A Record Bad Beat Jackpot Hits; Guest is 2023 WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis

<p>On the latest <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast episode, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Jesse Fullen,</strong> and <strong>Connor Richards</strong> are back together to discuss the biggest stories of the week including the <strong>record-breaking Bad Beat Jackpot</strong> that recently hit at Canada's <strong>Playground Poker Club</strong>. They also highlight winners from the <strong>Triton Poker London</strong> stop such as <strong>Fedor Holz</strong> and <strong>Jason Koon</strong>, <strong>Phil Ivey</strong> cracking pocket aces with the "Dirty Diaper," and <strong>Tyler Patterson</strong> winning the <strong>RGPS Checkpoint Season Finale</strong> for $200K. Finally, they take a look at the recently-concluded <strong>PokerStars USA Sunset Series</strong> which was a hit in the NJ/MI merged and Pennsylvania segregated markets.</p> <p>Chad then sits down with <strong>2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year</strong> <strong>Ian Matakis</strong> to talk about his incredible summer and winning one of poker's most prestigious awards, without playing mixed games nonetheless. They also dive into the poker origin story of Matakis, how he got along with <strong>Shaun Deeb</strong>, and what the future may hold for him.</p> <p>Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time | Topic*<br /> 00:27 | Welcome to the show<br /> 00:35 | Jesse is back<br /> 02:03 | Sponsor: Global Poker<br /> 02:35 | The biggest Bad Beat Jackpot in poker history hits!<br /> 05:35 | Have you ever been a part of a BBJ?<br /> 07:45 | Jason Koon & Espen Jorstad among Triton Poker London winners<br /> 08:15 | Phil Ivey cracks pocket aces with the “Dirty Diaper”<br /> 11:24 | Sponsor: 888poker<br /> 12:50 | Guest – 2023 WSOP Player of the Year Ian Matakis<br /> 14:33 | Who is Ian Matakis?<br /> 15:07 | How and when did you start taking poker seriously?<br /> 16:30 | 22 cashes (9 online, 13 live)