Nicky P on a Final Table He Says Was Set for Day 3 of the Bahamas Main Event

On PokerNews Podcast #1015, Nick "Nicky P" Palma says the WPT Bay 101 final table was set for day three of the WSOP Bahamas Main Event. That is his view.

Clip: PokerNews Podcast #1015, starting at the used segment. The same clip is also posted as a YouTube Short and a Facebook Reel.

Quick answer: On PokerNews Podcast #1015, Nick "Nicky P" Palma talks about arriving at "the Bay 101" as a shooting star. "We're happy to play," he says. "I love Matt and I love WPT, but they sneakily made the final table on day three of the WSOP Bahamas Main Event." "It didn't say it anywhere." "We looked every single structure sheet. It never said day two the final table was on December 15th, which is day three of WSOP Main Event. Nowhere. No one knew about it. And it was on purpose." He says he is "never one to like bite my tongue." On delayed final tables, his view is that "I don't think it's ever a good idea for a final table to be 6 weeks later." People "get can get coached," he says, "and that alters the whole competition that you entered to begin with." As a second point, "eventually, mathematically, someone's going to go to jail, someone's going to die." A host tells him not to say that; Palma answers, "Someone's going to get COVID."

Those lines are Palma's account and his opinion. This article does not treat "sneakily," "on purpose," or "no one knew" as a finding that the World Poker Tour, or anyone he names, hid a schedule or otherwise did anything wrong, and it does not treat his remarks about coaching, jail, or COVID as an accusation against any organizer or player.

The official YouTube title, from an episode uploaded November 5, 2026, is Nicky P: “I Was SCHOOLIN’ Them!” | PokerNews Podcast #1015. RealNameOf's biography identifies him as Nicholas Palma, also known as Nick Palma; those names are not spoken in the used clip. In the Short he says "I love Matt and I love WPT." In the same episode, just outside the used cut, he names "Matt Savage." Foxen and Brock Wilson, named in the official Short description and just before the used window, are not spoken in the Short itself and are not added here.

"I love Matt and I love WPT"

Palma starts with the part he says he was glad to do. "We get to the Bay 101. We're all shooting stars. We're happy to play." Then comes the complaint, still in his voice: he loves "Matt" and "WPT," "but they sneakily made the final table on day three of the WSOP Bahamas Main Event."

He says the date was not on the sheets he checked. "It didn't say it anywhere." "We looked every single structure sheet. It never said day two the final table was on December 15th, which is day three of WSOP Main Event." "Nowhere. No one knew about it. And it was on purpose."

Whether a structure sheet listed that date is not independently confirmed in this article. The words "sneakily" and "on purpose" stay his.

Why he says a six-week wait is a bad idea

He does not, he says, bite his tongue. "I want the game to be as good as it could be. I want people to be held accountable, myself included." Then the general point, offered as his view: "I don't think it's ever a good idea for a final table to be 6 weeks later."

His first reason is coaching. People "get can get coached, and that alters the whole competition that you entered to begin with." He does not name anyone who was coached, and this article does not invent a name.

His second reason starts as a joke with a hard edge. "Two, eventually, mathematically, someone's going to go to jail, someone's going to die." A host cuts in: "Don't say someone's going to go to jail, someone's going to die." Palma switches: "Someone's going to get COVID." The used clip ends there. Talk after that, in the fuller episode, is outside this piece.

FAQ

What scheduling problem does Nicky P describe?

He says the Bay 101 final table was "on day three of the WSOP Bahamas Main Event," specifically "December 15th," and that he did not see that on "every single structure sheet" he looked at. That is his account.

Does he say he still likes WPT?

Yes. "I love Matt and I love WPT" comes in the same answer as the complaint. The used clip does not give Matt a last name.

Is this article saying the final table was hidden on purpose?

No. Palma says "they sneakily made the final table" and "it was on purpose." Those are his words and his view. This article does not adopt them as a finding of wrongdoing.

What does he say can go wrong if a final table is six weeks later?

He says players "get can get coached," which he argues "alters the whole competition." He also mentions jail, death, and, after a host objects, COVID. Those are his arguments, not reports of a particular case in this clip.