Gal Bar raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Jianwei Lin defended in the big blind.
The 10♠8♦K♦ flop saw Bar continue for 14,000 and Lin check-call. The 3♠ turn was then checked through before Lin led out for 40,000 on the 7♦ river.
Bar called and tabled 8♥7♥ for two pair, besting the 10♣5♣ of Lin.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.
In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.
This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
The remaining 94 players are going on a 20-minute break.
Level 19 Highlights
Dominykas Karmazinas moved all in for 120,000 in the hijack and Vlado Banicevic called in the big blind.
Dominykas Karmazinas: A♥K♥ 
Vlado Banicevic: 9♦9♥
Karmazinas was racing for his tournament life but was left drawing virtually dead on the 9♣4♠3♥ flop as Banicevic hit top set. The board ran out A♣7♣ and Karmazinas was sent to the rail.
One of the final hands to complete before break was a three-way pot that had well over 100,000 in the middle on the turn and was about to get much bigger.
Ahmad Niazi checked his big blind to Jorge Artiga-Pacheco under the gun who bet 125,000. Jose Barbosa called in the cutoff, as did Niazi and the trio went to the river.
It came 6♣ and after a check from Niazi, Pacheco moved all in for 258,000. Barbosa used three time banks before folding. Niazi folded more quickly, only using one as the huge pot was sent to Artiga-Pacheco
David Coleman raised to 20,000 in the hijack as action went on Yuan Li on the button. Li didn't notice Coleman had raised and attempted to put in 23,000. The dealer made him make it 30,000, and Coleman called.
Coleman led out for 21,000 on the J♣2♦J♠ flop and Li raised to 55,000. Coleman called and checked the 4♣ turn. Li checked back this time.
Coleman also checked the A♥ river and Li checked again. Coleman turned over K♥J♥ for flopped trips and Li tossed the A♣ into the muck.
Yurii Zabrodotskyi raised to 22,000 from late position, Pablo Beltran called the button, and Joost Hollak called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♣9♠3♥ and Hollak checked. Zabrodotskyi bet 28,000 and only Hollak called. Both players then checked it back on the 10♥ turn.
The river was the Q♦ and Hollak bet 125,000. Zabrodotskyi folded and Hollak scooped the pot.
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