash game stories.
• 34:28 – Playing in Las Vegas, Bobby’s Room, the peak of high stakes action in 2009, and selling action to Phil Ivey for $4k/$8k mixed.
• 37:24 – The other legends of the game, and what was it like to play against Phil Ivey at the peak of his powers.
• 42:25 – Prop betting in poker, why it’s bad for the game if the mainstream audience sees this type of gambling, and winning a crazy tennis bet versus Brandon Adams.
• 51:23 – High Stakes Poker, an introduction into Part 2 of this podcast.

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and never miss another live broadcast such as Poker After Dark, Super High Roller Bowl, and World Series of Poker. Want to watch more Patrik Antonius? Subscribe to the podcast channel and receive the second episode on your mobile device next week.

Welcome to the new and improved Poker Central Podcast! Dressed up in a different format, we present to you the flop, the turn, and the river. 

Each week Brent Hanks, Will O'Connor and Remko Rinkema break down the most important topics in poker, go over the biggest winners and bring a guest on the show to talk about their life and career.

• 0:00 - Remko introduces the new podcast format.
• 2:22 - The Flop: Starting with a breakdown of the action in the high stakes live-streamed cash game in Montreal put on by partypoker featuring Leon Tsoukernik and Aussie Matt Kirk. Are Kirk and Tsoukernik best friends again? Is the lawsuit still ongoing? The guys try to figure it out as pots worth hundreds of thousands of dollars exchanged hands.
• 8:20 - Breaking down Phil Galfond's latest blog about his start-up poker client "Run it Once." Galfond told the world that his poker website will not allow for HUDs to be used, all play will be anonymous and we dive into what their "dynamic avatars" will do for the game. 
• 15:09 - Maria Ho and Lupe Soto are inducted into the "Women in Poker Hall of Fame." We discuss Maria Ho's career and whether she'll be in line to make it into the other Hall of Fame as well, and Brent Hanks shares some breaking news on the upcoming Poker After Dark lineups.
• 20:15 - The Turn: Remko breaks down the latest results from EPT Monte Carlo, Justin Bonomo's amazing run, and you get to listen to previews from podcasts we recorded with both Maria Ho and Jorryt van Hoof.
• 32:11 - The River: Brent Hanks and Will O'Connor are joined by Tom Marchese to talk about a variety of topics. 
• 35:35: - Brent Hanks offers a formal apologie to the entire country of Germany, followed by a deep dive into swapping, selling action and the potential of collusion and cheating in high roller tournaments. 
• 58:20 - A game of word association with Tom Marchese!
• 1:11:15 - A taste test, comparing Chik-Fil-A and Wendy's, after Allen Kessler took shots at Wendy's on Twitter. 

Looking for live and on-demand poker action? Make sure to subscribe right now to PokerGO and never miss another big event. The entire 2014 WSOP Main Event is now available on PokerGO, as well as a variety of high stakes cash game action including the Super High Roller Cash Game and all Poker After Dark seasons.

Music on the podcast is provided by our good friends Leroy Townes.

Dutch poker pro Jorryt van Hoof joins the podcast to talk about the run he made in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. Van Hoof relives some of the most important hands of his run, and focuses, on one hand, he calls "the worst hand he played in 15 years of being a poker pro."

• 2:30 - The start of the interview: What has Jorryt been up to lately, and what does his life look like right now?
• 5:09 - Going to the 2014 WSOP with the intention of just having a vacation, did that influence his state of mind when playing the Main Event, and how did going deep in the Main Event compare to his usual high stakes cash game grind?
• 7:36 - Getting back into grinding after an extended break, and why cash games will always be his favorite. 
• 9:36 - Looking back on the peak of his online poker career, his routine, how he became so successful and how he rates his own game versus the best players.
• 16:12 - The 2014 WSOP Main Event. Looking back on it now, can he be satisfied with his third-place finish?
• 19:57 - The start of the event, big moments from the early days and how he almost missed the tournament altogether! 
• 22:25 - Why the WSOP Main Event is unlike any other tournament, and how Jorryt experienced the lights, cameras and buzz surrounding the event.
• 24:15 - The massive coin flip between Jorryt van Hoof and Dan Smith with 20 players remaining in the Main Event: The strategy considerations that went into it, and the emotions during and after the hand.
• 35:02 - Busting Andrei Zaichenko after flopping a straight versus his aces, how Jorryt kept track of everything else that was going on in the tournament with only two tables remaining and busting Eddy Sabat with the nut flush versus his jack-high flush.
• 39:26 - Being the Main Event chip leader with 15 players remaining, dominating the bubble and using aggression to exploit the November Nine bubble.
• 43:45 - What would've happened if the final table was played out in the summer as opposed to in November?
• 46:33 - Working on his mental game with Jared Tendler, and improving his short-stacked tournament game. 
• 49:19 - Jorryt's video game rating as a poker player.
• 53:13 - The start of the WSOP Main Event final table.
• 55:56 - Mark Newhouse gets eliminated in 9th place, bluffing off all his chips to William Tonking. 
• 58:40 - The big bluff versus Andoni Larrabe, turning two pair into a bluff. 
• 1:02:12 - The rush that started with the elimination of Dan Sindelar with ace-three of hearts versus pocket jacks followed by busting Andoni Larrabe.
• 1:05:27 - Did Jorryt ever think he was going to win the WSOP Main Event?
• 1:07:09 - Doubling up Felix Stephensen with pocket jacks versus ace-eight: The first crack in Van Hoof's armor.
• 1:12:12 - Jorryt van Hoof's biggest regret, a painful memory of a hand that didn't even make it onto the broadcast. 
• 1:20:02 - The final day: Martin Jacobson, Felix Stephensen and Jorryt van Hoof are guaranteed to take home at least $3.8 million and play for the $10 million first prize.
• 1:26:20 - Doubling up Felix Stephensen with middle pair versus his second pair, turning the tables leading to Jorryt's elimination. 
• 1:29:29 - Reliving Jorryt's elimination in third place, what happens in the moments after leaving the set, and how people still recognize him on the streets as the famous poker player that he is.
• 1:35:53 - Did winning $3.8 million change Jorryt's life?

If you're new to PokerGO, subscribe right now and watch the entire 2014 WSOP Main Event unfold. Take $10 off the annual subscription by using the promo code REMKO and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year on top of an extensive on-demand library of cash games, tournaments and original content.

This week on Heads Up with Remko we talk to Maria Ho about her broadcasting career, staying at the top of her game and her induction into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. 

• 2:40 - Maria Ho talks about doing commentary for EPT Monte Carlo, playing some side events and missing out on playing some big events due to her broadcasting role.
• 6:16 - Maria's broadcasting game, how did she get good at it and what goes into interviewing and providing poker commentary.
• 10:07 - The pressure of doing commentary on a big buy-in event, differing commentary styles and whether or not there's room for banter.
• 12:45 - GTO. Triggered! How does Maria Ho approach studying and getting better at poker?
• 16:45 - Is there a difference between the enjoyment of playing and studying poker when comparing the GTO-era with when Maria started playing poker?
• 20:40 - How does the viewing experience change for a fan as poker becomes more and more GTO at the highest level?
• 24:26 - What's Maria Ho's preferred game and format, and what does she feel is her video game poker rating?
• 28:00 - What kind of goals and success do Maria chase, and when can we see her celebrate a WSOP bracelet or WPT title win?
• 32:20 - Do Maria's poker results reflect her volume, study, and luck proportionally, and what was her worst bad beat or most painful tournament memory?
• 41:26 - Maria's experiences on televised tournaments and cash games, most notably playing in a high stakes cash game session on Poker After Dark where she felt a serious adrenaline rush.
• 49:40 - Maria on her induction into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. 
• 55:45 - What are small improvements the poker community can focus on in order for the game to be more inviting for women?
• 1:00:40 - Would a woman winning the WSOP Main Event make a big difference for poker's popularity among women?
• 1:04:25 - Main Event Whisperer Maria Ho talks about his summer plans: Sideline reporting at the Super High Roller Bowl, playing on Poker After Dark in the PokerGO Studio, playing a full WSOP schedule and heading to Seattle for the Mobile Masters. 

Want to watch Maria Ho in action? On-demand episodes of her appearance on Poker After Dark are now available on PokerGO, as well as her upcoming appearances on Poker After Dark, and as a sideline reporter during the Super High Roller Bowl. Looking to learn more about Maria Ho? Subscribe now to PokerGO now and watch the Pokerography feature on her life and career. 

Twitch streamer, poker pro, vlogger, and #UltimateSweat winner Jaime Staples joins the podcast to talk about his crazy 2017, and the prop bet that will make his 2018 potentially ever crazier. 

• 2:30 - Start of the interview with Jaime Staples, and why celebrating winning the #UltimateSweat for $150,000 didn't last all too long!
• 3:55 - How did the #UltimateSweat come together: Betting $3,000 at 50:1 to win $150,000 for getting to within 1lbs of their body weight with Bill Perkins.
• 6:15 - Talking through the first bet, how to approach it and what the plan was.
• 8:28 - Completing the first year, losing a lot of weight and Jaime learned from this experience. 
• 11:06 - The content aspect on YouTube, Twitch and Twitter during the Ultimate Sweat, and the weigh-in during Run it Up! Reno. 
• 14:40 - The response from friends and family, during and after winning the prop bet that brought in $150,000 for Jaime and his brother Matt. 
• 17:50 - The interest from Good Morning America, Barstool Sports and other mainstream media in the prop bet.
• 19:55 - The communication with Bill Perkins, and how the second year of the #UltimateSweat came together, getting below 10% body fat.
• 24:11 - What will 2018 look like for Jaime and Matt, and how will they achieve getting below 10% body fat?
• 26:10 - Why prop betting is important to achieve big goals like this, and why it is totally fine to find motivation externally.
• 29:10 - Is Jaime Staples still a poker player first?
• 33:12 - The response from the Twitch community to his #UltimateSweat challenge, and how Jaime Staples got his start on Twitch. 
• 38:20 - What are the most important factors for success on Twitch?
• 44:30 - Setting goals as a poker player, studying and getting better as a pro. 
• 48:00 - Vlogging and content plans during Year 2 of the Ultimate Sweat.
• 50:11 - Jaime shares advice on how he improved his health, and what he recommends other people that want to get healthier. 
• 53:25 - Aside from another year focussed on health, what are Jaime's other goals for 2018?

If you're new to PokerGO, please subscribe right now and use the promo code REMKO for $10 off the annual subscription. PokerGO offers more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive on-demand library that includes all season of Poker After Dark, the World Series of Poker from 2017, 2016 and 2015, and all three editions of the Super High Roller Bowl.

As part of a series of special podcast episodes, we look back on the World Series of Poker Main Events from 2016 through 2011. The ESPN broadcasts of these years are being released on PokerGO, and you can watch 2016 and 2015 right now, with the earlier years to following in the coming weeks.

This week, we look back on 2015 with Daniel Negreanu in a special podcast that goes in-depth into some of the hands he played, the big moments and memories of that adrenaline-filled deep run. 

