Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland Shares Stories About Doyle Brunson & Stu Ungar

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP). 

 This week, they are joined by Poker Hall of Famer Jack McClelland, who served as the Tournament Director of the WSOP from 1984-98. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2014 alongside Daniel Negreanu, and he talks about that honor as well as memories of Stu Ungar and Doyle Brunson, and what it was like to work for the legendary Benny Binion.

 Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on “The Board.”

Here's a look at this episode's topics:

• Man wins WSOP bracelet after no poker for 9 years because ex-girlfriend didn’t like it
• -2023 WSOP POY Update
• MI/PA Bracelets
• Poker Hall of Fame picks
• PokerNews Cup returns
• 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
• Isaac Haxton wins first bracelet
• Infamous “Nut Tap” on the rail

 Listen to those stories and more on the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast! 

Time Stamps
*Time | Topic*
00:35 | Welcome to the show
01:20 | Sponsor: Global Poker
01:50 | Poker Hall of Fame nominations are open
03:18 | Jesse’s thoughts on the PHoF
05:50 | Should it be only living PHoF members voting?
06:30 | The backlog problem
09:58 | Potential nominees
10:42 | Calling the Clock
10:55 | Man wins WSOP bracelet after no poker for 9 years because ex-girlfriend didn’t like it
12:55 | 2023 WSOP POY Update
14:55 | MI/PA Online Bracelets
16:55 | Poker Hall of Fame picks
18:55 | PokerNews Cup returns
20:55 | 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship
22:55 | Isaac Haxton wins first bracelet
24:55 | Infamous “Nut Tap” on the rail
27:05 | Guest Jack McClelland joins the show
28:14 | Being WSOP Tournament Director 1984-98
32:07 | Best Benny Binion conversation
33:21 | Memories of Doyle Brunson
34:20 | Stu Ungar stories
36:30 | Not enough silver at the 1994 WSOP
37:54 | Creating the vintage WSOP video game
42:45 | Working alongside his wife
46:20 | Bringing the WPT to Bellagio
47:53 | What was it like to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame