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01-17-2025 16:04 UTC+1

Merchant Hits a Straight

Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Zeeshan Merchant limped from early position. Peter Steiner called from the small blind, so Nathan Tetart in the big blind only had to check his option to find a flop of 2♠3♥9♦.

Merchant bet 600, but Steiner check-raised to 3,000. Tetart check-folded and Merchant made the call.

Steiner fired a second barrel of 7,000 on the 4♦ turn. Merchant raised all-in for 20,600 and Steiner made the call.

Zeeshan Merchant: A♣5♥ All in
Peter Steiner: 9♥4♣

Merchant hit a straight on the turn and doubled up after the 5♣ river against Steiner's two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zeeshan Merchant	49,000 49,000	49,000
Nathan Tetart	29,000 1,000	1,000
Peter Steiner	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Nathan Tetart Peter Steiner Zeeshan Merchant

01-17-2025 16:20 UTC+1

Oles Takes from Tadini

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

After a player opened to 700 from middle position, Anas Tadini called from the button and Filip Oles defended from the big blin.

Both Oles and the initial raiser checked the 6♣7♦Q♠ flop, so Tadini didn't wait to bet 1,100. Oles made the call.

The 8♥ turn was checked by Oles and Tadini, as well as the 8♣ river. Oles revealed K♣6♠ for two pair. "You win," Tadini said, allowing Oles to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Oles	30,000 30,000	30,000
Anas Tadini	27,200 27,200	27,200

Tags: Anas Tadini Filip Oles

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

01-17-2025 16:35 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Worthington-Leese	80,000 80,000	80,000
Nolan Curatolo	74,000 74,000	74,000
Corentin Ropert	46,000 46,000	46,000
Paul Tedeschi	42,000 42,000	42,000
Adrien Amorella	31,000 31,000	31,000

Ahmed Sylla	29,000 29,000	29,000
Thierry Luksenberg	28,000 28,000	28,000
Inigo	27,000 27,000	27,000
Antonin Teisseire	26,000 26,000	26,000

Leo Margets	20,000 20,000	20,000

Aittaleb Flops a Full House

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Three-way on a flop of 9♣9♥K♦, the cutoff bet 600 and was called by Noureddine Aittaleb on the button. Dan Simcelescu in the big blind check-raised all-in for 7,700, the cutoff folded and Aittaleb snap-called.

Dan Simcelescu: 9♦8♣ All in
Noureddine Aittaleb: K♠9♠

Aittaleb flopped a full house to beat Simcelescu's trips, so Simcelescu was eliminated after the 10♣J♥ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noureddine Aittaleb	55,000 55,000	55,000
Dan Simcelescu	Busted

Tags: Dan Simcelescu Noureddine Aittaleb

01-17-2025 16:58 UTC+1

Ticherfatine Runs Into Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

"Mitch" opened to 1,000 from middle position. The hijack called, but Cecile Ticherfatine in the cutoff squeezed to 4,500. Mitch four-bet all-in for 17,300 and made the hijack fold, but Ticherfatine called.

Mitch: K♥K♣ All in
Cecile Ticherfatine: Q♦Q♠

"Split," Ticherfatine asked after the 7♥5♦6♣. However the K♦ turn gave a set to Mitch, who doubled up after the 5♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cécile Ticherfatine	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

01-17-2025 17:11 UTC+1

Hellmuth’s New Sponsorship & Ausmus Dominates PGT | PokerNews Podcast #874

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In the 874th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz talk about Phil Hellmuth's new poker sponsorship with Bet Rivers. That means he joins a team that includes another Phil in Phil Galfond.

They then look at some in the poker world impacted by the fires in Los Angeles, an 11-way chop in a massive event at Minnesota's Canterbury Park, and how "Crazy" Carl Carodenuto got the best of it. Other stories covered include Jeremy Ausmus winning both the 2024 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year and the $1,000,000 PGT Championship, Shannon Shorr and Martin Zamani claiming PGT Last Chance titles, and Vanessa Rousso making a rare appearance in the poker world.

Chad then sits down for a one-on-one talk with Joris Dekker, the creator of a new, high-end luxury coffee-table book — The Las Vegas Book — that has captured the history and elegance of Sin City. Find out how it came to be, what it took to bring it to life, and some fun stories along the way.

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01-17-2025 17:25 UTC+1

Good Call by Manquant

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Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up on a board o 2♦2♠6♦8♦7♦ wutg 11,000 in the pot.

Luis in the hijack moved all-in for 51,500, and Ricardo Manquant in the cutoff went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call for his last 16,500.

Ricardo Manquant: 4♥4♦ All in
Luis: A♣J♣

Manquant hero-called with his small flush and caught Luis bluffing to double up.