Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Players are taking one more 10-minute break to allow the last few people intending to register late.
Late registration will be closed at the start of the next level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,365,000
1,365,000
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1,365,000 |
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1,345,000
805,000
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805,000 |
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||
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1,295,000
420,000
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420,000 |
|
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1,175,000
1,175,000
|
1,175,000 |
|
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1,020,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
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1,010,000
48,000
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48,000 |
In the 828th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz, and for the second week in a row, Lindsey Kludt filled in for Kyna England, who does make a camera appearance from the RGPS Reno alongside ring winner Liam Gannon.
The crew then talked “Texas” Mike Moncek winning $200K on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) with an 89% VPIP while showing an entertaining $201,000 pot from the game. That led to a discussion on chopped pots, which in turn led to talk of High Stakes Poker and Andrew Robl. Is he possibly the best poker player of all time? Is he a first-ballot Hall of Famer? Those questions are answered in this episode.
Other stories covered include Nick Yunis abandoning his stack to make the birth of his first child, Chile's all-time money list, and why Lindsey has never set foot in Florida and Mike hasn't been there in 20 years. Hint — it involves alligators!
From there, Chad hosts the second edition of "Which Phil Is It?" in which Mike and Lindsey take turns answering trivia questions involving six Phils from poker — Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Phil Laak, Phil Galfond, Phil Gordon, and Philipp Gruissem.
Finally, you'll learn about the brand new emoji options in the PokerNews live reporting updates and a new documentary featuring Lukas "Robin Poker" Robinson from the WPT Voyage.
Watch the new episode below!
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Did you know the PokerNews Podcast is no longer just audio? That's right, we've added a video show as well that you can view on the PokerNews YouTube Channel.
Level: 10
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. The field has grown to 355 entrants and 155 players currently remain.
Alessandro open-shoved from the button, covering the players in the blinds who were both short-stacked. Ami Barer called off from the small blind for his remaining stack of 79,500 and was at risk.
Ami Barer: A♦5♦
Alessandro Barone: K♣7♣
Barone took the lead with top pair on the K♠3♠8♥ flop and remained ahead when the rest of the board ran out 5♣2♣ to take the pot while Barer made his exit from the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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440,000 | |
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Busted | |
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A player from middle position opened to 12,000 and received a call from Stephen Song in the hijack.
Both players checked the 10♠K♦J♣ flop leading to the 9♥ turn. The middle position player checked, Song bet 20,000 and his opponent called.
Song bet again for 55,000 when checked to on the A♣ river and was once again called by his opponent.
Song turned over Q♥J♥ for the nut-straight to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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372,000
372,000
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372,000 |
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Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.
For the third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.
He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tony G by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level: 9
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000