Cheating Scandal Rocks Texas Poker Room & Man Wins Ladies Event Satellite

In the 901st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad
Holloway and Kyna England are joined by
PokerStars commentator James Hartigan at Level 9
Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest poker stories
including a cheating scandal at the JokerStars poker
room in Texas, the same room that former NFL star Adrian
Peterson recently got into a fistfight. 


They also discuss Albert Ng and his continued firing in
ladies event satellites, nasty comments from a recent
article recognizing Pride Month, and recent winners from the
2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) including
Dylan Linde, Matthew Wantman, Darren Elias, and
Benny Glaser, who set some records after
capturing his third bracelet of the summer and eighth overall.


Other recent tournament winners include Tirza
Sanders in the Venetian Ladies High Roller,
Jesse Lonis at the Wynn Summer Classic, and
Manuel Ferrari at the 2025 PokerStars Open
Malaga €1,100 Main Event. Speaking of PokerStars, this weekend
they're hosting a Meet-Up Game (MUG) at Resorts
World in which they'll award the first seat into the
2025 NAPT, while PokerNews will host a MUG of
our own this Friday starting at 8p PT at the new
poker room inside Planet Hollywood. Get details
on both in this episode.


Finally, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship
is happening now. Prior to the event, Chad looked into what
happened to the Chip Reese Trophy, and you might
be surprised by what he found out.


A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025
WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time.
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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:00 | Welcome to the show
01:10 | PokerNews MUG at Planet Hollywood
02:07 | Cheating scandal at Texas poker room JokerStars
06:40 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App
07:07 | Man under fire for continuing to play Ladies Event
satellites
12:53 | Pride Month article elicits nasty comments
18:08 | RAISE LGBTQ+
19:13 | Benny Glaser wins third gold bracelet at 2025 WSOP
24:09 | Winner interview with Benny Glaser
25:38 | Adrian Mateos captures his fifth bracelet
27:17 | Dylan Linde takes down $50K PLO High Roller
29:26 | Winner interview with Dylan Linde
30:21 | Matthew Wantman & Darren Elias win online
bracelets
31:11 | Tirza Sanders wins Venetian Ladies High Roller
32:17 | Jesse Lonis wins $25K High Roller at Wynn Summer
Classic
33:22 | 2025 PokerStars Open Malaga
34:53 | Manuel Ferrari won €1,100 Main Event for €206,300
36:04 | PokerStars MUG at Resorts World
40:03 | $50,000 Poker Players Championship is underway
40:20 | The Chip Reese Trophy returns!