Aliaksandr Shylko Wins PSPC; Guest Eric Persson Talks Hellmuth, Cash Games & More

Aliaksandr Shylko Wins PSPC; Guest Eric Persson Talks Hellmuth, Cash Games & More

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards wrap up the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC), which was won by Aliaksandr Shylko. Hear what the champ had to say after the win. They also make predictions for the 4th Annual Global Poker Awards (both Connor and Jesse are nominated), talk about PokerStars' plans for the US market, recap both the bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open and Potomac Winter Poker Open, and discuss what happened when a player surrendered during heads-up play in one event that left poker fans scratching their heads. Finally, Jesse has an in-depth chat with Maverick Gaming's Eric Persson, who has shot to poker fame in the past couple of years due to his bold and boisterous play, not to mention his clashes with Phil Hellmuth and others in both televised and live-streamed high-stakes cash games. Hear from the man himself as he doesn't shy away from telling it how it is. Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:25 | Welcome to the show 00:50 | Jesse & Connor nominated for Global Poker Awards 04:30 | GPA Award predictions 11:00 | Sponsor: 888poker 11:50 | Wrapping up the PCA and PSPC 12:15 | Update on PokerStars in the United States 14:47 | Isaac Haxton wins – AGAIN! 16:13 | Aliaksandr Shylko Keeps Composure to Win 2023 PSPC for $3,121,838 19:05 | Winner interview w/ Aliaksandr Shylko 23:00 | Sponsor: WPT Global 25:23 | Interview w/ guest Eric Persson 33:33 | Promoting Maverick Gaming brand by playing televised poker 39:25 | Not everyone plays for profit 48:30 | Continuing to grow the Maverick Poker brand 53:16 | The Mr Dr Batman situation 1:02:00 | A Tom Dwan dinner story 1:03:30 | What’s next for Eric Persson 1:06:00 | Justin Macella wins bestbet Jacksonville Winter Open Main Event 1:07:15 | Justin Liberto wins Potomac Winter Poker Open $2,700 Main Event for $277,053 1:08:15 | Potomac Poker Open guy surrenders during heads-up play – what the hell happened? 1:12:45 | Jesse over-tips 1:14:17 | Sponsor: partypoker