Poker Player Makes Squid Game Final with Shot at $4.56 Million!

<p>In the 926th episode of the <em>PokerNews Podcast</em>, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong> is joined by <strong>Mike Holtz</strong> and <strong>Connor Richards</strong> at Level 9 Studios to talk the latest stories in the poker world. That includes former WSOP Main Event runner-up <strong>Steven Jones</strong> making the top five in the finale of Netflix's popular <em><strong>Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2</strong></em>. Find out if the poker pro was able to win the $4.56 million top prize.</p> <p>They also dive into the debate fueled by <strong>Daniel Negreanu</strong> and <strong>Phil Hellmuth</strong> on <strong>how many World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelets there should be each year</strong>, who won the <strong>WPT bestbet Jacksonville Bounty Scramble</strong>, and why the <strong>Global Poker Awards are no more</strong>. Plus, the crew remembers <strong>Ulvis Alberts</strong>, the original WSOP photographer who recently passed away, while Connor shares details on the time he <strong>played poker on the North Korean border</strong> and his feature article on <strong>Lynard Skynard and the poker game</strong> they played on their ill-fated flight that led to a deadly plane crash. Oh, and did we mention that <strong>Sam Soverel shared a full-frontal selfie</strong> on social media? No? Well, he did.</p> <p>Finally, this week's recent tournament winners include <strong>Terelle Tavares</strong> winning the 888poker UKPL Coventry, <strong>Martin Kabrhel</strong> taking down BSOP High Roller, <strong>Edward Jackson-Spivack</strong> nabbing a Chainsaw Mixed Series trophy, <strong>Albert Croteau</strong> victorious in BPO Atlantic City Championship, <strong>Carl Masters</strong> winning RGPS Grand Prix Tunica II, <strong>Gal Yifrach</strong> defeating <strong>Thomas Boivin</strong> to claim the <strong>PokerStars 2025 NAPT title</strong>.</p> <p>Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast!</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 /> 00:52 | How did Steven Jones do on Squid Game?<br /> 06:30 | How many WSOP bracelets should there be each year?<br /> 12:54 | WPT bestbet Jacksonville Bounty Scramble<br /> 15:25 | Global Poker Awards come to an end<br /> 18:00 | Lynard Skynard & North Korean Poker Game<br /> 20:05 | WSOP photograph Ulvis Alberts passes away<br /> 23:27 | Terelle Tavares wins 888poker UKPL Coventry<br /> 23:47 | Martin Kabrhel's takes down BSOP High Roller <br /> 26:05 | Sam Soverel goes full frontal<br /> 26:53 | Edward Jackson-Spivack wins Chainsaw Mixed Series trophy<br /> 28:27 | Albert Croteau Victorious in BPO Atlantic City Championship<br /> 29:05 | Carl Masters wins RGPS Grand Prix Tunica II<br /> 30:18 | Gal Yifrach wins PokerStars 2025 NAPT<br /> 33:10 | What's coming up?</p>