George Demetriou was all in and at risk against Daniel Scridon on his immediate right.
George Demetriou: A♠Q♣ 
Daniel Scridon: K♠Q♥
Scridon found the king he was looking for on the 6♠K♦10♦2♥5♦ board, sending Demetriou to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
34,000
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34,000 |
|
Busted |
Players have been sent on an extended 25-minute break.
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 18th episode, Connor speaks with author and psychologist Maria Konnikova about her family leaving Russia to come to the US, writing her first story in kindergarten, being mentored by Steven Pinker at Harvard, meeting Erik Seidel for the first time and her 2020 bestseller The Biggest Bluff that explored her poker journey.
Konnikova, a PokerStars ambassador, also talked about her research for an upcoming book into cheating in poker and other games, as well as game integrity rule changes implemented at EPT Barcelona that Konnikova said needed to go even further.
"I think what PokerStars has done is amazing. I think you need to go a step further and not have any electronics anywhere on the table," said Konnikova. "Like, I think phones need to be on the floor, in your bag."
"I would actually also ban sunglasses because ... there's so much technology that (that can enable cheating)."
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000 | |
|
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88,000 | |
|
|
88,000 | |
|
78,500 | |
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74,000 | |
|
73,000 | |
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|
72,500 | |
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65,500 | |
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62,500 |
Darshan Patel moved all in and turned his cards up after a snap-call.
Darshan Patel: Q♠Q♥
N P: A♠A♦
Patel found immediate help on the 2♦Q♦J♦10♠4♥ runout, making a set of queens to crack aces.
"I had a queen as well," said Stephen Cherry as Patel raked in the unlikely double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,500
19,500
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19,500 |
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8,000 |
Action was four-way to the K♥8♦9♠ flop, where the cutoff moved all in for his last 4,700.
888poker qualifier Ivan Balzano took some time before making the call in the small blind, while Garrie Belshaw and Cenker Inan both got out of the way.
M M: K♠Q♣
Ivan Balzano: K♠4♠
Balzano could not catch up on the 10♦ turn or 3♣ river, seeing his kicker sit second best.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,500
2,500
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2,500 |
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23,800
23,800
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23,800 |
|
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15,600
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
|
12,500
12,500
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12,500 |
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Day 1d has been busy thus far, with more than 200 entries through the first four levels of the day.
