Congratulations to Jodi Harley and Tyler Stanger, whose tickets were pulled in the raffle, giving them both entries to the PokerNews Cup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 |
Defending champion Rhys Jones is making a tilt at defending his title, best of luck Rhys!
Andrew Tate opened from middle position to 1,000, and received calls from Darren Smith on the button, and Adam Neal in the big blind.
On the Q♦9♥6♣ flop, action was checked to Tate, who continued with a bet of 2,000, which only Smith called.
The 5♥ turn was checked through to the 8♣ river, where Tate check-folded versus a bet of 3,300 from Smith.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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78,000 | |
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57,500
7,500
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7,500 |
In the 910th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz discuss the wild hand involving Corey Eyring and Randy "3Coin" Sadler from The Lodge Live Stream in which the former was put to ultimate test on the river for his entire net worth!
They then talk about Ian O'Hara making good and whether or not that should be celebrated, German streamer Jenzoou's extreme reaction to winning a $63k mystery bounty, and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi battling Martin Kabrhel on Venetian Poker Live. Plus, the return of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship and tournament wins by Sasha Sabbaghian in the $600 The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship, King at the latest Celebrity Poker Tour, and Mike Estes in the 2026 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship, a tournament in which Chad took third place for $69k.
The crew also reveals the winner in our Pokerriculum giveaway, and then announces a new giveaway for a Silver Pass to the upcoming PokerStars NAPT in Las Vegas. You'll also get a sneak peek at the latest Life Outside Poker Podcast featuring Abby Merk and see highlights from the 17th Annual Ante 4 Autism charity event.
Finally, Chad and Kyna announce a brand new project - The MSPT Podcast Presented by PokerNews. That's right, the dynamic duo will be cohosting a brand new show that'll debut next week right here on PokerNews.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
In a three-way pot on K♦Q♣Q♥, action was checked through to the 3♦ turn, where an opponent led out from middle position with a bet of 1,500, which only Fraser called.
The 7♥ river completed the board, and Fraser's opponent checked, prompting Fraser to fire out a bet of 9,500. After around two minutes of thought, his opponent made the call after a fold from the big blind.
Fraser tabled J♠9♠ for the missed straight draw, and his opponent had found the call with A♦K♣ for two pair, kings and queens.
"Almost?" enquired Fraser as his opponent raked in the pot, who smiled and nodded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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35,000
15,000
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15,000 |
A pot of 10,000 had developed on a board of A♥7♦10♠4♦, and Chris Wellington flashed A♣A♠ after his opponent check-folded versus a pot-sized bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000 |
A pot of 24,000 had developed by the river, on a completed board of A♦8♦8♣9♦9♣, and Ayush Gandhi jammed for 26,000 after his opponent checked.
His opponent went deep into the tank, eventually folding while flashing the A♣. Gandhi asked "What was the other one?", as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Around 14,000 had developed by the turn on a board of Q♠J♠6♦8♥, in a hand between Andrew McDonald in the cutoff, and Richard Jones on the button.
McDonald slid out a bet of 6,000, and Jones called.
The 9♦ hit on the river, bringing one-card straight possibilities, and McDonald check-called versus a quick bet of 11,000 from Jones.
Jones showed A♥K♦ for ace-high, and McDonald found a good call with second pair A♣J♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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84,000 | |
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15,200
34,800
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34,800 |
