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07-26-2024 16:46 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: 'American Pie' Star Shannon Elizabeth Talks 25th Anniversary, Phil Hellmuth Entrance

Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 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 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.

Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Shannon Elizabeth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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07-26-2024 17:11 UTC-8

Epstein's Tens Send Josset to the Rail

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Kirk Brown

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jonathan Epstein opened to 14,000 preflop and was then three-bet to 36,000 by Gabriel Josset. Epstein just called and the twp went heads-up to a flop of J♥8♠2♠.

Epstein checked to Josset, who continued for 25,000, but then Epstein fired back with 100,000, which was enough to cover Josset who then went into the tank.

"Alright, I call," Josset announced after nearly a minute and pushed his stack forward to put his tournament life at risk.

Gabriel Josset: A♣K♥ All in
Jonathan Epstein: 10♠10♣

Epstein was in the lead with his tens, and the runout of 8♦5♠ kept it that way to score him the big pot while Josset made his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Epstein	340,000 125,000	125,000
Gabriel Josset	Busted

Tags: Gabriel Josset Jonathan Epstein

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

07-26-2024 17:41 UTC-8

Primus Adds to his Chip Lead

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Victor Wan opened to 16,000 and was called by Benjamin Primus and one other player to see a flop of J♥4♠3♠.

The first player checked, Wan bet 20,000 and only Primus called to continue to the turn 2♠.

Wan thought for a few seconds before he decided to check, which prompted primus to move all in, covering Wan.

Wan shook his head and looked at his cards one more time before he folded K♦J♦ face-up, showing top pair.

"Come on, show one," Wan pleaded to Primus, who replied with a simple ," No."

"Ugh, i don't know if that turn saved me or cost me," Wan went on as Primus scooped in the po0t to add to his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Primus	535,000 45,000	45,000
Victor Wan	102,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Benjamin Primus Victor Wan

07-26-2024 17:42 UTC-8

Brian Winter Crowned 2023/24 RGPS Player of the Year

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Kirk Brown

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The first-ever RunGood Player of The Year Race powered by the Global Poker Index has concluded and it’s time to celebrate the winner. The 2023/24 rankings compiled points from 21 different RunGood series stops over two seasons of events, with one player dominating the rankings throughout the year.

Brian Winter never relinquished his big lead, topping the final rankings by more than 1,000 points. Winter’s incredible year saw him earn a total of 49 cashes, 21 final tables and six RGPS victories. His earnings for the year were $167,773, leading to an impressive 2,840.27 points to take down the title over runner-up Shaun Emery.

Final 2023/24 RGPS POY Rankings

Rank	Player	POY Points
1	Brian Winter	2,840.27
2	Shaun Emery	1,660.3
3	Forrest Kollar	1,250.12
4	Daniel Hughes	1,031.86
5	Blair Hinkle	956.74
6	Jackson Turrentine	932.02
7	Michael Miller	897.24
8	Walker Miskelly	862.77
9	Loi Hoang	773.88
10	William Stanford	768.9

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

07-26-2024 17:58 UTC-8

Murray Fires River

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Kirk Brown

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brett Murray opened to 22,000 from the button and Arman Vahdatinia defended from the big blind to see a flop of 2♠6♣5♥.

Vahdatinia checked, Murray continued for 18,000, and Vahdatinia called.

The action went check-check on the turn J♣ and the duo proceeded to the river A♥.

Vahdatinia checked once more to Murray, who then took this opportunity to bet 40,000, which eventually got a fold from his opponent to award him the pot.