$12K Contest Giveaway Controversy & WPT RRPO Champ Andy Wilson

PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, Andy Wilson, who claimed a $785,800 top prize.

Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's ClubWPT Qualifier, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Finally, the guys preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 match on December 7 before diving headfirst into the most recent controversy where Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou, a chess and poker player, decided to hold a contest for a $12K WPT World Championship seat only to give it to her poker coach and alleged boyfriend Alex "Thallo" Epstein.

Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:25 | Welcome to the show 01:05 | Jesse attended RGPS Thunder Valley 04:30 | Chad journeyed to Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida 05:16 | Highlights from the WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open side events 07:00 | WPT RRPO Championship had stacked final table 09:00 | Winner interview w/ WPT RRPO champ Andy Wilson 13:10 | Sponsor – WPT Global 12 Days of Xmas Challenge 14:07 | Highlights from WPT Premier Meet-Up Game at Wynn 17:58 | ClubWPT Qualifier of the Week – Sepideh Moghaddam 19:20 | PokerStars announces 2023 schedule for the European Poker Tour (EPT) 21:15 | Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 set for Dec. 7 24:40 | Woman's Chess Grandmaster controversially awards $12K poker contest prize to alleged boyfriend