{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Defiant Player Set Up in $2,400,000 Hand of Poker But Can He Get Lucky?","description":"In the 936th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all in Las Vegas at Level 9 Studio to talk about the viral $2.4 million poker hand played between Antonio Esfandiari and Alan Keating. The hand, part of Super High Roller Cash Game on PokerGO, blew up fast and had the whole poker world talking. From there, the crew talks about the Daniel \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates vs. sports bettor &quot;Elf&quot; boxing match, looks at a controversial hand from High Stakes Poker involving Sam &quot;Se\u00f1or Tilt&quot; Kiki, and a winner interview with Andrew &quot;Lucky Chewy&quot; Lichtenberger after he notched a win at the PGT Kickoff Series. Other stories bantered about are Jeff Platt now being exclusive with the WSOP, how Arden Cho will probably be at the Oscars, the new PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for the 2026 RGPS Passport Season, and sharing which poker room on the Las Vegas Strip is unfortunately closing at the end of the month. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT \/ 11a ET \/ 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps *Time &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Topic* 00:00 Welcome to the show 01:31 Esfandiari vs. Keating in $2.4M Pot 07:08 Dan \u201cJungleman\u201d Cates boxing match results 11:25 Controversial hand on High Stakes Poker 17:17 Winner interview w\/ Andrew \u201cLucky Chewy\u201d Lichtenberger 22:06 Jeff Platt now with the WSOP 24:07 Arden Cho &amp;amp; the Oscars 26:12 PokerNews PowerStack Leaderboard for 2026 RGPS Passport Season 28:44 Planet Hollywood closing poker room ","author_name":"PokerNews Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.pokernews.com\/podcast\/pokernews-podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39922935\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198011365"}