Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
In the 891st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England talk about that viral knockout punch between two poker players at Red Rock in Las Vegas. See the video and learn what the Las Vegas Metro Police Department had to say when reached by PokerNews.
Also, learn about a controversy from the EPT Monte Carlo final table in which Aleksandr Shevliakov, who won the tournament, allegedly shot an angle with six players remaining. It caused quite the stir on the live stream, but was it all as it seemed? Shevliakov took to social media to share his perspective, and let's just say it led to an interesting discussion between the crew.
From there, it's recent tournament winners including Jesse Lonis, Maria Konnikova, and Valentin Vornicu; a preview of the WSOP+ App and Tournament of Champions; Allen Kessler living the life of a tournament floorman; and Chad's live reality game charity drive featuring a special "Burger of the Week" at Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon's Player's Bar in Madison, Wisconsin.
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850,000 | |
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770,000 | |
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750,000 | |
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Thierry Laigneau moved all in from the cutoff with a short stack of 28,000 and Adrien Dumont isolated with a shove from the small blind. The two players flipped their cards, with Laigneau at risk.
Thierry Laigneau: A♥4♦
Adrien Dumont: A♠J♠
Dumont had Laigneau dominated, but Laigneau found some outs when the flop came 3♦2♣9♣ to give him an inside straight draw. The turn was a blank, the 9♦, but the 4♥ river brought Laigneau a pair. He won the pot and doubled his stack, narrowly avoiding a late exit as the bubble approached.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000 | |
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60,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 7,000
Arnjao Wandoren was all in preflop with a short stack and was looked up by Sion Madar, who had his opponent well covered as players flipped their cards.
Arnjao Wandoren: A♥9♠
Sion Madar: 10♣10♥
The board ran out Q♣4♥7♦4♠J♣ and Madar held with his pocket tens to win the pot, sending Wandoren to the exit.
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260,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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On a board of 7♦2♠A♣3♣5♥ with roughly 120,000 in the pot, Christophe Colantoni checked, Mehdi Senhaji bet 100,000 and Colantoni raised all-in for 105,000.
Senhaji immediately send his cards into the muck, but a floor was called as he only had 5,000 to add to call. His fold was confirmed by the tournament director. Colantoni, who already flipped over A♥Q♦, scooped this pot and almost doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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320,000 | |
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155,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Last year in Marrakech, the Winamax SISMIX Main Event solidified itself in the history books as the largest six-max event ever! After 50 levels of play, it was Anthony Dasbourg who bested the record-breaking field of 2,736 entrants to take home the trophy, title and 1,500,000 MAD.
Over a total of four starting flights, a considerable sum of 453 players were lucky enough to return to the tournament floor for Day 2. After an additional 19 levels of play, just 24 remained to battle it out on the felt on the final day.
Dasbourg came in with the chip lead and put on a clinical performance, eliminating four of his six competitors, to cruise to a win that looked like it was going to be his from the very start of proceedings.
“I don’t realize it, I’m still a bit euphoric and savoring the moment right now,” Dasbourg said moments after lifting the trophy. “It's a feeling of fulfillment. I've been playing poker for years to experience moments like this, and now I've made it to the end. It makes a huge difference to be first out of 2,736 players. It's exceptional.”
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize (MAD) |
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| 1 | Anthony Dasbourg | France | 1,500,000 MAD |
| 2 | Thomas Ristorcelli | France | 1,100,000 MAD |
| 3 | Petre Ionescu | Romania | 755,000 MAD |
| 4 | Hedi Boussetta | France | 520,000 MAD |
| 5 | Nadine Rohde | Germany | 370,000 MAD |
| 6 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 270,000 MAD |
| 7 | Romain Lewis | France | 200,000 MAD |
Players in the SISMIX Main Event are heading for a 25-minute break. There are now just 153 players remaining with 112 set to make it through to the money and bag for Day 2.