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Jul 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Joan Crespi Kadir Altinbasak

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Jul 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Danielle Noja Gerard Carbo Santamaria

Jul 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Afshin Afsharorumieh Xiaosheng Zheng

Jul 31, 2025

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

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Jul 31, 2025

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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Jul 31, 2025

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.

Tags: Alexey Savenkov Cedric Schwaederle

Jul 31, 2025

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.