PokerNews Podcast: WSOP Update, Hellmuth Loses, Ivey Wins & Guest Jaime Staples Talks WPT partypoker

Aug 27, 2021

On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway highlight more bracelet winners from the GGPoker World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online bracelet events, give an update on the WSOP COVID-19 situation, highlight wins by Phil Ivey and Tony G in the Super High Roller Bowl Europe, and discuss Brandon Adams conceding the Galfond Challenge.

They also recap Phil Hellmuth losing to Tom Dwan in High Stakes Duel III, confirm Lon McEachern & Norman Chad will return to WSOP commentary, and talk to guest Jaime Staples about the WPT World Online Championships, which are taking place right now on partypoker.

Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care.

Time Stamps
*Time|Topic*
00:24 | Welcome to the show
00:37 | Teasing guest partypoker Online Ambassador Jaime Staples
00:56 | How did Jeff do in the Venetian tournament?
02:08 | WSOP expected to release COVID update
05:00 | Lon McEachern & Norman Chad confirmed to return to WSOP commentary
07:26 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care
08:30 | GGPoker WSOP $10K Heads-Up Championship Final Four
09:46 | Samuel Vousden wins GGMasters WSOP event
10:18 | Vincas Tamasauskas wins $5K PLO bracelet
10:48 | Renan Bruschi wins GGPoker WSOP Big 500
11:29 | Radmir Sadirov claims $5K Short Deck bracelet
12:42 | Join Club PokerNews on ClubGG
13:27 | Sponsor: GGPoker
14:25 | Niklas Astedt wins third GGPoker Super Millions
15:47 | Patrick Leonard wins back-to-back PokerStars WCOOP titles
17:06 | partypoker hosting WPT Online Championships
18:30 | Guest Jaime Staples joins the show
20:04 | Working hard on his game
21:40 | Thoughts on rise of PKO events
22:55 | Upcoming WPT World Online Championships tournaments on partypoker
24:55 | What’s the poker streaming world like these days?
26:00 | Will you be playing the WSOP?
28:00 | What’s it like to be a part of Team partypoker?
28:55 | Best places you’ve been able to travel for poker?
33:13 | Phil Ivey & Tony G among early Super High Roller Bowl Europe winners
36:47 | Brandon Adams concedes Galfond Challenge, Loses $370,000
38:02 | Dan “Jungleman” Cates next up to take on Phil Galfond
38:57 | Tom Dwan ends Phil Hellmuth’s High Stakes Duel run
46:00 | Congrats to Kristy & Andrew Moreno on welcoming their new baby!