About this episode

The episode covers the latest poker news and features an interview with Sorel Mizzi about his weight loss journey tied to a $300,000 bet.

In the 962nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway , Mike Holtz , and Ben Ludlow are back to catch you up on all the latest in the poker world. That includes Daniel "Jungleman" Cates getting kicked off Hustler Casino Live (HCL), a $5-million live-streamed cash game pot , and David Peters getting called out by Dylan Linde over an outstanding debt. The crew also wraps up the U.S. Poker Open , including David Coleman winning the $25K finale and Brock Wilson topping the overall leaderboard to become the U.S. Poker Open champ! Finally, Chad goes one-on-one with Sorel Mizzi to discuss his amazing weight loss and body transformation , which was a part of a $300,000 prop bet with Bill Perkins . Mizzi opens up about his inspiration, life changes, and what he's up to now when it comes to poker. 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 Topic* 00:00 | Welcome to the show 01:32 | Jungleman gets kicked off HCL 05:31 | $5M pot Largest in Live Stream history 08:40 | David Peters called out by Dylan Linde 13:52 | Interview with Sorel Mizzi 27:00 | 888poker…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, Ben Ludlow

Guest: Sorel Mizzi

Topics covered

• poker news
• prop bets
• U.S. Poker Open
• interviews
• weight loss
• live-streamed cash games

Keywords

• Sorel Mizzi
• poker
• weight loss
• prop bet
• U.S. Poker Open
• Hustler Casino Live
• David Peters
• Dylan Linde

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hustler Casino Live, PokerNews Podcast

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