Ep. 143 Ho’s Huge Run & Imsirovic’s Lofty Summer Goals

With Brent Hanks on vacation, Remko Rinkema flies solo for a podcast with reduced banter but increased guests as both Maria Ho and Ali Imsirovic join the show. Ho is fresh off making the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final table while we spoke to Ali Imsirovic at the ARIA High Roller event at the PokerGO Studio about his summer plans and much more.

• 01:50 – Short poker news items including the legal online poker in Philadelphia!
• 03:50 – Maria Ho headlines the final table of the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown!
• 06:10 – Start of the interview with Maria Ho.
• 08:45 – What kind of expectations does Maria Ho have going into this final table second in chips?
• 09:52 – What would winning a World Poker Tour event mean to Maria Ho?
• 11:05 – How does Maria strike a balance between broadcasting and playing?
• 12:48 – What has Maria learned from prior deep runs in big events at the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour?
• 16:15 – What will Maria Ho’s preparation look like for this final table at the end of May?
• 19:45 – Sharing her accomplishments with her family and having them in attendance during the final table in May.
• 23:45 – Exciting things on Poker Central and PokerGO!
• 24:50 – Catching up with Ali Imsirovic about his summer plans, his motivation for the Poker Central High Roller of the Year leaderboard, and some fun random shenanigans!
• 34:47 – Remko runs through the Week 15 Poker Central Power Rankings!
• 39:40 – Closing things out with The Effing Five!
  1. Ben Lamb, Jonathan Depa, John Cynn gambling marathon in Uruguay!
  2. Daniel Negreanu gives terminally ill poker fan an unforgettable experience
  3. The All-Time Money List Shuffle
  4. Maria Ho’s exciting 2019 campaign to date!
  5. GoFundMe campaign organized by Josh Arieh for Gavin Smith’s son.