• 2:38 - The start of the interview with Daniel Negreanu.
• 4:45 - The fan support during his deep run in the 2015 WSOP Main Event, and the gravity of the moment. 
• 6:30 - What was the bigger WSOP Main Event moment? Phil Ivey in 2003, Phil Ivey in 2009 or Daniel Negreanu in 2015?
• 10:01 - Comparing the November Nine era, with its three-month final table build up, versus the live-streamed era with PokerGO and ESPN coverage of the WSOP Main Event.
• 12:40 - The other time Daniel finished 11th in the WSOP Main Event, back in 2001. 
• 15:01 - The hand that ended his tournament in the 2001 WSOP Main Event, the regret that came along with it, and tossing $60,000 into a garbage can.
• 18:23 - The experience of being on the feature table during the 2015 WSOP Main Event for three consecutive days, and whether it was an advantage or disadvantage. 
• 21:50 - The research and preparation before Day 7 of the 2015 WSOP Main Event, Daniel's playing style, GTO, hybrid and exploitative approaches.
• 26:04 - Calling the clock on Upeshka da Silva in a massive hand against Fedor Holz at the feature table. 
• 28:14 - Running through the action of the tournament after it got down to the final 18 players: Joe McKeehen, Justin Schwartz, Federico Butteroni and other thoughts on big hands that were played.
• 37:47 - The crucial hand of Day 7: Justin Schwartz vs Joe McKeehen, set over set. 
• 41:20 - Doubling up through McKeehen with 12 players left in the tournament, the emotions and adrenaline and hope of keeping the run alive.
• 44:05 - The elimination in 11th place, the hand, all that came along with it, the fall to the ground, and dealing with the disappointment. 
• 51:04 - The 2015 Main Event champion, Joe McKeehen, and the difference between his on-tv persona during the Main Event versus his social media presence and interviews. Does poker need heroes and villains? 
• 54:40 - Does winning the WSOP Main Event come with a role as poker ambassador?
• 58:25 - Is there an ideal winner of the WSOP Main Event for the growth of poker?
• 1:01:43 - Daniel schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker, his goals, intentions and content plans. 

If you're new to PokerGO, subscribe right now. Take $10 off if you use the promo code REMKO for the annual subscription. Subscribers get more than 100 days of live poker action every year, as well as an extensive on-demand library that now includes both the 2015 and 2016 World Series of Poker broadcasts. 

Will O'Connor, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you up to speed on the latest news in the world of poker including online poker being banned in China, interstate online poker being offered on WSOP.com, Muskan Sethi signing with PokerStars and both Steffen Sontheimer and Dominik Nitsche not making it into the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.

• 1:03 - This week on the show.
• 1:55 - The 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event episodes are being released on PokerGO this week. The guys discuss the big moments from this year's show that features a heavy dose of Daniel Negreanu, Joe McKeehen and Justin Schwartz.
• 8:11 - The 2017 Poker Masters is now available on PokerGO. We look back on the highlights of the shows, what to watch for,  whether the Poker Masters of US Poker Open is more rewatchable, and a look ahead at the 2018 Poker Masters.
• 11:57 - The ARIA Resort & Casino selections for the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl. Is Steffen Sontheimer the biggest snub? Who else should've been in?
• 27:46 - The state of online poker in the USA, huds and hand histories not being allowed on interstate poker, and a look at the summer offering of WSOP.com.
• 38:15 - Black Friday hits China as online poker is being banned. What kind of impact will this have on the poker economy?
• 46:15 - Muskan Sethi signs with PokerStars as an ambassador for India. How will poker develop in India? What kind of potential are we looking forward to?
• 50:15 - Recapping the World Poker Tour Amsterdam and World Poker Tour SHR Poker Showdown events that took place last week. 

Nick Schulman is one of the most celebrated commentators in the game, winning an American Poker Award for broadcaster of the year, but ultimately he's still a top professional. A regular in Bobby's Room and a winner of two World Series of Poker bracelets, Schulman has a lot of stories and he tells them on this podcast.

• 2:36 - Nick Schulman joins the show and talks about all the recent media attention he's been getting, and how it has changed his life a bit.
• 6:05 - Getting into doing commentary: How did Nick Schulman get the job and become so good at it?
• 11:15 - The importance of having something in life outside of poker, finding balance and being detached from the world.
• 14:03 - Bobby's Room, is Nick Schulman a lifer?
• 20:02 - Nick realized that his No Limit Hold'em game wasn't up to the highest standards anymore, through playing and doing commentary, and how he got back to the top.
• 28:56 - Poker on TV: What's its status? Is it boring? What's its future? Does GTO negatively impact the future of poker?
• 42:50 - Selling the dream of becoming a poker pro versus enjoying high-level poker as entertainment, and what it takes to be a top level player these days.
• 58:27 - Nick Schulman quantifies his own skill if it were to be a video game.
• 1:04:14 - Mixed games. What's its future? Does it have a place in televised poker? And some stories from Bobby's Room.
• 1:11:40 - Nick shares his excitement for the PokerGO Studio and its endless potential. 
• 1:17:38 - Nick's 2018 World Series of Poker, or perhaps we will only see him in Bobby's Room?

If you're new to PokerGO and want to enjoy over 100 days of live poker action, please subscribe right now using the promo code REMKO for $10 off the annual subscription. Watch the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl on-demand with commentary provided by Nick Schulman and Ali Nejad, as well as the upcoming 2018 Super High Roller Bowl starting on May 27th. Looking to reach out to the podcast? E-mail us at podcast@pokercentral.com.

On this special edition podcast, we talk to the sixth-place finisher in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event, Kenny Hallaert. For the next six weeks, we will talk to one person from the WSOP Main Event going back to 2011, as all that coverage will be available for you to enjoy on PokerGO.

Hallaert takes us through the entire tournament and highlights the key moments that brought him to the November Nine. During the three-month break leading up to the final table, Hallaert received coaching from the likes of Fedor Holz and Steffen Sontheimer, as well as mental coaching from Jared Tendler. Despite having the best possible preparation, things didn't go Hallaert's way at the final table.

Looking back on his big run now, Hallaert remembers fondly the feeling of making the big run, and he shows a lot of appreciation for the process and preparation that lead him to become a far better player with plenty of results to show for in the years after this big result. 

If you have questions or recommendations for the podcast, please e-mail us on podcast@pokercentral.com. If you're new to PokerGO, please subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action and an extensive on-demand library. 

On this episode of the Poker Central Podcast:

• 3:00 - Brent Hanks brings us up to speed on his life as a father, and the joy of fishing, followed by a sports rant and shenanigans that actually belongs at the end of the show. 
• 7:35 - The start of the real poker talk on this week's podcast.
• 9:05 - PokerGO releases the World Series of Poker Main Event episodes from 2016 through 2011 in the coming weeks, and the guys share their excitement about being able to relive these episodes. WARNING: William Kassouf talk in this segment.
• 16:25 - Will takes shots at poker players retiring, Brent grabs some green tea and we all agree that Harisson Gimbel didn't really have to announce his "retirement."
• 19:23 - Remko's explanation on why he actually doesn't hate ambassadors of poker websites.
• 26:18 - Do we think that PokerStars is taking note and paying attention to what partypoker is doing?
• 36:15 - Celebrating the excitement of the partypoker LIVE Barcelona, going through all the results, Stephen Chidwick's insane continued results, Pascal LeFrancois' epic Main Event win and Jake Schindler's European breakout.
• 47:58 - Erik Seidel and John Juanda lose big in a ticket reselling scam! Brent brings us the inside scoop. 
• 56:25 - Running through the latest releases on PokerGO, and why you can't miss some of that stuff, followed by the Poker Central WSOP Main Event sweepstakes.

