Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
In the 938th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are joined by Connor Richards at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about poker pro Jared Bleznick revealing that he's buried by a bad investment into a massive amount of Labubu!
Connor then shares details on covering the federal trial of Tom Goldstein in person in Maryland and what it was like to win the recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event. Speaking of federal, Chad sat down with the Nevada congresswoman, Rep. Dina Titus, to discuss her efforts to pass the FAIR BET Act, which would restore gambling deductions from 90% back to 100%.
From there, it's a talk about the largest overlay in online poker history and recent tournament winners presented by WPT Global, including Alex Foxen, Nick Schulman, and Chino Rheem.
Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.
The clock has been stopped and the tournament is now in hand-for-hand play with 89 players remaining in the Main Event.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
The remaining 89 players in the Main Event have been sent on a 15 minute break ahead of the money bubble.
We arrived at the table to find the dealer announcing all-in and call, with around 250,000 chips already in the pot. The flop showed 8♦6♣2♦, and Manuel Antonio Cordero was calling the remaining stack of Rubén Pérez, who had approximately 400,000 chips at risk.
Rubén Pérez: A♣A♥
Manuel Antonio Cordero: A♦Q♦
Pérez needed his pocket aces to hold through the final two streets. Instead, the 7♦ turn completed Cordero's flush, leaving Pérez drawing dead. The 8♣ river was a formality.
Pérez slammed his chips onto the table in frustration before exiting the tournament area, while Cordero dragged the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900,000
2,545,000
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2,545,000 |
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Busted | |
A player moved all-in for his remaining 140,000 chips and Igor Sousa reshoved from the small blind for over 800,000, forcing the big blind to fold. The two players went to a preflop showdown.
Under the Gun: A♦Q♦
Igor Sousa: A♥K♦
The board ran out 10♣2♦7♥7♣K♠, pairing Sousa's king on the river and securing him the pot worth around 300,000 chips, bringing the field one step closer to the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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900,000
180,000
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180,000 |
We arrived at the table with action already underway on a board of 5♣5♠6♥8♥K♠. With around 260,000 chips already in the pot, David Rivas moved all-in for roughly the same amount, putting Fabio Costa to the test.
After a brief pause, Costa made the call.
David Rivas: A♠Q♥
Fabio Costa: K♥Q♠
Costa had paired his king on the river, good enough to pick off Rivas' bluff. He dragged a pot worth more than 550,000 chips, eliminating Rivas and climbing into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Antonio del Moral opened from under the gun and Mykola Serhiienko defended his big blind.
The flop came Jx10x7x. After del Moral fired for one third of the pot, Serhiienko check raised all-in for just over 100,000. The Spaniard did not take long to call.
Mykola Serhiienko: Jx10x
Antonio del Moral: AxJx
Serhiienko was in strong shape with two pair, but the Ax on the turn swung the hand in del Moral's favor. The 6x river provided no help, sending the Ukrainian to the rail in frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
439,000
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439,000 |
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Busted |