Action picked up with Cornel Medes moving all in out of the small blind during a raised pot.
The big blind folded and the original raiser folded, leaving Jose Carlos Brito left to act. Brito asked for a count, and the dealer confirmed Medes was in for 2,250,000.
Briton then called to put Medes at risk.
Cornel Medes: K♦7♥
Jose Carlos Brito: A♦J♦
The dealer fanned 10♥10♣2♠ on the flop, keeping Brito’s ace in the lead. The 7♠ on the turn, however, put Medes ahead.
Medes secured the winning hand when 5♣ appeared on the river to give him a full double up.
Chad Stewart's cards went on their backs as he found himself at risk from the button for approximately 3,300,000 against Aaron Johnson in the big blind.
Chad Stewart: K♥Q♦
Aaron Johnson: A♣K♣
Johnson kept the lead all the way through a board of 2♣3♠3♣2♦A♥ and Stewart was eliminated.
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.
In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.
Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.
This interview was filmed at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 662 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (523 points) and Team Sepiol (461 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 83 points while all other teams have at least 207 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.
PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “$25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.
As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP including ones played by Phil Ivey, Eric Wasserson, and Sean Winter.
