Chris Moneymaker Discusses Closure of Poker at His Kentucky Social Club

<p>On the latest <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast episode of 2023, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong> and <strong>Jesse Fullen</strong> welcome guest <strong>Chris Moneymaker</strong> to the show. The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ shares details on what happened in regards to his <strong>Moneymaker Social Club in Paducah, Kentucky</strong> closing its poker operations after feeling some heat from local authorities. Find out what transpired and what the future may hold.</p> <p>Moneymaker also shares his plans for the upcoming <strong>2023 WSOP</strong> and tells a fun story involving his WSOP gold bracelet, the Super Bowl, and <strong>Justin Timberlake</strong>.</p> <p>Other stories discussed are <strong>Phil Hellmuth</strong> getting dismantled on a pair of live-streamed high-stakes cash games, winners from the <strong>PokerGO Tour Mixed Game Festival</strong>, the <strong>Galfond Challenge</strong> against <strong>Dan “Jungleman” Cates</strong> currently being on pause, and remembering the late <strong>Mike McClain</strong>. Finally, they look ahead to the <strong>European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris</strong>, which just got underway.</p> <p>Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast!</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time|Topic*<br /> 00:25 | Welcome to the show<br /> 01:26 | Phil Hellmuth loses big in back-to-back high-stakes live streams<br /> 04:30 | How Hellmuth backing out of live streams affects other people<br /> 07:55 | Sponsor: 888poker<br /> 08:55 | Moneymaker Social Club in Kentucky closes down poker operation<br /> 12:50 | Local authorities move the goalpost<br /> 14:31 | Guest Chris Moneymaker joins the show<br /> 16:30 | What happened with Moneymaker Social Club?<br /> 18:27 | Why Paducah, Kentucky?<br /> 23:30 | What about the staff? Future plans?<br /> 29:25 | Learning to run a poker business<br /> 34:25 | Why Justin Timberlake wanted to borrow Moneymaker’s WSOP bracelet<br /> 39:30 | Ve