Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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 35th episode, Connor talks with No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou about growing up in Sweden, working as a high court judge, playing professional soccer, making a deep run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the new No Filter Poker Series, which values fun at the table over poker strategy.
We also hear from 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen, reigning WSOP champ Michael Mizrachi and Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi about their involvement with the No Filter Poker tour.
David Kim from early position and his opponent in the big blind got the chips in preflop after a series of raises, with Kim putting the big blind at risk for his tournament life.
Opponent: A♥3♥
David Kim: K♠Q♥
The flop kept the big blind in the lead when it fanned out 7♦5♠6♠.
Nothing changed on the 8♥ turn, but the river was good news for Kim as the Q♣ peeled on the river to give him the best hand and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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A player from early position made it 2,200 and was called by the hijack and the button. Nick Flores responded with an all-in for 29,200. The original raiser made the call while the other two opponents folded to put Flores at risk.
Nick Flores: 9♦9♣
Opponent: A♠A♣
Flores was in a world of trouble against pocket aces, and the flop did not change that as it came 6♦7♦2♥.
The 8♦ turn was a good one for Flores as it added a straight draw before the 9♥ peeled on the river to give Flores a set and crack his opponent's aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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58,900 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Benjamin Harris opened to 2,000 from under the gun and was called by Conrad Guardipee on the button, and the big blind came along as well.
The big blind checked the 4♥J♦7♦ flop, which prompted a bet of 3,500 from Harris. Guardipee and the big blind called.
Both the big blind and Harris checked the 2♥ turn. Guardipee bet 6,500, which garnered a fold from the big blind and a call from Harris.
Both players checked the 4♠ river. Harris announced ace-high, but Guardipee showed 9♥9♣ to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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64,400
64,400
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64,400 |
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Rudolph Herrera opened to 1,700 from middle position before Michael Heygood made the call in the cutoff.
Jason Reed made the call from the big blind and sent them to a flop of J♠7♦10♦.
All three players checked the flop to bring the J♥ turn. Reed checked before Herrera bet 4,500. Heygood chose to re-raise to 15,000, which cleared out the competition as Heygood took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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65,000 | |
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58,000 | |
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52,500 | |
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31,500 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Players are now on a 15-minute break. A total of 95 entries have taken their shot thus far on Day 1b, with 72 remaining in contention.