Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
After a quiet first hour, players are still taking their seats in the Lex Live Main Event. There has been a lack of pros and community members in the room.
That's because they're all over in the other room enjoying Paella and taking part in a pub quiz, led by Lex Velduis himself.
Once the quiz is over, the community members will be joining the competition.
Action was on the flop on a board of 8♣7♦A♥. Pedro Menor checked from the small blind and Hanna Khalife made it 800 to go from late position, which Menor called.
The turn came the 7♥ and both players checked. The river was the 8♠ and Menor led out for 1,500. Khalife made the call. Menor showed 9♦6♦ for a bluff with a missed straight draw. Khalife tabled A♦10♦ for a pair of aces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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24,000
24,000
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24,000 |
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.
In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.
Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.
This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Gabriel Parvulesco raised to 400 from the button and David Opdebeeck called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♠6♦3♥ and both players checked. The turn was the 2♣ and David Opdebeeck led out for 500, which Parvulesco called. The river was the K♥ and Opdebeeck made a blocking bet for 200 chips.
Parvulesco shrugged his shoulders and, despite the bet sizing, folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Following an open raise from middle position, Sergio Denaro called in the big blind.
The flop came 5♠4♦7♠. Denaro checked and his opponent bet 600, which Denaro called. The turn brought the 8♣ and Denaro checked again, inducing a bet of 500. Denaro called and action went to the river, which was the 6♠
Denaro led out for 1,500 and his opponent quickly called. Both players showed 9x8x for a straight and a chopped pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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It's official. The cards have been shuffled up and dealt. Day 1a of the Lex Live Main Event is now underway.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0