PokerNews Podcast: Jesse Sylvia & Hustler Casino's Shaun Yaple

On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway recap the MSPT Sycuan Casino stop in San Diego, talk WSOP.com possibly coming to Michigan and Pennsylvania, and highlights from the 2021 PokerStars MISCOOP and NJSCOOP. They also chat with a pair of guests. First, Shaun Yaple of California's Hustler Casino joins the show to talk about the return of poker, the upcoming Hustler Casino Live show, and remembering the late Larry Flynt. Then, former November Niner Jesse Sylvia talks to Sarah about poker in Vegas, his plans for the WSOP, and his new poker endeavor, Floptimal, with Russell Thomas. Big thanks to the special sponsor this week in Elite Chip Care. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 00:42 | Jeff’s MSPT San Diego experience 03:20 | Teasing guests Shaun Yaple & Jesse Sylvia 04:13 | Winners from the MSPT Sycuan Casino 07:19 | Jeff gets slapped on the head 08:30 | Jeff draws ire of guy who got kicked out of casino 11:00 | Hustler Casino’s Shaun Yaple joins the show 13:50 | High demand for live poker 18:20 | Shaun Yaple’s poker origin story 21:00 | Making Hustler Poker more prominent in L.A. market 22:58 | Hustler Poker Live 30:00 | Game security on a live stream 34:56 | Remembering Larry Flynt 41:10 | Sponsor: Elite Chip Care 41:45 | Daniel Dvoress wins GGpoker Super Million$ title 43:49 | WPT Online Series coming to partypoker 45:25 | WSOP.com coming to Michigan and Pennsylvania? 49:30 | Highlights from the NJ and MI SCOOPs 52:20 | Sponsor: GGPoker 53:28 | Jesse Sylvia joins the show 54:35 | What has poker in Vegas been like? 58:35 | Projects keeping Sylvia busy 1:02:41 | Starting a staking group and software company 1:07:17 | Joining forces with Russell Thomas for Floptimal poker endeavor 1:19:55 | Plans for the 2021 WSOP 1:25:05 | Sponsor: Run It Once