Shaun Deeb Fired Up for POY & Fires Back at Critics

About this episode

Shaun Deeb discusses his experiences at the WSOPE, his passion for the Player of the Year race, and his thoughts on various poker-related topics.

In the 953rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast , Chad Holloway is at the 2026 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) in Prague, where he is joined by special guest cohost Shaun Deeb , who talked about losing to quads twice when heads up for a gold bracelet. He then talks about his passion for the Player of the Year race , responds to Nick Palma 's poor sportsmanship comments, and shares his thoughts on the controversial Maurice Hawkins and the WSOP Circuit. Deeb also talks about whether or not he'd encourage his children to play poker, playing the National Heads-Up Poker Championship , coaching Hellmuth's sons, and why he thinks he'll ultimately surpass Phil Hellmuth atop the all-time bracelet list. Finally, Deeb opens up about turning 40 and becoming eligible for the Poker Hall of Fame . Does he think he should get in? Deeb has never been one to shy away from sharing his thoughts, and that proved true in this in-depth interview from the 2026 WSOP Europe. A new PokerNews Podcast drops every day this week at approximately 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode! Time Stamps 00:00 Welcome to the show 01:50 Losing to…

People in this episode

Host: Chad Holloway

Guest: Shaun Deeb

Topics covered

• Player of the Year race
• World Series of Poker Europe
• poker coaching
• poker Hall of Fame

Keywords

• quads
• Nick Palma
• Maurice Hawkins
• National Heads-Up Poker Championship
• Phil Hellmuth

Mentioned in this episode

Products: National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Places: Prague

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