PokerNews Podcast: WSOP Update, Hellmuth Loses, Ivey Wins & Guest Jaime Staples Talks WPT partypoker
On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway highlight more bracelet winners from the GGPoker World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online bracelet events, give an update on the WSOP COVID-19 situation, highlight wins by Phil Ivey and Tony G in the Super High Roller Bowl Europe, and discuss Brandon Adams conceding the Galfond Challenge.
They also recap Phil Hellmuth losing to Tom Dwan in High Stakes Duel III, confirm Lon McEachern & Norman Chad will return to WSOP commentary and talk to guest Jaime Staples about the WPT World Online Championships, which are taking place right now on partypoker.
Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care, which you can learn more about here.
Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Welcome to the show |
| 00:37 | Teasing guest partypoker Online Ambassador Jaime Staples |
| 00:56 | How did Jeff do in the Venetian tournament? |
| 02:08 | WSOP expected to release COVID update |
| 05:00 | Lon McEachern & Norman Chad confirmed to return to WSOP commentary |
| 07:26 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care |
| 08:30 | GGPoker WSOP $10K Heads-Up Championship Final Four |
| 09:46 | Samuel Vousden wins GGMasters WSOP event |
| 10:18 | Vincas Tamasauskas wins $5K PLO bracelet |
| 10:48 | Renan Bruschi wins GGPoker WSOP Big 500 |
| 11:29 | Radmir Sadirov claims $5K Short Deck bracelet |
| 12:42 | Join Club PokerNews on ClubGG |
| 13:27 | Sponsor: GGPoker |
| 14:25 | Niklas Astedt wins third GGPoker Super Millions |
| 15:47 | Patrick Leonard wins back-to-back PokerStars WCOOP titles |
| 17:06 | partypoker hosting WPT Online Championships |
| 18:30 | Guest Jaime Staples joins the show |
| 20:04 | Working hard on his game |
| 21:40 | Thoughts on rise of PKO events |
| 22:55 | Upcoming WPT World Online Championships tournaments on partypoker |
| 24:55 | What’s the poker streaming world like these days? |
| 26:00 | Will you be playing the WSOP? |
| 28:00 | What’s it like to be a part of Team partypoker? |
| 28:55 | Best places you’ve been able to travel for poker? |
| 33:13 | Phil Ivey & Tony G among early Super High Roller Bowl Europe winners |
| 36:47 | Brandon Adams concedes Galfond Challenge, Loses $370,000 |
| 38:02 | Dan “Jungleman” Cates next up to take on Phil Galfond |
| 38:57 | Tom Dwan ends Phil Hellmuth’s High Stakes Duel run |
| 46:00 | Congrats to Kristy & Andrew Moreno on welcoming their new baby! |
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*Lead photo courtesy of WPT.
