Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
In the 836th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz welcome a special fill-in cohost in Frankie Cucchiara (AKA Frankie C) of Next Gen Poker. The popular content creator took a break from filming his poker exploits, as well as time away from his wife and newborn son, to come down to Level 9 in Las Vegas and talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Speaking of which, it was there where Holtz says that he experienced a marked card situation, while one of the week's hot topics was the issue of late registration in big buy-in tournaments at the WSOP. Find out what happened and how officials are addressing concerns.
You'll also hear about Frankie's new summer challenge to play 100 straight days of poker, recent bracelet winners like Robert Mizrachi, Dylan Weisman, and John Racener, and other winners from about town at venues like Wynn and Venetian.
Plus, hear about the $25,000 High Roller won by Brek Schutten for $1,405,641. It was in that event that Phil Ivey lost a three-way all in, while third-place finisher Michael Rocco gave an emotional post-elimination interview.
Oh, and don't forget about WPT World Champion Dan Sepiol, who managed to claim his first bracelet and continue his rapid ascent among poker's elite.
Finally, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league and learn a bit about the popular PokerNews Daily Deepstacks which have been crowning big winners and awarding hefty paydays!
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
218,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
206,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
194,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
170,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
164,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
133,000 | |
|
|
86,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
Due to the massive influx of players, it has been announced that 13 levels will be played today instead of the scheduled 12 levels.
This is to ensure Day 2 is not oversubscribed.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are taking their final 15-minute break of Day 1a.
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A phenomenal 306 players have entered Day 1a so far, and Day 1b has attracted 64 players for a combined 370 entries.
With the field size expected to increase substantially over the next two days, ESPT/UKIPT Malaga is well on course to become the biggest ESPT Main Event held outside of Barcelona.
The record to beat is 844 players who played at ESPT/UKIPT Marbella in 2016 which was won by Englishman Jonathan Schuman. The floor staff believe the entries to ESPT/UKIPT Malaga will easily smash four figures!
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Even Nordbjoern Risloev bet 2,500 from the button and Damien Gallagher defended his big blind.
The flop came Q♣7♦4♦ and Risloev made a repeat bet of 2,500 and was called by Gallagher.
The 2♣ landed on the turn and Risloev doubled in size to 5,000 and the Irishman called.
The 2♥ paired the board and bricked out the two flush draws. Risloev went big for 25,000 and Gallagher opted to fold after a minute in the tank. Risloev flashed A♥K♥ and Gallagher said "You were good!" and revealed he had a busted diamond draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
|
|
34,800
72,600
|
72,600 |