With #NAPTLasVegas in the books, James and Joe recap their two weeks at Resorts World, from casting Loose Cannons and filming a new season of The Big Game on Tour to performing comedy (Joe), singing karaoke (James) and playing slots (both). There’s also a chance to hear from Nick Marchington, the winner of the NAPT Main Event. Meanwhile, Joshua Schofield from the UK competes for a Bronze #PowerPass in ‘Superfan vs Stapes’, answering questions about video games. The guys are on the road next week, so will be back with a new episode on Thursday November 28th. In the meantime, please follow/subscribe to #PITE and join our community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord).

323. Las Vegas recap featuring NAPT Main Event champion Nick Marchington

In the final episode of the year, James and Joe recap their trip to #EPTPrague and speak to Main Event champion Pedro Marques. Joe also talks through some hands from his deep run in the €550 Cup. The guys discuss their poker highlights of 2024 and look ahead to a new series of PokerStars live events in 2025. Finally, film-maker and EPT producer Harry Kirby takes his shot at Superfan glory, answering questions about action movies. #PITE returns on January 16th. In the meantime, please follow/subscribe to the podcast and join our community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord). Send your Superfan applications to superfan@pokerstarsint.com

326. EPT Prague champion Pedro Marques

Welcome to 2025! The Global Poker Award nominations are out, so GPI President Eric Danis joins James and Joe to run through this year’s shortlist , which includes recognition for Joe, #PITE and #TheBigGameOnTour. Plus, the guys speak to double nominee Abby Merk, who’s up for Rising Star in Content Creation and Best Short-Form Video. There’s also poker analysis: with Joe at RunGood Tulsa and James just back from Vegas, Team Pro Nick Walsh is on hand to pass judgement on their play. Finally, Michael Pinciaro is this week’s Superfan, answering questions about ‘Goodfellas’. Please follow/subscribe to the podcast and join our community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord). Send your Superfan applications to superfan@pokerstarsint.com

327. Global Poker Awards with Eric Danis & Abby Merk, plus Nick Walsh

James and Joe are joined by guest co-host Caitlin Comeskey: multi-award nominated content creator and up-and-coming streamer. There’s a summary of the week’s poker news headlines, including the death of ‘Miami' John Cernuto, the announcement of the new PokerStars Live League and an update on the Irish Open, as event owner Paul O’Reilly reveals what players can expect from this year’s festival. The tables are turned in ‘Hand of the Century of the Day’, with the boys attempting to analyse Caitlin’s play on PokerStars New Jersey. And Nicoletta Madden competes for a Bronze #PowerPass in ’Superfan vs Stapes’. Her specialist subject? The 1978 horror movie ‘Halloween’. Please follow/subscribe to #PITE and join the podcast community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord). Send your Superfan applications to superfan@pokerstarsint.com

330. Co-host Caitlin Comeskey, plus Irish Open owner Paul O'Reilly

There’s less than a month to go before a new series of European live events begins in Campione. So, what do poker players make of the PokerStars Open? What are their thoughts on the PokerStars Live League? Two circuit regulars - David Docherty and David Lappin - share their honest opinions, while Cedric Billot, Associate Director, PokerStars Live Events explains the ethos behind the new series and why the regional tours are no more. There’s also discussion of this year's WSOP schedule, Phil Hellmuth’s shock announcement and Joe’s roasting at the Charity Series of Poker Awards. Plus, James has been mixing it up in the online streets, so asks the Davids to analyse one of his more unorthodox hands from an $11 tournament. Finally, Rob Fulfer from Tennessee answers questions about ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ in ‘Superfan vs Stapes’. Please follow/subscribe to #PITE and join the podcast community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord). Send your Superfan applications to superfan@pokerstarsint.com

331. David Docherty, David Lappin & Cedric Billot (Associate Director, PokerStars Live Events)

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 23rd episode, Connor speaks with Hollywood producer and 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold about growing up in New York City, learning poker from his parents and grandparents, playing poker with Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan in the 1990s, the early days of televised poker and his memorable 2006 Main Event run.

Gold also talked about his charity poker events that have raised more than a half-billion dollars for various causes, the future of poker content and what poker players can expect from GGPoker's $500 million purchase of the World Series of Poker.

This interview was filmed at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas in December 2024.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Jamie Gold by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
0:46	Growing up in New York City
2:25	Playing w/ Ivey & Brunson in the 90s
5:50	Poker players becoming celebrities
9:09	Early TV poker days
17:10	Poker broadcasting & paywalls
19:51	Future of poker content
23:43	Favorite life lesson from poker
24:07	Golden days of poker
25:15	Characters & stories in poker
30:25	Upcoming poker projects
32:26	Charity poker events
44:31	Book recommendation
45:35	WSOP Paradise
49:55	Advice for younger self

Jamie Gold on Poker's Golden Era, Charity Events & GGPoker's WSOP Takeover

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.

Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.

This interview was filmed in Galfond's home in Las Vegas in December 2024.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Phil Galfond by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Phil Galfond and Connor Richards on X.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
1:09	Growing up in Maryland
2:33	Andrew Robl
4:55	Jason Koon
5:35	Pot-Limit Omaha
7:47	Best PLO players
9:15	Poker strategy
11:04	Phil Ivey story
11:42	NYC penthouse slide
14:24	Black Friday
18:04	Run It Once & losing $10 million
21:58	BetRivers Poker
25:37	RTA/bots in online poker
31:07	BetRivers expanding beyond Pennsylvania
32:34	Content creation
38:36	Playing with Doyle Brunson
42:13	Galfond Challenge
44:05	Comeback against Venividi1993
53:35	Farah Galfond's poker journey
57:37	Book recommendation
58:16	Advice for younger self
59:21	Favorite life lesson from poker

Phil Galfond Talks Comeback Against 'VeniVidi1993' & Launching a New US Poker Site

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.

Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.

"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
1:46	Discovering poker as a kid
3:11	Poker in Canada
5:08	Living at Bellagio/Bobby's Room
10:15	Bluffing Ivey on High Stakes Poker
19:15	Getting cheated on Ultimate Bet
20:05	Doug Polk debt
29:04	Where has Brad been past decade
31:39	Going missing in 2020
36:20	Return to poker
37:52	Plans to move up to high stakes?
41:33	Inspiration in life
43:01	Advice for younger self
43:53	Favorite life lesson from poker

Embattled Poker Pro Brad Booth Vows to Make Amends

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 26th episode, Connor speaks with chess streamer and GGPoker ambassador Alexandra Botez about learning chess and poker from her dad, getting into streaming at Stanford, dealing with online trolls, creating content with her sister Andrea Botez and the similarities between chess and poker.

Botez also talked about winning $456,900 in the legendary 2022 Hustler Casino Live Creator Game that included Phil Hellmuth, Mr. Beast and Ninja, as well as signing on as a GGPoker ambassador and securing a career-high cash at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise.

This interview was filmed at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas in December 2024.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Alexandra Botez by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Alexandra Botez and Connor Richards on X.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Timestamps
TIME	TOPIC
0:00	Intro
0:43	Learning chess from her dad
2:52	Studying international relations at Stanford
3:08	Chess streaming
5:50	Similarities between chess and poker
7:17	Getting into poker
8:34	Winning half a million in HCL creator game
9:39	Different poker experiences
11:22	Playing chess at WSOP Paradise
12:32	Queen's Gambit
13:57	Women in chess
16:33	Dealing with trolls
16:54	WSOP Paradise
19:18	Book recommendation
19:46	Advice for younger self
20:01	Favorite life lesson from poker

How Chess Streamer Alexandra Botez Won Half a Million Playing Poker

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

That fact made a big impact on what allegedly went down. Find out what happened, what fans and players are saying, and whether or not ClubWPT Gold will award the $1,000,000 bonus. Also, the WSOP did issue a statement and has yet to finalize the results of the tournament. What might happen next is anyone's guess, but Chad and Mike discuss some potential scenarios.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:00 | Welcome to the show
00:20 | Collusion controversy in 2025 WSOP Millionaire Maker
00:40 | Mike’s take on the situation
02:22 | Polarizing reactions
03:56 | Backroom deals happen all the time
05:15 | Reviewing every single heads-up hand
06:22 | WSOP releases statement
08:42 | Controversial PLO hand
10:10 | ClubWPT Gold is a disruptor 
13:20 | What could happen next?
16:00 | Protecting the allure of the bracelet
19:04 | Examples of bracelets being bought
23:16 | Should the WSOP allow deal-making?
28:14 | ClubWPT Gold to award $1,000,000
31:50 | Need to protect against cheating
32:52 | Be patient with the WSOP

Emergency Show After Collusion Controversy in 2025 WSOP Millionaire Maker

The PokerNews Podcast is a one-hour weekly show hosted by Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike “Brock Lesnar” Holtz. The show usually focuses on 3-4 of the hottest poker stories from the past week. Listen as our expert panel offers their take on the latest stories and gossip.

Winner of the 2021 Global Poker Award for Best Poker Podcast, Poker in the Ears takes you behind-the-scenes of the international poker circuit. Hosted by PokerStars commentators James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton, it’s a mostly uncensored take on the world of poker, told from the perspective of a cranky British dad (Hartigan) and an undateable American bachelor (Stapes). The presenters also regularly call in favours, in the form of guest spots from their big-shot celebrity poker-playing friends. And they routinely hold on-air competitions, providing chances for listeners to win prizes.

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