PokerNews Podcast: Eli Elezra
The World Series of Poker is underway! Sarah Herring and [Removed:139] preview the first week of the WSOP in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast.
A great turnout for the Gavin Smith Memorial Tournament, plus what to watch for among the first couple events. The $10k Super Turbo Bounty will mark the first broadcast, and the Big Fifty could set record fields.
Daniel Negreanu deals with a bit of chaos in his WSOP piece-selling, but makes it all right in the end.
Plus, Eli Elezra joins the show! He discusses his new book: what his Israeli Army experience taught him, his introduction to Chip Reese and Doyle Brunson, and his plans for the WSOP.
Show Time Stamps
| 0:20 | Intro: Sarah in Barcelona, Jeff in Vegas as the WSOP kicks off! |
| 1:30 | Jeff played in the Gavin Smith Memorial Tournament at the Series, what the experience was like |
| 4:10 | Previewing the first week of the WSOP, and going over the broadcast schedule |
| 4:50 | The buzz surrounding the Big Fifty |
| 7:20 | Jeff's plans for the broadcasts/series |
| 8:40 | Daniel Negreanu breaks the internet, fixes everything at the end |
| 13:00 | Sponsor: Oddschecker |
| 14:20 | Eli Elezra, author of "Pulling the Trigger", joins the show! |
| 15:20 | What his experience has been like promoting the book: "It's been unbelievable, I can't put it into words." |
| 16:20 | How the game has evolved since his WPT win in 2004: "Nobody imagined we'd get to the point where it'd be so big." |
| 17:20 | How his training experience in the Israeli Army shaped his adulthood: "I became so much stronger mentally." |
| 19:00 | Taking two bullets to his flak jacket in the 1982 Lebanon War |
| 21:00 | Becoming a stronger poker player because of his experience in the army |
| 21:50 | What he remembers the most about Chip Reese: "The very first day he met me...he took my phone number and he made me feel at home." |
| 23:10 | How impressed he is with Doyle Brunson: "It's unreal...this man is poker." |
| 24:20 | Have these last six months been tough for him, considering allegations against him that loans haven't been paid off: "I have my mistakes, I learn from my mistakes, I believe I made it up with most of the guys." |
| 25:30 | How moving lower in stakes has helped him: "Not only am I happy, I'm going to make a lot of other people happy...I'm not playing big, so there will be no more pain." |
| 26:20 | His plans for the WSOP: "I'm going to play at least 25 events" |
| 28:10 | Gianluca “Tankanza” Speranza Does The Unthinkable and Wins Back-to-Back SCOOP Main Events! |
| 32:00 | Francois Billard Wins the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America Main Event (CA$961,400) |
| 35:20 | Sarah thanks everyone for the incredible support after her pregnancy announcement! |
| 36:40 | Next week: the podcast ramps up, from the WSOP! |
| 37:10 | Sponsor: Oddschecker |
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