Cancer Scammer, Cardroom Raid, and Guest Vladas Tamasauskas & Ren Lin from Poker Masters

<p>On the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Connor Richards</strong>, and <strong>Matt Hansen</strong> delve into big winners from the <strong>Poker Masters</strong> including <strong>Darren Elias</strong>, <strong>Andrew Lichtenberger</strong>, <strong>Chino Rheem</strong>, and <strong>Vladas Tamasauskas</strong>, a Lithuanian player who jumped out to an early lead winning two titles in the first three events!</p> <p>The high roller newcomer is one of two guests on the show alongside <strong>Ren Lin</strong>, who has also been tearing it up at <strong>PokerGO Studio</strong>. Find out what they had to say about their early Poker Masters success. Plus, hear about poker player <strong>Rob Mercer</strong>, who <strong>lied about having colon cancer to scam the poker community</strong> so he could play in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a story that has since hit the mainstream. </p> <p>Other stories talked about are the cardroom raid in Atlanta, <strong>Global Poker's new Celebrity Campaign</strong> kicking off with <strong>Paul George</strong>, winners from <strong>PokerStars' WCOOP</strong> and <strong>NACOOP</strong>, and the "Four-Time Bracelet Club' welcoming <strong>Yuri Dzivielevski</strong>, <strong>Kristen Foxen</strong>, and <strong>Calvin Anderson</strong>.</p> <p>Finally, the crew offer their picks on who they'd like to see featured in the upcoming <strong>Lead Trading Card poker set</strong>, and who they'd like to see join <strong>Phil Ivey</strong> in the <strong>WPT $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop</strong>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time | Topic*<br /> 00:23 | Welcome to the show<br /> 00:37 | Teasing guests Vladas Tamasauskas & Ren Lin<br /> 01:45 | Rob Mercer fakes cancer diagnosis to play WSOP Main Event<br /> 05:30 | Should the WSOP and others ban Mercer?<br /> 07:28 | Cardroom raided in Atlanta; 18 people charged w/ illegal gambling<br /> 12:16 | Sponsor: p