In case you missed it, Ossi Ketola and Dan Cates are playing a $6,000,000 heads-up match, where they both put up $3,000,000.
It's winner takes all, and Ketola just doubled up with QUADS to even out the stacks. Tune in via the OnyxLiveTV YouTube channel.
Ben Lamb opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and Phil Ivey called in the big blind.
They saw a flop of A♦7♥2♣, where Ivey check-called a bet of 25,000 from Lamb to see the 8♠ turn. Again Ivey checked, and again Lamb bet, this time for 75,000. Ivey took around 15 seconds before he called.
A K♦ completed the board and after Ivey checked for a third time, Lamb put out 190,000. Ivey leant back in his chair and while he mulled it over, but did eventually fold, forfeiting the pot to Lamb.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
280,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
||
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau had built up a stack of around 4,500,000, that's around 450 big blinds!
Looking around the room, Sergey Grigoryan has no chips in front of him and is out, and "Dubai Police" is back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
||
|
1,700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
1,400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
800,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
In the 912th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway comes to you from the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino, which is currently hosting the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cyprus Championship. It's there that he caught up with Will Kassouf for an exclusive interview to discuss his controversial run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, why he acts the way he does, and where things currently stand between him and the WSOP. Chad also asks if he experienced any sort of mental health situation during the WSOP, or perhaps was influenced by any sort of substances, while also inquiring how Kassouf thinks he's perceived in the poker world. Spoiler Alert: he says he is the 'Donald Trump of poker.'
Chad then sat down with WPT commentator Tony Dunst, who bagged Day 1a of the $3,500 WPT Cyprus Championship. The two Wisconsin boys talk about visiting Cyprus for the first time, sports, and what life is like nowadays for the debonair Dunst, who has now been with the WPT for 15 years!
These are two interviews that you don't want to miss!
Ville Wahlbeck is back in after being felted earlier, and took down a small pot at showdown to get things moving in the right direction.
Armin Ghojehvand opened the cutoff to 25,000 and Wahlbeck called on the button to see the 6♦7♦4♠ flop. Both checked to the 2♠ turn, where Ghojehvand bet 35,000 and Wahlbeck called.
A 2♥ paired the board on the river and Ghojehvand checked it over, then he faced with a bet as Wahlbeck bet 60,000. Just a few seconds later, Ghojehvand called.
Wahlbeck then flipped K♠Q♦Q♠2♦ for trip deuces, and that was enough to win the pot as Ghojehvand mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
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|
1,000,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
On a flop of 10♥2♦9♥, there were around 75,000 in the pot when Joni Jouhkimainen checked from under the gun and Robert Cowen bet 48,000 from the button. Jouhkimainen called.
The 5♣ turn and 5♦ river checked through to a showdown, where Jouhkimainen flipped A♠J♠9♦8♦ for a pair of nines to scoop the pot.
Elsewhere, "Dubai Police" and Deniz Sir both were eliminated as their seats are vacant.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,100,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
1,020,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
950,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
David Sands limped in from the button and Artur Martirosian raised to 32,000 from the small blind. Sands called.
The flop came out A♦7♥5♦, where Martirosian bet 40,000 and Sands called to the 4♣ turn, which checked around.
A 10♦ hit the river and Martirosian bet 30,000, which Sands immediately called and showed J♣J♦9♠7♦ for a flush to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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|
1,050,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
750,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
600,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Laszlo Bujtas raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Danny Tang called on the button. Dirk Gerritse was in the small blind and shoved 94,000, which only Bujtas called.
Dirk Gerritse: Q♥J♠6♥5♦ 
Laszlo Bujtas: 9♠8♠8♣7♣
A flop of Q♣A♣K♥ was pretty good for Gerritse, but he had to dodge clubs as Bujtas had a flush draw. No clubs appeared on the 2♦6♦ runout, and Gerritse managed to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,075,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
820,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
225,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,400,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,025,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
940,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
925,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
920,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
910,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
875,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
