About this episode
Live from the 2019 World Series of Poker, Phil Hui joins the podcast crew to talk about his epic $50,000 Poker Players Championship win and choosing pro poker over pro golf. 00:45 – Is the $50,000 Poker Players Championship the hardest tournament of the year and why are Jason Mercier and Phil Ivey so hard to play against? 3:34 – Phil Hui’s experience in the $50k, practicing, studying and learning from his girlfriend Loni Harwood. 5:22 – The golf story! How close did Phil Hui get to making the PGA Tour? 7:33 – The story behind the decision to choose poker over golf. 9:23 – Phil Hui’s ascension up the poker ranks. 11:50 – The disaster summer of 2018: Phil and Loni both had big losing summers. 14:00 – Learning from his girlfriend, No Limit Hold’em crusher Loni Harwood. 17:00 – Allen Bari shout out! (and how Phil Hui got better at mixed games) 19:40 – The legend of Jungleman and other mixed pros. 26:15 – A WSOP Player of the Year update and Phil Hui’s motivation to take down that leader board. 29:30 – The life of Loni and Phil. 31:30 – The best five poker players Phil Hui has ever faced. 35:25 – Too Many Questions ft. Phil Hui. New to the podcast? Subscribe right now and leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. New to PokerGO and ready to watch some exciting poker action? Subscribe right now to never miss another minute of action. Don’t forget to leave us a review and a five-star rating to get us up those podcast ranks! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pokergo-podcast--5877082/support .