PokerGO Podcast

For the first PokerGO Podcast episode of 2023, Donnie Peters and Tim Duckworth recap 2022 with a few "awards." They also discuss Daniel Negreanu's 2022 poker stats and give their own. Looking ahead to 2023, Donnie and Tim talk about the big start to the new poker year and then lay out some goals they have.  

The 2021 Global Poker Awards are held at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on February 18 and your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters go down the list to make their picks. On top of that, the boys dive into the PokerGO Cup, the PocketFives Stacking website, and answer questions from the fans. Join our community right now on Discord. 

Your hosts Remko Rinkema and Donnie Peters return from an extended break after the 2021 World Series of Poker to announce that weekly podcasts are back!  On this week's show: A review of the second showdown between Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan. A look back at all the news they missed since the WSOP Main Event ended including Ali Imsirovic's PokerGO Tour victory. Early speculation on Bally's a.k.a. The Horsehoe as the new location for the 2022 World Series of Poker. The guys also answer a fun listener question that leads to Donnie telling a story of almost getting into a fight in a casino. It's good to be back! If you enjoy the show please consider leaving a review on your favorite podcasting app and joining our Discord channel!

Watered-down coffee can ruin someone's day and Remko gives very specific advice to avoid this type of drama. Donnie delivers another excellent pizza recommendation for Las Vegas and the guys dive into the following poker-related topics on the second episode of the WSOP Podcast. Last night Day 1 of the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. concluded with 73 entries, registration is open until the start of play today. Top stacks include Mike Matusow and John Monnette. The WSOP Podcast submitted their own line-up for this year's $25k Fantasy league that somehow only has a $525 buy-in. Speculation on the long lines in the hallway and the field size of the $500 Reunion event that has a $5 million guarantee. Rate, review, and subscribe to this show if you enjoy the content. Please join us 6 days a week during the World Series of Poker for exclusive behind-the-scenes information from poker's biggest spectacle. 

Hello friends! The World Series of Poker is back from a lengthy hiatus and so is this podcast feed! Please enjoy six episodes per week from the Rio in Las Vegas as Remko Rinkema, Donnie Peters, and Brent Hanks deliver all the latest gossip, hot takes, and analysis from the 2021 WSOP. On Episode 1, Remko and Donnie get reacquainted and set the scene for what you can expect over the next 55 days from this show and the PokerGO team. Oh, and there's pizza advice. 

Mike 'Timex' McDonald burst onto the scene when he was just 18-years old, winning the EPT Dortmund stop for $1.3 million and flash forward nine years and he's amassed more than 10 times that amount in live tournaments alone. Nowadays McDonald does not grind the circuit like he once did, as a startup business called Poker Shares takes up most of his time.  McDonald dives deep into the inner workings of his business and also shares candid stories about the selling and buying of action he's partaking in over the years. The man is known as "Timex" elaborates on an especially startling story in which he cashed for nearly $2,000,000 only to profit a mere $12,000 on the entire event.  Aside from all of that McDonald gives his thoughts on who's worth the most in the WSOP Main Event from the following six superstars: Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Fedor Holz, Dan Colman and Dan Smith. Lastly, former Lamborghini owner also speaks some strong words about Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan, the defunct Epic Poker League, and Ultimate Bet. 

On this episode of the PokerGO Podcast, all women with massive scores in 2017 are being discussed. And we even forgot to mention Xuan Liu, winning the $2k at Fallsview for $232,000. Maria Lampropulos won the massive partypoker Million at Dusk Till Dawn for £1,000,000 and with that, she jumps up the rankings on plenty of leaderboards. Lampropulos now has the eighth biggest cash by a woman ever, sits in fifth on the Argentinian all-time money list and is now 16th on the women all-time money list. Interestingly enough, Lampropulos' boyfriend is Ivan Luca who's cashed for more than $4 million since bursting onto the scene in 2015. On top of all of this, the guys run through the latest ARIA High Roller results, jumps made by Bryn Kenney and Brian Rast on the all-time money list, the dumpster fire that was Poker Night in America and the upcoming PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo. (Fashion advice included by your hosts, Remko and Will)

