Dwan Drama, Women in Poker, Boston Rob & Brantzen on Reality TV

In the 821st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad
Holloway, Mike Holtz & Kyna
England come to you from Level 9
Studios in Las Vegas to discuss the latest poker news,
stories, and gossip. That includes the recent drama surrounding
Tom "durrrr" Dwan, who recently talked to
PokerNews in a 45-minute in-depth conversation about debt
allegations recently leveled against him by Peter
Jetten and Haralabos Voulgaris. 


Suffice it to say Dwan didn't give very clear answers. Some say
he spouted a word salad to most of the questions, and our crew
took a look at some clips and offered their thoughts. We also
asked Dwan point blank if he's ever been kidnapped by the Triads,
an urban legend of sorts in the poker world.


Mike and Kyna then talked about their respective tournament
successes since the last show, which led to a larger talk
about women in poker and how the industry sometimes
struggles to market to such a large segment of the population.
From there, it was on to a discussion about the recent uptick of
poker-related names venturing into the reality TV space including
Boston Rob Mariano, Brantzen
Poker, and Athena Jett.


Finally, the crew touched on Kevin Martin's 24/7
stream while attempting to win $5,000 playing online and
close it out by offering their thoughts on the often-critical
Allen Kessler. 


Did you know the PokerNews Podcast is no longer just audio?
That's right, we've added a video show as well that you can view
on the PokerNews YouTube Channel.


Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:23 | Welcome to Episode #821
00:53 | Tom Dwan in the headlines
05:07 | First Tom Dwan clip – Do you want the Peter Jetten stuff
resolved?
06:56 | Second Tom Dwan clip – Do you owe Peter Jetten
$226K?
12:48 | Backing & Make Up debate
13:36 | Third Tom Dwan clip – In your mind do you owe Peter
Jetten money?
16:17 | LARPing in poker
17:41 | Fourth Tom Dwan clip – Do you consider yourself honest
& with integrity?
19:02 | Dwan & Jetten headed to arbitration
22:08 | Fifth Tom Dwan clip – Did the Triads kidnap Dwan?
24:01 | Sixth Tom Dwan clip – Will we see you at the WSOP this
year?
26:23 | Sponsor: 888poker
27:15 | Kyna England finishes runner-up in WSOPC Ladies
Event
30:40 | Mike Holtz finishes 4th in Wynn Millions event for
2nd-largest live score
33:29 | Discussion on women in poker
42:00 | How do you feel about the “Last Woman Standing”?
46:05 | Poker names back in the reality TV world
46:23 | Athena Jett to be on American Idol
48:23 | Boston Rob & Brantzen Poker on Deal or No Deal
Island
51:57 | What reality TV show would you want to be on?
54:43 | Kevin Martin streaming 330+ hours thus far
55:36 | Allen Kessler – love him or hate him?
57:48 | Corey Eyring coming up next week