Toan Nguyen (CA) raised from early position and faced an all-in from Kim Le in the next seat over. Nguyen wasted little time making the call to put Le at risk.
Kim Le: 10♠10♥
Toan Nguyen (CA): A♦K♠
It was a classic battle of pocket pair versus overcards and this time the overcards prevailed as the board came A♠5♦8♣A♥K♥ to give Nguyen a full house.
Le earned $4,935 for her finish.
Daniil Fedunov got the hand started with a raise from early position before Basilio Gallardo announced all-in in the next seat over. Fedunov made the call to put Gallardo at risk.
Basilio Gallardo: K♠K♦[alllin]
Daniil Fedunov: 7♥7♦
Gallardo was well ahead, but the flop was ominous as it came 3♣4♣5♣ to give Fedunov a straight draw to go with his outs to a set.
The 4♠ was safe for Gallardo, but the river was gut-wrenching as it peeled the 6♦ to give Fedunov a straight and send Gallardo to the payout desk.
It was a classic race between Andrew Greenawalt and Paul McGurk, with Greenawalt at risk after the chips went in preflop.
Andrew Greenawalt: 10x10x
Paul McGurk: AxKx
Greenawalt was ahead to start, but the flop gave McGurk a king to pull into the lead. The turn and river did not help Greenawalt to eliminate him from contention.
Andrew Joros clashed with Toan Nguyen (CA) when the chips went in preflop with Joros at risk.
Andrew Joros: A♠10♦
Toan Nguyen (CA): K♥Q♣
Joros was ahead preflop, but the flop brought unwelcome news as it fanned out J♣Q♥6♠ to vault Nguyen into the lead.
The 4♥ turn did not give Joros any help and the 2♣ river was the last card he would see in the tournament to be eliminated in 15th place.
Joros earned $4,155 for his finish.
Andrew Joros and Toan Nguyen (CA) got it all in preflop from late position, with Nguyen (CA) at risk for his tournament life.
Toan Nguyen (CA): A♥J♥
Andrew Joros: Q♠J♠
Nguyen held the lead on the 10♣3♠J♦4♣2♠ board to secure the double and get back into the tournament after coming back from break with a low stack.
Level: 21
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Players are on a 15-minute break. A total of 15 remain.
Joshua Prager and Roger Van Valkenburg collided in an all-in hand with Prager at risk.
Joshua Prager: A♣7♦
Roger Van Valkenburg: 10♥10♣
Prager was unable to find a way out against Van Valkenburg's pocket tens when the board ran out 3♥Q♠Q♣7♣5♠ to sent Prager to the payout desk.
Prager earned $3,400 for his effort.
Life Outside Poker is a 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 33rd episode, Connor talks with comedian and poker commentator Joe Stapleton about growing up in Albany, New York, first seeing Rounders while visiting a college campus, working at MADtv, getting his start in the poker industry and his favorite memories from PokerStars The Big Game.
Stapleton also talked about his friendship with late comedian Norm Macdonald, the European Poker Tour (EPT), doing commentary at the 2025 WSOP and making the "worst mistake I ever made in my entire life" by attempting to make a documentary about a stand-up comedy tour.
Thomas Phillips elected to go all-in from the small blind and was called instantly by Daniil Fedunov in the big blind to be at risk.
Thomas Phillips: Q♦10♥
Daniil Fedunov: A♥A♣
Phillips needed some help to overcome the pocket aces of Fedunov, but the help did not come as it came out J♦4♦7♠4♠K♥.
Phillips earned $3,400 for his 17th-place finish.
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