Intoxicated Player, Matusow at CSOP, and Guests Arden Cho & Samuel Laskowitz

PokerNews Podcast

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk about going to see comedian Kevin Nealon and shenanigans at the latest Charity Series of Poker (CSOP), which saw Mike "The Mouth" Matusow contend for the trophy!

They then chat about the PokerGO Tour (PGT) Championship, which had to contend with a seemingly intoxicated qualifier. It was at that event that Connor caught up with both Arden Cho and Samuel Laskowitz. The former would go on to make a deep run, while the latter was the last player to qualify for the tournament. Plus, hear who actually won the tournament for $500,000!

Other topics discussed include new online gaming efforts in New York, the THM Winter Championship taking place in the Alps Jan. 29-Feb. 5, Mike Holtz and Zach Gruneberg winning WSOP.com Player of the Year honors, and Brantzen & Boston Rob to be on Deal or No Deal Island. Finally, Chad reveals that he's slated to play on Poker Night in America.

Time Stamps *Time | Topic* 00:23 | Welcome to the show 00:32 | Episode sponsored by PokerStars – Check out the US Winter Series here! 01:07 | Tease guests Arden Cho & Samuel Laskowitz 02:05 | Checking out comedian Kevin Nealon 04:54 | Seemingly intoxicated poker player on PGT Championship stream puts viewers on tilt 08:20 | Dream Seat qualifier Arden Cho has a deep run 08:40 | Daniel Smiljkovic wins PGT Championship title for $500,000 10:45 | Interview w/ Arden Cho 15:03 | Interview w/ Samuel Laskowitz 18:40 | Does New York stand a chance of passing online poker legislation this year? 24:27 | THM Winter Championship Taking Place in the Alps Jan. 29-Feb. 5 25:35 | The 2nd Annual Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Awards and tournament 27:27 | Mike “The Mouth” Matusow makes a deep run 30:08 | Winner interview w/ CSOP champ Hunter Glass 31:55 | Mike Holtz Wins WSOP.com NV/NJ Player of the Year; Zach Gruneberg Takes PA Title 32:30 | Brantzen & Boston Rob to be on Deal or No Deal Island 35:40 | Chad to compete on Poker Night in America against Neeme, Konnikova & more