If you're new to PokerGO, subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action on top of an extensive on-demand library that now also includes the 2016 WSOP Main Event, and every Poker After Dark episode ever released. 

This week on the Poker Central Podcast: 

• 1:20 – Poker Central announced a PokerGO WSOP Main Event sweepstakes! Win your way into the $10,000 tournament, and all you have to do is click this link and sign up for a chance to win.
• 4:30 – All the details of the announcement of the PokerGO Studio, to be opened in May with Poker After Dark followed by the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl.
• 13:29 – The interview with the VP of Content at Poker Central, Sam Simmons, on the PokerGO Studio announcement.
• 32:35 – Super High Roller Bowl China is now on PokerGO! Here’s all you need to know about these broadcasts that are available with commentary by Ali Nejad and Jeremy Ausmus, featuring players such as Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Fedor Holz and Bryn Kenney.
• 37:25 – The Return of Patrik Antonius, focusing on his public profile on Instagram, playing all the big events and cashing for more than $4 million in the last couple of months.
• 44:15 – The Heartland Poker Tour at the Westgate Casino in Las Vegas “discounted buy-in” controversy.
• 55:40 – Running through the payouts of the highly successful partypoker LIVE Barcelona Grand Final, and how Andreas Eiler is all of a sudden among the most successful German pros. Is he drinking the blood of Steffen Sontheimer? Is Fedor Holz controlling his body? The speculations run rampant.

Are you new to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and take $10 off by using the promo code REMKO. Right now on PokerGO you can rewatch the entire Super High Roller Cash Game featuring Patrik Antonius, Doug Polk, Sam Trickett and many others, as well as every single Poker After Dark episode ever filmed. 

Mori Eskandani is the driving force behind poker on TV, and the producer of shows such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark and he joins the podcast to talk about the launch of the PokerGO studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino. Mori dives into the importance of the studio, the shows that will be created, and he takes us on an epic journey through poker's history on TV.

• 1:52 – The start of the interview with Mori Eskandani, and the announcement of the PokerGO studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino.
• 4:48 – The PokerGO studio coming together, with the backing of Cary Katz and Bobby Baldwin.
• 7:40 – The possibilities and potential the PokerGO studio brings along with it.
• 9:44 – What goes into producing a poker broadcast such as World Series of Poker Main Event?
• 15:02 – Mori’s team, and what happens behind the scenes at big poker events.
• 18:24 – Comparing the World Series of Poker Main Event with the Super High Roller Bowl from a production point of view.
• 21:28 – How high stakes televised cash games come together: The players, the stakes and the politics that go into it.
• 21:40 – Mori’s passion for the game of poker, and why the game is still so intriguing after decades of playing and working in it and with it.
• 29:45 – The story behind High Stakes Poker and how Johnny Chan losing a pot worth $700,000 turned into the show being created.
• 42:42 – The future of high stakes cash games on TV, and reflecting on introducing new-age players to High Stakes Poker such as Tom Dwan and Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies.
• 52:08 – The PokerGO coverage of the World Series of Poker, and why mixed games will be an integral part of the high stakes cash game action from the PokerGO studio.
• 56:40 – Why the iconic Bobby’s Room game will be played in the PokerGO studio featuring all the big names.
• 1:00:20 – The reception of the PokerGO studio by the high stakes players that Mori has spoken to.
• 1:04:45 – The story of Henri Orenstein, and how he created the first ever poker table equipped with hole-card cameras for the sum of $600,000.
• 1:11:33 – The legend of Chip Reese, and why he didn’t appear on the first season of High Stakes Poker.
• 1:15:28 – Mori Eskandani’s life as a poker player, his results and his dream to one day win a World Series of Poker bracelet.
• 1:17:25 – Who will carry the torch for the game of poker like Doyle Brunson once did, and many others after him?
• 1:20:38 – How the size of the stakes in live televised cash games increase the stress for the production team, the biggest stakes Mori has ever seen, and how he left Sammy Farha’s buy-in for the cash game in a casino hallway.
• 1:25:20 – A crazy story from Mori, playing a crazy hand of $1,500/$3,000 Seven Card Stud versus Larry Flint.
• 1:27:27 – Sitting down for the first time playing $30/$60 at the Golden Nugget in the 80s, and seeing Chip Reese sit down at this table.
• 1:29:18 – Mori’s excitement for all that’s to come in 2018.

If you're new to PokerGO, and you don't want to miss out on more than 100 days of live poker action as well as an extensive on-demand library of content, make sure to subscribe right now. Take $10 off by using the promo code REMKO when signing up for the annual subscription. 

Brent Hanks, Will O'Connor, and Remko Rinkema go through new content releases on PokerGO before being joined by the most consistent man in poker: Ari Engel. Recently Engel added another $315,000 score to his impressive poker resume, and he talks about his continued success and efforts to reach the top.

