Poker Player Hog-Tied and Robbed of $45K During WSOP

In the 995th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow welcome Darren Rabinowitz to Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Rabinowitz was fresh off winning his second gold bracelet by defeating Phil Hellmuth in heads-up play. The big story this week is that of Jared Griener, who was allegedly robbed by two masked men of $45,000 after cashing out from the WSOP. It's a wild tale that involved being hog-tied at his rental property, escaping to a neighbor's property, and two suspects captured on surveillance video. The quartet then wraps up the last bracelet winners from the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP), including Alexander Kostritsyn and David Peters, takes a look at the Main Event final table, and the current 2026 WSOP Player of the Year standings. Finally, hear from Daniel Negreanu and Josh Arieh, who took down the 25K Fantasy League as a part of Team DNegs. A new PokerNews Podcast drops four times a week in July! You can expect a new episode every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 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 00:59 | Poker player Jared Griener robbed 03:30 | Footage of Jared's escape 11:45 | Darren Rabinowitz bests Phil Hellmuth 16:18 | Thoughts on state of Vegas poker 18:45 | 25K Fantasy results 21:42 | Negreanu + Arieh on big win 22:45 | Alexander Kostritsyn claims bracelet 24:10 | David Peters million-dollar score 28:33 | WSOP Player of the Year standings 34:20 | WSOP final table