Nate and Maria’s 2026 Predictions

You know, the poker world's been a little weird.

Do you wanna talk a little poker, Maria?

Sure.

Um-

You are ...

So I am supposed to be ...

Full disclosure, audience.

This episode is airing in January.

We're taping it in late December, before Christmas.

I, in fact, was supposed to be taping this from so-called Paradise, meaning- (laughs)

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Nate, tell the audience how you really-

(groans)

... feel about the WSOP Paradise stop.

(laughs)

I attended-

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... um, the World Series of Poker Paradise in Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, which is a sub-island of New Providence I- in the Bahamas.

And I think I had probably the worst, um, time that I'd had at, like, a poker festival, as they're officially called.

These poker series are officially called festivals, right? Um, like, nothing bad happened, right? I got a couple of nights, nights out with a friend who was having his birthday.

I, uh, met some fun people at the tables, ranging from NBA legend Tony Parker to Barstool Nate, any other Nate I'm usually a fan of playing against, right? But number one, like, I ......

I just felt really confined in this giant resort.

And furthermore, like, there's been a clash between the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker for the slot in mid-December.

Um-