• 2:35 - On the podcast this week: running through the topics. 
• 3:30 - The release of the 2015 Super High Roller Bowl Cash Game featuring Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Doyle Brunson, Bobby Baldwin, Sam Trickett and many more stars of the game. Does it live up to the hype? Can these broadcasts compete with High Stakes Poker?
• 10:15 - Analyzing the success of Ari Engel, his work ethic, discipline and never-ending grind. 
• 16:45 - The interview with Ari Engel.
• 21:25 - Ari Engel compares himself to Bryn Kenney. How do they differ? How far is Ari removed from playing in the Super High Rollers?
• 26:28 - In line with others on the podcast, Ari Engel gives himself a video-game style rating and dives into how he studies the game.
• 29:40 - A hot start in 2018 puts Ari Engel in 5th on the Player of the Year standings. Is he going to chase this crown? Why does he believe that he has no chance to win?
• 34:45 - Ari Engel chases the all-time record for most total tournament results, but why?
• 37:30 - What does Ari's schedule in 2018 look like?
• 44:11 - Brent gives his thoughts on the ante big blind tournament changes, and why is it inevitable that this will be the norm worldwide?
• 51:30 - Why are we still talking about Annie Duke? We did, however, talk about Annie Duke on this podcast. Be warned.
• 59:30 - Run it Up Reno! Everyone's favorite low-limit poker series with the emphasis on having fun gets discussed, but why aren't there more series like this on the calendar?
• 1:06:30 - Short news, including EPT Sochi, 2017 Super High Roller Bowl on PokerGO, PokerStars New Jersey announcing its SCOOP schedule with two Platinum Passes up for grabs. The guys close out with a reference to an article written by Lance Bradley on Garry Gates, who was on site during the tragic shooting in Las Vegas. Click this link to read the entire piece.

Are you new to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and use the promo code REMKO for $10 off the annual subscription. Watch the 2015 Super High Roller Bowl Cash Game in full, but also the cut down episodes of the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl with commentary provided by Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman.

Kristen Bicknell is one of the best tournament players in the world, and her recent success has put her name on the map for every poker fan. With two World Series of Poker bracelets and four consecutive years of reaching Supernova Elite under her belt, there's a lot to uncover on this week's Heads Up with Remko podcast. 

• 2:30 - Start of the interview, from Kristen's Toronto apartment, and talking about her recent move and the crazy rollercoaster the last two years have been for her.
• 6:30 - Going from grinding online poker, playing 24 tables, hitting Supernova Elite year after year, to transitioning to becoming a live tournament pro. 
• 10:44 - Did online poker feel like a job versus the more free-flowing lifestyle of being a live tournament player, and getting into the nitty-gritty of Kristen's online grind, the numbers and stats.
• 16:25 - Looking back on what her life was like while being a full-time online pro, chasing Supernova Elite for almost four years, and educating her friends and family on her poker life.
• 20:44 - Discovering the game of poker, underground homegames in Ottawa at age 17, almost getting robbed while playing, and getting kicked out of a casino because of her fake ID.
• 27:20 - Transitioning to online poker after discovering the game, going to Turning Stone at age 18 and playing with Tony Gregg and Greg Merson.
• 33:30 - The Supernova Elite chase, becoming one of only two women to ever reach this epic status in online poker, and getting a lot more recognition for winning her WSOP bracelet as opposed to her Supernova Elite grind.  
• 38:06 - Comparing the satisfaction of winning the WSOP bracelet versus becoming Supernova Elite.
• 43:55 - Winning her second World Series of Poker bracelet, capping off a tough time in her life with lots of challenges. 
• 48:00 - Being viewed and treated differently after winning her second WSOP bracelet, and valuing the Ladies Event bracelet much differently than her other achievements in poker. 
• 54:01 - Ladies Events: Yes? No? Kristen shares her thoughts.
• 59:55 - How should poker be marketed to pull more women into the game?
• 1:03:05 - Chasing Vanessa Selbst on the all-time money list, and moving up the ranks as a tournament player.
• 1:08:05 - Discussing her recent success in Macau, and being in contention for the 2018 Player of the Year honors.
• 1:11:05 - Kristen's partypoker ambassadorship, her role, goals and representing a big brand. 
• 1:14:10 - The 2018 schedule for Kristen and when will this year be successful in her eyes?

Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast, and if you're new to PokerGO and all it has to offer, please use the promo code REMKO to get $10 off the annual subscription and subscribe now.

Brent Hanks, Will O'Connor, and Remko Rinkema break down the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl lottery, Super High Roller Bowl China, "Whine and Cheese" on Poker After Dark and they break down the Staples weight loss bet before Matt Staples, Jaime Staples, and their personal trainer Mike Vacanti. 

• 2:10 - The 2018 Super High Roller Bowl lottery: Analyzing the players that were picked, the name new names and speculating on who will get picked by ARIA to complete the field of 48. 
• 9:55 - Going through the new names: John Andress, Nikita Bodyakovskiy, Kahle Burns, Arne Ruge, Andreas Eiler and Markus Durnegger. 
• 13:35 - Why the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl field won't get expanded beyond its 48-player cap.
• 21:14 - Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, and Patrik Antonius, will we see them in the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl?
• 24:01 - Looking back on the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl China, won by Justin Bonomo.
• 32:40 - The payouts of the Super High Roller Bowl China event and its implications for poker's all-time money list as Bonomo jumps up to sixth place and Bryn Kenney is now in tenth.
• 41:50 - Looking back on "Whine and Cheese" with Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. The latter was a bit quiet and tight, and Will breaks it down!
• 49:55 - Breaking down the weight-loss bet between Jaime and Matt Staples versus Bill Perkins.
• 1:00:00 - The interview with Matt Staples, Jaime Staples and their personal trainer Mike Vacanti in which they break down the entire bet and the process they went through in the last 365 days. 

If you're new to PokerGO, please sign up now and enjoy $10 off your annual subscription by using the promo code REMKO. Rewatch the entire Super High Roller Bowl lottery, as well as the "Whine and Cheese" Poker After Dark shows with Hellmuth and Negreanu right now. 

Jake Cody became the youngest ever to win the Triple Crown back in 2011, and also the fastest ever to do it. This record has not been broken since, but Cody's life has gone through a lot of changes since then. Today on the podcast, Cody tells his life story that includes some big wins, epic moments and hilarious nights out.

