PN Pod Special Edition: Phil Ivey & Gus Hansen at 2023 WPT World Championship; What to Expect

On a special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk all things World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, a festival that is currently underway. Hear about highlights from the Premier Meet-Up Game (MUG), including appearances by Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey. While there, Connor also caught up with WPT Hostess Lynn Gilmartin and Wynn Director of Poker Operations Ryan Beauregard for behind-the-scenes chats on what is happening. Chad also chats with WPT President Adam Pliska about all the hard work that went into the WPT World Championship, thoughts on offering the $40 million guarantee, and what poker players can expect. The crew then offer their thoughts on whether or not the guarantee will be hit, what field size they think the championship event will get, and make a trio of bold predictions. Finally, Chad sat down with last year’s champion, Eliot Hudon, to ask whether or not he’ll attempt a title defense, how last year’s $4-million win changed his life, and what tips he has for poker players looking to follow in his footsteps. Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast. Time Stamps *Time | Topic* 00:22 | Welcome to the show 01:15 | Highlights from the Premier Meet-Up Game (MUG) 02:50 | Gus Hansen makes an appearance! 03:40 | What to expect from the WPT World Championship 06:02 | Guest WPT President Adam Pliska joins the show 20:42 | Guest Lynn Gilmartin joins the show 23:14 | The WPT Ladies Championship 24:22 | Guest Ryan Beauregard joins the show 29:40 | Will the guarantee be hit? 33:02 | Field size predictions 36:49 | Guest Eliot Hudon joins the show 45:00 | Tips on winning the WPT World Championship 46:25 | Bold predictions for the WPT World Championship