Deadly Shooting Near WSOP 2025 & Color-Up Controversy | PokerNews Podcast #897
In the 897th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson, who fills in for Mike Holtz. The trio discusses the deadly shooting that took place across the street from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in front of the Bellagio Fountains, and then dives into the color-up controversy involving Tyler Brown, who shared his story with PokerNews.
Kyna then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, Michael Lavin won a gold bracelet and an extra $1,000,000 thanks to ClubWPT Gold, and Benny Glaser claimed two bracelets early in the summer. Other tournament winners include Josh Reichard, Brad Ruben, Blaz Zerjav, and Nick Guagenti, who denied Chino Rheem his first bracelet.
After recapping Dusti Smith's win in the Wynn Ladies High Roller and a look ahead to some upcoming poker charity events, Chad shares details on his recent Live Reality Game (LRG) adventure in which he left the WSOP for 10 days to compete in a Survivor-based game, Surviving Reelfoot Season 13, in the woods of Tennessee.
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Welcome to the show |
| 01:33 | Shooting across the street from WSOP |
| 03:56 | Video footage from the targeted shooting |
| 05:47 | Color-up controversy at WSOP |
| 07:40 | Tyler Brown addresses the situation |
| 14:40 | WSOP Online bracelet event cancelled |
| 21:05 | Sponsor – WPT Global 30% PLO Rakeback |
| 21:45 | Michael Lavin wins an extra $1 million thanks to ClubWPT Gold |
| 24:53 | Interview with Michael Lavin |
| 26:46 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App |
| 27:34 | Josh Reichard captures MSPT Venetian Hearts Major |
| 29:35 | Benny Glaser captures two WSOP gold bracelets early on |
| 31:20 | Nick Guagenti bests Chino Rheem |
| 32:15 | Five bracelets in five years for Brad Ruben |
| 33:20 | Blaz Zerjav wins maiden WSOP bracelet $25K 6-Max High Roller … angle shoot? |
| 35:05 | Jean-Vincent Lehut wins PokerStars Open Namur Main Event for €238,000 |
| 35:30 | Dusti Smith wins Wynn $3K Ladies High Roller |
| 36:55 | Chad competes on Season 13 of Surviving Reelfoot |
| 41:43 | Trio of charity poker events coming up in Las Vegas |
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