PokerNews Podcast 514: Ali Imsirovic, Maria Ho
That is a wrap on the 2018 Poker Masters! [Removed:139] was there, and he breaks it all down with Sarah Herring on this episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Two titles in one week was not enough for David Peters to win the purple jacket, as Ali Imsirovic barely clipped him for the Poker Masters title. Jeff caught up with Ali after he was presented with the prestigious jacket.
Plus, Maria Ho continues to immerse herself in the poker broadcasting world. Jeff spends a few minutes talking to her about what that transition has been like, and gets her thoughts on what went down at the Poker Masters.
Sarah and Jeff dive into what else is going on in the poker world. William Kassouf gets caught in a scandal, Lex Veldhuis sets a personal Twitch viewership record, partypoker snags another top player, and Friday Night Poker debuts this week!
This week's sponsor: Global Poker
Show Time Stamps
| 0:30 | Intro: Sarah back in Texas, Jeff back from Poker Masters break desk duty |
| 2:00 | Ali Imsirovic Dons Purple Jacket After Back-to-Back Poker Masters Wins |
| 2:40 | The rise of Ali Imsirovic to the top ranks |
| 3:30 | ALL IN with Evan Jarvis: Ali Imsirovic |
| 4:00 | David Peters Wins 2018 Poker Masters Main Event ($1,150,000) |
| 4:40 | "Downswing Peters, No More Heaters" by Philipp Gruissem, featuring Sarah Herring |
| 6:30 | How the Poker Masters has established itself as one of the premier events on the poker calendar |
| 8:00 | The atmosphere in these high-roller tournaments |
| 8:50 | Jeff catches up with Ali Imsirovic |
| 9:00 | What the purple jacket means to him: "It's kinda solidifying a place in poker, I had dreams about winning this thing." |
| 9:15 | The run he's been on: "Surreal, lucky...I've just been having the time of my life." |
| 9:40 | Thoughts on the Poker Masters: "There aren't too many spots in these tournaments...I think being able to win tournaments like that feels much more prestigious than, like, winning a bracelet." |
| 10:10 | Facing his poker idols: "Just being able to play with them, I don't even know, it kinda feels like you made it in a way." |
| 10:40 | The work ethic that led to his rise to this level |
| 11:10 | His plans for the next couple months: "I just love playing the game so much...my goals are just to get better in poker and really improve myself." |
| 11:40 | What the support system has been like from friends and family |
| 12:10 | Will he be back to defend his title? |
| 12:30 | The quality of the Poker Masters broadcast, what the break desk brings to the table |
| 14:15 | Jeff catches up with Maria Ho after the Poker Masters |
| 14:30 | The Poker Masters Main Event: "It was a crazy fight to the finish" |
| 14:45 | The run Ali Imsirovic went on: "I'm very impressed...he seemed to be the kind of guy, that even though he's new to the scene, mentally he was ready." |
| 15:10 | Someone new breaking into the high roller scene: "You just don't really see that anymore. Even some of the youngest high-roller specialists are in their mid to late 20s." |
| 16:00 | Incorporating herself into the broadcasting field: "I just really enjoy the new challenge." |
| 16:45 | Does broadcasting inspire her to become a better poker player? "It just motivates me that much more to be playing poker, to be better in my own game." |
| 17:30 | Why does the interviewer role fit her so well? "I think there's a mutual respect in terms of the fact that they know that I'm a player, they know I've been there." |
| 18:20 | What the break desk adds to the broadcast: "I love the break desk...it's nice to sum up what's happened in a two-hour span...it stimulates the discussion on social media." |
| 19:00 | Her plans for the next month |
| 20:10 | Sponsor: globalpoker.com |
| 21:40 | William Kassouf Loses Sponsorship When Caught Palming £100 Chips |
| 26:40 | Online Phenom Timofey "Trueteller" Kuznetsov Joins Team partypoker |
| 32:00 | Lex Veldhuis Hits Record Twitch Viewers, Rewards with WCOOP $25K |
| 38:20 | Poker Central & Stadium to Launch Friday Night Poker on Facebook Watch |
| 38:50 | Jeff dives into what he's doing for Friday Night Poker, and how fans can get involved! |
| 43:30 | Friday Night Lights talk! |
| 45:30 | Sponsor: globalpoker.com |
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