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On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from both the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas where they chatted with Hollywood actor Neil Patrick Harris!

NPH was in town to participate in a WPT celebrity charity event, and you get to hear from him right after he was on the wrong end of a cooler! 

Plus, hear from Calvin Anderson, winner of the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship for nearly $1.4 million. The crew then gets you up to speed on all things WPT World Championship Festival, including the missed $40 million GTD, Garrett Adelstein’s return to livestreamed poker, and the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop.

 They then wrap up the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, including a dealer error controversy at the final table that may’ve cost Daniel Neilson dearly, and a winner interview with Stanislav Zegal, who took down the Main Event for $2 million.

Plus, hear the dates for the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas, current leaders in the GPI Player of the Year races, and how Padraig O'Neill turned 12 bb into €1,030,000 en route to a 2023 EPT Prague Main Event victory.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the [I]PokerNews[/I] Podcast.

 Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:23 | Welcome to the show
00:50 | Recovering from WSOP Paradise
03:00 | Dates announced for the 2024 WSOP
04:26 | Big winners from the WSOP Paradise
06:50 | Online Qualifier Stanislav Zegal Wins First WSOP Paradise Main Event ($2,000,000)
07:20 | WSOP Paradise proved to be a success w/ impressive numbers
08:52 | Winner interview w/ Stanislav Zegal
12:20 | Final table error negatively impacts Daniel Neilson 
19:48 | Sponsor: Global Poker
20:49 | Garrett Adelstein returns to livestreamed cash games
25:00 | WPT World Championship misses $40 million guarantee
29:16 | WPT World Championship winner picks
31:01 | Update on the $1,000,000 WPT Big One for One Drop
33:50 | Winner picks for the WPT Big One for One Drop
35:46 | What could make the Big One for One Drop a bigger success?
37:05 | Calvin Anderson wins record WPT Prime Championship for $1.4 million
40:10 | Winner interview w/ Calvin Anderson
43:52 | Neil Patrick Harris attends WPT Celebrity Charity Event
45:41 | Interview w/ Neil Patrick Harris
50:40 | Update on GPI Player of the Year races
53:30 | Padraig O'Neill turns 12 bb into €1,030,000 en route to 2023 EPT Prague victory

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards talk about the grand opening of the Horseshoe Las Vegas, Garrett Adelstein's interview with Doug Polk, and recent winners from the 2023 PokerStars USA SCOOP.

Plus, Shaun Deeb has been in the headlines this week for a few reasons. First, he won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit $1,700 Main Event at Turning Stone for $276K, and then he made a body fat percentage loss prop bet with Bill Perkins, one that could see him either lose $100,000 or possibly win $1,000,000! Finally, he actually talks to Connor about nearly losing $10,000, which had to be fished out of a trash can. Find out the story behind what happened from Deeb himself.

Also, hear from the legendary Vanessa Selbst, who stepped away from poker years ago but has recently dipped her toe back in as a part of the WSOP Thrill Team. Selbst talks to Chad about what inspired her to join, what she thinks of the game nowadays, and her plans for poker, including a likely return to the WSOP this summer. Don't miss your chance to hear from one of the best to ever play the game.

Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

Time Stamps
*Time|Topic*
00:25 | Welcome to the show
01:20 | Highlights from the Horseshoe Las Vegas Grand Opening
04:07 | Jack Binion, Doyle Brunson & Mattress Mack hold Q&A session
05:34 | Sponsor: Global Poker
06:35 | Shaun Deeb is in the news for three big reasons
07:10 | Shaun Deeb wins WSOP Circuit Turning Stone
07:30 | Shaun Deeb bets $100K to win $1M in body fat prop bet
08:17 | Does Deeb stand a chance?
11:49 | Deeb nearly losses $10K in the trash
13:52 | Hear the story directly from Shaun Deeb
18:13 | Sponsor: partypoker
19:00 | Garrett Adelstein speaks – what did you think of his interview w/ Doug Polk?
25:43 | Sponsor: 888poker
26:35 | Recent winners from the PokerStars USA SCOOP
29:35 | WSOP Thrill Team
32:52 | Vanessa Selbst joins the show
35:00 | Six years since her brutal WSOP bustout hand
36:09 | Has the game passed her by?
38:18 | Battle Selbst at PlayWSOP.com 
39:10 | Has Selbst been keeping an eye on the poker scene?
40:24 | What do you think about all the recent controversies?
41:50 | How does she feel about the WSOP’s new home at Horseshoe Las Vegas?
43:14 | Where are your three WSOP gold bracelets?
45:00 | Finding life after poker
46:06 | Getting inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame
49:00 | If you come back to poker full-time, what’s new that you’d like to try?
50:50 | Sponsor: WPT Global
52:05 | What’s coming up for PokerNews?
54:18 | Connor’s morbid fascination with historical deaths

This week, we are locked in and hanging out with Grosvenor Ambassador Katie Swift.

Over the course of this wide ranging conversation, the trio discuss Robbi Jade Lew’s lie detector text, Garrett Adelstein’s LA Times articles and Thomas Kremser’s controversial return to tournament directing at the Battle of Malta.

Katie talks about her role as host at the upcoming Malta Poker Festival while David and Dara weigh in on the different needs of the recreational poker player to those of the pro.

The upcoming Unibet IPO Dublin is previewed and there is also some chat about the new Unibet Poker schedule which boasts the lowest rake in the industry, more PKOs and bigger guarantees.

This week, we welcome to the show poker player, YouTuber, poker room owner and WPT ambassador Andrew Neeme. We are also joined by author, podcaster and live tells expert Zach Elwood. For strategy, we do a fun crossover with fellow GPI Global poker award winner ‘The Grid’ as we look at a hand of Jen Shahade’s from the EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty. The executive director of poker operations at the Wynn Ryan Beauregard stops by to discuss the record breaking $15 million WPT event in December. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!

This week, we are on location in Malta paying tribute to our great friend Jan Suchanek who was booked to appear on this episode but sadly passed away a fortnight ago.

Dara and David venture to various spots, some closer to the sea than others, as they discuss the media coverage since Robbi Lew made that questionable Jack-High call versus Garrett Adelstein. They also brag shamelessly about the hugely successful Chip Race Mystery Bounty at the Unibet Open. Dara is on the Doke Diet, also known as an accidental diet to which you fully commit afterwards.

In the final segment, the lads reminisce about their friend Jan, sharing personal memories and the tributes of some of Jan’s sports-betting work buddies, poker friends and poker daughter Paulina Loeliger.