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Welcome to the Debut Episode of the MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews

MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews

Release Date: 08/06/2025

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The Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) has joined forces with PokerNews for a biweekly podcast. The MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews will be hosted by Chad Holloway and 2021 MSPT Player of the Year Kyna England and will be available in both audio and video formats.

In the debut episode, Chad and Kyna lay the groundwork for the new show by highlighting where things currently stand with the MSPT. That includes taking a look back at completed events from the summer, current MSPT Season 16 Player of the Year and MSPT Icon leaderboard standings, and winners from the MSPT Colorado Poker State Championship at Bally’s Black Hawk.

They then recap the latest stop – the 2026 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship – that was won by Mike Estes for $153,551 and his first title. Not only that, Jake Long finished as runner-up to jump to the top of the MSPT POY race while Chad took third place for $69k after a wild run.

Finally, Chad & Kyna take a look at the recently-introduced MSPT Gold Cards, which give players on the tour the opportunity to win in all MSPT tournaments priced $200 and above.

MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews will air every other week and release at 11 a.m. ET / 10 a.m. CT / 8 a.m. PT on Wednesday. The show will be available on the PokerNews YouTube channel as well as on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcast and Spotify.

Time Stamps
00:00 | Welcome to the show
05:53 | Here’s the plan
02:25 | Our MSPT qualifications
05:28 | History of the MSPT
06:30 | Chad runs deep in the 2026 Iowa Poker State Championship
10:47 | Mike Estes takes down first MPST title
12:04 | Farm Boy among side event winners at Riverside
15:00 | Tilted Compass shout out – use code “KYNA” for 15% off
17:02 | Big MSPT winners from over the summer
20:00 | Josh Reichard claims 2nd MSPT title
21:03 | Josh Reichard & Jake Long’s POY bet
23:30 | MSPT FireKeepers is a hidden gem
26:30 | MSPT Trivia – Who is the only player to cash every season?
28:10 | MSPT Icons & GOATs
34:00 | Highlighting the Colorado Poker State Championship
36:10 | A look at upcoming MSPT stops
39:08 | MSPT is headed to Playground in Canada
41:05 | What are MSPT Gold Cards?