PN Podcast: What Do COVID Rules Mean for WSOP? Francisco Estrada Wins Big on ClubGG
On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt talk about winning "Content Provider of the Year" at the Gulf Coast Poker Awards, what the new COVID rules might mean for the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and recap recent bracelet winners from both the WSOP.com and GGPoker events.
They also talk about British poker player Ashley Locker going to jail for 26 months on drug charges, preview the upcoming MSPT Black Hawk Main Event, and chat with Colorado's Francisco Estrada, who recently won a $10,000 seat into the 2021 WSOP Main Event by playing on ClubGG.
Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care, which you can learn more about here.
Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:24 | Welcome to the show |
| 00:44 | PN Podcast wins Gulf Coast Poker Award |
| 04:35 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care |
| 06:10 | What do the COVID rules mean for the 2021 WSOP? |
| 11:10 | Could the WSOP be cancelled? Maybe but probably not |
| 11:55 | Is there a dealer shortage? |
| 13:55 | Will players be required to wear a mask? |
| 15:30 | How to win a seat into the WSOP Main Event via ClubGG |
| 16:08 | Join Club PokerNews on ClubGG |
| 17:25 | Guest Francisco Estrada talks winning $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat |
| 28:50 | Highlighting the early bracelet winners in GGPoker WSOP |
| 35:20 | Recapping the final WSOP.com Online Bracelet winners |
| 41:00 | Chad defeats Jeff in WSOP.com Fantasy bet |
| 42:45 | WSOP Pennsylvania bracelet events happening now |
| 45:35 | Event #3: $3,200 High Roller cancelled/postponed |
| 47:23 | partypoker to host WPT Online Championships |
| 48:36 | British poker player Ashley Locker jailed for 26 months on drug charges |
| 52:20 | MSPT Black Hawk Main Event set to being |
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PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
