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01-09-2025 23:20 UTC-8

Jeremy Anderson Eliminated in 5th Place ($200 + Championship Entry)

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Connor Richards

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jeremy Anderson was all in for crumbs against Darren Sneed.

Jeremy Anderson: 8♠7♠ All in
Darren Sneed: A♦5♣

Anderson couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out Q♦9♣Q♠10♣A♣ to mark his elimination in fifth place.

Before the dust could settle, Jim Knight doubled through Barry Nelson as his king-jack outperformed Nelson's ace-six.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Knight	500,000 200,000	200,000
Darren Sneed	350,000 230,000	230,000
Barry Nelson	150,000 450,000	450,000
Jeremy Anderson	Busted

Tags: Barry Nelson Darren Sneed Jeremy Anderson Jim Knight

Level: 16

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

01-09-2025 23:07 UTC-8

Russell Neil Eliminated in 6th Place ($200 + Championship Entry)

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Russell Neil jammed a short stack in the small blind and Barry Nelson called in the big blind.

Russell Neil: 9♥3♦ All in
Barry Nelson: A♦7♣

Neil couldn't pull ahead as the board ran out 10♣A♠9♠5♣J♦ to mark his elimination in sixth place.

"I had to do it with the ace, man," Nelson said.

"Yeah I know. And I was just hoping you didn't have shit," Neil replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Nelson	600,000 50,000	50,000
Russell Neil	Busted

Tags: Barry Nelson Russell Neil

01-09-2025 23:00 UTC-8

Anderson Doubles Through Ashley

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jeremy Anderson was all in against Craig Ashley a few seats to his right.

Jeremy Anderson: A♠3♠ All in
Craig Ashley: K♠Q♦

Anderson doubled with ace-high as the board ran out 10♣6♣5♥J♠2♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Anderson	400,000 160,000	160,000
Craig Ashley	250,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Craig Ashley Jeremy Anderson

01-09-2025 22:57 UTC-8

Justin Page Eliminated in 7th Place ($200 + Championship Entry)

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Connor Richards

Level 15 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Justin Page moved all in from the button and was called by the bigger-stacked Craig Ashley in the small blind.

Justin Page: A♦8♣ All in
Craig Ashley: A♣Q♠

Page was pipped and couldn't improve as the board ran out Q♣7♣K♠3♠10♠ to mark his elimination in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Ashley	500,000 100,000	100,000
Justin Page	Busted

Tags: Craig Ashley Justin Page

Level: 15

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

01-09-2025 22:49 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Why HCL Boss Ryan Feldman Was Kicked Out of the WSOP Main Event

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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.

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Tags: Connor Richards Ryan Feldman

01-09-2025 22:30 UTC-8

Isaac Thompson Eliminated in 8th Place ($200 + Championship Entry)

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Connor Richards

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Shortly after eliminating Robin Stene, Isaac Thompson was all in against Barry Nelson across the table.

Isaac Thompson: A♥3♥ All in
Barry Nelson: K♥K♦

Thompson couldn't crack kings as the board ran out 8♦6♣6♦J♦8♣ to mark his elimination in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Nelson	550,000 310,000	310,000
Isaac Thompson	Busted

Tags: Barry Nelson Isaac Thompson Robin Stene

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

01-09-2025 22:27 UTC-8

Robin Stene Eliminated in 9th Place ($200 + Championship Entry)

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Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Isaac Thompson open-jammed from under the gun and Robin Stene called in the next seat with a smaller stack.

Robin Stene: A♠10♠ All in
Isaac Thompson: K♠7♠

The flop of 8♣8♥Q♣ kept Stene ahead, but the board finished out 7♣K♦ as the cruel runout improved Thompson to two pair as Stene was eliminated in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Thompson	280,000 80,000	80,000
Robin Stene	Busted

Tags: Isaac Thompson Robin Stene