“Miami” John Remembered, Carrel Calls Out Scammer | PokerNews Podcast #878 

In the 878th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, recognized as a contender for ‚Podcast of the Year‘ at the Global Poker Awards, hosts Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz pay tribute to poker icon „Miami“ John Cernuto, who tragically died of cancer at 81. Following this, Calum Grant from PokerNews engages in a conversation with Charlie Carrel regarding a recent social media post in which Carrel alleges that a scammer owes him $393,000. This prompted Mike to publicly confront a Las Vegas poker player who has debts to him and several others. Mime discusses the dire situation of online poker in Nevada, which is worsened by legal issues related to the Sweepstakes Model used by various poker companies. Kyna follows up by sharing her experience of progressing far in another MSPT tournament, achieving MSPT Icon recognition, while also mentioning Anthony Scarborough’s victory at Poker Bowl IX in Las Vegas. Additionally, she notes the collaboration between the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) and ClubWPT Gold for the upcoming 2025 Spring season. The team then hands it over to Connor Richards for an exclusive tour of the new Venetian Poker Studio, featuring an interview with Tommy Larosa, the Director of Poker Operations at the Venetian. Next, the crew delves into two basketball stories that are closely linked to the poker scene, including how Ethan „Rampage“ Yau stepped in to help. Lastly, they remind listeners to participate in the giveaway for a copy of The Las Vegas Book, which is valued at $495. The podcast is brought to you by the leading free-to-play WSOP app. Make sure to enter the bonus code „POKERNEWS“ when you download and play to receive an additional 1,000,000 chips! A new episode of the PokerNews Podcast will be released every Friday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 4:03 PM UK time. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you won’t miss any episodes! Share with us who you would like to hear from.