PokerNews Podcast 508: Sochi's Super High Rollers (& Lack of Luggage)
Sarah Herring might not have her luggage in Russia, but she does have a microphone, and that's good enough for her and [Removed:139] to record Episode 508 of the PokerNews Podcast.
The Triton Super High Roller tournaments move to Casino Sochi, home of the partypoker Live MILLIONS Russia stop. Sarah and Jeff get into the details of the $50K High Roller, and what kind of problems the $100K Super High Roller ran into on Day 1.
They also dive into the partypoker MILLIONS Main Event, and what the turnout was like.
Also, a boxing great is out of the ring, and onto the felt.
Finally, Oscar Kemps and Benjamin de Kruijf from a charitable peer-to-peer organization based on blockchain technology, Gaia, join the show!
This week's sponsor: Global Poker.
Show Time Stamps
| 0:10 | Intro: Sarah in Sochi for partypoker Live MILLIONS Russia...her luggage hasn't made the trip yet |
| 2:30 | A little tangent to discuss the greatness that is Texas High School Football (Friday Night Lights!) |
| 3:50 | How Sarah's time in Sochi is going so far |
| 5:10 | Some of the problems that the $100K Super High Roller ran into on Day 1 |
| 6:00 | Discussing the high roller tournament scene |
| 7:20 | The partypoker MILLIONS Main Event, what the turnout has been like |
| 10:10 | Dzmitry Urbanovich just going to do what he wants: doesn't need to play every hand of a tournament, even when he's at the final table! |
| 12:10 | How much value is there in taking your own breaks during a tournament? |
| 13:40 | Sponsor: globalpoker.com |
| 14:10 | Brady Holiman Wins WPT Choctaw Main Event |
| 15:40 | Anthony Zinno makes another deep run in a WPT event |
| 17:40 | Champion Boxer David Haye to Attempt Career as Poker Player |
| 20:10 | The Moneymaker Tour kicks off at Stones Gambling Hall |
| 22:50 | Sponsor: globalpoker.com |
| 23:50 | Oscar Kemps & Benjamin de Kruijf from the Gaia Foundation join the show! |
| 26:00 | What the inspiration was behind this movement |
| 28:20 | How the development process has gone so far: "We're in the stage of raising money, which is a struggle because the landscape is screwed up, we feel." |
| 30:00 | On acquiring donations: "It's hard to get people to donate to build the platform, but when the platform is live, everybody wants to donate." |
| 31:20 | What inspired Kemps to give back after winning money in poker: "My goal has always been to help people around me, but you have to realize we live in a very privileged area of the world." |
| 33:10 | What separates Gaia from other charitable organizations |
| 34:30 | Feedback from the poker community: "They do want to use the platform, but it's tough to tell people to donate for building the platform." |
| 36:10 | Describing how blockchain technology can help a foundation like theirs: "Using blockchain...you can micro-manage all the elements needed to rebuild a place after it's been hit by an earthquake, and everybody is able to see it." |
| 39:30 | The advantages to donating through Gaia when it launches: "You can see exactly where the money goes...that creates a form of trust and transparency" |
| 43:00 | The future of Gaia: "I think it'll be a good way to revolutionize how charity is used." |
| 44:40 | Check out their website for more information |
| 45:10 | Shoutout to the listenters, plans for the week ahead! |
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