Life Outside Poker: Kyna England on Game of Gold, Team Hot Dog & Chicago Poker

Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.
Hosts:
Connor Richards @CRichards1995
Guests:
Kyna England @Kyna_CooL

Life Outside Poker is a new 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 20th episode, Connor speaks with PokerNews Podcast co-host and Game of Gold contestant Kyna England about the Chicago poker scene, going to the same high school as director John Hughes, winning 2021 MSPT Player of the Year, going to Korea for Game of Gold, podcasting, and being a part of Team Hot Dog with Jamie Kerstetter.

England also talked about her victory in the 2023 NAPT Women's Event and going to London for the upcoming PokerStars Women's Winter Festival.

This interview was filmed at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival at Resorts World Las Vegas.

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 Kyna England by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Time Stamps

TIMETOPIC
0:00Intro
0:45Chicago poker
3:15Same high school as John Hughes
5:56Chicago poker vs Vegas poker
10:20Winning 2021 MSPT POY
12:25Playing Venetian $5k
16:37Best MSPT grinders
19:09Team Hot Dog
20:10Women in Poker Hall of Fame nominees
22:05Kristen Foxen Main bust out hand
23:34Game of Gold
28:14Yoh Viral Game of Gold story
30:52PokerNews Podcast
34:01NAPT Las Vegas
34:48Winning 2023 NAPT Women's Event
37:08Women's Winter Festival in London
39:22Book recommendations
41:02Advice for younger self
41:32Favorite life lesson from poker
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Connor Richards
Editor & Live Reporter U.S.

Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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