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08-02-2024 16:40 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Jungleman Dishes on Tom Dwan Debts & More!

Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.

Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

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Tags: Connor Richards Tom Dwan

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

08-02-2024 16:35 UTC-7

Chamberlain Gets a Call from Pereira

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On a heads-up flop of 6♥K♠J♠, Ryan Chamberlain had bet 12,000 after a check from Antony Pereira, whom the action was now back on.

"Ok, one time," he said as he tossed out call chips and the two went to the turn 3♦.

Periera checked once more, which prompted a quick all-in announcement from Chamberlain for a total of 18,200.

Periera then went deep into the tank for this decision.

"Well, now I know I'm ahead, you must be on some type of draw, but I'm happy with either one," Chamberlain told him.

Tablemate Noel Rodriguez eventually called the clock and Periera was given a thirty-second shot clock.

As his timer reached zero, he set out a stack for the call and the cards were tabled.

Ryan Chamberlain: K♣Q♥ All in
Antony Pereira: 7♠8♠

Chamberlain was correct, he was well in the lead and up against a draw, and fortunately for him, the river was the brick 9♦ and he was awarded the substantial pot for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Pereira	130,000 30,600	30,600
Ryan Chamberlain	77,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Antony Pereira Ryan Chamberlain Noel Rodriguez

08-02-2024 16:12 UTC-7

Overton Doubles Daymond

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aaron Overton had made it 5,500 to go preflop when Derek Daymond moved all in for 9,500 total, which Overton called.

Derek Daymond: A♣Q♦ All in
Aaron Overton: K♣9♥

Daymond was in good shape with is superior holding, but the flop of 7♣4♦9♣ gave Overton the lead with his pair of nines.

Fortunately for Daymond, the turn came the A♦ to turn the tide back in his favor and the river 5♦ awarded him the pot for the double.

"Just a little sweat, eh?" another player commented as Daymond dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Overton	21,500 15,300	15,300
Derek Daymond	20,000 500	500

Tags: Aaron Overton Derek Daymond

08-02-2024 15:51 UTC-7

Updated Counts

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Grossglauser III	170,000 126,700	126,700
Antony Pereira	160,600 60,300	60,300
Matthew Affleck	145,000 103,600	103,600
Vy Nguyen	144,000 144,000	144,000
Ramin Malekian	126,500 15,700	15,700
Terry Wheeler	124,300 32,300	32,300
Matthew Allen	123,200 56,700	56,700
Andrew Ostapchenko	123,200 82,200	82,200

Thomas Tran	123,000 83,000	83,000
Andrew Greenawalt	122,600 68,700	68,700
Ari Katz	114,000 6,000	6,000
Jason White	107,800 21,100	21,100
Phatseluck Yang	107,600 29,700	29,700
Alfred Ugaitafa	106,300 30,900	30,900
Larry Thomas	94,000 44,300	44,300
Tyler Montoya	91,800 51,800	51,800
Joseph Arent	89,700 45,700	45,700
Matthew Betti	87,000 17,300	17,300
Brent Francia	87,000 11,000	11,000
Jeff Platt	86,400 900	900
Andre Oo R	84,000 84,000	84,000
Bradley Anderson	83,000 6,400	6,400

Bobby Poe	80,200 80,200	80,200
Albert Tapia	79,100 39,100	39,100
Gregory Kolo	77,900 8,200	8,200

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08-02-2024 15:37 UTC-7

RunGood Poker Series Partners with PokerStars NAPT

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Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) has announced a partnership with the North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The collaboration will create the “Golden Player of the Series” leaderboard which will award a $10,000 valued Gold Pass to the NAPT: Las Vegas festival at Resorts World.

The leaderboard will award and reset every RunGood tour stop prior to October 23.

Each Gold Pass prize package includes the following:

$5,300 Buy-In: Entry to the Main Event of the NAPT.
$2,900 Hotel Accommodation: Ensuring a luxurious stay during the tournament.
$1,800 Expenses: Additional funds to cover travel and other costs.

“We couldn’t be more excited to partner with the NAPT and help grow the game of poker across the country. The RunGood Poker Series has always looked for ways to give back to players for their continual support over the past decade. This collaboration helps further that mantra in spades.” said Tana Karn, CEO of the RunGood Poker Series.

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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

08-02-2024 15:20 UTC-7

Break

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day and will return to action shortly.

08-02-2024 15:08 UTC-7

Katz Squeezes the Turn

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After checking through a of 8♣5♦6♦, four players saw the turn Q♦ and the action was checked to Yongqing Yuan once again who decided to fire out a bet of 4,000.

Woody Christy made the call behind her, but then Ari Katz put in a big check-raise to 18,000.

Yuan quickly tossed in her cards and Christy did the same after holding a brief hand funeral to award the pot to Katz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Katz	108,000 51,000	51,000
Woody Christy	56,800 15,200	15,200

Yongqing Yuan	40,500

Tags: Ari Katz Woody Christy Yongqing Yuan

08-02-2024 15:07 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast: What Will Allen Kessler Do with His $1.2 Million Slot Jackpot Win?

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In the 850th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Allen Kessler's massive $1.2 million jackpot win on a slot machine at Thunder Valley, which is currently playing host to the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS). How long did Kessler have to play and how much did he have to spend to hit it? Will he take the 20-year annual installments or the discounted lump sum? And will he do anything with his newfound fortune?

Plus, High Stakes Poker Season 13 debuted and the PokerStars Big Game returned with Lily Newhouse as the new Loose Cannon. Hear about the first episodes of each, including who was in the line-ups and a couple of big hands. Additionally, the crew talks about Elias Travis taking home $79,024 after an eight-way chop in The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship, previewing the RGPS Thunder Valley $2,500 Main Event August 2-5.

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Tags: Chad Holloway Allen Kessler Kyna England Lily Newhouse Mike Holtz