The remaining 127 players have reached a 15-minute break.
The remaining 127 players have reached a 15-minute break.
In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?
Chad then pays homage to Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington, who recently passed away. The Texan was there for the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP), and in this episode you'll get to hear the seven-time Main Event final tablist talk about the old days via an interview he did with PokerNews back in 2020.
Finally, you'll learn about the brand new emoji options in the PokerNews live reporting updates and a new documentary featuring Lukas "Robin Poker" Robinson from the WPT Voyage.
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The third flight of the $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty had a total of 369 entries, which includes 88 reentries. Play will continue until just 55 players remain.
Once play concludes, all players will be in the money. However, you must bag chips to be in the money, so if two players are eliminated on the bubble, neither player will receive the minimum cash.
Day 2 begins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Mikhail Zavoloka opened 30,000 in early position before Jessica Teusl jammed for about 325,000 next to act. The action quickly folded back to Zavoloka and he let it go.
The following hand, Teusl opened to 30,000, and Evgenii Mitiushov jammed for 61,000 from the cutoff. Teusl made the call.
Evgenii Mitiushov: A♣3♠
Jessica Teusl: Q♦10♣
Mitiushov was ahead but not for long as the 10♦8♣6♣ flop hit the felt, giving Teusl a pair of tens. The 5♣ turn and 4♠ river were no help as he exited the table, sending another pot toward Teusl.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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622,000 | |
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525,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Busted | |
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Ebrahim Ehghaghi opened 24,000 in the hijack, and Michele Nizzardelli called on the button before Andrei Plotnikov three-bet all-in for 65,000. Both Ehghaghi and Nizzardelli made the call.
Both players checked to the 9♣7♠6♦A♣K♣ river for the dry side pot, where Ehghaghi led for 100,000 and Nizzardelli quickly called. Ehghaghi tabled 6♣5♣ for a flush, and Nizzardelli tossed his 4♣3♣ face up, showing a smaller flush as Plotnikov walked away from the table with his A♠Q♣ in front of his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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795,000 | |
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524,000
358,000
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358,000 |
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Busted |
Hamad Almannai opened 25,000 under the gun, and received calls from the player on his left, as well as both of the blinds.
The dealer spread a flop of J♣7♠3♥, and the the blinds quickly checked to Almannai as he tossed in a continuation bet of 30,000. The player on his left gave it some thought, using a time bank before pitching his cards, and the blinds wasted no time doing the same.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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430,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
A player in early position opened to 20,000 before Lavrentiy Ni jammed his 68,000 into the middle. The action quickly folded back around to the original raiser and he made the call.
Lavrentiy Ni: A♦Q♥
Opponent: K♦Q♣
The A♥8♣2♠ flop gave Ni a pair of aces to leave his opponent drawing thin, and the board completed with the 9♣ turn, and the 8♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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161,000
161,000
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161,000 |
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