Will this Phil Hellmuth Lose $14,000 or Win $10,000,000? Katie Swift & The Tower Guest Host

Will this Phil Hellmuth Lose $14,000 or Win $10,000,000? Katie Swift & The Tower Guest Host

Author: PokerNews Podcast June 20, 2026 Duration: 38:44

In the 977th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas by a pair from the UK in Grosvenor Poker's Katie Swift and Philip "The Tower" Heald.

The quartet discusses the recent high-profile bet between Phil Hellmuth and Shaun Deeb, one involving the former's son, Phillip "P3" Hellmuth III, and the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Deeb stands to win $14,000 max, while Hellmuth could potentially win $10,000,000! It's an extremely long shot, but what do you think?

From there, the crew looks at a pair of game-changing hands. In the first, Dario Sammartino shared on social media that an automatic shuffler had apparently sorted the cards, which resulted in two very similar hands, and in the other, a dealer error resulted in the final two players in the COLOSSUS being dealt the wrong cards in the first hand of heads-up play. No one noticed in real time, and the tournament ended as a result.

Other topics include changes to the Poker Hall of Fame, The Tower advocating for Barny Boatman and John Duthie to be inducted, and a look ahead to Grosvenor Poker's famed GOLIATH, which will run July 23-August 2. Finally, don't forget to order your Think Jerky here!

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Time Stamps
*Time    Topic*
00:00 Welcome to the show
00:25 Katie Swift & the Tower join The Show
01:40 Hellmuth Mark-Up Police
08:36 Hellmuth responds
11:00 Two Identical Hands
13:39 COLOSSUS Heads-Up Mistake
22:36 Poker Hall of Fame Changes
25:50 English players for the Poker Hall of Fame
29:50 A Look at the GOLIATH 
34:40 Book Giveaway Winners
35:30 Think Jerky
37:15 Ladies Event at GOLIATH


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