What the Hell is Going on at the WPT? The Story of Phil Hellmuth & Player’s Bar

In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which has been
nominated for 'Podcast of the Year' at the Global Poker Awards,
Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz discuss
what's been happening over at the World Poker Tour
(WPT), from them laying off their entire eight-person
digital team to the sassy WPT Global Twitter/X account. 


They then discuss the implications of using comps to pay for a
date, WPT champ Scott Stewart claiming two WSOPC
rings in short order, and Faraz Jaka shipping an
MSPT title. Speaking of the MSPT, which recently surpassed the
$200 million mark in awarded prize money, Chad and Kyna are
headed to Milwaukee's Potawatomi Casino this weekend to play in
the stop's $1,110 Main Event. 


The crew also recap the PGT Kickoff Series,
which included wins from Kristen Foxen,
Masato Yokosawa, and Patrik
Leonard, and offer up an opportunity to listeners and
fans to win a copy of luxurious The Las Vegas
Book, which is valued at $495!


Finally, Chad heads down to the famed Wisconsin poker bar,
Player's Bar, where Phil Hellmuth used to play.
Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon, who not only owns the bar
but was an O.G. online player from back in the day, shares some
stories about the bar including how they learned Hellmuth won the
1989 WSOP, players who've played poker in the bar, and much more.


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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:11 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz
00:24 | What’s going on at the WPT?
00:33 | Eight-person digital team let go at WPT
04:40 | An award-winning team
08:10 | WPT Global X account on fire
12:40 | Is using comps paying for the date?
15:36 | Kyna’s bad date stories
17:45 | Sponsor: WSOP Free-to-Play App
18:24 | WPT champ Scott Stewart claims two WSOPC rings in short
order
21:25 | Faraz Jaka wins MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk; his student wins
side event
24:00 | MSPT hits $200M mark; Gerald Cunniff enters MSPT Hall of
Fame
24:32 | Chad & Kyna headed to MSPT Potawatomi in
Milwaukee
28:34 | Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon’s poker famous Player’s
Bar 
38:27 | Winners from the PGT Kickoff Series – Kristen Foxen,
Patrik Leonard & more
41:30 | PokerNews Giveaway – The Las Vegas Book