Was Idea for Rounders Stolen? Guest Jeffrey Allan Grosso Alleges So; Remembering Tony Holden

<p>On the latest episode of the <em>PokerNews</em> Podcast, <strong>Chad Holloway</strong>, <strong>Connor Richards</strong>, and <strong>Matt Hansen</strong> talk about <strong>Ari Engel</strong> capturing his record 16th <strong>World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit</strong> gold ring, remember poker author <strong>Anthony Holden</strong>, and reveal what <strong>six new players</strong> have confirmed to play the <strong>$1,000,000 Big One for One Drop</strong>. They also recap <strong>Isaac Haxton</strong> winning the <strong>Super High Roller Bowl</strong>, winners from the <strong>Mixed Game Series II</strong>, WSOP Player of the Year <strong>Ian Matakis</strong> winning another tournament, and <strong>Next Gen Poker</strong> becoming ambassadors for <strong>PokerStars USA</strong> ahead of the NAPT.</p> <p>Chad also shares highlights from his vacation on a Virgin Voyages cruise where he played in the <strong>WPT at Sea</strong> poker room, Matt tells you how you can <strong>win a seat into the $10,000 WPT World Championship</strong>, and Connor comes to you straight from the <strong>EPT Cyprus</strong>, which just kicked off.</p> <p>Finally, Chad chats with <strong>Jeffrey Allan Grosso</strong>, author of the poker book <em><strong>Dirty Dealing</strong></em>. In it, he alleges that his ideas and screenplay were stolen by Miramax Films and ultimately turned into the movie <em><strong>Rounders</strong></em>. It might sound crazy, but there was a court case and everything. Chad read the book prior to chatting with Grosso, who opened up about what he claims happened, how he feels about it, and why he ultimately decided to write a book about his experience.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Time Stamps</strong></span><br /> *Time | Topic*<br /> 00:23 | Welcome to the show<br /> 01:47 | Teasing guest Jeffrey Allan Grosso, author of Dirty Dealing<br /> 02:53 | Highlights from Chad’s cruise w/ WPT at Sea<br /> 05:40 | Get Entry into an Exclusive WPT World Championship Freeroll on WPT Global