PMA PODCASTS
The PMA team catches up with US poker expert and WSOP social media guru Kevin "Kevmath" Mathers to preview the upcoming World Series of Poker and discuss the fallout from the decision to make vaccinations mandatory at this year's event.
Fresh from a spate of deep runs in major events across South East Queensland – including a runner-up finish in the WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast main event in late May – Mike Maddocks takes a breather to relive his recent success with the PokerMedia Australia team. We also discuss Mike’s journey from his country of birth in Canada to becoming a dual citizen in Australia and delve into his work as a mindset coach, including how this has helped him (and his students) perform optimally at the poker tables!
We take a look at the growing poker scenes in Western Australia and South Australia, including a sneak peek at upcoming tournament series by WA's Shark Poker and SA's Southern Poker Tour.
PokerMedia Australia catches up with the Australian Poker League’s Joel Williams and Anthony Dickson to discuss the upcoming APLPT South Australia and APL Tasmania events.
PMA’s Landon Blackhall and guest co-host Corey Van Jaarsveldt from LCAPoker speak with WPT League Illawarra’s Tyson Orth and WPT League Newcastle’s Brendan Axtell and Jess Byrnes about their upcoming, ground-breaking tournament series.
PokerMedia Australia catches up with The Amazing Race Australia runner-up and WPT Royal Flush Crew team member Ashleigh Lawrence to discuss her adventures and the upcoming WPTDeepStacks Gold Coast event at The Star Gold Coast from 27 to 31 May 2021!
The PMA team speaks with Lynn Gilmartin, producer and anchor for the World Poker Tour (WPT) about the upcoming WPTDeepStacks event at The Star Gold Coast. Lynn also tells us about her shotgun Las Vegas wedding and her recent return to Australia with husband and poker player Ángel Guillén to pursue roles in Australian film and TV productions.
The PMA team catches up with Phil Stamler, winner of the largest ever tournament in Australian poker history at the WPT League QPC Queensland in February.
The PokerMedia Australia team sit down with Australia’s first lady of poker, Jackie Glazier, and former Crown Melbourne tournament director Joel Williams to discuss latest developments at the Australian Poker League. Topics include Joel’s recent move to become the APL’s Major Events Director, the birth of the new APL Poker Tour and plans for the 2021 APL Million.
PokerMedia Australia speaks with Angelica Hael, VP of Global Tour Management for the World Poker Tour, about the impact of COVID-19 on the famous brand, the tragic passing of Mike Sexton and the WPT’s future plans for Australia.
With the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas postponed this year due to COVID-19, the biggest annual poker series on the planet went virtual in 2020. WSOP Online attracted a total of 239,754 entries representing 166 nationalities across 85 bracelet events, breaking records for the largest online poker tournament prize pool in history at US$27,559,500 and the most entries for any single WSOP event with 44,576. A ll the talk, however has been about the inaugural WSOP Online Main Event champion, Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev, who topped a field of 5,802 players to claim the hefty US$3,904,685 first prize. PokerMedia Australia caught up with Madanzhiev to discuss his famous victory, what life has been like in the weeks since and what his plans are for the future.
Australian Poker Tour CEO David Miles discusses the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the measures the company has put in place to ensure a COVID safe event ahead of its long-awaited return in Brisbane.
From working as a dealer in the early days of the Crown Poker room to representing Full Tilt Poker in Australia to poker TV production in Las Vegas, Rob “Hux” Huxley has seen it all and done it all over the past 20 years … and he’s not finished yet.
The PokerMedia Australia team sit down with 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem to discuss his fears for the future of poker, COVID-19 impact and long-term poker ambitions. We also take a trip down memory lane!
Former Director of Poker Operations at Crown Poker, Jonno Pittock sits down for a fascinating chat about how health concerns saw him move into the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He also regales us with some fascinating stories from his time at Crown and the Aussie Millions, with none other than the great Phil Ivey scoring a mention or two!
The PokerMedia Australia team chat with Matt Savage, Executive Tour Director of the World Poker Tour and founder of the Tournament Directors Association.
The PMA team discusses the progress of online poker regulation in Australia with Joseph Del Duca, founder of the Australian Online Poker Alliance.
The PMA team speaks with Mitch Caton, head of Queensland's WPT League, about the state of the local poker industry, the impact of COVID-19 on the social poker scene and future plans for WPT League and the popular QPC.
PMA's Ben Blaschke and Landon Blackhall welcome one of Australia's most accomplished tournament poker players, Brendon Rubie, to discuss his journey over the past decade and recent battle with COVID-19.
PokerMedia Australia chats to Tom Bower, founder of Lights Camera Action Poker and former head of training for PokerStars in Australia, about everything from online poker regulation and the risks of playing on unregulated offshore sites to mentalism and the "skill" of reading poker tells!
PokerMedia Australia's Ben Blaschke, Landon Blackhall and Paul Khoury discuss COVID-19 shutdowns, online opportunities and the WSOP.