Joe Stapleton Talks EPT Prague, Tom Wheaton on BetMGM March Poker Mania

In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about Eugene Katchalov escaping Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, more drama from Hustler Casino Live, and welcome guest Tom Wheaton to come talk about the upcoming BetMGM March Poker Mania set to run March 20-27. They then recap the trio of ARIA High Roller tournaments, offer highlights from the 2022 Wynn Millions $1,600 Mystery Bounty, and chat with Joe "Stapes" Stapleton about the return of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and upcoming EPT Prague. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 01:00 | Teasing guests Tom Wheaton & Joe “Stapes” Stapleton 02:40 | Schedule released for 2022 WSOP 04:46 | Sponsor: 888poker 05:25 | Eugene Katchalov shares experience during Ukraine-Russian crisis 09:17 | Sponsor: GGPoker 10:30 | Hustler Casino Live drama 12:40 | Garrett Adelstein to make High Stakes Poker debut 13:38 | BetMGM March Poker Mania coming March 20-27 14:29 | Guest Tom Wheaton joins the show 18:15 | Enlisting Darren Elias, Matt Berkey & Andrew Neeme to promote series 21:05 | Big tournaments in each state 26:00 | Above the Felt celebrates 1-year anniversary 29:00 | Maria Konnikova signs on with ATF 32:45 | Sponsor: Natural 8 33:05 | Recapping trio of ARIA High Roller tournaments 34:50 | Highlights from the 2022 Wynn Millions $1,600 Mystery Bounty 37:00 | PokerNews team headed to EPT Prague 38:22 | Guest Joe “Stapes” Stapleton joins the show 41:56 | Stapes standing out at the Global Poker Awards 45:38 | How the Podcast of the Year trophy got lost 48:40 | Dabbling in sports-card breaking 51:00 | How’s the stand-up comedy going? 53:50 | Remembering Norm MacDonald 57:00 | The return of EPT Prague 59:45 | Best memories & stories from EPT Prague 1:06:21 | Stapes excited to do live streams again w/ James Hartigan 1:11:10 | EPT Monte Carlo schedule for April 28th thru May 7th