PokerNews Podcast: Remembering Norm Macdonald, Raise It Up Day & Women in Poker

<p>On the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast, <strong>Jeff Platt</strong> and <strong>Chad Holloway</strong> discuss the upcoming <strong>2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP)</strong> including the announcement that masks will not be required when playing, the <strong>PokerGO live stream schedule</strong>, and what events they might play!</p> <p>They also recap recent winners from various major online events, talk about <strong><em>The Card Counter</em></strong> film starring <strong>Oscar Isaac</strong> and <strong>Tiffany Haddish</strong>, and remember comedian <strong>Norm Macdonald</strong>, who passed away this week after a private battle with cancer.</p> <p>Finally, Chad chats with <strong>Tara Windsor-Smith</strong> of the <strong>Women's Poker Association (WPA)</strong> and <strong>Erin Lydon</strong> of <strong>Poker Power</strong> about the <strong>“Raise It Up” Movement</strong>, which is their global challenge to support a zero-tolerance of abuse policy in<br /> the industry. To sustain and expand the player base, the culture and environment in poker rooms need to elevate. Together, poker players, industry partners, and poker rooms become the driving force for growth in poker. Learn more about it in this week's episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast.</p> <p>Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in <strong>Elite Chip Care</strong>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time|Topic*<br /> 00:24 | Welcome to the show<br /> 00:41 | Chad’s Alaskan vacation<br /> 02:35 | WSOP right around the corner<br /> 03:25 | Three episodes of PN Podcast each week during WSOP<br /> 03:50 | Players DO NOT need to wear masks while playing WSOP<br /> 05:53 | How to sign up for Clear App to prove vaccination for WSOP<br /> 08:40 | Will WCW’s Disco Inferno be Chad’s tag team partner?<br /> 10:10 | WSOP live stream schedule on PokerGO<br /> 11:53 | <a href= "https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2021-wsop/">PokerNews’ 2021 WSOP Hub</a><br /> 13:30 | Spons