He’s funny, he’s hairy, and knows a lot about poker! He’s Joe Stapleton, and this week’s on the Heads Up with Remko Podcast. The Poker Central Podcast Network is sponsored by Keeps.com. Check out Keeps.com/PokerGO for more information on this subscription-based anti-hair loss medication. 2:50 – The start of the interview with Joe Stapleton. 4:10 – Looking at Joe’s work at the 2018 World Series of Poker, being on the sidelines during a plethora of events, and how he can ...
The 2018 WSOP Main Event champion joins the Poker Central Podcast to talk about how his life changed after winning the biggest tournament of the year! 0:40 – Brent Hanks’ rodent problem and recovering from the WSOP. 1:58 – The return of Poker After Dark with Matt Berkey and Garrett Adelstein. 4:57 – Hand Histories is now available on PokerGO, Remko and Brent share their thoughts on the six hands that were featured with Daniel Negreanu, Joseph Cheong, Matt Affleck, ...
During the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event, Chief Digital Officer JR McCabe sat down with Remko Rinkema to talk about everything you ever wanted to know about PokerGO, the live streaming, the ESPN deal, Super High Roller Bowl and how the PokerGO Studio was created. 3:03 – The start of the interview with JR McCabe, his World Series of Poker excitement, doing a job he loves, seeing it all come together in Las Vegas, seeing the growth potential ...
On the final podcast of the 2018 WSOP Main Event a winner is crowned in the biggest tournament of the year. John Cynn took home the $8.8 million first prize and will go down in history as the winner of the longest heads-up in Main Event history. Opening the show are Remko Rinkema and Lance Bradley, previewing the action and diving into the narratives of the Final 3, but not before briefly looking back on the previous night in which ...
On this short podcast, a recap of Day 9 of the WSOP Main Event and interviews with Aram Zobian, Nic Manion, Tony Miles and John Cynn. 1:22 – Interview with 6th-place finisher Aram Zobian. 10:35 – Interview with 4th-place finisher Nic Manion. 14:00 – Interview with Main Event chip leader Tony Miles at the end of the night. 17:40 – Interview with John Cynn, second in chips heading into the final night of play. Tune in for live action at ...
On this podcast, interviews with the final six players and the departed, Antoine Labat, Artem Metalidi and Alex Lynskey. 1:05 – An interview with Aram Zobian before the start of play. 5:40 – The interview with Antoine Labat after busting out in ninth place for $1,000,000. 12:50 – Artem Metaldi speaks to the media after busting in eighth place for $1,250,000. 15:25 – Alex Lynskey speaks to the media after getting eliminated in seventh place for $1,500,000. 18:29 – 2009 ...
The final table is set! The final nine players are guaranteed $1,000,000 and on this podcast, you will hear everything you need to know in order to get ready for the action on ESPN and PokerGO. Diving right in with a recap of the action at the start of Day 7, we go through all eliminations up to the point where Eric Froehlich busted out holding queens versus the kings of Alex Lynskey. 3:47 – The elimination of Erich Froehlich ...
On this podcast, Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema recap the action, as well as interviews with Joe Cada, Kelly Minkin, Brian Yoon, Martijn Gerrits and Sylvain Loosli. The show starts with some good old analysis from Brent Hanks on some of the most exciting hands of Day 6 of the 2018 WSOP Main Event. 27:10 – Joe Cada goes for his second WSOP Main Event title, and here’s what he had to say about those prospects. 36:39 – The start ...
On the 100th episode of the podcast, we have extended interviews with Joe Stapleton, Brent Hanks and Main Event conders Kelly Minkin, Cliff Josephy, Shannon Shorr, Frederik Jensen and Bary Lybaert. To start off the show, Joe Stapleton joins the fun to talk about his role on the ESPN broadcast, good and bad jokes, trolls and tinder tips. 37:21 – Brent Hanks joins the show to talk about his 2018 WSOP Main Event and much more. 57:01 – When she ...
On today’s show, interviews with Brian Altman about his great run and busting Phil Ivey in a hand many considered a blow-up, Scott Vener about finding the game of poker and the meaning of his deep run, James Obst about getting his mind and body right in the biggest spot of the year, Chino Rheem about getting another chance at winning and Antonio Esfandiari about making friends and having fun. Starting the show with a rundown of notable eliminations and ...
