Exclusive: Men 'The Master' Nguyen Breaks Silence on WSOP Controversy

In the 837th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway is joined by Johnnie Vibes and PokerNews Ontario Ambassador Kyle Anderson at Level 9 in Las Vegas and talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

Not only do they discuss the controversial shorted-pot hand from the Gladiators of Poker involving Men Nguyen, but Chad actually chatted briefly with "The Master" about it. That led to a larger conversation about Men "The Master" Nguyen's reputation and legacy within the poker world, and in turn to a discussion on fact versus fiction.

From there, Anderson talks a bit about his ambassador duties for Ontario, and then talks about being put in the spotlight by Phil Hellmuth, which inspired Johnnie Vibes to chime in with his desire to be scolded by the "Poker Brat." Speaking of Vibes, he shared the details behind how the chip stack of Adrian Mateos went missing after a break in the $2,500 Freezeout, and then the crew dive headfirst into Nick Schulman winning the $25,000 High Roller for his fifth WSOP gold bracelet. Is he destined for the Poker Hall of Fame next year over Scott Seiver? It's a coin flip according to the panel.

The crew highlights a handful of other WSOP bracelet winners from the past few days, and the preview the Phil Ivey vs. Jason Mercier vs. Danny Wong finale in the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw event. Finally, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league and learn who won the BetMGM Poker Championship for $613,914!

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:13 | Welcome Johnnie Vibes & Kyle Anderson
00:50 | Shorted pot in Gladiators of Poker
04:42 | Videos of the controversial hand
12:10 | Men Nguyen’s history
15:20 | Chad’s article series of Men Nguyen
15:54 | Was Men Nguyen kicked out of Foxwoods over chips?
21:53 | Men “The Master” Nguyen addresses controversial hand
23:16 | Kyle Anderson is the PokerNews Ambassador for Ontario
24:59 | Clip from Kyle Anderson’s Twitch stream
24:45 | Kyle put in the spotlight by Phil Hellmuth
28:14 | Johnnie Vibes wants the Poker Brat berating
30:06 | Phil Hellmuth blows up at 2024 WSOP
31:08 | Johnnie Vibes blocked by Hellmuth
32:03 | Stack goes missing in $2,500 Freezeout
35:13 | Recent 2024 WSOP bracelet winners
35:23 | Nick Schulman wins 5th gold bracelet
40:15 | Scott Seiver or Nick Shulman for Poker Hall of Fame?
43:18 | Stephen Winters defeats 20,647 entries to win $300 Gladiators of Poker
44:59 | Alen Bakovic wins Event #30 $600NLHE/PLO Title
45:29 | Daniel Vampan Claims wins Event #25: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Max for $148,635
46:09 | Michael Christ victorious in Event #27: $1,500 Big O
47:36 | Poker beginner Evan Benton Claims wins Event #28: $1,500 Freezeout NLH For $412,484
47:53 | Phil Ivey vs. Jason Mercier vs. Danny Wong for gold bracelet
49:45 | The many looks of Jason Mercier
41:18 | Daniel Maor wins BetMGM Poker Championship for $613,914
55:23 | $25K Fantasy update