• 2:05 - What has Jake Cody been up to lately, getting back into Vlogging and playing a lot of poker.
• 3:05 - The biggest roulette spin of the year: Putting nearly $60,000 on black after winning a tournament at the Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham. Jake tells the whole story.
• 7:11 - Explaining his big roulette spin to people outside the world of poker, while also having to explain them that he is a professional poker player. 
• 10:00 - Going back through Jake's career, starting with discovering the game of poker at a very early age and making his way up the ranks. 
• 14:12 - Growing up with a single parent, the road the traveled to convince his mother that poker was the right thing for him as a profession, and calling her right after wining EPT Deauville.
• 18:31 - Reliving EPT Deauville, the life-changing money and the months that followed with winning WPT London. 
• 21:55 - Completing the Triple Crown at age 22 by winning the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship at the World Series of Poker, and the chaos at the final table with one of the rowdiest rails in poker history. 
• 28:02 - The ups and downs of the career of a poker player, why it's not always as easy as it looks, and how hard work, variance and talent need to come together for success.
• 33:55 - Being young and rich, how to handle it, and why Jake Cody is one of the most fierce party animals on the UK poker scene. 
• 38:45 - The story how Jake got robbed while skinny dipping in Barcelona, getting everything stolen including his phone, wallet and passport, and having to walk back to his hotel naked and without a way or proving who he was.
• 43:45 - Going from having a ton of results early in his career to a lack of massive scores in recent years, how to handle that and focusing on cash games. 
• 46:50 - Loving the game of poker, remaining to be a fan of the game, adjusting his game to the new age of the game and starting to vlog.
• 50:43 - Is the dream of becoming a poker professional still alive like it was back in the day?
• 52:50 - Jake's new approach to playing poker, getting into the GTO solvers, but not wanting to compete in the High Rollers and Super High Rollers. 
• 54:55 - The dream of making the WSOP Main Event and why Jake is one of the biggest poker fanboys. 

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and enjoy more than 100 days of live poker action every year and an extensive on-demand library that includes the World Series of Poker, Super High Roller Bowl, World Poker Tour, Poker After Dark and much more. 

This week on the Poker Central Podcast: Lots of Poker After Dark talk, the Super High Roller Bowl lottery preview, Gabe Kaplan's legendary status, and an interview with Bryn Kenney.

• 1:16 - Checking in on Brent Hanks' health, the Super High Roller Bowl in China, how the event came together.
• 6:22 - The unaired exclusive Poker After Dark episodes being released on PokerGO featuring Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey. 
• 9:15 - Moving Violations on Poker After Dark featuring Don Cheadle, Jennifer Tilly, Antonio Esfandiari and arguably one of the most entertaining hands of all time!
• 21:10 - "Whine and Cheese" Week on Poker After Dark featuring Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. Do we need Hellmuth on every show, at all times?
• 27:50 - Celebrities on PokerGO: The epic status of Gabe Kaplan and his career in the game of poker. 
• 30:30 - The 2018 Super High Roller Bowl Lottery, speculation, hot takes and a big name who's not going to particiapate. 
• 37:05 - Which poker player would we most like to see on Survivor, as Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies is taking part in the Finnish version of the show. 
• 41:04 - Alex Foxen and Kristen Bicknell crush it in Macau, becoming poker's hottest couple in the game!
• 42:00 - March Madness update, a 16 seed upsetting the No. 1 seed and a secret love for Purdue! 
• 46:30 - The interview with Bryn Kenney about signing with GGPoker, playing the Super High Roller Bowl in China, the state of the online game and much more. 

New to PokerGO? Subscribe right now and use the promo code REMKO to get $10 off the annual subscription. Tune in live for the Super High Roller Bowl lottery at 4:00 pm ET on March 21st and the "Whine and Cheese" week live cash game with Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. 

Toby Lewis has been a mainstay on the international poker circuit ever since winning EPT Vilamoura back in 2010. Playing online as 108ofclubs, Lewis was ranked 1st on the PocketFives leaderboard and won the 2013 honors of "Online Player of the Year."

• 2:19 - Looking at 2018 so far, winning the Aussie Millions Main Event, finishing second in the WPT LAPC Main Event, and how working on his game recently has given him a big boost.
• 4:50 - Diving into the solvers, GTO strategies and realizing that his game had fallen behind over the last few years. 
• 10:05 - Reflecting on his success at just 28-years old, the group of top pro friends, including Chris Moorman, Sam Grafton, Craig McCorkell, that pushes him towards the top and how his mindset has changed over the years. 
• 12:59 - The awareness - or lack thereof - of having a chance to become the first ever player to win back-to-back $10k Main Events for seven-figure, and looking at accomplishments in poker outside of winning money. 
• 17:55 - What's the life of a poker pro really like, outside of the results we can track through the HendonMob?
• 19:56 - Partying, drinking, and other crazy stories from Toby's years on the international poker circuit.
• 24:25 - Jake Cody's ultimate degen spin of roulette, Dan Bilzerian's lifestyle and the public perception of the game of poker. 
• 27:05 - Getting into the game of poker, pulling all-nighters at age 18 at the local casino and moving up the ranks.
• 30:35 - Playing his first EPT in 2009, gaining confidence through early success and reliving his EPT Vilamoura victory in 2010 for half a million euros. 
• 37:15 - Is €500,000 a lot of money, or can you blow through that easily?
• 39:42 - Looking through Toby's online poker career, his big wins, his grind ethic and winning 2013 online player of the year. 
• 45:15 - Toby's thoughts on the state of online poker. 
• 47:42 - Reliving the 2018 Aussie Millions Main Event and LAPC final table. 
• 52:24 - The 2018 Player of the Year race, other motivations and plans for this year after a hot start, and why Toby's not playing in the High Roller and Super High Roller events.

Want more of Toby Lewis and live poker action? Sign up for PokerGO right now and relive the epic final table of the World Poker Tour LAPC Main Event. Take $10 off the annual subscription by using the promo code REMKO. 

In a slow week of poker news, the boys go hard on the hot takes about Gus Hansen, celebrities in poker, the current Player of the Year standings, Joey Ingram's prop bets, Choice Center, why we should care again about Tiger Woods and March Madness.