Isaac 'Ike' Haxton is commonly referred to as one of the best poker players in the world, having been at the top for almost a decade. Haxton boasts $13 million in live tournament earnings on top of all the millions he managed to rake in through both online and live cash games.  Today on the show, Haxton shares his thoughts on a plethora of topics that all have to do with the high stakes poker scene. Poker in Macau, the traveling life of a Super High Roller player, the adrenaline rush of the game, swapping and selling pieces for the biggest events, the demise of online poker, and travels stories are all discussed on the 12th episode of Heads Up with Remko. To read the article in Maxim Magazine that was discussed on the show, click here.  

The $25,000 Mixed Game High Roller took place on both Monday and Tuesday of this week, and on this show, we recap all the action. If the walls could talk, Bobby's Room would have the best poker stories in the world, and we dive deep into the ones we know or have heard of.  Other big questions such as: Will mixed games ever grow in popularity? What needs to be done to grow mixed games? And many others are being answered by your hosts.  Will O'Connor also tells a great Andrew Robl story, Remko gets into his first trip to Bobby's Room in 2009, and Brent Hanks can't get enough of Richard Simmons! All in all, it's another classic episode of the Poker Central Podcast.

Brian Rast is one of the most successful players of the last decade, with more than $20 million in live tournaments earnings, but cash games are his mainstay. Rast plays the highest cash games in the world, competes against the best, and doesn't back down for any stakes.  Today on the podcast, Rast tells us all the ins and outs of the Las Vegas high stakes cash game scene, goes through the Bobby's Room lineups, and shares details on how he's managed to improve his game even more over these last few months. 

On this episode of the PokerGO Podcast, the guys are joined by staff writer Paul Oresteen to talk about the World Poker Tour finale in Florida, and Nikolai Yakovenko to talk about the University of Alberta's poker AI.  The big topics on today's show also include Jason Mercier, Ryan Riess and Daniel Weinman coming up with massive wins. Sergio Garcia's Masters win's being discussed, there's room for some awful travel stories in light of Dan Smith being denied entry onto a plane in Macau, and much new from Asia's gambling capital as the PokerStars Championship Macau wrapped up.

Ben Sulsky's one of the most successful high-stakes online cash game players, and he shared the story of his life in poker.  On this podcast, Sulsky tells the story of his rise through the ranks of poker and battling at the high stakes versus anyone willing to face him. Over the years the action on the highest stakes has dried up significantly, and Sulsky dives into the current state of high-stakes online poker.  During the heyday of online poker, Sulsky also took shots at the now infamous Rail Heaven, and he recalls one specific hand where Phil Galfond crushed both his bankroll and his spirit.  Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast which is brought to you by Death Wish Coffee. 

The crew is back at it, this time discussing the epic results of Steve O'Dwyer and Fedor Holz in Macau, Dietrich Fast and Adrian Mateos chopping up a big one in Florida and much more.  The World Poker Tour festivities in Florida get a close inspection from the guys, as Will shares some hot takes on the Tournament of Champions format, shows love for the WPT 500, and a very special guest makes an appearance on the show.  Other topics discussed on the podcast include the NBC Sports deal Poker Central agreed upon, the Jaime Staples weight loss bet and the place of Zynga poker in the poker universe. 

Jason Mercier is one of the most successful poker players in the world, having no less than five World Series of Poker bracelets, and EPT title and countless online wins. With $17 million in live tournament earnings, Mercier ranks 13th on the all-time money list, 7th on the EPT all-time money list and 1st on the WSOP Omaha all-time money list.  Mercier burst onto the scene with a massive win in the EPT Season 3 San Remo stop, when he took home $1.4 million after crushing his opponents at one of the fastest final tables in poker history. While that tournament meant financial independence, arguably the worst night of his life followed that life-changing win. Mercier was stabbed in the back with a broken bottle after a bar fight, one inch removed from it being a fatal injury. On this podcast he tells the entire story. Mercier's story, however, didn't start with live poker, as he was among the first Supernovas on PokerStars in 2006, and the 16th ever to become Supernova Elite in 2007. On this podcast, Mercier talks about the battle for the acceptance of his lifestyle with his family, and making big choices with big consequences. 

