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Sebastian Lemke opened to 50,000 from middle position. Eric Masini in the cutoff raised all-in for 85,000 and was called by the chip leader Davis Modans in the small blind. Sion Madar in the big blind eventually folded while Lemke made the call.
Both Modans and Lemke checked a flop of 4♦A♣9♠ leading to the 5♠ turn where Modans bet a single blind. Lemke called and they checked again the 4♣.
Eric Masini: 8♦8♠
Sebastian Lemke: 10♥10♣
Davis Modans: K♣K♠
"Kings", announced Modans while flipping over his cards. Lemke had to show his cards as well but knew he lost the pot, and Masini was already talking away with eights. The table broke after the hand.
In the 930th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz are joined by 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Champion Scott Stewart at Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas.
The trio offers an update regarding the home game fight between Maurice Hawkins and aggressor Eugene Castaneda, namely a warrant out for the latter. They then dissect the controversial hand played by Ryan Depaulo, Andre Moreira, and James Caputo in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25K Super Main Event. Who was in the right? Who was in the wrong?
Speaking of that tournament, Jesse Lonis made a big fold that sparked a heated rivalry with Shaun Deeb. Even Daniel Negreanu weighed in with his thoughts about the play. Speaking of Kid Poker, he fired away in the Super Main Event, which shed light on so many poker pros firing multiple bullets into the uniquely-structured tournament. Some players fired 11, 12, and even 14 bullets throughout the various flights. Is it good or bad for poker? How might recreational players interpret it?
Down in the Bahamas, Charlie Hook, Koray Aldemir, Joao Simao, David Coleman, and Aleksejs Ponakovs have all captured gold bracelets, while Matan Krakow took down the EPT Prague Main Event. From there, it's over to the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, where the WPT Prime final table is set, Lily Lofty took down the WPT Ladies Championship, and a new WPT Ambassador was named in the special Mystery Quest event.
Finally, Jonathan Little is coming out with a new book, so we thought it'd be a good time for another giveaway. It's your chance to win a copy of Little's book 100 Essential Tips. Visit dandbpoker.com to preorder Jonathan Little's new book.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
PokerStars ambassador Benjamin Bruneteaux stood up and left the tournament area after being eliminated from the Main Event.
“With 120,000 chips, I called from the cutoff with Q♥J♥ after an open from a player in middle position,” he explained. “He continued for 10,000 on a flop of Jx7x6x with two spades, which I called. He then moved all-in on the 5x turn with A♠J♠. I called, and he hit an ace on the river.”
Bruneteaux earned €2,260 for his 119th-place finish, leaving Julien Dupré as the only remaining ambassador.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Nikolai Mamut opened to 12,000 from middle position and was called by Quentin Laugt to his left. Hugo Caldeira Dos Santos in the big blind then moved all-in for 66,000. Mamut raised and made Laugt fold.
Hugo Caldeira Dos Santos: 9♥8♥
Nikolai Mamut: A♠K♠
Both players flopped a pair on 8♦5♠K♥, but Caldeira Dos Santos hit two pair with the 9♣ turn to double up after the 2♥ river was revealed.
Eugenio Latorre raised to 12,000 from under the gun. Leo Willefert in the cutoff called, but Savvas Mitsikouridis on the button squeezed to 40,000. Latorre called, then Willefert jammed for 230,000. Mitsikouridis raised all-in with a bigger stack and made Latorre fold.
Leo Willefert: 10♣10♥
Savvas Mitsikouridis: A♥A♣
Mitsikouridis caught Willefert with aces and eliminated him with a better full house on a board of 7♠7♣7♥8♠A♦.
David Docherty in the small blind moved all-in and Mohamed-Said Taghla in the big blind called off his last 38,000.
Mohamed-Said Taghla: J♣J♥
David Docherty: 3♣3♦
Taghla kept the lead all the way through a board of K♦10♦Q♥K♠2♥ and doubled up.
Down to approximately 60,000, Docherty jammed moments later with fours but ran into PokerStars ambassador Julien Dupré's nines and was eliminated.