WATCH: Which Billionaires Partied with Hellmuth? | PokerNews Podcast #830
In the 830th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Chris Moneymaker winning the Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Event #1: $25K NLH for a huge $903K score.
The trio discusses Arden Cho getting felted four times in five hands on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) and Phil Hellmuth celebrating his 60th birthday two months early in Las Vegas with his "Billionaire Bestie Bash". Several big names made appearances, which are revealed in the episode. Hellmuth shares various clips from his birthday festivities, which you can watch in this new episode.
From there, the crew talks about a jam-packed weekend of tournament action that may have been a tad too busy, resulting in two significant overlays at The Lodge in Texas and Borgata in Atlantic City.
Meanwhile, Maurice Hawkins returns as a controversial topic on the PokerNews Podcast as he shipped the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Cherokee Main Event for $259K and his 16th gold ring. Is this an opportunity for Hawkins to do right and settle the court judgment against him?
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Other winners highlighted included Jonathan Wang taking down the RGPS Graton for $86K, and Lex Veldhuis winning his first-ever COOP title when he won SCOOP 41-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans for $140K. More importantly, he did it while streaming the action.
May 14 marked the first anniversary of Doyle Brunson's passing. Chad shares some stories about "Texas Dolly," including the time he played beer pong, and then reviews the audiobook version of Brunson's autobiography The Godfather of Poker.
You can win a copy of that audiobook by listening to or watching the podcast on YouTube and leaving a comment. We'll randomly select a winner before next week's show.
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:06 | Welcome to the show |
| 00:18 | Chris Moneymaker wins Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Event #1: $25K for $903K |
| 04:41 | Triton Poker clip of Moneymaker’s winning hand |
| 06:55 | Brian Kim, a super stud |
| 07:28 | Actress Arden Cho good for poker |
| 10:53 | Arden Cho felted four times in five hands on Hustler Casino Live |
| 14:50 | Phil Hellmuth celebrates 60th birthday two months early |
| 16:32 | Mike’s gripe with Hellmuth |
| 19:30 | Clips from Hellmuth’s “Billionaire Besties Birthday Bash” |
| 24:03 | Sponsor: 888poker – XL Spring Series underway |
| 24:40 | The Lodge & Borgata miss big guarantees on a busy weekend |
| 25:58 | Did Mother’s Day make a difference? |
| 28:30 | Borgata Spring Poker Open misses by $250K |
| 29:22 | Doug Polk takes it in stride |
| 32:35 | The feeling of winning Player of the Year |
| 34:56 | Maurice Hawkins wins 16th WSOP Circuit ring – opportunity to do right? |
| 41:20 | Lex Velduis wins first COOP title for $140K |
| 42:06 | Video of Lex Veldhuis winning his SCOOP title on stream |
| 43:00 | Christina Gollins wins $600 NLH event at WSOPC Commerce for $105K |
| 45:24 | Jonathan Wang wins RGPS Graton Casino for $86K |
| 47:00 | Debating different price points |
| 49:31 | First anniversary of Doyle Brunson’s passing |
| 50:24 | “The Godfather of Poker” audiobook |
| 51:18 | Chad’s first time meeting Doyle Brunson, who played beer pong |
| 52:57 | Kyna played with Doyle in her first WSOP Main Event |
| 54:22 | Win an audiobook copy of Doyle Brunson’s “The Godfather of Poker” |
| 55:00 | The WSOP is upon us |
| 55:49 | Two shows of the PokerNews Podcast per week during the WSOP |
| 56:23 | Get well wishes to Clyde Gaskins, Kevmath, and Bob Smith |
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