In the 878th 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 remember poker legend “Miami” John Cernuto, who recently passed away from cancer at the age of 81.
PokerNews’ Calum Grant then sits down with Charlie Carrel to discuss his recent social media post calling out an alleged scammer he claims owes him $60,000. That led Mike to call out a Las Vegas poker player who owes him and many others money. From there, Mime dives into the bleak state of online poker in Nevada, compounded by the legal challenges facing the Sweepstakes Model utilized by several poker entities.
Kyna then talks about going deep in another MSPT tournament and reaching MSPT Icon status, Anthony Scarborough winning the Poker Bowl IX in Las Vegas, and the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) partnering with ClubWPT Gold for their 2025 Spring season. The crew then tosses it to Connor Richards for a special look inside the new Venetian Poker Studio, complete with an interview with Venetian Director of Poker Operations Tommy Larosa.
From there, the crew discusses a pair of basketball-related stories with strong connections to the poker world, how Ethan “Rampage” Yau came to the rescue, and finally, a reminder to enter our giveaway for a copy of The Las Vegas Book, which is valued at $495.
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:10 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz |
| 01:28 | “Miami” John Cernuto passes away |
| 04:40 | Friendship with James Woods |
| 05:38 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App |
| 07:05 | Charlie Carrel calls out an alleged scammer |
| 08:50 | Mike claims to be owed money by Kao Saechao |
| 09:55 | Calum Grant interviews Charlie Carrel |
| 15:25 | The state of online poker in Nevada |
| 18:50 | Mike’s gripe with WSOP.com |
| 21:45 | Sweepstakes model under fire |
| 25:52 | Lots of states considering legalized online poker |
| 27:40 | The RunGood Poker Series Partners with ClubWPT Gold for the 2025 Spring Season |
| 28:30 | Kyna makes a deep run in another tournament; reaches MSPT Icon status |
| 30:53 | Anthony Scarborough wins MSPT Poker Bowl IX $152K |
| 31:15 | Venetian Las Vegas debuts new poker studio |
| 31:33 | Connor Richards tours the new Venetian Poker Studio |
| 37:10 | Bernard Lee’s son goes viral over $10k hoops prize technicality |
| 39:40 | Ethan “Rampage” Yau to the rescue |
| 39:59 | Shirtless poker champion wins beer for a year in hoops contest |
| 41:45 | PokerNews Giveaway – The Las Vegas Book |
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