Gershon Distenfeld
In the 841st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by bracelet winner and philanthropist Gershon Distenfeld at Level 9 in Las Vegas to talk about latest from the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) including which old-school poker legend, who hadn’t played a serious hand of poker in nine long years, made a surprise appearance in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) event. You’ll have to either listen or watch to learn who it was!
The crew then discusses what actors they’d like to see portray Doyle Brunson in a potential movie, playing in the WSOP $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship, and take a look ahead to the upcoming Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event on July 3 with actress Shannon Elizabeth.
Distenfeld then talks about what it was like to win a WSOP gold bracelet and donate the $204K prize to charity, his professional life in the financial world, and what motivates him in life and poker. You’ll also hear about Dario Sammartino, who finished runner-up in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, finally getting his first bracelet.
Plus, get your $25K Fantasy Update and learn about winners from other Vegas properties including Golden Nugget, Wynn, and Venetian. They include Lindsey Kludt, Brock Wilson, Florian Duta, and Ori Hasson, among others.
Finally, hear about the PokerNews Cup happening on Global Poker right now!
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Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:16 | Gershon Distenfeld & Kyna England join the show |
| 00:57 | Poker pro returns to WSOP after nine-year absence |
| 03:43 | Interview w/ Justin “Boosted J” Smith |
| 07:40 | Producing a Doyle Brunson movie |
| 09:30 | Who would you like to see play Doyle Brunson in a movie? |
| 11:13 | The 2024 WSOP $600 PokerNews Deepstacks Championship a big hit |
| 13:57 | Michael Beattie wins his way into PD Deepstacks Championship |
| 14:09 | Interview w/ Michael Beattie |
| 15:30 | Gershon Distenfeld wins bracelet and donates all winnings to charity |
| 17:05 | Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Event July 3 with Shannon Elizabeth |
| 17:40 | The philanthropic side of Gershon Distenfeld |
| 21:30 | Wearing his WSOP gold bracelet |
| 23:10 | Working in the world of finance |
| 23:39 | Gershon on Bloomberg TV |
| 25:55 | $5K Seniors High Roller draws big field |
| 27:27 | Advocating for winners to give 1% to charity |
| 28:20 | Mostafa Haidary wins Event #52: $5,000 6-Handed NLH for $656,747 |
| 28:45 | Dario Sammartino wins First Bracelet in Event #61 |
| 29:37 | Lindsey Kludt ships Golden Nugget event for $153K |
| 31:50 | Brock Wilson wins WPT Alpha 8 |
| 32:10 | Florian Duta wins Venetian $1,600 NLH UltimateStack for $138,440 |
| 32:24 | Estonia’s Henri Kasper wins Venetian $1,100 Seniors for $85,517 |
| 32:38 | Michael Brinkenhoff wins Venetian $1,600 NLH Seniors for $161,941 |
| 34:27 | Ori Hasson wins Wynn Summer Classic $2,200 Mystery Bounty for more than $800K |
| 34:43 | Video of Ori Hasson bounty draws |
| 35:38 | Kyle Knecht wins Wynn Summer Classic $3,000 PLO PKO |
| 36:05 | $25K Fantasy Update |
| 38:08 | PokerNews Cup on Global Poker |
| 39:00 | How to get more women into poker |
| 42:50 | Will the WSOP Main Event set a new record? |
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