Ep. 139 Awards Season, Femme Fatale II and Berkey’s Big Wins

Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you caught up with all the latest gossip, news and excitement that’s going on in the world of poker. On this episode, they recap the Super High Roller Cash Game, preview Poker After Dark Femme Fatale II, look at the Global Poker Awards nominees and go through the Week 11 Power Rankings and an updated version of the Effing Five!

• 00:25 – Brent Hanks kicks things off with a rant about how much he loves March Madness.
• 02:38 – Recapping two nights of Super High Roller Cash Game action highlighted by the volatile play of Oscar Ng, Matt Berkey, Daniel Negreanu and Justin Young.
• 07:20 – Daniel Negreanu’s winning session as well as speculation on whether he’ll play a full schedule during the World Series of Poker.
• 12:23 – Previewing the action and lineup as Femme Fatale returns to Poker After Dark next week featuring Maria Ho, Farah Galfond, Marle Cordeiro, Kitty Kuo, Denise Pratt and many more!
• 16:20 – What if Phil Ivey hated casinos and only played poker? Brent and Remko speculate on how Ivey’s legacy would’ve changed if he had always focused on playing poker over his gambling exploits.
• 21:02 – Running through the Global Poker Awards that will be live on PokerGO at April 5^th from the PokerGO Studio, and this very podcast is nominated!
• 38:35 – The Week 11 Poker Central Power Rankings are topped by Matt Berkey, Daniel Negreanu and Oscar Ng!
• 47:30 – The Effing Five! Here’s the updated list of favorite 2019 poker moments as picked by Brent and Remko.
  1. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  2. Matt Berkey books back-to-back-to-back televised cash game wins.
  3. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  4. The Oscar Ng experience, putting on a show with creative play on the Super High Roller Cash Game.
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s sons

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