Can You Be "Player of the Year" Even if You Lose Millions of Dollars?
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The episode discusses the latest updates from the 2026 WSOP and debates the criteria for winning Player of the Year.
In the 988th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway is joined by Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow at Level 9 Studio with special guest Ryan Depaulo to talk about the latest from the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. That includes the money bubble bursting and none other than 2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker being a part of it. See what went down and the aftermath yourself. The crew then talks about the debate surrounding whether or not a player should have to be profitable in order to win WSOP Player of the Year . It's a heated debate between Shaun Deeb and Phil Hellmuth , with Daniel Negreanu and others weighing in. Other stories include a streaker at the WSOP , Martin Kabrhel 's antics, WSOP POY update, and a player who built up a big stack in the Main Event and then decided to abandon it while he went to South Point casino to play $1-$3 NLH and watch a movie. Finally, Chad previews the upcoming $400 buy-in, $250K GTD PokerNews Cup at the RGPS Thunder Valley. A new PokerNews Podcast drops four times a week in July during the 2026 WSOP! You can expect a new episode every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8a…
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