The cutoff opened the action with a raise to 1,100 before Akash Patel three-bet to 4,000 from the button. His opponent made the call.
Patel continued for 3,000 on J♦9♥3♣ before the cutoff check-raised small to 6,000. Patel called.
The cutoff fired 7,000 on the 10♠ turn and Patel called once more.
The river J♠ peeled off and the cutoff wagered 10,000. Patel quickly called and the cutoff player tossed his cards into the muck. Patel did not have to show as he released his cards back to the dealer and raked in the pot.
Action folded to Austen Yuh in the hijack, and she raised to 47,100. She was called by Tri Van in the cutoff, and the big blind Kenny Huynh.
After the 7♦2♥9♥ flop, it checked to Van who bet out 1,800. Huynh made the call, and Yuh folded.
The turn was the 9♦ and Huynh checked to Van who bet again, this time for 2,400. Huynh showed no interest in proceeding any further in the hand and mucked his cards to give Van the pot.
The hijack opened the action with a raise to 1,300. John Disante called on the button along with the small and big blind.
The hijack continued for 2,000 on 9♠8♦4♣ and only Disante made the call.
The turn A♦ rolled off and the hijack wagered 3,500. Disante called again in position.
The hijack checked the 8♠ river over to Disante who bet 7,000. After a few minutes in the tank, his opponent folded the A♥ face up and the pot was pushed in Disante's direction.
Kevin Grabel opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from the small blind. Morris Cornman moved all in from the big blind for 26,000 chips and Grabel called all in for less.
Kevin Grabel: A♦6♥
Morris Cornman: K♦5♦
The board ran out J♣8♥K♥K♠8♦ and Grabel was sent to the rebuy line while Cornman nearly earned a double up himself.
Action folded to John Machen in the cutoff, and he raised to 1,600. He was called by Joseph Cutler in the small blind, and Nicholas Logue in the big blind.
The flop came A♠10♥7♥ and it checked to Machen, who went all in for 10,100. Cutler folded, and Logue called to put Machen at risk.
John Machen: K♥2♥
Nicholas Logue: Q♥10♣
Logue made a tough call and was ahead with his pair of tens versus the flush draw of Machen. The 2♦ on the turn gave Machen more outs, but the J♦ on the river meant Logue's pair of tens were still best, and Machen was eliminated.
Michael Lydon opened the action with a raise to 1,400. A player in middle position called along with the big blind.
Lydon continued for 3,500 on 6♦4♦10♥ and only the middle position player called.
The turn 3♦ peeled off and Lydon checked over to his opponent who fired 9,000. Lydon called.
Middle position moved all in for 26,500 on the 9♣ river and Lydon stuck in a chip for a call. His opponent showed A♦Q♣ for just Ace-high. Lydon flipped over J♣J♠ for the winner.
Action folded to Joseph Ritchie in the cutoff, and he raised to 2,300. He was called by the big blind Thang Nguyen, to go heads up to a flop.
After the 9♦8♣4♠ Nguyen check-called a bet of 5,000 from Ritchie.
The turn was the K♦ and Nguyen checked to Ritchie, who bet again, this time for 6,000. Nguyen gave it some thought before tossing his cards in the muck, giving the pot to Ritchie.
In the 851st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by "Loose Cannon" Lily Newhouse at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about GGPoker purchasing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand for $500 million. What will it mean for the future of poker? It's too early to tell, but that doesn't stop the crew from offering their thoughts.
From there, Newhouse talked about her experience as the Loose Cannon on the PokerStars Big Game, which included playing a big pot early against Sam Grafton and battling against Dave Krosky, who proved to be a different sort of loose cannon! Oh, and did we mention the PokerStars Big Game is confirmed to return this Fall during the NAPT for a second season? Well, it is and you can get all the details here.
Kyna then talks about attending the grand opening of the brand-new Venetian Poker Room, now the largest room on the Strip, and you get to hear from other attendees including Joey Ingram, Maria Konnikova, and 2017 WSOP Main Event champ Scott Blumstein. Plus, rapper Nelly was in the house to play the room's first hand, but you'll have to watch to see how he did.
Sean Lasalle raised to 1,300 under the gun, and was called by a player in the cutoff, before Austen Yuh three-bet to 5,200. Lasalle called, and the cutoff folded.
After the J♠2♣8♦ flop, Lasalle check-called a bet of 3,200 from Yuh.
The turn brought the 3♣ and Lasalle check-called a bet from Yuh again, this time for 11,000.
After river was the 9♣ Lasalle led out for a bet of 13,500, before Yuh raised all in for 34,500. Lasalle tabled A♣Q♣ for the nut flush, and Yuh showed K♣10♣ for the second nut flush as she exited the tournament area.
