Episode Description
<p>In the 906th episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Kyna England</strong>, and <strong>Mike Holtz</strong> are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to discuss the latest news and highlights from the <strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP)</strong><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">, including <strong>Daniel Negreanu</strong> suggesting that poker players shouldn't hesitate to <strong>call the clock</strong> on other slow-acting players.</span></p> <p>Other stories include <strong>Will Kassouf</strong> being back in the poker spotlight, for better or worse, as well as how the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast crew did in the 2025 WSOP Main Event. Hint: Kyna, who is <a href= "https://tilted-compass.com/?ref=KYNA">now representing Tilted Compass</a>, did an interview with <strong>Jeff Platt</strong> while Chad got pulled up on the PokerGO live stream. They also highlight <strong>Shaun Deeb capturing his seventh bracelet</strong> and setting himself up to win POY, <strong>Nick Ahmadi</strong> taking down the <em>PokerNews</em> Deepstack Championship, PokerGO founder <strong>Cary Katz</strong> claiming his first bracelet, and <strong>Chris Moneymaker</strong> winning another Moneymaker Tour title.</p> <p>Finally, <strong>Maria Ho</strong> talks about releasing <strong>Pokerriculum</strong> (viewers/listeners have a chance to win a free copy of the game), and an update on the <strong><em>PokerNews</em> Podcast Fantasy League</strong> between Mike, Chad/Kyna, <strong>Joey Ingram</strong>, and <strong>Christina Gollins</strong>.</p> <p>A new <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@pokernewsdotcom">subscribe to our YouTube channel</a> so you do not miss an episode!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time | Topic*<br /> 00:00 | Welcome to the show<br /> 01:29 | WSOP Main Event numbers<br /> 04:01 | Daniel Negreanu calls for normalizing the clock<br /> 06:23 | Should shot clocks be added to more tournaments?<br /> 08:49 | Will Kassouf back in the headlines<br /> 09:36 | Kassouf tanks for 10 minutes with second nuts<br /> 10:44 | Video of Kassouf's speech play<br /> 12:51 | How did the PokerNews Podcast crew do in the Main Event?<br /> 13:16 | Kyna gets interview by Jeff Platt<br /> 15:01 | <a href="https://tilted-compass.com/?ref=KYNA">Kyna's new Tilted Compass hoodie</a><br /> 15:23 | Mike's Main Event demise<br /> 18:00 | Chad shouts out PokerGO sponsors; Big Hands<br /> 21:45 | What would you do with this hand in the Main Event?<br /> 27:28 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App<br /> 28:00 | Sponsor – WPT Global<br /> 29:25 | Shaun Deeb captures bracelet No. 7; new POY favorite<br /> 31:23 | Nick Ahmadi wins PokerNews Deepstack Championship<br /> 33:03 | PokerGO founder Cary Katz claims first bracelet<br /> 34:11 | Chris Moneymaker claims another Moneymaker Tour title<br /> 35:05 | Tilt actor Michael Madsen passes away<br /> 36:30 | Phil Hellmuth's Michael Madsen story<br /> 37:48 | Maria Ho's Pokerriculum<br /> 39:00 | Maria Ho talks Pokerriculum<br /> 41:00 | PokerNews Podcast Fantasy Poker update</p>
