Player Banned and Stripped of WSOP Gold Bracelet | PokerNews Podcast #864
In the 864th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by Connor Richards at Level 9 Studio to talk about a player who was stripped of their World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet and subsequently banned. Find out who and what happened here.
They then talk about happenings thus far from the 2024 Pokerstars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World including Stephen Song winning the $25,500 Super High Roller, Will "The Thrill" Failla winning a tournament he didn't even mean to enter, and Kyna's experience in the NAPT Women's Event (plus her upcoming trip to London).
Other topics discussed include Jason Koon becoming a PokerStars Ambassador, Chad's trip to Montreal where Michael Wang won the WPT Playground Championship, and the recent trend of shirtless winner photos, which was actually started back in 2010 by Pascal Lefrancois. PokerNews PA Ambassador Keith Becker then chats with NAPT Gold Pass winner Luis Rivera, Ethan “Rampage” Yau won a CSOP event, and Chad shares highlights from the Jeremy Renner Charity Poker Event at Venetian.
Finally, learn about the new PokerNews Podcast contest to win a seat into the $5M Freeroll at WPT World Championship simply by watching and commenting on the trailer for the new poker documentary The Ultimate Stack!
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:11 | Welcome Kyna England & Connor Richards |
| 00:24 | Francesco Garofalo stripped of $25K GGMillion$ SHR WSOP Online bracelet |
| 07:00 | GGPoker’s $500M acquisition of WSOP is finalized |
| 08:50 | Sponsor: WSOP Free-to-Play App |
| 09:55 | Kyna England going to England for Women’s Festival |
| 11:05 | 2024 NAPT Women’s Event highlights |
| 12:45 | Sheila Stimson wins NAPT Women's Event |
| 13:20 | Gregor Sverko wins $550 Mystery Bounty title |
| 14:20 | Will “The Thrill” Failla wins tournament he mistakenly entered |
| 15:38 | Richard Bai wins $1,100 RunGood Open at NAPT |
| 16:36 | Stephen Song ships NAPT $25,500 Super High Roller |
| 18:00 | Favorite NAPT moments thus far |
| 19:20 | Jason Koon new PokerStars Ambassador |
| 19:40 | Chad’s trip to Montreal’s Playground |
| 20:15 | Michael Wang wins WPT Playground Championship |
| 22:17 | Kevin Rabichow beats Pascal Lefrancois to win WPT Playground High Roller |
| 23:53 | Catching up w/ NAPT Gold Pass winner Luis Rivera |
| 26:25 | Contest to win a seat into $5M Freeroll at WPT World Championship |
| 28:29 | Trailer for new poker documentary ‘The Ultimate Stack’ |
| 30:27 | Highlights from the Jeremy Renner Charity Poker Event at Venetian |
| 31:40 | Ethan “Rampage” Yau wins Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event |
| 32:47 | Upcoming CSOP Events this weekend |
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