Supreme Court Attorney a Secret High-Stakes Poker Player? Propofol Overdose & Bad MLK Day Promo

In the 875th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which has been nominated for 'Podcast of the Year' at the Global Poker Awards, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz dive into the wild story of a Supreme Court attorney who is in hot water over poker taxes. What makes the tale of Tom Goldstein so interesting is that the sums he played for were astronomical with him having reportedly won $50 million only to lose it all plus another $14 million.

While his name might not be familiar to the poker masses, you may have either heard about or seen him before as he was written about in The Setup, which was written by his friend Dan Bilzerian, and he also appeared on the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game last year as the mysterious, masked "Thomas" where he mucked the winning hand at showdown in a pot worth $540,000!

The crew then chat about Leon Tsoukernik awakening from a 40-hour coma after a Propofol overdose, with his future very much up in the air. They also get into a bad poker promotion that almost ran at a Las Vegas casino on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, highlight the upcoming 2025 Leaf Metal Poker trading card set, and discuss popular ARIA dealer Clyde “Snack Attack” Gaskins appearing on Netflix's Queer Eye.

Finally, they wrap things up by recapping some big winners including Pamela Belote setting the new women's record for most WSOP Circuit rings, Martins Adeniya taking down the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship, and Andrew Lichtenberger defeating Nick Schulman in the latest PGT event.

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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:15 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz
00:20 | PokerNews Podcast nominated for ‘Podcast of the Year’
01:50 | Other PokerNews nominees
02:20 | Supreme Court Attorney in hot water of poker taxes
04:24 | Doug Polk video; tax implications
07:32 | Winning $50 million playing heads-up poker
09:30 | Who were the two unknown poker coaches?
13:00 | Tom Goldstein was the mystery player on Hustler Casino Live
13:46 | Mucking winning hand in $540K pot
17:44 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App
18:24 | Leon Tsoukernik awakens from 40-hour coma; outlook remains uncertain ->
21:30 | Bad Martin Luther King Jr. Day poker promotion
26:15 | 2025 Leaf Metal Poker cards set to release by end of month
29:55 | Clyde “Snack Attack” Gaskins on Queer Eye
31:41 | Pamela Belote sets new women's record for most WSOP Circuit rings
34:08 | Martins Adeniya wins 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
34:54 | Andrew Lichtenberger defeats Nick Schulman in latest PGT event