PokerNews Podcast: Getting Candid w/ "Poker Sasha" Liu
On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway talk about some poker players who are expecting babies, Simon Mattsson winning the WPT Online Series High Roller, and recap winners from MISCOOP, NJSCOOP, WSOPC Caesars Atlantic City Online Series.
They also break down the Chad Power burglary saga and remember poker legend Tommy Hufnagle, who recently passed away.
As for this week's guest, Sarah sits down with Sasha Liu, AKA "Poker Sasha," who talks about her start in poker, working in the casino industry, becoming a pot-limit Omaha player, signing on as a GGPoker Ambassador, and what her life is like now living in Germany.
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 |
| 00:35 | Teasing guest Poker Sasha |
| 01:17 | Chad’s Mexican wedding shenanigans |
| 04:20 | Sneaking a bottle out of the Vegas club |
| 09:30 | Simon Mattsson wins WPT Online Series High Roller |
| 11:27 | Kristy Arnett expecting a baby! |
| 15:00 | Michael Addamo wins pair of partypoker WPT Online Series title |
| 15:54 | Bruno Volkmann wins GGPoker Super Million$... Again! |
| 16:54 | Sponsor: GGPoker |
| 18:50 | Guest “Poker Sasha” Liu joins the show |
| 19:50 | Clapping back at the haters |
| 20:30 | Poker Sasha’s poker origin story |
| 23:33 | Becoming a poker dealer |
| 26:11 | Dealing her first bad beat jackpot |
| 29:58 | Being one of the best |
| 33:20 | Leaving solid casino career to pursue poker |
| 38:00 | Becoming a notorious PLO player |
| 42:40 | Getting signed by GGPoker |
| 47:00 | Living in Germany |
| 56:30 | MISCOOP & NJSCOOP series wrap up |
| 58:16 | Winners from the WSOPC Caesars Atlantic City Online Series |
| 1:00:00 | Chad predicts five bracelets for the New Jersey contingent |
| 1:02:43 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care |
| 1:03:28 | Arrest made in Chad Power burglary case |
| 1:06:38 | Chad’s hidden bottle of whiskey |
| 1:07:33 | Remembering poker legend Tommy Hufnagle |
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PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.