• 2:08 - The Return of Gus Hansen on Poker After Dark! Did Gus still have it? Was this the best PLO game on PokerGO? Is Matt Kirk the new Gus Hansen?
• 10:25 - The story of how Gus Hansen ended up on Poker After Dark, and what it will take to have the entire Bobby's Room game live on PokerGO?
• 13:03 - Previewing this week's Poker After Dark action: Jennifer Tilly, Don Cheadle and Antonio Esfandiari headline "Moving Violations." How did the lineup come together? What are the favorite celebrity poker players of the guys on the show? 
• 24:04 - Diving into the current standings of the 2018 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race. Why will Daniel Negreanu not chase the win and why Stephen Chidwick, Adrian Mateos and Ari Engel are the favorites to win once again.
• 34:40 - Hot takes on Joey Ingram's prop betting, as Daniel Negreanu and Bill Perkins offered him a $50k freeroll to enroll and complete the Choice Center course. 
• 43:44 - The fold of the year! Ian Steinman folds a set of kings on the river versus Joe McKeehen who rivers broadway with five players left in the World Poker Tour Thunder Valley Main Event. 
• 50:25 - Why Tiger Woods is inferior when compared to Phil Hellmuth. #PHNICELIFE #POSITIVITY
• 58:28 - And to wrap things up: March Madness hot takes featuring Brent Hanks and Will O'Connor, and Remko's regular dose of hate on college sports.

If you're new to PokerGO, please subscribe right now and take $10 off using the promo code REMKO. Tune in for live poker action on Wednesday and Thursday night as "Moving Violations" with Don Cheadle and Jennifer Tilly brings a $20k buy-in game to PokerGO. Cards for that game will be in the air at 6pm ET. 

This week on Heads Up with Remko it's all about U.S. Poker Open Championship winner Stephen Chidwick!

• 3:51 - The start of the interview and Stephen gets us caught up with his travel schedule and his decade of traveling the world for poker.
• 5:20 - Live poker vs online poker and wanting to become the No. 1 on the overall GPI standings.
• 7:35 - Stephen compares himself to other players in the top of the GPI standings and why he feels closest to David Peters from a playing style perspective.
• 8:58 - GTO vs exploitative and how Stephen approaches studying the game of poker and using solvers. 
• 12:20 - Stephen's advice for mid-stakes grinders who want to improve and whether GTO and using solvers is useful at that level.
• 14:34 - The economics of Super High Roller tournaments: Are there too many events? Will we reach the cap of what the economy can handle?
• 16:20 - Chidwick's recent massive run of big tournament results, winning the U.S. Poker Open Championship, how did he do it? 
• 20:30 - Comparing the US Poker Open to going deep in a big Main Event that lasts for multiple days.
• 23:45 - Dealing with being unlucky, having players tell him that he's a great player without a massive breakout result, selling pieces in high stakes tournaments, and the biggest heartbreak in his career.
• 30:55 - Going back in time with Stephen, talking about coming up through the ranks in online poker, winning more than 100 seats for the World Series of Poker Main Event at age 18 and learning from Jon 'Apestyles' Van Fleet.
• 38:37 - Transitioning from being an online pro to an established live poker player, and how he overcome social anxiety to thrive in the game. 
• 42:22 - The history of poker, the all-time money list, and comparing himself to other big players that are near him in the big rankings. 
• 45:33 - Mixed games: Getting into them, getting good at them, and the meaning of the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship. 
• 48:49 - The Super High Roller Bowl and Big One for One Drop, are we going to see Stephen in there, and looking at his World Series of Poker schedule and goals for 2018.

If you're new to PokerGO, sign up now using the promo code REMKO for $10 off your annual subscription. Rewatch the US Poker Open right now on PokerGO. 

This week on the Poker Central Podcast: Gus Hansen returns to Poker After Dark, Dennis Blieden wins the LAPC Main Event, The Super High Roller Club on PokerGO and speculation on the Super High Roller Bowl lottery.

• 0:30 - Gus Hansen returns! The Great Dane is joining the likes of Ben Lamb, Brian Rast and Matt Kirk on "Racks of Lamb" this week on Poker After Dark.
• 4:55 - Dennis Blieden wins the Los Angeles Poker Classic for $1,000,000 after beating Toby Lewis heads up. What's the story behind this final table? Will O'Connor gets us caught up.
• 9:03 - Brent Hanks shares the "Coors Light" Anthony Zinno story, and whether we want him to become the first ever player to win a fourth World Poker Tour title.
• 12:50 - Why were the LAPC Main Event numbers down? Was it the structure? Did the lack of Bay 101 hurt them?
• 16:50 - The Super High Roller Club: Why should you watch? What can you expect? What is the best episode? And most importantly: What about the episodes featuring your three hosts be about?
• 27:30 - Super High Roller Bowl registration is now open: Who's in? Who's out? What do the guys think about the lottery system, and will the likes of Adrian Mateos and Stephen Chidwick finally get in?
• 40:55 - A full breakdown of "Racks of Lamb" on Poker After Dark: A $100/$200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha cash game featuring Matt Kirk, Ben Lamb, Brian Rast and Gus Hansen.
• 45:55 - Did "Talk the Talk" live up to its expectations, as a bunch of tough talkers gathered on Poker After Dark?
• 56:00 - Recapping the ARIA High Roller events won by Jake Schindler and David Peters. 

Looking for more poker action? Sign up to PokerGO right now and never miss another live Poker After Dark show. 

Brent Hanks is a regular voice on the Poker Central Podcast, but he's never had a chance to tell the full story of his poker career! This week on Heads Up with Remko that changes for good, as Hanks dives deep into his World Series of Poker bracelet win, the effects that Black Friday had on his life and career, and how someone puts together a lineup for Poker After Dark. 

