Antonio Esfandiari and Alan Keating Clash in HUGE $2.4 Million Pot! | PokerNews Podcast #936
In the 936th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about the viral $2.4 million poker hand played between Antonio Esfandiari and Alan Keating. The hand, part of Super High Roller Cash Game on PokerGO, blew up fast and had the whole poker world talking.
From there, the crew talks about the Daniel “Jungleman” Cates vs. sports bettor "Elf" boxing match, looks at a controversial hand from High Stakes Poker involving Sam "Señor Tilt" Kiki, and a winner interview with Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger after he notched a win at the PGT Kickoff Series.
Other stories bantered about are Jeff Platt now being exclusive with the WSOP, how Arden Cho will probably be at the Oscars, the new PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for the 2026 RGPS Passport Season, and sharing which poker room on the Las Vegas Strip is unfortunately closing at the end of the month.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Welcome to the show |
| 01:31 | Esfandiari vs. Keating in $2.4M Pot |
| 07:08 | Dan “Jungleman” Cates boxing match results |
| 11:25 | Controversial hand on High Stakes Poker |
| 17:17 | Winner interview w/ Andrew “Lucky Chewy” Lichtenberger |
| 22:06 | Jeff Platt now with the WSOP |
| 24:07 | Arden Cho & the Oscars |
| 26:12 | PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for 2026 RGPS Passport Season |
| 28:44 | Planet Hollywood closing poker room |
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