Formula 1 Vegas Highlights, NAPT Champ Sami Bechahed & Game of Gold Review

On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come at you from Las Vegas at the start of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing have been hosting some cool events, though the actual racing got off to a rough start. 

Hear about Chad’s private jet adventure, HCL Wesley’s $400K/night F1 suite, and how you can win an exclusive PokerStars Oracle Red Bull Racing Las Vegas Wheel Cover. Plus, the Global Poker Grand Prix Turbo Series Las Vegas Edition is underway.

The crew also recap both the PokerStars NAPT – including a winner interview w/ Sami Bechahed – and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe – hear from champ Max Neugebauer.

Other stories covered are West Virginia becoming the fifth to join the Multi-State Online Poker Compact, Canadian Frederic Normand winning the WPT bestbet Scramble for $350k, Jason Koon and four others confirmed for $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, and thoughts on GGPoker’s Poker After Dark ‘Game of Gold.’

Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:23 | Welcome to the show
00:40 | Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix off to a rough start
02:22 | Chad’s private jet adventure
03:34 | Connor & Matt in the F1 Grand Stand
06:30 | Checking out HCL Wesley’s $400K/night F1 suite
08:30 | Poker activities during F1
10:11 | PokerNews Giving Out Exclusive PokerStars Oracle Red Bull Racing LV Wheel Cover
11:43 | Sponsor: Global Poker
13:12 | NAPT a big success + side event winners
16:58 | Sami Bechahed wins NAPT Main Event
18:11 | Winner interview w/ Sami Bechahed
23:09 | West Virginia Becomes 5th State joins Multi-State Online Poker Compact
26:16 | Winners from WSOP Europe
27:51 | Winner interview w/ WSOPE champ Max Neugebauer
31:50 | Canadian Frederic Normand Wins WPT bestbet Scramble for $350k
33:00 | Jason Koon + 4 others confirmed for $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
34:35 | Thoughts on GGPoker’s Poker After Dark ‘Game of Gold’
37:13 | Favorite moments thus far – Kyna England, Robin Poker & More