Suspects Busted Trying to Cash Fake Poker Chips in Texas Cardroom | PokerNews Podcast #892
In the 892nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England talk about the counterfeit poker chips that were discovered at a Texas cardroom, a home game robbery in Hawaii, and a huge laydown in a $2.4 million cash game pot from Triton Poker.
Speaking of, Xuan Liu became the first woman to claim a Triton title, while Jesse Lonis and Alex Foxen also won Triton tournaments. Speaking of big winners, Kevin Li took down the 2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions, Stephen Song was victorious on The Lord Poker Tour for $750K, and both Corey Wick and Josh Freund claimed big mid-major wins.
The crew then discusses Alan Keating's NBA adventure that involved busting Steph Curry and winning a bracelet; the return of the PokerStars Big Game; and how Mike avoided a deadly shooting at his Las Vegas gym thanks to his friend, Jeff Madsen.
Finally, Chad sat down with "The World's Greatest Unknown WSOP Historian" Robert Jen to discuss records that could be set or broken at the upcoming 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). If you like stats and figures, you'll thoroughly enjoy this conversation, so be sure to check it out!
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:00 | Welcome to the show |
| 01:01 | Texas Poker Room catches counterfeit chips |
| 05:03 | Hawaii poker home game robbed |
| 06:47 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App |
| 07:38 | Laying down a full house in a $2.4M pot |
| 12:40 | Big winners from the Triton Poker Montenegro |
| 14:00 | Xuan Liu becomes first woman to claim Triton title |
| 15:53 | WPT Global Summer Million Playground Festival |
| 17:00 | Kevin Li wins WSOP Tournament of Champions |
| 19:43 | Stephen Song won The Lord Poker Tour $15,000 Main Event for $750,000 |
| 21:30 | Corey Wick wins 2025 MSPT Michigan Poker State Championship for $397,587 |
| 23:12 | Josh Freund wins RGPS Kansas City for $87K |
| 24:00 | Alan Keating’s vlog features an incredible NBA adventure |
| 26:34 | PokerStars Big Game returns |
| 27:40 | Mike narrowly avoids deadly LAVC shooting |
| 32:40 | Robert Jen joins the show |
| 35:00 | W50P and his passion for poker history |
| 38:12 | Compiling “THE” WSOP record book |
| 39:20 | What’s one record to get excited about for 2025 WSOP? |
| 41:43 | Cash records to keep an eye on |
| 42:30 | Watch out Ladies! |
| 43:15 | Kristen Foxen a crusher |
| 43:50 | Are too many bracelets awarded? |
| 45:44 | Watch out Annie Duke! |
| 46:55 | Can someone win three bracelets again? |
| 49:10 | What’s a longshot record that could come to fruition? |
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