Brent Hanks is back in the studio after a disappointing vacation as Remko Rinkema tries to keep things together as Randall Emmett tells us some hilarious stories. 

• 00:30 – Brent Hanks talks about his family trip to Philadelphia, a cricket infestation and a zoo visit.
• 04:45 – Brief news items: Poker After Dark, ARIA High Rollers, and much more.
• 06:08 – The start of the interview with Randall Emmett
• 07:00 – Power Rankings talk with Randall
• 10:00 – The response outside the poker world to Randall Emmett’s recognition in poker.
• 15:00 – Dan Bilzerian talk, stories from Randall Emmett and Brent Hanks.
• 17:30 – Randall Emmett’s Top 5 poker players in the world.
• 20:18 – 555 Questions for Randall Emmett!
• 28:10 – End of interview with Randall Emmett
• 30:05 – The Week 16 Poker Central Power Rankings lead by Maria Ho and Ali Imsirovic.
• 38:00 – Did you miss some amazing content on Poker Central? Find out here.
• 47:30 – The Effing Five! Here’s the updated list.
  1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The Randall Emmett Experience
  4. Maria Ho’s exciting 2019 campaign to date!
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.
• 50:00 – Dolly’s Game! A five-game mix that includes Doyle Brunson and Shaun Deeb.

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With Brent Hanks on vacation, Remko Rinkema flies solo for a podcast with reduced banter but increased guests as both Maria Ho and Ali Imsirovic join the show. Ho is fresh off making the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final table while we spoke to Ali Imsirovic at the ARIA High Roller event at the PokerGO Studio about his summer plans and much more. 

• 01:50 – Short poker news items including the legal online poker in Philadelphia!
• 03:50 – Maria Ho headlines the final table of the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown!
• 06:10 – Start of the interview with Maria Ho.
• 08:45 – What kind of expectations does Maria Ho have going into this final table second in chips?
• 09:52 – What would winning a World Poker Tour event mean to Maria Ho?
• 11:05 – How does Maria strike a balance between broadcasting and playing?
• 12:48 – What has Maria learned from prior deep runs in big events at the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour?
• 16:15 – What will Maria Ho’s preparation look like for this final table at the end of May?
• 19:45 – Sharing her accomplishments with her family and having them in attendance during the final table in May.
• 23:45 – Exciting things on Poker Central and PokerGO!
• 24:50 – Catching up with Ali Imsirovic about his summer plans, his motivation for the Poker Central High Roller of the Year leaderboard, and some fun random shenanigans!
• 34:47 – Remko runs through the Week 15 Poker Central Power Rankings!
• 39:40 – Closing things out with The Effing Five!
  1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  4. Maria Ho’s exciting 2019 campaign to date!
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.

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Brent Hanks and Remko Rinkema are joined in the PokerGO Studio to talk to Phil Galfond, recap the Run it Once Week action on Poker After Dark, dive into the potential new locations for the World Series of Poker, and take a look at the Global Poker Awards.

• 00:45 – Brent Hanks decided who’s cool and who’s totally not cool in the world of poker!
• 03:11 – Run it Once Week on Poker After Dark and the Randall Emmett Experience!
• 06:40 – Live, live, live and how there’s more poker content available than ever before.
• 08:50 – Will there be more Randall Emmett type characters on Poker After Dark in the future?
• 13:20 – Do we need more heroes and villains in poker?
• 16:35 – The interview with Phil Galfond about the launch of Run it Once Poker, Poker After Dark, the lack of access to high stakes cash games, Farah’s high stakes play, and the difference between Tom Dwan and himself.
• 38:00 – End of interview with Phil Galfond.
• 39:54 – What if poker wasn’t part of the UIGEA, would Black Friday have even happened?
• 46:19 – Results & Recap of the Bellagio High Roller events won by Seth Davies and Ali Imsirovic.
• 47:36 – What if the World Series of Poker leaves the Rio behind? Where will poker’s biggest annual festival go?
• 55:18 – Recapping the Global Poker Awards with some takes on certain categories.
• 1:03:23 – What’s happening next week?

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The Poker Central Podcast this week spent the majority of the time off the rails! Recent WPT Venetian winner Ben Palmer and WSOP bracelet winner Jared Jaffee join the show for more than an hour of banter and shenanigans that brings a lot of untold stories to the surface.

On top of that, Brent and Remko make their way through the Week 13 Power Rankings as well as the Effing Five and some juicy info on the upcoming Poker After Dark Pot Limit Omaha action.

• 03:19 - The start of the interview with Jared Jaffee and Ben Palmer.
• 08:00 - The worst jobs Ben Palmer and Jared Jaffee ever had.
• 11:00 - A weird story about Jaffee's family and a poor joke.
• 13:00 - Athletic prowess, does Jaffee have it?
• 15:00 - What's the story between Jaffee and Palmer, how did this bromance start?
• 18:00 - Ben Palmer and his love for The Venetian.
• 21:30 - How did Jaffee go broke? (Hint: Betting against the Patriots in the Super Bowl)
• 26:00 - High rollers, Palmer won't play them and Jaffee is retiring from them.
• 30:00 - Healthy living, slob life and Ben's approach to the game of poker.
• 35:10 - The most degen nights of Ben and Jared.
• 45:00 - Dating life and Massey stories.
• 50:00 - Comedy.
• 1:25:00 - The Week 13 Poker Central Power Rankings
• 1:35:00 - The Effing Five.
• 1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  4. Marty Mathis – breakout win after a decade in the game for $873k in Rio de Janeiro
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.