PN Podcast: Polk's Weight Loss Bet, Wynn Millions Preview, & Steve Begleiter's Phil Ivey Story
In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about living it up in Vegas, dive into the weight-loss bet between Doug Polk and Bill Perkins, share how Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are connected to billionaire Elon Musk, and recap the 2022 PokerGO Cup.
They also preview Season 9 of High Stakes Poker, which debuts Monday on PokerGo, recap winners from the WSOP Circuit Isle Casino Pompano Park and MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI stops, and discuss Chad'srecent op-ed on how to best change the Poker Hall of Fame.
In the guest department, Chad sat with Wynn's director of poker operations Ryan Beauregard, and tournament director Ray Pulford to preview the upcoming Wynn Millions, which runs from February 21-March 20. Chad also caught up with 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Niner Steve Begleiter for a "Where Are They Now" session. Begleiter shares memories and highlights from his run, which includes a Phil Ivey story you don't want to miss!
, Ariel Mantel was in the big blind and had a bet of 20,000 in front of him. His button opponent thought about it and folded to concede the pot to Mantel without a showdown.
board, Uri Reichenstein bet 5,600 in early position and Bin Weng put out a stack of pink T-5,000 chips to put Reichenstein to the test.
and the early position player bet 1,000. Moorman folded and McKeehen check-raised to 3,500, which his opponent called.
turn and his opponent again called. McKeehen unloaded the clip on the 
river by moving all-in for around 33,000. The opponent laid it down.
. Gollins and Moreno checked and the early position player bet 6,000. O'Hara raised to 16,000 and Gollins and Moreno folded, while the early position player called.
completed board, a middle position player checked and Shannon Shorr jammed for approximately 30,000 in the hijack. His opponent thought about it before sending her cards into the muck, and Shorr picked up the chips.