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Chad Holloway discusses the PokerNews Cup and shares experiences from the California State Fair, including an interview with the tournament champion Peter Thao.

In the 994th episode of the PokerNews Podcast , which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway comes to you from the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Passport Season Finale at California's Thunder Valley Casino . That is where a special $400 buy-in, $250K GTD PokerNews Cup was held over the weekend. Not only did Chad play, but he also interviewed several of the players there, including one fresh off making a deep run in the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and another who won the first-ever major reentry tournament back in 2010. Chad then sat down with Thunder Valley Director of Poker Operations Ben Erwin to talk about the stop, followed by a chat with PokerNews Cup champ Peter Thao , who put on an impressive performance on his way to victory. Chad then headed with the PokerNews and RGPS crews to the California State Fair in Sacramento, where they had a little off-the-felt fun. That included betting on pig races , where Chad made it all the way to the finals and had his hopes riding on a little piggie named "Ace." A new PokerNews Podcast drops four times a week in July! You can expect a new episode every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK…

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