PokerNews Podcast: Dwan Drama, Women in Poker, Boston Rob & Brantzen on Reality TV
In the 821st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna England come to you from Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news, stories, and gossip. That includes the recent drama surrounding Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who recently talked to PokerNews in a 45-minute in-depth conversation about debt allegations recently leveled against him by Peter Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris.
You can read everything Dwan had to say in our feature article here but suffice it to say he didn't give clear answers. Some say he spouted a word salad to most of the questions, and our crew took a look at some clips and offered their thoughts. We also asked Dwan point blank if he's ever been kidnapped by the Triads, an urban legend of sorts in the poker world.
Mike and Kyna then talked about their respective tournament successes since the last show, which led to a larger talk about women in poker and how the industry sometimes struggles to market to such a large segment of the population. From there, it was on to a discussion about the recent uptick of poker-related names venturing into the reality TV space including Boston Rob Mariano, Brantzen Poker, and Athena Jett.
Finally, the crew touched on Kevin Martin's 24/7 stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online and close it out by offering their thoughts on the often-critical Allen Kessler.
Did you know the PokerNews Podcast is no longer just audio? That's right, we've added a video show as well that you can view on the PokerNews YouTube Channel.
Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:23 | Welcome to Episode #821 |
| 00:53 | Tom Dwan in the headlines |
| 05:07 | First Tom Dwan clip – Do you want the Peter Jetten stuff resolved? |
| 06:56 | Second Tom Dwan clip – Do you owe Peter Jetten $226K? |
| 12:48 | Backing & Make Up debate |
| 13:36 | Third Tom Dwan clip – In your mind do you owe Peter Jetten money? |
| 16:17 | LARPing in poker |
| 17:41 | Fourth Tom Dwan clip – Do you consider yourself honest & with integrity? |
| 19:02 | Dwan & Jetten headed to arbitration |
| 22:08 | Fifth Tom Dwan clip – Did the Triads kidnap Dwan? |
| 24:01 | Sixth Tom Dwan clip – Will we see you at the WSOP this year? |
| 26:23 | Sponsor: 888poker |
| 27:15 | Kyna England finishes runner-up in WSOPC Ladies Event |
| 30:40 | Mike Holtz finishes 4th in Wynn Millions event for 2nd-largest live score |
| 33:29 | Discussion on women in poker |
| 42:00 | How do you feel about the “Last Woman Standing”? |
| 46:05 | Poker names back in the reality TV world |
| 46:23 | Athena Jett to be on American Idol |
| 48:23 | Boston Rob & Brantzen Poker on Deal or No Deal Island |
| 51:57 | What reality TV show would you want to be on? |
| 54:43 | Kevin Martin streaming 330+ hours thus far |
| 55:36 | Allen Kessler – love him or hate him? |
| 57:48 | Corey Eyring coming up next week |
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