Selling a Pokémon Card for $700,000, WSOP's Bad AI, and Nikki Limo is Back

Selling a Pokémon Card for $700,000, WSOP's Bad AI, and Nikki Limo is Back

Author: PokerNews Podcast September 10, 2026 Duration: 34:13

In the 1,006th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by Nikki Limo at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about all the latest happenings in the poker world.

That includes Ethan "Rampage" Yau selling a rare Pokemon card for a staggering $700,000, bad AI from the WSOP, Nikki at the Champions Club Queens & Cards festival with Phil Hellmuth, and a WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star update concerning the PokerNews Podcast crew.

Also, Mike is headed to Texas for the WSOP Circuit at TCH, the Triton Jeju is underway, and Jacob Long finally got his long-overdue MSPT Main Event title. Finally, the PokerNews Podcast is headed to the Bahamas, and don't miss your chance to win another autographed book, this time by famed author Michael Kaplan.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Time Stamps
*Time    Topic*
00:00 | Welcome to the show
00:28 | Nikki Limo joins the show
01:34 | Rampage & Pokémon cards
06:30 | Nikki Limo's Leaf Metal card
08:13 | Champions Queens & Cards
11:00 | Mike headed to Texas
12:20 | WSOP's bad AI images
17:50 | WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star
22:30 | Sponsor – 888poker
25:00 | Michael Kaplan book giveaway
26:03 | Triton Jeju
27:24 | Jacob Long's MSPT win
28:52 | PN Pod in the Bahamas


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