A player opened to 2,500 on the button and in the big blind, James Chen raised to 12,500, which saw the button call.
On the flop of J♦8♦4♥, Chen continued for 9,000 and his opponent called.
The turn peeled off an A♣ and Chen bet 29,000, which elicited a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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161,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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In a heads-up pot on a board of 4♦4♠J♦9♥ with around 30,000 already in the middle, Brek Schutten checked from the hijack and Jonathan Little bet 23,000 on the button. Schutten check-raised to 55,000 and Little called.
The 5♠ river completed the board and Schutten moved all in. Little quickly folded to hang onto his remaining 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
On a board of 8♠3♠5♥2♠ Artur Martirosian checked from the big blind and the cutoff bet 11,500. Martirosian called.
Martirosian checked on the flush-completing 7♠ and the cutoff fired another bet of 13,000. This time Martirosian check-raised to 46,000 and the cutoff quickly relinquished his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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188,000
38,000
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38,000 |
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Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Alex Kulev from under the gun and Bin Weng in the hijack.
With 59,500 in the middle and a board reading 5♠4♥4♠9♥ Kulev moved all in for 86,000 effective which had Weng take only a few seconds before calling.
Bin Weng: A♦K♠ 
Alex Kulev: Q♠10♠
Weng was ahead with ace-king high versus Kulev's two overcards and flush draw combination. The river K♦ kept Weng alive as he doubled through the bracelet winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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231,500
81,500
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81,500 |
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34,000
116,000
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116,000 |
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The hijack attempted to raise it, but it was ruled as limp. Mike Shi, in the cutoff, and the small blind also limped. Yulian Bogdanov then made it 20,000. Action folded back to Shi who clicked it to 40,000, folding out the small blind. Bogdanov reraised to 70,000 and Shi stuck around.
Bogdanov continued for 12,000 on the K♣J♠9♦ flop and was called. The 4♣ turn and 7♣ river checked through to showdown. Bogdanov tabled Q♣Q♠, and Shi mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000 | |
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150,000 | |
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150,000 | |
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65,000
85,000
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85,000 |
The biggest pot so far took place in the back of Paris Purple and saw Adrian Mateos heading to the reentry counter.
As recounted by the table, Roberto Perez opened before Mateos three-bet behind him. Perez responded by four-betting to 23,000 and Mateos called.
Perez bet 7,500 on the 6♥8♣A♥ flop and Mateos called. Perez then checked on the 5♣ turn and Mateos bet 20,000. Perez check-raised all in for 128,000 and Mateos called with less.
Adrian Mateos: A♠K♠
Roberto Perez: A♦A♣
Mateos had run into top set and was drawing dead headed to the 2♦ river to mark one of the first eliminations of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Life Outside Poker is a new 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.
For the sixth episode, Connor spoke with longtime poker pro and coach Faraz Jaka, who was fresh off a runner-up finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Jaka talked about running up a six-figure bankroll in college, going broke and moving down stakes, battling back from a debilitating back injury to win his first bracelet in 2023 and running deep in this year's $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.
Jaka also talked about his site Jaka Coaching, discussed what makes a good poker coach and offered advice for players looking to grind the WSOP this summer.
This interview took place at the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas and was filmed inside Horseshoe 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 Faraz Jaka by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
Galen Hall raised to 2,500 from the hijack and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 15,500 out of the big blind. Hall made the call and they headed to the flop.
Kornuth bet 8,000 on the 6♥3♣6♠ flop and Hall called.
The 4♣ turn saw Kornuth slow down and check. Hall fired a bet of his own for 15,000. Kornuth folded and Hall dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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185,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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135,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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Thomas Boivin opened to 2,500 from the cutoff before getting three-bet by Christian Roberts on the button to 8,500. After the blinds folded Bolvin made the call to see a flop.
Bolvin checked the J♠6♣6♠ flop and Roberts put out a bet of 7,000. Bolvin put in the call.
The J♥ turn and 7♥ river got checked through and the cards were revealed. Bolvin showed A♥Q♥ and Roberts flipped up A♠3♠ to chop the pot
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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140,000 | |
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