The players are now on their thrid break of the night and will return to battle shortly. The purple 500 chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
The players are now on their thrid break of the night and will return to battle shortly. The purple 500 chips will also be raced off and colored up at this time.
On a heads-up turn of 8♠K♣9♣Q♦, Preston McEwen led for 9,500 and was called by Brett Hagopian to his left.
When the dealer put out the 4♠ river, McEwen fired for 24,000, leaving 1,000 behind, and Hagopian called.
McEwen grimaced a bit as he flipped over 7♦3♥ for seven high, and Hagopian rolled over Q♦10♥ to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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1,000
1,000
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1,000 |
After a preflop betting war, Jonathan Seely and Matthew Nilges got it all into the middle, with Seely covering.
Matthew Nilges: 10♠10♣
Jonathan Seely: A♥A♣
Nilges would need a lot of help to stay alive, and he sure got it fast as a ten came right in the window of the 10♦Q♠7♥ flop to give him a set for a big lead. The runout of 9♦9♣ only improved him to a full house and the pot was shipped his way while Seely was left shaking his head with just a few big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000 | |
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15,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
After a preflop betting frenzy, Norman Pettlon, Derek Schroeder, and Michael Miller got it all in three ways, with Pettlon covering.
Michael Miller: K♠Q♣
Derek Schroeder: Q♥Q♠
Norman Pettlon: A♣K♦
Schroeder was in the lead with his pocket queens, and the runout of J♦4♥3♠3♥9♥ was clean to score him the pot for more than a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,500 | |
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51,000 | |
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Busted |
Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.
In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.
This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The action was caught in a heads-up pot between Jeremy Drewery and Brett Hagopian on a completed board that read 5♥3♦8♦K♦2♥. Drewery had just led out for 17,500 and Hagopian was in the tank.
After thirty seconds or so, Hagopian decided to look him up and tossed out a call.
Drewery then flipped over A♥2♠ for just a pair of deuces on the river but to everyone's surprise, it was good as Hagopian flashed A♦9♥ before he tossed it into the muck.
"Wow," Drewery said and shook his head in disbelief as he raked in the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000 | |
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21,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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279,500
104,500
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104,500 |
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181,000 | |
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152,000 |
With 147 entries and 12.5% advancing, play tonight will continue until 18 remain, at which point they will bag up to return on Sunday for Day 2.