Borgata The Return Massive Success, Poker Face Movie Review & More

<p>In the first <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast episode of 2023, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Jesse Fullen</strong>, and <strong>Connor Richards</strong> bring you all the latest stories from the New Year including <strong>Jason Koon</strong> officially winning <em><strong>High Stakes Duel III</strong></em> after no challenger stepped up, a poker player winning a <strong>$6.4 million pai gow jackpot</strong> in Las Vegas, and a movie review on <strong>Russell Crowe</strong>’s <em><strong>Poker Face</strong></em>.</p> <p>They also dive deep into the <strong>Borgata’s The Return</strong>, which proved to be a very successful return series for the East Coast venue, which had been hit hard by the pandemic. Stories from there include <strong>Samuel Laskowitz</strong> winning the Mystery Bounty Event and <strong>Ryan Dodd</strong> drawing a $250K bounty. Plus, hear winner interviews from $2,100 Bounty Event champ <strong>Soukha Kachittavong</strong> and <strong>Bin Weng</strong>, who took down the $5,300 Championship for $1,000,000!</p> <p>Finally, learn about <strong>PokerStars Michigan and New Jersey merging</strong> their player pools, <strong>Josh Reichard</strong> winning MSPT Season 13 Player of the Year, <strong>Cherish Andrews</strong> & <strong>Stephen Song</strong> having success as GPI POYs, <strong>Mattress Mack</strong> losing $3M on TCU, and winners from the <strong>Free Poker Network at Golden Nugget</strong> Las Vegas.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time|Topic*<br /> 00:25 | Welcome to the show<br /> 00:53 | Jesse headed to Australia<br /> 0:200 | Connor in New York City<br /> 03:00 | Jason Koon officially wins HSD III; no challengers step up<br /> 06:55 | Poker players win $6.4 million pai gow jackpot in Las Vegas<br /> 08:52 | Sponsor: 888poker<br /> 09:10 | Movie Review – <em>Poker Face</em> starring Russell Crowe<br /> 12:45 | Borgata The Return a huge success in post-pandemic return<br /> 13:00 | Samuel Laskowitz wins Mystery Bounty