Top Stories of 2024 – GG Buys WSOP; Ivey & Negreanu Win Bracelets

In the 872nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which kicks off
the New Year and Season 16, Chad Holloway,
Kyna England, and Mike Holtz
are all at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to recap some of the
biggest stories from the poker world in 2024.


That includes GGPoker purchasing the World Series of
Poker (WSOP), both Daniel Negreanu and
Phil Ivey capturing WSOP gold bracelets, poker
bots, and Kristen Foxen's remarkable year, which
included a deep run in the WSOP Main Event and being inducted
into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame. Other stories they touch
upon include Nick Vertucci's departure from
Hustler Casino Live (HCL), the summer of
Scott Seiver, and Triton Poker
hitting it out of the park.


Chad then shares a special one-on-one interview he did with 1983
WSOP Main Event champ and Poker Hall of Famer Tom
McEvoy to talk about his autobiography Poker
Pioneer. McEvoy talks about the biggest moments of his
storied career, shows off his extensive poker collection, and
shares stories of some of the biggest names in poker including
Doyle Brunson, Stu Ungar, and
Phil Ivey, just to name a few. When it comes to
poker history, few have as much experience as McEvoy, and this is
your chance to hear from someone who actually lived it.


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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:08 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz
01:03 | Top Story #1 – GGPoker buys WSOP
04:46 | Top Story #2 – Negreanu & Ivey win bracelets
04:28 | Phil Ivey winner interview
07:50 | Top Story #3 – Bots, RTA & Laptopgate
14:03 | Top Story #4 – Kristen Foxen’s WSOP Main Event run &
Women in Poker Hall of Fame
15:40 | A look at Kristen Foxen’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame
trophy
16:38 | Top Story #5 – Debut of ClubWPT Gold & $5,000,000
Freeroll
18:15 | Nick Vertucci no longer with Hustler Casino Live
19:00 | Hand of the Year? Neymar vs. Alan Keating on HCL
20:20 | Scott Seiver wins three bracelets & POY at 2024
WSOP
21:57 | The return of PokerStars The Big Game
24:48 | Big year for Triton Poker
31:19 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App
31:50 | Chad chats w/ Poker Hall of Famer Tom McEvoy
32:23 | New poker biography ‘Poker Pioneer’ w/ Brad Smith
34:00 | Playing with fans in Ohio
40:36 | Being impressed by Phil Ivey & Erik Seidel
43:45 | Record for the longest heads-up match
47:07 | Having one of the largest and most impressive poker
collections
51:04 | Poker Hall of Fame and the Smoking Petition
52:06 | The one time McEvoy almost got a penalty