Ep. 139 Awards Season, Femme Fatale II and Berkeys Big Wins

Published: March 22, 2019, 3:25 p.m.

b'Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema get you caught up with all the latest gossip, news and excitement that\\u2019s 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!\\xa0

  • 00:25 \\u2013 Brent Hanks kicks things off with a rant about how much he loves March Madness.
  • 02:38 \\u2013 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 \\u2013 Daniel Negreanu\\u2019s winning session as well as speculation on whether he\\u2019ll play a full schedule during the World Series of Poker.
  • 12:23 \\u2013 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 \\u2013 What if Phil Ivey hated casinos and only played poker? Brent and Remko speculate on how Ivey\\u2019s legacy would\\u2019ve changed if he had always focused on playing poker over his gambling exploits.
  • 21:02 \\u2013 Running through the Global Poker Awards that will be live on PokerGO at April 5th from the PokerGO Studio, and this very podcast is nominated!
  • 38:35 \\u2013 The Week 11 Poker Central Power Rankings are topped by Matt Berkey, Daniel Negreanu and Oscar Ng!
  • 47:30 \\u2013 The Effing Five! Here\\u2019s 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\\u2019s sons\\xa0
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