Doug Polk’s Wild Kill Tony Debut & Big Names Win at WSOP 2025 | PokerNews Podcast #898
In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.
Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.
Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.
Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Welcome to the show |
| 01:00 | How’s your WSOP going? |
| 01:35 | Mike on Daniel Negreanu’s vlog |
| 02:30 | Doug Polk’s Kill Tony appearance |
| 06:30 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App |
| 07:40 | Update on cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event |
| 13:47 | Changes to the WSOP Circuit |
| 18:00 | Sponsor – WPT Global |
| 18:35 | Casino Collectibles Show at South Point |
| 19:09 | Interview with Matt Savage |
| 20:30 | Nick Schulman claims 7th gold bracelet |
| 21:45 | Jason Koon captures 2nd gold bracelet |
| 22:58 | John Racener wins 3rd bracelet after having 3rd son |
| 23:55 | Estonia’s Haik Tougu wins record-breaking Hendon Mob Championship |
| 28:33 | Highlights from the CSOP |
| 31:54 | Exclusive interview with Michael Kaplan |
| 32:30 | Interviewing Stu Ungar |
| 36:30 | Hard time nailing down the interview |
| 39:23 | Ungar gets upset with photographer |
| 42:20 | Ungar hated the interview |
| 42:20 | Phil Ivey & Kelly Sun edge sorting |
| 46:36 | Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter |
| 48:30 | New book ‘Advantage Players’ |
| 51:10 | Everyone has an advantage player inside them |
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