Byron Kaverman was in the cutoff and moved all in for 305,000 as Dimitar Danchev put him at risk in early position.
Byron Kaverman: A♦Q♣
Dimitar Danchev: A♣K♥
Kaverman needed help to stay alive in the tournament but didn't find it on the 4♦6♥6♠ flop. The turn, though, was the Q♠ and he made two pair to take the lead. The river was the 5♣ and Kaverman took the pot to double up.
Rikiya Jinbo moved all in for 73,000 from the button and Eric Afriat called in the small blind. Mathew Frankland then reshoved in the big blind to get rid of Afriat.
Rikiya Jinbo: J♥10♠
Mathew Frankland: A♦10♣
Frankland had Jinbo dominated and scored the knockout once the board ran out 5♣5♥8♥K♦A♥ to give him two pair.
"Why would you do that?" Afriat asked.
"I figured you would fold some pairs, king-queen," Frankland replied.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
On this special episode of the PokerNews Podcast sponsored by 888poker, Chad Holloway goes one-on-one with Shaun Deeb, who accepted a $800,000 buyout in his $1 million body fat prop bet against Bill Perkins.
Nearly 11 months ago, the poker players agreed to a 14-month wager on Deeb's ability to bring his body fat composition down significantly. The bet had essentially no stipulations — either get to 17% body fat by the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), or lose $100,000.
Last month, Deeb gave his X followers an update on his progress, and it was certainly positive in his favor. A January 25 Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan showed his body fat had dropped to 23.9% with still four months to go. That caused Perkins to begin proposing potential buyout possibilities on X, although nothing had been officially agreed upon.
Shaun Deeb Accepts Buyout in $1 Million Body Fat Loss Prop Bet
On Friday, he went in for another DEXA scan, and he was in even better shape — 22.0% body fat composition. Then, on Saturday, the future Poker Hall of Famer informed his social media followers that Perkins had bought out of the bet for $800,000 just over three months from the start of the 2024 WSOP.
Deeb shared all the details of his journey, why he opted to accept the buyout, and where he plans to go from here. Plus, hear his thoughts on the 2024 WSOP schedule.
The remaining 95 players are headed on a 65-minute dinner break.
Action should resume around 7:30 p.m. local time.
Level 19 Highlights
Andreia-Elena Coman opened to 25,000 with the K♠K♦ in the hijack, Christos Argyriadis called with the A♦8♦ in the big blind. Argyriadis picked up a gutshot on the 7♠6♦4♣ flop and check-called for 35,000. He then led the 3♠ turn for 45,000 and Coman moved all-in to force out her opponent.
The pot stood at 65,000 with three players looking at a flop of Q♠Q♣6♥.
The action checked to Gonzalo Almeida, in the cutoff, who bet out 25,000. Grigorii Rodin called in the small blind and the big blind folded.
The 10♥ turn checked through to the 5♣ on the river. Rodin led out for 95,000 and Almeida elected to fold.
Heads-up on a board of A♦J♦10♥2♦, Peter Jorgne bet 20,000 from the button before Robin Ylitalo raised to 150,000 in the big blind, leaving himself one 1,000 chip behind.
Jorgne called and the Q♠ fell on the river. Ylitalo checked and Jorgne tossed in a chip to put Ylitalo all in before the dealer informed him he still had to make it at least 10,000.
Ylitalo spent several minutes glancing back at the tournament clock as he burned through his time banks. "Could I tell him what I have? Is that allowed?" he asked.
"You're getting a pretty good price," tablemate Lewis Spencer joked.
Ylitalo eventually put in his last chip and Jorgne showed A♠K♣ for a straight. Ylitalo flashed Q♦J♥ before going over to give Jorgne a hug on his way to the exit.
Jorgne sits on seven figures but is not the chip leader at his table as Matthias Lipp holds that feat. He previously knocked out Alexios Zervos in a big pot with aces versus ace-king.
Alex Keating opened to 20,000 and was called by Johannes Verhagen in the small blind.
Verhagen checked to Keating on the 3♥6♠2♠ flop and he continued for 50,000. Verhagen then check-raised to 125,000 and Keating let his hand go.
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