$12K Contest Giveaway Controversy & WPT RRPO Champ Andy Wilson

<p>On the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong> and <strong>Jesse Fullen</strong> discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the <strong>World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open (RRPO)</strong> at <strong>Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood</strong>, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, <strong>Andy Wilson</strong>, who claimed a $785,800 top prize.</p> <p>Speaking of the WPT, don't miss out on hearing about this week's <strong>ClubWPT Qualifier</strong>, who punched their ticket to the upcoming $15M GTD <strong>WPT World Championship</strong> at <strong>Wynn Las Vegas</strong>.</p> <p>Finally, the guys preview the upcoming <strong>Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5</strong> match on <strong>December 7</strong> before diving headfirst into the most recent controversy where <strong>Nemo "akaNemsko" Zhou</strong>, a chess and poker player, decided to hold a contest for a $12K WPT World Championship seat only to give it to her poker coach and alleged boyfriend <strong>Alex "Thallo" Epstein</strong>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time|Topic*<br /> 00:25 | Welcome to the show<br /> 01:05 | Jesse attended RGPS Thunder Valley<br /> 04:30 | Chad journeyed to Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida<br /> 05:16 | Highlights from the WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open side events<br /> 07:00 | WPT RRPO Championship had stacked final table<br /> 09:00 | Winner interview w/ WPT RRPO champ Andy Wilson <br /> 13:10 | Sponsor – WPT Global 12 Days of Xmas Challenge<br /> 14:07 | Highlights from WPT Premier Meet-Up Game at Wynn<br /> 17:58 | ClubWPT Qualifier of the Week – Sepideh Moghaddam<br /> 19:20 | PokerStars announces 2023 schedule for the European Poker Tour (EPT)<br /> 21:15 | Phil Hellmuth vs. Jason Koon High Stakes Duel III Rd 5 set for Dec. 7<br /> 24:40 | Woman's Chess Grandmaster controversially awards $12K poker contest prize to alleged boyfriend</p>