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We Need To Talk About The WSOP Scandal (w/ Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating)

Jul 23, 20241 hr 44 minSeason 3Ep. 2
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Episode description

Debate rages on about what exactly went down at the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event. Jonathan Tamayo and Dominik Nitsche were seen on the rail using laptops and software during the final table. Tamayo went on the win the whole tournament and the $10,000,000 prize. Was this in violation of the rules? And what can we do about this in the future? Daniel Negreanu and Alan Keating join the channel to weigh in. 

0:00 Intro 
0:56 Daniel and Alan's summer 
5:58 The RTA controversy, How big is the edge? 
16:59 Where should the line be drawn? 
25:31 How to enforce the rules? 
40:48 Dominik's response 
46:24 Opinion of the masses 
51:01 Rule changes to make tournaments more fun 
1:14:25 GGPoker, Game of Gold 
1:21:14 Aftermath of the Main Event
 1:28:08 Poker is in a good place 
1:33:14 WSOP Winter
 1:43:10 Outro

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