Phil Hellmuth's New Sponsorship & Jeremy Ausmus Dominates PGT

In the 874th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz talk about Phil Hellmuth's new poker sponsorship with Bet Rivers. That means he joins a team that includes another Phil in Phil Galfond. They then look at some in the poker world impacted by the fires in Los Angeles, an 11-way chop in a massive event at Minnesota's Canterbury Park, and how "Crazy" Carl Carodenuto got the best of it. Other stories covered include Jeremy Ausmus winning both the 2024 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year and the $1,000,000 PGT Championship, Shannon Shorr and Martin Zamani claiming PGT Last Chance titles, and Vanessa Rousso making a rare appearance in the poker world. Chad then sits down for a one-on-one talk with Joris Dekker, the creator of a new, high-end luxury coffee-table book -- The Las Vegas Book -- that has captured the history and elegance of Sin City. Find out how it came to be, what it took to bring it to life, and some fun stories along the way. Finally, it's your final opportunity to win your way to Las Vegas as part of the "Vegas Vacation Sweepstakes" being held by the WSOP Free-to-Play App.  The podcast is sponsored by the #1 free-to-play WSOP app. Remember to use bonus code "POKERNEWS" if you download and play for an extra 1,000,000 in chips! A new PokerNews Podcast will drop weekly every Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time | Topic* 00:11 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz 00:21 | Phil Hellmuth officially becomes Bet Rivers Ambassador 03:10 | Joining Phil Galfond as a part of the team 05:38 | Vanessa Rousso makes a poker appearance 05:52 | Sponsor: WSOP Free-to-Play App 07:10 | L.A. fires impact many in the poker world 12:34 | An 11-way chop involving Crazy Carl 18:00 | PokerNews is hiring! 18:40 | PokerGO Tour Last Chance Tour wrap-up 19:12 | Jeremy Ausmus wins 2024 PGT Player of the Year 22:00 | Ausmus beats Nick Schulman to win PGT Championship  24:25 | The Las Vegas Book 29:20 | Interview w/ Joris Dekker about The Las Vegas Book