Sam Grafton raised to 1,200 from early position and Daniel Rezaei called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♥5♣2♦ and both players checked. The turn was the 3♣. Rezai checked and Grafton bet 1,600, which Rezai called.
The river was the Q♥ and both players checked again. Rezaei had A♠Q♦ and Grafton mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
||
Francisco Benitez bet 4,000 on a J♠3♣10♥ flop and was called by Maher Achour from the cutoff, with 5,000 already in the pot.
Another 8,000 bet came from Benitez on the 6♦ turn, with Achour calling after some hesitation.
Benitez took the lead once more on the K♦ river, betting 30,000, which represented an all-in for Achour, who had only 15,400 left. Achour's discontent was evident from his expression, and after a prolonged period of thought, he reluctantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
15,400
15,400
|
15,400 |
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break.
Action should resume around 8:10 p.m. local time.
In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?
Chad then pays homage to Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington, who recently passed away. The Texan was there for the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP), and in this episode you'll get to hear the seven-time Main Event final tablist talk about the old days via an interview he did with PokerNews back in 2020.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
126,300
41,300
|
41,300 |
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
111,200 | |
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
108,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
||
|
105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
104,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
100,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
96,500
38,500
|
38,500 |
|
96,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
95,300
12,700
|
12,700 |
|
90,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
|
86,300
56,300
|
56,300 |
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
76,000 | |
|
75,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
72,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
72,000
29,600
|
29,600 |
|
71,600
26,600
|
26,600 |
|
70,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
70,000 | |
|
|
70,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
68,700 | |
|
|
||
|
68,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Marc Pronilow raised in early position and Miguel Capriles called in the hijack before Justin Steinbrenner moved all in for 5,300 in the cutoff. Both players called.
Pronilow and Capriles checked down the 4♥J♣A♥K♣2♥ board and Capriles showed A♠9♠ for a pair of aces. Steinbrenner mucked Q♠Q♦ and made his exit, while Pronilow tossed away 6♠6♦.
"I guess you're not calling anything if I bet," Capriles said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
21,600
|
21,600 |
|
35,000
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
Busted |
Bruno Desimoni moved all in for 17,200 in the small blind and Alexander Seibt waited until he took out his phone and began filming before he called in early position.
Bruno Desimoni: A♦Q♥ 
Alexander Seibt: A♠K♣
Desimoni was dominated and Seibt held on through the 4♣8♠2♠2♦10♥ board to win the pot with his king-kicker and send Desimoni to the rail.
"He should've ordered dessert," tablemate Ran Ilani said.
"Put down that it was extremely well played by seat #4. Played it perfectly," the man known as "Wolfgang Poker" said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
Busted |
Three players built a pot of around 25,000 as they saw a flop of 8♦7♠9♠. Francisco Perez then moved all in for 30,800 in the hijack and Tommy Alm Bo folded the small blind, but Dovid Lakein called in the big blind.
Francisco Perez: K♥K♣
Dovid Lakein: A♣10♠
Perez was ahead with his pair of kings, while Lakein had a straight draw. The 10♦ turn gave Lakein more outs, but Perez dodged the 9♦ river to earn the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
25,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
