Poker Players Agree "Winner Take All" for Five Figures in Prize Money!

In the 934th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow talk about the two players who made it all the way to heads-up play and then agreed to play winner take all for the prize money. It was a wild story that saw one player walk away with a five-figure payday and the other leave empty-handed.

The trio then discusses WPT Global's controversial signing of Ren Lin as an ambassador, which led to a discussion about ClubWPT Gold's social media strategy and how those two brands are related to the main World Poker Tour (WPT) brand. In between, former WPT Global Ambassador Xuan Liu called out the site for continuing to use her image in the Asia market.

Chad then shares highlights from his adventure with Phil Hellmuth and his son Phillip Hellmuth III playing in a Wisconsin home game, Alex Foxen winning PokerGO Tour (PGT) Player of the Year, and winners from the PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series. Then there was Daniel Negreanu at the final table of the PGT Championship, which was won by Chad Eveslage.

Other stories include GPI Player of the Year results, Maine becoming the ninth state to legalize online poker, and a look at Lost in the Shuffle, a documentary that explores the history of playing cards through the lens of magic. See the trailer and enter for your chance to win a limited edition deck of cards.

Speaking of giveaways, learn who won a copy of Jonathan Little's new book The Complete Poker Workout.

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Time Stamps
*Time Topic*
00:00 | Welcome to the Show
01:25 | Two players agree to "Winner Take All"
03:26 | WPT Global signs Ren Lin
08:15 | Is WPT Global different than WPT & ClubWPT Gold?
10:40 | Former Ambassador Xuan Liu calls out WPT Global
12:40 | Chad's adventure with Phil Hellmuth
20:02 | Alex Foxen wins PGT Player of the Year
22:29 | PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series winners
24:30 | Daniel Negreanu final tables PGT Championship
26:20 | Chad Eveslage wins PGT Championship
27:31 | GPI Player of the Year results
31:40 | Maine becomes 9th state to legalize online poker
36:55 | Lost in the Shuffle documentary
40:34 | PN Pod giveaways