Dan Katz

San Antonio

News Director at Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)

Journalist, writer, editor, proud dog dad, Texan, VP of News @TPRnews. Previously @WSHUPublicRadio and @WUFTNews. Tips: [email protected]

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Benny Glaser Wins Back-to-Back Bracelets at 2025 World Series of Poker

3 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

As the World Series of Poker adds more tournaments every year, it has become less crazy to see someone win two bracelets in a single WSOP. It’s still an amazing feat – winning one bracelet is tremendous – but doing it over the course of 100 events is quite different than doing it over the course of, say 15 events.
Donald Trump Influenced MLB’s Unbanning of Pete Rose

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

When Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that permanent bans from the sport end upon the person’s death, many believed his decision was heavily influenced by President Donald Trump. In February, Trump posted a screed on social media, criticizing MLB for not putting Pete Rose in the Hall of Fame and telling the league to “get off its fat, lazy ass” and elect him (the Hall of Fame is separate from MLB and the league has nothing to do with voting or induction).
Couple Sues Resorts World Hotel for Black Mold Exposure

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

Most people who travel to some extent have at least one hotel horror story. I haven’t had anything too terrible happen, but I have certainly had a couple of occasions where I have had to request a new room. One involved a cockroach and one involved something that’s probably not fit to print. But everything worked out just fine. Unfortunately for a Georgia couple, their stay at Resorts World Las Vegas was allegedly ruined by something they were unable to see before things got bad: black mold.
Rep. Castro to U.S. defense chief: Don't pull Army North, South out of San Antonio for new command

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Dan Katz

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Three San Antonio area congressmen want to make sure the U.S. Army's new Western Hemisphere Command headquarters is located at Joint Base San Antonio. Under a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Army plans to consolidate three units to make up the new command.
Two Players Claim $1 Million Bounties in WSOP Mystery Millions

3 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

Look, I don’t begrudge other people their success or bemoan another person’s luck, but boy, I’ll admit that it’s a little difficult to see Thomas “PaigowKing” Zanot run so pure on gambling jackpots. I’m not mad. I’m not mad. Now, I don’t know what Zanot’s luck has been like in other parts of his life, but in gambling, it’s been insane. It started about two and a half years ago, when he nailed a $6.4 million Pai Gow jackpot at the Flamingo casino in Las Vegas.
‘The Chip Race’ Podcast Joins WPT Global

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

You didn’t really think “The Chip Race” poker podcast was dead, did you? On Sunday, the same day that the Global Poker Award-winner’s eight-year partnership with Unibet Poker came to an end, it announced that it is now part of the WPT Global family. Hosted by Barry Carter and VegasSlotsOnline News contributors David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney, “The Chip Race” did seem to be in limbo if a new partner couldn’t be locked down.
Phil Hellmuth Lies About Poll to Reverse Main Event Boycott

3 weeks ago | vegasslotsonline.com | Dan Katz

If you followed the saga of Phil Hellmuth’s “will he or won’t he” when it comes to playing in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event this week and thought something smelled fishy, it turns out your nose knew what was up. After announcing in February that he was boycotting the Main Event, Hellmuth said early this week that he was now going to let the poker public vote on it and that the poll result would be binding.
A Suckout Ruined an Almost Perfect Meme Moment at the WSOP

4 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

The WSOP+ app, used to register for World Series of Poker events, keep track of the progress of tournaments, and more, has gotten rave reviews in these early days of the summer poker festival. One feature that the app’s developers will certainly be updating, though, is the one that allows players to use whatever name they want on the app. And we all have Christopher Zollo to thank. Zollo registered for Event #2: $500 Industry Employees No-Limit Hold’em, under the name “SuckMe69”.
Phil Hellmuth Decides to Play in 2025 WSOP Main Event After All

4 weeks ago | pokernewsdaily.com | Dan Katz

Three months ago, 17-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth said he was not going to play in the 2025 WSOP Main Event. But this week, he seems to have had a change of heart, as he has announced he will, in fact, participate in the most famous poker tournament in the world. On Monday, Hellmuth posted a video to social media saying that he is willing to play in the 2025 WSOP Main Event if his fans want him to.
Three key moments from TPR’s San Antonio mayoral debate

1 month ago | tpr.org | Dan Katz

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. San Antonio’s mayoral runoff candidates— Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos—faced off for a debate on Texas Public Radio’s live call-in program “The Source” on Monday May 26, 2025, presenting competing visions for the future of the Alamo City. Each candidate was given a chance to give open and closing statements and took questions from host David Martin Davies and TPR listeners.