• 1:45 - Brent tries to explain what his job at Poker Central actually is, and why he's always on his phone.
• 2:45 - The famous people in Brent's phone, and why their names are Dan, Michael and Phil.
• 4:20 - Putting the lineups together for Poker After Dark and what goes into it.
• 10:18 - Are the biggest stakes on PokerGO too big? How big should the stakes of the big games be, and what kind of appetite is there globally to play nosebleed games?
• 12:40 - Brent's own high stakes action, blowing through $80,000, what it would take to get Dan Bilzerian onto Poker After Dark, and how to fix a lineup when a player backs out?
• 17:10 - The 2018 Super High Roller Bowl, Brent's expectations and how he's going to be doing more PokerGO commentary in the months to come.
• 21:30 - Brent's poker career, being among the best online tournament players in the world, and a side backing deal with Jason Mercier. 
• 27:55 - Shifting from being an online player to being forced to play live poker after Black Friday, and going through many big changes in life. 
• 34:30 - Brent Hanks' WSOP bracelet win, going through ups and downs as a poker player, and the family life in Las Vegas.
• 42:40 - Being a part of PokerGO from Day 1, and what the expectations are for the summer, the WSOP, Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters and US Poker Open.
• 48:00 - The story behind Brent's Sunday Million win, some shenanigans, and why Brent has never left the North-American continent.  
• 53:55 - Goals for 2018, as a player, father, broadcaster and player, and some juicy stories on who will potentially end up playing on Poker After Dark in 2018.
• 56:40 - Phil Ivey, Viktor Blom, Patrik Antonius, Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies and Tom Dwan in the same Poker After Dark game, can Brent make it happen?

Don't miss any of the action on PokerGO, as we provide more than 100 days of live poker action every year. Poker After Dark returns next week with a $100/$200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha cash game headlined by Ben Lamb and Matt Kirk. Use the promo code REMKO for $10 off the annual PokerGO subscription. 

The Poker Central Podcast is crew is high off the fumes of their American Poker Awards win, and filled with adrenaline and excitement they'll take you through every single category of the awards. 

Also on the show: The Super High Roller Bowl registration opens on Thursday, March 1st, The Super High Roller Club is now on PokerGO and the WPT LAPC Main Event final table will be live on PokerGO on Thursday at 7:30pm ET.

• 0:00 - Lots of gloating over winning the Podcast of the Year at the American Poker Awards!
• 6:22 - The Super High Roller Bowl registration is announced, the Super High Roller Club debuts on PokerGO and the WPT LAPC final table comes to PokerGO live on Thursday.
• 13:16 - Analyzing the American Poker Awards, the winners, the losers and bringing all the hot takes!
• 15:15 - Was "Tom Dwan's Return to Poker After Dark" snubbed for "Moment of the Year" or was Ema Zajmovic's win a bigger deal?
• 17:50 - The Super High Roller Bowl vs the partypoker Millions Montreal event.
• 26:24 - The poker journalist of the year, and laughing at a Joe McKeehen Tweet.
• 30:15 - Why Brent Hanks is not Nick Schulman, and why Dead Money was a deserving winner for "Content of the Year."
• 43:10 - Poker Vlogger of the Year, and discussing Doug Polk's most recent video. 
• 55:00 - Industry Person of the Year: Matt Savage, and Will O'Connor's love for the WPT.
• 1:00:30 - Cary Katz, Poker's Biggest Influencer.
• 1:06:00 - Recapping the remaining awards.

If you're new to PokerGO, subscribe right now and use the promo code REMKO to get $10 off the annual subscription.

Brent Hanks is joined by Remko Rinkema in the Las Vegas office, as the two preview all American Poker Awards, which are to be awarded this Thursday in Los Angeles. Also on this show: The insanity that is Viktor Blom, and the crazy Poker After Dark action for last week, and a look at this week's lineup.

• 3:00 - The American Poker Awards! Starting with the Breakout Player of the Year, and the Papazian vs Papazyan confusion. 
• 7:00 - The Tournament Performance of the Year: Should the WSOP Main Event be excluded from this award?
• 10:40 - The Moment of the Year, and why Tom Dwan on Poker After Dark is the only eligible one!
• 16:30 - The smaller tournament series in America, and which one is our favorite.
• 18:19 - Poker journalist of the year!
• 22:18 - Broadcaster of the Year, and how Brent Hanks will claim the title this year!
• 25:55 - Poker media content of the year, and why picking between the emotions of the stories in this categories is near impossible. 
• 29:10 - Video blogger of the year: What's a vlog? 
• 31:10 - Poker Streamer of the Year: The Jason Somerville of the Year Award.
• 33:35 - Industry Person of the Year: The need for new names and faces to get recognition. 
• 37:01 - Poker's Biggest Influencer: A call for Cary Katz to get his due. 
• 39:40 - The biggest award of the year! Poker Podcast of the Year: Why and how are we nominated, and do we have any chance to win?
• 46:45 - Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom is a legend, and he proved it again by winning a million bucks in the partypoker Millions at King's Casino. And, how will Brent Hanks get him onto Poker After Dark?
• 57:11 - Poker After Dark: Dead Money and Talk The Talk. Looking back on the week that was, and the week that's coming up. Matt Berkey lost a bunch, Garrett Adelstein did G-Man things, and how the upcoming lineup might need extra security at the table!

If you're new to the podcast, please rate, review and subscribe to the channel! If you're new to PokerGO, subscribe right now and use the promo code REMKO for $10 off the annual subscription. Poker After Dark: Talk The Talk goes live at 6pm ET on February 21st and 22nd, exclusively on PokerGO.

The three stooges are back together, and this week they'll focus on the U.S. Poker Open, and the riveting "scandals" that kept 'Poker Twitter' busy over the last week: Tipping Gate ft Phil Hellmuth and Chop Gate ft Mike Leah. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show. 

• 5:22 - Comparing Steffen Sontheimer's Poker Masters run versus Stephen Chidwick's U.S. Poker Open dominance. 
• 8:24 - Analyzing the Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments at the U.S. Poker Open.
• 11:40 - Was the turnout of the $50,000 Main Event a disappointment?  
• 17:55 - Looking at the final U.S. Poker Open standings, Keith Tilston's Main Event win and 'The Moment of the Series'.
• 25:38 - The U.S. Poker Open fantasy draft final standings!
• 30:50 - This week on Poker After Dark! The action is centered around Matt Berkey on "Dead Money" week.
• 38:15 - Tipping Gate ft Phil Hellmuth and Mike Leah Chop Gate!! (This section might contain epic rants.) 

If you're new to the podcast, please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing to the channel! Click this link to sign up to PokerGO, and take $10 off by using the promo code REMKO. For questions or suggestions, e-mail us at podcast@pokercentral.com.