Kemal Aslan open-jammed a stack of 123,000 from under the gun and Thomas Boivin called in middle position to get things heads-up.
Kemal Aslan: A♦Q♣
Thomas Boivin: 8♠8♦
Aslan was sent back to the wardrobe as the board ran out 9♥8♥4♠9♣7♠ to give Boivin eights full of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
68,000
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68,000 |
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Busted |
Action folded around to the blinds, where Gustavo Oliveira called from the small blind and Alessio Di Cesare raised to 37,000 from the big blind. Oliveira called.
Oliveira check-called a 55,000 bet from Cesare on the 7♦10♥5♥ flop and then both players checked on the Q♠ turn.
The 5♣ completed the board and Oliveira checked a final time. Cesare bet 65,000 and Oliveira called instantly. Cesare indicated Oliveira was good and Oliveira showed 7♥6♠ for sevens and fives. Cesare mucked and Oliveira added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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850,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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350,000
30,000
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30,000 |
From under the gun, Rachid El Yaacoubi bet 20,000. He was called by Mircea Flutur in the cutoff and by the small blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♥6♦6♥, and El Yaacoubi made a continuation bet of 35,000. But this time, only Flutur called to find the 4♦ on the turn.
El Yaacoubi checked this time, and saw Flutur bet 65,000. After some time, El Yaacoubi called, and he checked again on the river 8♦. Flutur took this opportunity to bet 95,000. El Yaacoubi waited a few seconds and called. However, he kept his cards face down when Flutur revealed A♥J♥.
"Why did you bet?" said El Yaacoubi after the hand. "If I have a pair, I call, no?" he added. Flutur looked at him but didn't answer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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240,000
247,000
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247,000 |
On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from different parts of the world. Chad is back home in Wisconsin, while Connor and Matt are over at the EPT Barcelona. They discuss Daniel Weinman's signing with Poker Royalty, Zach Gruneberg's cat missing for 43 days, and the largest WPT Prime to date.
They also talk about both Allen Kessler and Daniel Lowery capturing WSOP Circuit gold rings, as well as the PokerStars Summer Series kicking off in Philadelphia.
As for a guest, this week Chad managed to get Poker Hall of Famer and sports betting legend Billy Baxter on the show. He talks about his recent induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, what it was like to make a deep run in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event (he finished as runner-up), and remembers how Doyle Brunson fared as a sports bettor. Baxter is a master storyteller, so you don't want to miss this chance to hear from the living legend.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Santiago Plante raised to 20,000 from under the gun and Dennys Ramos called from the cutoff before Walter Ripper came along from the big blind.
The flop was Q♦5♦6♣ and Ripper checked to a bet of 20,000 from Plante. Ramos got away quickly and Ripper gave it a moment of thought, but it was too much for the Brazilian and he tossed it in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,992,000
242,000
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242,000 |
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278,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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199,000
251,000
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251,000 |
Sebastian Ebbero was all in for around 100,000 against the bigger-stacked Santiago Plante.
Sebastian Ebbero: A♠K♥
Santiago Plante: K♣Q♣
Ebbero was in great shape to double and Plante pretended to fold as he saw he was dominated. The flop then landed Q♦9♥10♥ to give Plante the lead and Ebbero wasn't saved by the 7♣3♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,750,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
Samuel Fournier opened to 20,000 and was called by Kayhan Mokri on the button and Alan Ferraro in the big blind.
Ferraro checked to Fournier on the K♥4♠9♠ flop and he bet 17,000. Mokri folded, but Ferraro called.
The 3♣ came on the turn and Ferraro checked again. Fournier took the opportunity and sized up for a 58,000 bet, which got a fold from Ferraro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,400,000
410,000
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410,000 |
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500,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
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440,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Action was three ways to the turn on a board showing A♣9♣J♦7♣ with Robin Ylitalo checking from the big blind. Wouter Beltz followed with a check from under the gun and Neel Murthy tapped the table on the button to see the A♥ river.
With 340,000 in the pot, Ylitalo and Beltz checked one last time. Murthy fired 175,000 and Ylitalo used a time bank before betting enough to put both opponents all in.
Beltz got out of the way and the decision was on Murthy. Two time banks later, the call was made and the hands were revealed.
Neel Murthy: 7♠7♥
Robin Ylitalo: A♠J♥
Murthy called off for his tournament life with a set of sevens, but it was second best to Ylitalo's full house. Murthy was eliminated while Ylitalo took down a massive pot of more than 1,400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,620,000
696,000
|
696,000 |
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352,000
517,000
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517,000 |
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Busted | |
Felipe Boianovsky opened to 20,000 from middle position, then Jose Valls in the big blind three-bet to 75,000. Boianovsky eventually called, and a Q♦J♥9♣ flop landed on the table.
Both players checked at this point and they checked again on the turn 2♣. On the river Qx, Valls decided to bet 89,000 chips. Boianovsky went into the tank and decided to call with K♦9♦. Valls revealed A♦2♥ before him, so Boianovsky won the pot with his pair of nines to go with the queens on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
130,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
