A Bracelet Winner Cheat, Win $100K, & Guest WPT Champ Frederic Normand

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen share what they did for Thanksgiving, discuss the Brazilian poker player who was suspended for adding chips at BSOP Millions, and give their thoughts on the Formula 1 Grand Prix and their experiences with PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing. They then dive into Josh Reichard and Stephen Song winning rings at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Grand Victoria stop, Ian Auvil emerging victorious in the Bar Poker Open World Championship and Doug Polk & Company’s $100,000 promotion at The Lodge in Texas. Plus, the crew share which poker pros and celebrities are slated to attend the upcoming WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas Dec. 3-14. Finally, while down at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, Matt chatted with guest Frederic Normand, who was fresh off winning the WPT bestbet Scramble for $350k. Hear what the Canadian player had to say about his victory and plans for the future. Time Stamps *Time | Topic* 00:23 | Welcome to the show 00:31 | Happy Thanksgiving! 02:31 | Side event winners from the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 04:16 | Sponsor: Global Poker 05:10 | Brazilian poker player suspended for adding chips at BSOP Millions 09:39 | Should cheaters be stripped of titles? 18:20 | Sponsor: partypoker 19:19 | Guest Frederic Normand joins the show 21:00 | What are your upcoming poker plans? 21:40 | How did you get into poker? 23:19 | What led to the upturn in success? 26:17 | What do you do outside of poker? 27:22 | Josh Reichard & Stephen Song win rings at WSOPC Grand Victoria 30:23 | Ian Auvil wins Bar Poker Open World Championship 32:35 | What is “Between the Sheets”? 36:06 | Sponsor: 888poker 37:03 | The Lodge’s $100,000 promotion the “biggest in Texas poker history” 39:30 | Celebs and poker pros set to attend WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas Dec. 3-14