Nikki Limo
In the 831st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by Nikki Limo, who is filling in for Mike Holtz, at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about her time as the Loose Cannon on the PokerStars Big Game. The first two episodes recently dropped featuring Limo squaring off against Phil Hellmuth, Alex Keating, Arden Cho, Lex Veldhuis, and Jennifer Tilly.
Limo discusses how she got cast for the show, what happened when she played “Two Truths and a Bluff,” and then Kyna & Chad surprise her by offering up some bluffs of their own. Limo also delves into a big hand that she played against the “Poker Brat” that went poker viral.
The crew then talked about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) being less than a week away, and take a look at some of the “Best Without a Bracelet” including Maria Ho, Seth Davies, and Bin Weng, just to name a few. Plus, will Phil Ivey be at the 2024 WSOP? Find out what the hosts think in this episode.
From there, they take a look at Jessica Vierling winning the WSOP Commerce $1,700 Main Event for $328,273, plus all the big winners from the Triton Montenegro including Mike Watson, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Adrian Mateos, and Mikalai Vaskaboinikau, who all won seven-figure scores!
Finally, Kyna and Nikki play a game of #PokerThrift in which they have to guess whether or not Chad bought some random poker items he found in secondhand stores in Las Vegas. Oh, and there’s a preview of Raminder Singh‘s appearance on PokerNews‘ Life Outside Poker show hosted by Connor Richards.
Tell us who you want to hear from. Let us know what you think of the show — tweet about the podcast using #PNPod, and be sure to follow Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz on X.
Time Stamps
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:05 | Welcome to the show |
| 00:15 | Nikki Limo filling in for Mike Holtz |
| 01:00 | Nikki being PokerStars the Big Game’s Loose Cannon |
| 03:18 | The power of the fuzzy hat |
| 04:47 | Getting selected for the Big Game |
| 08:25 | Playing against a tough but fun lineup |
| 09:01 | Two Truths & a Bluff |
| 12:25 | Playing Two Truths & a Bluff with Nikki Limo |
| 15:58 | Nikki goes head-to-head again Phil Hellmuth |
| 20:47 | Sponsor: PokerStars |
| 21:00 | The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a week away |
| 22:00 | EDC shenanigans |
| 23:04 | WSOP Circuit Commerce & Tournament of Champions |
| 23:20 | Jessica Vierling wins WSOP Commerce $1,700 Main Event for $328,273 |
| 25:00 | Best without a WSOP gold bracelet |
| 30:48 | Preview of Life Outside Poker with Raminder Singh |
| 33:28 | Triton Montenegro winners – Mike Watson, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Adrian Mateos & Mikalai Vaskaboinikau |
| 38:56 | Will Phil Ivey be at the 2024 WSOP? |
| 42:15 | Plans for the $25K Fantasy Draft |
| 44:27 | #PokerThrift – Did Chad buy it? |
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