Defiant Player Set Up in $2,400,000 Hand of Poker But Can He Get Lucky?

<p>In the 936th episode of the <em>PokerNews Podcast</em>, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Mike Holtz</strong>, and <strong>Ben Ludlow</strong> are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about the viral <strong>$2.4 million poker hand</strong> played between <strong>Antonio Esfandiari</strong> and <strong>Alan Keating</strong>. The hand, part of <em><strong>Super High Roller Cash Game</strong></em> on PokerGO, blew up fast and had the whole poker world talking.</p> <p>From there, the crew talks about the <strong>Daniel "Jungleman" Cates vs. sports bettor "Elf"</strong> boxing match, looks at a controversial hand from <em>High Stakes Poker</em> involving <strong>Sam "Señor Tilt" Kiki</strong>, and a winner interview with <strong>Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger</strong> after he notched a win at the <strong>PGT Kickoff Series</strong>.</p> <p>Other stories bantered about are <strong>Jeff Platt</strong> now being exclusive with the WSOP, how <strong>Arden Cho</strong> will probably be at the Oscars, the new <strong><em>PokerNews</em> PowerStack Leaderboard</strong> for the <strong>2026 RGPS Passport Season</strong>, and sharing which poker room on the Las Vegas Strip is unfortunately closing at the end of the month.</p> <p>A new <em>PokerNews Podcast</em> drops every Thursday 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 /> 01:31 Esfandiari vs. Keating in $2.4M Pot<br /> 07:08 Dan "Jungleman" Cates boxing match results<br /> 11:25 Controversial hand on High Stakes Poker<br /> 17:17 Winner interview w/ Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger<br /> 22:06 Jeff Platt now with the WSOP<br /> 24:07 Arden Cho & the Oscars<br /> 26:12 PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for 2026 RGPS Passport Season<br /> 28:44 Planet Hollywood closing poker room</p>