PokerNews Podcast

We are now 517 episodes into the PokerNews Podcast. It’s Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt taking a look at what’s going on in the poker world. And there’s plenty to keep them busy. The Main Event at the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK stop in Nottingham comes to a close. Ioannis Angelou-Konstas is the champion after beating Alex Foxen heads-up to cap off a star-studded final tale. Plus, Steve O’Dwyer wins two high-roller tournaments in one week at the festival. World ...

It's Episode 516 of the PokerNews Podcast! Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt are back at it again to break down what's going on in the poker world. Jeff recaps an entertaining episode of Friday Night Poker, and previews the action for the upcoming week. Tony Ruberto wins his second World Poker Tour title, quite the nice run he's been on lately. The WPT holds stops in Vietnam, and Texas, what that means for the growth of the game. A wild ...

Goose!! One of the best players in the game, Steffen Sontheimer, join Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt in Episode 515 of the PokerNews Podcast. Sontheimer dives into why he passed on defending his title at the Poker Masters, what streaming online tournaments has been like, and his involvement in No Limit Gaming, which now has quite the squad. Sarah and Jeff also go over the hottest stories in poker: Doug Polk calls it quits, Tom Dwan loses an absolutely massive ...

That is a wrap on the 2018 Poker Masters! Jeff Platt was there, and he breaks it all down with Sarah Herring on this episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Two titles in one week was not enough for David Peters to win the purple jacket, as Ali Imsirovic barely clipped him for the Poker Masters title. Jeff caught up with Ali after he was presented with the prestigious jacket. Plus, Maria Ho continues to immerse herself in the poker broadcasting ...

The Poker Masters is in full swing, Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt break it all down in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Will the easy path to the purple jacket for Brandon Adams continue? Or will some roadblocks pop up along the way? Plus, the WCOOP and Powerfest offer some of the biggest online prize pools of the season. Ole Schemion makes his presence felt on the online felt. And, it's another Phil Ivey gambling story to share! This ...

The poker season is heating up, Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt bring you the top storylines in Episode 512 of the PokerNews Podcast. EPT Barcelona just wrapped up, the crew recaps the record-breaking Main Event, plus a huge high roller win for Max Silver. The Purple Jacket is up for grabs as the Poker Masters starts this weekend, Sarah and Jeff spoke with Poker Central's Vice President of Content Sam Simmons to preview the upcoming tournament series. The PokerNews Podcast ...

One of the hottest stops on the tour, EPT Barcelona, is underway. Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt break down the top storylines from the festival. Sergio Garcia showed up at the Main Event! Sarah relives a hilarious story about covering him years ago. Plus, winners are crowned at the Bicycle Casino and Foxwoods, and Doug Polk completes an intimidating bankroll challenge. Sarah and Jeff welcome Bernard Lee to the PokerNews Podcast Network. They talk about what listeners can expect from ...

It's Episode 510 of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring is finally back in the US of A, and she and Jeff Platt dive into what's going on in the poker world. Poker After Dark ensured that mid-August would not be a dead time in the industry, the "Masters of the Main" week provided plenty of entertainment. John Cynn, Kelly Minkin, and Randall Emmett all starred in some pretty memorable moments. Plus, PokerStars is giving away more Platinum Passes, Maurice Hawkins ...

It's all over at Casino Sochi, as partypoker wraps up its MILLIONS Live Russia stop with the Main Event, that Anatoly Filatov took down. Sarah Herring caught up with Filatov after his win in an emotional interview. Then, Sarah & Jeff Platt dive into Filatov's career, and what this win means for him. Plus, Sarah drives into some hand analysis with Niall Farrell, who found himself in a tricky spot during the Main Event. She also finds Simon Trumper at ...

Sarah Herring might not have her luggage in Russia, but she does have a microphone, and that's good enough for her and Jeff Platt to record Episode 508 of the PokerNews Podcast. The Triton Super High Roller tournaments move to Casino Sochi, home of the partypoker Live MILLIONS Russia stop. Sarah and Jeff get into the details of the $50k High Roller, and what kind of problems the $100k Super High Roller ran into on Day 1. They also dive ...

It's another episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt break down all that is happening in the poker world, where the focus is once again on the Triton High Roller Series in South Korea. Mikita Badziakouski notches his second consecutive Triton High Roller Series Main Event title, Sam Greenwood speaks out on the high roller circuit, and Bryn Kenney discusses his "lone wolf" status. Plus, Antonio Esfandiari and Kevin Hart have made a pretty ridiculous boxing bet, ...

The World Series of Poker may be over, but the poker action has not come to an end. Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt take you through another jam-packed week in this episode of the PokerNews Podcast. The World Poker Tour season has kicked off, Simon Lam takes down the inaugural Hawaiian Gardens WPT event. Men Nguyen finished in third place, and drew plenty of attention along the way. South Korea plays host to the Triton High Roller Series, and that ...

It's the mega World Series of Poker wrap-up episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt recap the WSOP Main Event and the Big One For One Drop, and they take a look at the Player of the Year race. You'll hear from World Series of Poker Main Event champion John Cynn, and the runner-up Tony Miles. Plus, Jeff caught up with play-by-play announcer/break desk host Ali Nejad to recap the entire summer, and to examine what makes ...

It's the greatest time of the year: the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt bring you all the coverage from the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino as the tournament enters its final day. Plus, Shaun Deeb wins the $10k Six-Max to take the lead in the World Series of Poker Player of the Year race. We talk about the upcoming $1 million Big One for One Drop, and check in with ...

It's Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt coming at you from the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the best time of the year: the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table! They break down the biggest storylines from the biggest tournament of the year. Also, Phil Hellmuth wins WSOP Bracelet #15. We catch up with him after he wins the $5k Turbo event. Plus, John Hennigan and Mori Eskandani are the newest inductees into the Poker ...

The World Series of Poker Main Event is reaching its conclusion, and Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway are right there at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino as it all goes down to bring you all the coverage. We chat with poker superstar Phil Hellmuth about his controversial table talk during the Main Event broadcast. 2009 Main Event Champion Joe Cada is making another deep run, we caught up with him as well. Kelly Minkin finishes as the "Last Woman ...

It's an absolutely jam-packed episode of the PokerNews Podcast, coming to you from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! One of poker's biggest celebrities, John Hesp, took some time to chat with Sarah at this year's Main Event. Plus, 888poker has a new ambassador, we catch up with Ana Marquez about what she brings to the table and how excited she is for her new role. 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba shares her thoughts as well on Ana being ...

The PokerNews Podcast has reached its 500th episode!! Thanks to all the fans who have supported this show along the way. A big show requires some big-name guests, and that's exactly what Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt have lined up for this episode. Jeff found poker superstars Phil Hellmuth and Chris Moorman in the hallways of the Rio during the World Series of Poker. And Sarah sat down with the founder of the Poker League of Nations, Lena Evans. Enjoy ...

The World Series of Poker is in full swing, Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt take you through the summer's top headlines. They lead off with Michael Mizrachi's historic win in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Plus, Eric Baldwin grabs his second WSOP bracelet, and dedicates the title to his dad. Farhintaj Bonyadi becomes the first woman to win an event in this year's World Series of Poker, and Scott Bohlman snags his first gold bracelet. Then, Jeff roams the hallways ...

Back at it again from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, it's episode 498 of the PokerNews Podcast! Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt dive into the top stories at the World Series of Poker, and they also recap some of the more emotional moments of the summer. Then, poker author and player Dr. Tricia Cardner joins the show. She chats with Sarah about....well, a little bit of everything.