PokerNews Podcast: WSOP COVID Update, Seidel Wins, & Guest WSOP PA Champ Andrew Porter

On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Jeff Platt and Chad Holloway highlight more bracelet winners from both the GGPoker and Pennsylvania World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online bracelet events. That includes breaking down Erik Seidel's historic ninth bracelet and chatting with guest Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter, who won the WSOP Pennsylvania $1,000 Championship. They also give an update on the WSOP COVID-19 situation, discuss the possibility of a vaccine requirement, preview the Super High Roller Bowl Europe, remember the late Matt Marafioti, and offer their picks for the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan in High Stakes Duel III. Time Stamps *Time|Topic* 00:24 | Welcome to the show 00:45 | Erik Seidel captures 9th bracelet 14 years after last 03:10 | First old school legend to capture an online bracelet 04:39 | How does this bracelet compare to his others? 05:42 | Maria Konnikova celebrates Seidel’s victory 09:10 | Eduardo Pires wins Milly Maker 10:07 | Lucio Lima takes down $525 Superstack Turbo Bounty 10:31 | Roland Czika victorious in $400 Double Chance PLO 11:02 | Hinojas Jerome captures bracelet in $1,000 Double Stack 12:15 | Jeff makes Day 2 of big Venetian event 12:55 | Can Jeff overtake in the Media Power Poker Rankings? 13:42 | Join Club PokerNews on ClubGG 14:37 | Sponsor: GGPoker 15:55 | Dean Morrow wins WSOP PA $400 6-Max 16:35 | Nicholas Lein ships WSOP PA $777 Lucky 7’s 16:52 | Thong Do wins WSOP PA $400 PKO 17:30 | Michael Lavin takes down WSOP PA $600 Monster Stack 17:57 | Andrew Porter victorious in WSOP PA $1K Championship 19:30 | Interview w/ guest Andrew “LoveToLose” Porter 24:55 | What’s the Pennsylvania online poker community like? 26:20 | Porter’s poker origin story 32:14 | What happened in the WSOP PA High Roller debacle? 35:30 | Summing up the WSOP PA as a whole 39:14 | partypoker to host WPT Online Championships 40:29 | WSOP clarifies COVID-19 rule 44:20 | Will the WSOP require proof of vaccine? 50:35 | Previewing the Super High Roller Bowl Europe 52:50 | Chad’s WPT Season 2 rewatch 55:36 | Poker pro Matt Marafioti dead after an apparent suicide 59:52 | Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan in High Stakes Duel III