Featured today on your daily WSOP Main Event podcast, Jeff Gross, Lacey Jones, Benjamin Pollak, Jake Cody, Scott Vener, Kelly Minkin and the exciting sounds of the money bubble! Starting the show with poker player and content creator extraordinaire Jeff Gross to talk about his summer in Las Vegas. 1:15 – Jeff Gross talks about playing post-lim tournaments after a disappointing elimination in the Main Event. 3:00 – Differing styles: Jeff Gross talks about grinding and playing it cool versus ...
Day 2C of the WSOP Main Event saw a total of 1,655 players advance to the third day of play, leaving 2,786 total players in contention for the first prize of $8.8 million. On the podcast today, we spoke to poker commentary David Tuchman, and two players who advanced to Day 3: poker superstar Patrik Antonius and three-time Olympic medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo. 0:00 – The start of the show featuring Twitch and PokerGO commentator David Tuchman who busted ...
On this very special episode of Heads Up with Remko, Norm MacDonald joins the show to talk about his struggle with gambling and his love for poker. 3:15 - The start of the interview with Norm MacDonald, setting the scene for a conversation that dives deep into gambling, poker, and golf. 4:52 - The relationship between Norm MacDonald and Las Vegas, and his time playing 20 tables of online poker at the same time. 6:00 - Getting into poker as ...
Day 2AB of the 2018 WSOP Main Event was an epic one, but this podcast might even be more exciting as we have a plethora of guests and storylines on the show! Remko is joined by Barstool Smitty, Barstool Nate, co-host Brent Hanks, Hollywood stars Ray Romano and Kevin Pollak as well as Michael Mizrachi and his brothers Eric and Donny. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! 0:30 - Barstool Smitty joins the show to talk about his Day ...
The 2018 WSOP Main Event turned out to be the second largest in its 49-year history, creating a prize pool north of $474 million as 7,874 players entered the event. Among those, defending champion Scott Blumstein and Barstool Nate, who both joined us on the podcast today. Also checking in is Sarah Herring, who talks about her Main Event memories and shares some party tips for Las Vegas. 2:27 – The interview with Barstool Nate, looking back on his 2017 ...
PocketFives Editor-in-Chief Lance Bradley joins the Poker Central Podcast on Day 1B of the WSOP Main Event to recap both Day 1A and 1B. Also on this show: Interviews with PokerGO sweepstakes winner Seth Weintraub, Ali Nejad, Jack Effel and Kenny Hallaert. 0:35 – Going back in time with Lance Bradley, who wore the same shirt for a year straight, winning a prop bet versus Antonio Esfandiari. 4:47 – Looking back on Day 1A with Lance Bradley: Chip leaders, early ...
Today on the show, Remko is joined by one of the biggest names in esports, Alan 'Hotted89' Widmann. The world-class World of Warcraft player has made quite the name for himself on Twitch and YouTube, but he's also venturing deeper and deeper into the game of poker. 2:40 – The start of the interview with Alan Widmann, how he almost cashed the WSOP Main Event on his first try in 2017, and how much time he’s putting into his poker ...
Frank Op de Woerd and Poker Central's own Remko Rinkema traveled the international poker circuit together for many years, and today they dive into the memory bank for some good stories before previewing the 2018 WSOP Main Event. 0:55 - PokerNews' Head of Content Frank Op de Woerd looks back on the 2018 WSOP up until this point. 02:51 - Frank sets the story straight on a wild night of partying in 2009, a story previously told by Remko on ...
Jared Tendler is one of poker’s most prolific mental coaches. Over the course of the last decade, Tendler has written The Mental Game of Poker 1 and 2, and coached more than 500 poker players, day traders, golfers and esports players. Today on this podcast, Tendler gives us new insights into the mental game of esports and provides you with the ultimate mental game primer for the WSOP Main Event. 2:20 – Jared Tendler diving into Esports, providing mental coaching ...
Eric ‘Basebaldy’ Baldwin is one of the most consistent and dedicated poker pros out there, and last week he won his second career gold bracelet. Baldwin joins the show to talk about his family life, the passing of his father, the ups and downs of being a pro, and why the average skill level in live poker is heavily overstated. 2:18 – What sticks out to Eric Baldwin about winning his second career WSOP bracelet, and Brent Hanks missing his ...