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07-31-2025 19:31 UTC+2

Kadir Altinbasak Eliminated in 22nd Place ($11,000)

Tim Baker

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joan Crespi raised to 200,000 from middle position before Kadir Altinbasak three-bet to 425,000 on the button. When it got back to Crespi, he jammed to put Altinbasak all in. Altinbasak didn't take long to call for his roughly 2,500,000 total, and the cards were revealed.

Kadir Altinbasak: A♠10♦ All in
Joan Crespi: K♣K♠

Altinbasak was in rough shape against Crespi's Cowboys and needed an ace to stay alive. The 10♥K♦2♥ flop was a disaster for Altinbasak as Crespi flopped top set. The 3♥ turn meant Altinbasak was drawing dead as the irrelevant 9♠ appeared on the river.

Crespi moved up to over 9,000,000 in chips, while Altinbasak was out in 22nd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joan Crespi	9,300,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Kadir Altinbasak	Busted

Tags: Joan Crespi Kadir Altinbasak

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

07-31-2025 19:24 UTC+2

Danielle Noja Eliminated in 23rd Place ($11,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Danielle Noja committed his stack of 600,000 from the button and was put at risk by Gerard Carbo Santamaria in the big blind.

Danielle Noja: 5♦5♥ All in
Gerard Carbo Santamaria: 9♣9♠

Noja couldn't improve on the 6♦6♠2♠10♣A♠ runout, and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	5,600,000 760,000	760,000
Danielle Noja	Busted

Tags: Danielle Noja Gerard Carbo Santamaria

07-31-2025 19:18 UTC+2

Afshin Afsharorumieh Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,000)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Xiaosheng Zheng raised the button and then called the shove of Afshin Afsharorumieh, who had around 750,000 from the small blind.

Afshin Afsharorumieh: A♦7♥ All in
Xiaosheng Zheng: 2♠2♣

No help arrived for Afsharorumieh on the 3♣Q♦K♥J♣9♣ board, and he was out in 24th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaosheng Zheng	6,700,000 800,000	800,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	Busted

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Xiaosheng Zheng

07-31-2025 19:15 UTC+2

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Xiaosheng Zheng	5,900,000	74
1	2	Afshin Afsharorumieh	740,000	9
1	3	Danielle Noja	800,000	10
1	4	Soraya Estrada	1,500,000	19
1	5	Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,840,000	61
1	6	Benjamin LeBlond	1,975,000	25
1	7	Mahmut Sanli	4,700,000	59
1	8	Alexey Savenkov	1,800,000	23

2	1	Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000	26
2	2	Joan Crespi	7,200,000	90
2	3	Samir Hayek	1,730,000	22
2	4	Pedro Ingles	2,000,000	25
2	5	Kadir Altinbasak	3,000,000	38
2	6	Mohamed El-Wely	5,200,000	65
2	7	Damir Zhugralin	1,430,000	18
2	8	Danyel Boyaciyan	2,300,000	29

3	1	Khalil Jabra	5,500,000	69
3	2	Cedric Schwaederle	2,000,000	25
3	3	Bahattin Eser	3,200,000	40
3	4	Parahat Nurmuhammedov	1,500,000	19
3	5	Adem Agoudjil	8,000,000	100
3	6	Hassanin Hashim	1,100,000	14
3	7	Dragos-Florin Anton	3,140,000	39
3	8	Ghassan Khalil	1,550,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	8,000,000 200,000	200,000
Joan Crespi	7,200,000 100,000	100,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	5,900,000 600,000	600,000
Khalil Jabra	5,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Mohamed El-Wely	5,200,000 900,000	900,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,840,000 140,000	140,000
Mahmut Sanli	4,700,000 800,000	800,000

Bahattin Eser	3,200,000 900,000	900,000
Dragos-Florin Anton	3,140,000 160,000	160,000
Kadir Altinbasak	3,000,000 500,000	500,000
David Boyaciyan	2,300,000 100,000	100,000
Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000
Pedro Ingles	2,000,000 200,000	200,000
Cedric Schwaederle	2,000,000 300,000	300,000
Benjamin LeBlond	1,975,000 25,000	25,000
Alexey Savenkov	1,800,000 300,000	300,000
Samir Hayek	1,730,000 370,000	370,000
Ghassan Khalil	1,550,000 250,000	250,000
Soraya Estrada	1,500,000 900,000	900,000
Parahat Nurmuhammedov	1,500,000 1,170,000	1,170,000
Damir Zhugralin	1,430,000 70,000	70,000
Hassanin Hashim	1,100,000 200,000	200,000
Danielle Noja	800,000 100,000	100,000
Afshin Afsharorumieh	740,000 210,000	210,000

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07-31-2025 19:06 UTC+2

Corey Eyring’s Net Worth River Gamble; Mizrachi Battles Kabrhel | PokerNews Podcast #910

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Chad Holloway

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

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.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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07-31-2025 19:05 UTC+2

Schwaederle Doubles Through Savenkov

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alexey Savenkov raised the button and then called the shove of Cedric Schwaederle from the big blind, who had 785,000.

Cedric Schwaederle: 3♣3♦ All in
Alexey Savenkov: A♥Q♦

Schwaederle took a huge leap to a double-up after the 5♦3♠K♠ flop gave him a set. The K♦ on the turn locked it up for him, and the inconsequential A♠ fell on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Savenkov	2,100,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Cedric Schwaederle	1,700,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Cedric Schwaederle

07-31-2025 18:59 UTC+2

Chami Falls to Boyaciyan

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Khalil Chami shoved from the small blind for around 650,000 and Danyel Boyaciyan looked at his cards from the big blind then called.

Khalil Chami: A♣8♦ All in
Danyel Boyaciyan: A♠K♣

Chami was way behind, and fell further behind on the 3♥10♠K♦ flop as Boyaciyan made top pair. Chami was drawing dead on the 7♥ turn, and the 10♣ filled out the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	2,400,000 700,000	700,000
Khalil Chami	Busted

Tags: Danyel Boyaciyan Khalil Chami

07-31-2025 18:54 UTC+2

Selected Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adem Agoudjil	7,800,000 600,000	600,000
Gerard Carbo Santamaria	4,700,000 100,000	100,000
Mohamed El-Wely	4,300,000
Dragos-Florin Anton	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Adil Tlimisov	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Benjamin LeBlond	2,000,000 100,000	100,000
Ghassan Khalil	1,300,000 500,000	500,000
Danielle Noja	900,000 300,000	300,000