PokerNews Podcast
Hosted by Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow · PokerNews Podcast
4.7from 353 ratings
- 391
- Episodes
- 187
- Transcribed
- 353
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 45M
- YouTube views
About PokerNews Podcast
The PokerNews Podcast, the longest-running news show in the poker world with over 800 episodes, releases new episodes every Friday! Each episode includes the latest news, stories, debates, and gossip from the community. From Poker Hall of Famers to World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champions, the PokerNews Podcast has welcomed the biggest guests in the industry. WSOP bracelet winner Chad Holloway hosts alongside Game of Gold star and 2021 MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England & two-time WSOP.com Online Player of the Year and bracelet winner Mike "Brock Lesnar" Holtz. Tweet about the podcast at #PNPod and follow PokerNews on X at @PokerNews for more!
- Publisher
- PokerNews Podcast
- Category
- leisure · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 20 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
187 of 391 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Poker's Gambit – Can Chess Help Spark Another Boom? | PokerNews Podcast #1,009
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Did Daniel Negreanu Punt and Miss Out on This WSOP Gold Bracelet?
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The One Interview with Daniel Negreanu You Don't Want to Miss
Inside a recent episode
Poker's Gambit – Can Chess Help Spark Another Boom? | PokerNews Podcast #1,009
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So there's just a lot of parallels between the two. And then, I mean, you yourself, like you mentioned Duolingo and Grammarly. I use Grammarly every day. It's on my laptop right in front of me right now, which when I read that about you, I thought was very impressive. No, I appreciate that. Yeah, and it goes the other way around, too. When I go to chess events or our company meetup, it's all these top grandmasters. What they like to do at night is play poker sometimes. And so I attest to that strong overlap between chess and poker. And because poker is a game that blends both skill and luck, it can be played more socially, too, which is really, really fun. […]
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- Albert Cheng
- Daniel Negreanu
- Nikki Limo
- Garrett Adelstein
- James Hartigan
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 44,720,926
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 232 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 121 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts PokerNews Podcast?
Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz and Ben Ludlow host the show. Published by PokerNews Podcast.
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Does PokerNews Podcast take guests?
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