| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
![Profile photo of [Removed:502]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Michael Addamo raised all in from under the gun for 195,000. It folded to the big blind Kannapong Thanarattrakul who called to put Addamo at risk.
Michael Addamo: A♣6♠ 
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: K♥6♥
Addamo was in a great spot to double up having Thanarattrakul dominated. Once the board ran out 5♠Q♦10♥3♦2♣ the ace high of Addamo was still best, giving him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
||
|
435,000
865,000
|
865,000 |
|
||
Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Ben Heath opened in middle position and Isaac Haxton called in the cutoff before Monika Zukowicz three-bet jammed a stack of about 505,000 in the small blind.
Aleksejs Ponakovs then four-bet shoved a stack of around 1,600,000 in the big blind. Heath folded and Haxton used a time extension before folding.
Monika Zukowicz: 8♣8♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♠K♥
"I almost want to close my eyes," Zukowicz said as she flipped in the biggest spot of her career. Unfortunately for the streamer, the flop landed K♦3♣7♦ to give Ponakovs a big lead as the board finished out A♥3♦ to mark Zukowicz' elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
1,800,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
Action folded to Michael Moncek on the button with Q♠Q♣, and he raised to 60,000. He was called by Phil Ivey in the big blind with Q♥4♠.
After the 9♥6♠4♥ flop, Ivey check-called a bet of 55,000.
The turn brought the 3♦ and Ivey again check-called a bet from Moncek, this time for 130,000.
After the 6♥ on the river, Ivey checked to Moncek who bet to put Ivey all in for his stack of 255,000. After using multiple time banks, Ivey elected to make the call. He was shown the pocket queens of Moncek and Ivey was sent to the rail early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.
In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.
This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Ryan Feldman by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Paul Phua raised to 50,000 from under the gun, which was called by Wayne Heung on the button, and the big blind Esti Wang.
All three players checked the 5♦7♦8♦ flop, which brought the K♠ on the turn. Phua then bet out 50,000 which got Heung to fold, and Wang called.
After the Q♣ on the river, both players checked. Wang tabled K♣J♣ to take the pot with his pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,150,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
950,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Action folded to Kiat Lee in the small blind and he raised all in for his stack of 375,000. Juuso Koskela in the big blind looked at his cards and quickly flipped in a chip to make the call.
Kiat Lee: A♥4♦
Juuso Koskela: A♣6♣
Lee was dominated by the bigger ace of Koskela and once the flop came 5♣K♣9♣ Lee was flopped dead after Koskela flopped the nut flush. The board ran out 7♣5♥ to officially give Koskela the pot and eliminate Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
975,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
|
Busted |
Danny Tang raised to 50,000 from under the gun with K♥9♥ and was called by Sean Winter on the button with 9♠9♣.
The flop came 10♣2♥8♦ and Tang continued for a near pot sized bet of 150,000, which got Winter to fold the best hand and give the pot to Tang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