On this episode of the PokerGO Podcast, we tackle a big question: Is Bryn Kenny a real person? Obviously, he's not, since Kenney's already raked in almost $3 million in live tournament earnings in 2017 alone. Kenney's cashed in 13 tournaments, of which six were Top 3 finishes. This week's show also includes an interview with staff writer Paul Oresteen, who wrote a brilliant two-part feature interview with poker's most respected producer Mori Eskandani. We also go over the latest results in ARIA High Rollers, discuss the status of satellites in live poker tournaments, and much, much more, including the to-be-released Mercier baby. Please get in touch with us via podcast@pokergo.com.  

Dan Colman's one of the most successful tournament poker players of the last three years, winning the Big One for One Drop in 2014 for $15 million after beating Daniel Negreanu heads up. In total Colman has almost $28 million in earnings, putting him third on the all-time money list behind only the aforementioned Negreanu, and Erik Seidel.  Colman started his poker career gambling for small money, but through a serious dose of natural talent, hard work and dedication, he managed to become one of the most feared heads-up no limit holde'm players in the world.  After crushing online for well over a year, Colman turned his attention to live poker, bursting onto the scene by winning the Monte Carlo Super High Roller in 2014 for roughly $2.1 million. Just two months later Colman won the second ever million-dollar buy-in tournament, putting his name on the map for good. On this podcast Colman tells his entire life story, the decisions he made in not talking to the media after his big win, and how he stance his changed since. 

After months of waiting, the grudge match between Cate Hall and Mike Dentale was finally there. This past Sunday, Poker Night in America played host to the heads-up battle that saw Hall beat Dentale 2-0 in a best-of-three.  Hall collected $30,000 for her efforts, and we spoke to Matt Glantz about the lead up to this battle happening, the money that was at stake and how he looks back on the overall production and social media response.  Aside from the battle, Tom Dawn notches up his first HendonMob result in more than three years, Ben Tollerene' scores big in Panama, and we analyze Tom Marchese's thought on whether there are too many high roller events. Lastly, the boys get into a fair bit of banter towards the end, with a very special guest crashing the party.  The music on today's show's provided by Leroy Townes. Their song Hurricane Express is featured in both the intro and the outro. For more on them, check out their website at www.leroytownesband.com.  

This week on Heads Up with Remko, Tom Marchese joins the show to talk about all things high stakes! Marchese's currently ranked 15th on poker's all-time money list for tournaments, but his poker story goes far beyond that.  Marchese talks about the ARIA high stakes tournament, the Super High Roller Bowl, playing on the famous Rail Heaven online tables and much more. 

Remko Rinkema and Will O'Connor are joined by the most recent World Poker Tour millionaires on this episode of the PokerGO Podcast. Daniel Strelitz took down the LAPC for a cool million, while Sam Panzica collected $1.3 million for winning the Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event. Both players talked about the experience of winning the biggest tournament of their careers and notching up their first-ever seven-figure score.  Aside from the poker news, Remko and Will dive into some banter about the Cate Hall vs. Mike Dentale heads-up match and some March Madness action!

Bill Perkins is among the most successful hedge fund managers in the United States, focussing on venture capital and energy markets, while at the same time being a very passionate poker player, Twitch streamer, karaoke singer and father of two.  On this week's episode of Heads Up with Remko, Perkins opens up about his personal life, taking us on a journey from growing up in Jersey City to living a jet-setting life in the Caribbean.  The road to success wasn't a clear-cut one for Perkins, who started at the bottom as "the assistant to the assistant of the assistant," working his way up to owning his investment firm. Back in 1997, Perkins founded Small Ventures USA, and he later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002.  Currently, Perkins managed the Houston-based energy hedge fund Skylar Capital, while at the same time traveling to player poker and explore the world.