The Legendary Tale of Poker Wizard 'Gambledore'; Jeff Madsen Fills in as Cohost

In the 866th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen at Level 9 Studio. Fresh off a third-place finish in the 2024 NAPT, Madsen fills in for Kyna England who is actually in England.

Like the rest of the poker world, the trio is mesmerized by poker wizard 'Gambledore,' who is actually Estonia's Vladimir Korzinin. The 69-year-old bearded amateur took the recent Triton Poker stop by storm and within a month has vaulted to the top of the Estonia all-time money list while etching his name in poker lore. This is his tale.

They then update you on the winner of High Stakes Duel 5 Round 2 between Jared Bleznik and Patrik Antonius, and Chad goes behind the scenes of the Global Poker Table Talk event during Formula 1 featuring Antonio Esfandiari, Michael Phelps, Carlos Sainz, and Charles Leclerc. See video footage from inside the PokerGO Studio.

Similarly, Chad and Connor Richards attended the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) 2024 Championship and talked with Maria Ho, Sketch, Vegas Matt, and rapper Maxo Cream. You get to see what they had to say in this episode! 

You also learn about recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners and how you can enter our current contest where we'll give away another seat!

Speaking of the WPT, Nick Yunis was victorious in the WPT bestbet Scramble for $310K while Eric Afriat came up just two spots short of winning a record-tying fourth title. Finally, hear about Preston McEwen continuing his winning ways with a victory in the RGPS Tunica for $57,206 & sixth ring

The podcast is sponsored by the #1 free-to-play WSOP app, and as part of it, we run another "WSOP Replay" segment in which Chad reviews a famous poker hand through the lens of the WSOP App. Check it out and remember to use bonus code "POKERNEWS" if you download and play for an extra 1,000,000 in chips!

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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:10 | Welcome Mike Holtz & Jeff Madsen
01:05 | Who is Gambledore?
01:35 | Vaults to top of Estonia’s all-time money list
04:07 | Crushing the Triton Poker Series Monte Carlo
05:23 | Videos – Big Hands w/ Gambledore courtesy of Triton Poker 
11:15 | Sponsor: WSOP Free-to-Play App
12:30 | High Stakes Duel 5: Bleznick beats Antonius again; Round 3 coming
14:05 | Should Gambledore be on High Stakes Duel?
15:15 | Global Poker’s Table Talk during Formula 1 week
18:08 | Celebrity Poker Tour 2024 Championship
20:25 | PokerNews Podcast seat giveaway for ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational
23:09 | Recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners
24:00 | Will Jeff Madsen win a WPT title?
27:00 | Poker Hall of Fame eligible – Madsen turns 40 next year
28:20 | Nick Yunis wins WPT bestbet Scramble for $310K
29:15 | Eric Afriat had a shot at record-tying 4th WPT title
30:00 | Funky Nicky makes final table
31:25 | Preston McEwen wins RGPS Tunica for $57,206 & 6th ring
34:10 | WSOP Circuit coming to Horseshoe Las Vegas
35:56 | Mike in Top 5 all-time WSOP cashes