Aug 19, 2023
On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards welcome Matt Hansen as a new co-host of the show. Matt has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes for PokerNews, and now we're putting a microphone in front of him to draw on his deep knowledge of the industry and get some of his hot takes.
That included his thoughts on the WSOP Paradise schedule, a poker player's yacht burning in the Mediterranean, and Ben Mintz returning to BarStool after Dave Portnoy bought back the company.
Chad then chats with this week's guest, Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, the new PokerNews Online Poker Ambassador. He talks about playing 1,000 hours of poker in 100 days, playing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event alongside his father, and how listeners can have a chance at a $10,000 seat into December's World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn thanks to a special promotion in conjunction with WPT Global.
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*Time | Topic*
00:27 | Welcome to the show
00:30 | Matt Hansen joins as new co-host!
01:10 | Teasing guest Lukas “RobinPoker” Robinson
01:42 | Sponsor: Global Poker
03:20 | Schedule announced for WSOP Paradise
06:04 | EPT Prague vs. WPT Wynn vs. WSOP Paradise
08:38 | Poker player’s yacht burns on the Mediterranean
12:55 | Vulgar confrontation on Big Bet Poker Live
18:47 | Guest Lukas “RobinPoker” Robinson joins the show
20:07 | Streaming 1,000 hours of poker over 100 days
23:00 | Did you have any second thoughts?
25:08 | Did it help elevate your career?
26:10 | Gifting a WSOP Main Event seat to runner-up
26:50 | Knocking out UFC star Paddy Pimblett
27:22 | Playing the WSOP Main Event with his dad
29:00 | RobinPoker promotion with WPT Global
30:26 | Can we expect to see you in Vegas come December?
33:33 | Sponsor: 888poker
34:50 | Big winners from the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
(SHRPO)
37:40 | Mintzy is back after Dave Portnoy buys back BarStool
Sports
41:38 | PokerStars releases schedule for UKIPT Brighton
44:35 | Connor & Matt headed to EPT Barcelona
45:55 | Next week’s guest – Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter!