Charlie Carrel Calls Out $60K Poker Scammer; Remembering "Miami" John Cernuto

In the 878th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which has been nominated for 'Podcast of the Year' at the Global Poker Awards, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz remember poker legend "Miami" John Cernuto, who recently passed away from cancer at the age of 81.

PokerNews' Calum Grant then sits down with Charlie Carrel to discuss his recent social media post calling out an alleged scammer he claims owes him $60,000. That led Mike to call out a Las Vegas poker player that he says owes him and many others money. From there, Mike dives into the bleak state of online poker in Nevada, which has been compounded by the legal challenges facing the Sweepstakes Model utilized by several poker entities. 

Kyna then talks about going deep in another MSPT tournament and reaching MSPT Icon status, Anthony Scarborough winning the Poker Bowl IX in Las Vegas, and the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) partnering with ClubWPT Gold for their 2025 Spring season. The crew then toss it to Connor Richards for a special look inside the new Venetian Poker Studio complete with an interview with Venetian Director of Poker Operations Tommy Larosa.

From there, the crew discuss a pair of basketball-related stories with strong connections to the poker world, how Ethan "Rampage" Yau came to the rescue, and finally a reminder to enter our giveaway for a copy of The Las Vegas Book, which is valued at $495.

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Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:10 | Welcome Kyna England & Mike Holtz
01:28 | “Miami” John Cernuto passes away
04:40 | Friendship with James Woods
05:38 | Sponsor – WSOP Free-to-Play App
07:05 | Charlie Carrel calls out an alleged scammer
08:50 | Mike claims to be owed money by Kao Saechao
09:55 | Calum Grant interviews Charlie Carrel
15:25 | The state of online poker in Nevada
18:50 | Mike’s gripe with WSOP.com
21:45 | Sweepstakes model under fire
25:52 | Lots of states considering legalized online poker
27:40 | The RunGood Poker Series Partners with ClubWPT Gold for the 2025 Spring Season
28:30 | Kyna makes deep run in another tournament; reaches MSPT Icon status
30:53 | Anthony Scarborough wins MSPT Poker Bowl IX $152K
31:15 | Venetian Las Vegas debuts new poker studio
31:33 | Connor Richards tours the new Venetian Poker Studio
37:10 | Bernard Lee’s son goes viral over $10k hoops prize technicality
39:40 | Ethan “Rampage” Yau to the rescue
39:59 | Shirtless poker champion wins beer for a year in hoops contest
41:45 | PokerNews Giveaway – The Las Vegas Book