Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Keven Petties defended his big blind against an open from the hijack to the tune of 10,000.
The flop rolled out 8♣5♣5♥ and Petties check-called a bet of 8,000.
On the turn 9♣, Petties checked over to his opponent who bet 5,000 and Petties raised to 15,000, prompting his opponent to fold A♥9♥ face up.
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After two players limped, another player raised to 13,000 which only Fabrice Lapeyre called in the big blind.
The flop rolled out Q♦9♣2♣ and Lapeyre checked over to his opponent who bet 45,000.
Lapeyre moved all in for 166,000 and after some thought, his opponent flashed a Q♥ and folded his hand.
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210,000 |
The players have gone on a 15-minute break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.
Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.
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Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Action was picked up with Edgar Rodriguez all in for his last 82,000 up against James Lawrey.
Edgar Rodriguez: K♥9♥
James Lawrey: 7♥7♣
The board ran out 9♣8♣5♦6♦J♦ and the turn brought a straight for Lawrey to eliminate Rodriguez.
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Anastasia Knapp moved all in for 71,000 in early position and action folded around to Jason Laughead in the big blind who called.
Anastasia Knapp: A♠4♠
Jason Laughead: A♦Q♥
The board ran out K♦8♠7♠7♦6♣ and the ace-queen held up for Laughead to rake in the pot while Knapp took the elevator ride down away from the tournament area.
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