Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-27-2024 14:06 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss

Connor Richards

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

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 ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.

Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan "Jungleman" Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Tags: Connor Richards Kevin Martin

06-27-2024 14:06 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations

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Kirk Brown

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Grande	Busted
Victoria Murphy	Busted
Thierry Morel	Busted
Agustin Naranja	Busted
Donald Hahn	Busted
Robert Ramos	Busted
Andre Bryan	Busted
Hung-Wei Shiue	Busted
Koray Aldemir	Busted

Jacob Mulhern	Busted
Dale Robinson	Busted
Peter Ng	Busted

06-27-2024 14:07 UTC-8

Roberts Hits a Flush With Pocket Kings

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Tim Baker

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

When it folded to Brett Roberts in the hijack, he announced all in for around 2,500,000. Everyone folded except for the player in the big blind who put in the call for his remaining 100,000.

Big blind: 3♣5♦ All in
Brett Roberts: K♣K♠

Roberts improved to the nut flush on the board of Q♠A♠2♠3♠6♣. Eliminating an opponent and adding to his chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Roberts	2,700,000 2,440,000	2,440,000

Tags: Brett Roberts

06-27-2024 14:12 UTC-8

de Castro Takes Out Another

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Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Feng Qian moved all in from the button for around 675,000 and got a single call from the big stack at the table, Guilherme De Castro.

Feng Qian: Q♦J♥ All in
Guilherme De Castro: 8♥8♣

Qian was hoping to hit to keep him alive, but missed the 6♠9♣A♣ flop.

Things didn't improve for Qian on the 7♦ turn or 7♥ river, and he left the tournament with around 55 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guilherme de Castro	8,525,000 8,525,000	8,525,000
Feng Qian	Busted

Tags: Feng Qian Guilherme De Castro

06-27-2024 14:15 UTC-8

Massive Hand Before Break; Kline and Roberts Double, Grogan Triples

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Kirk Brown

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

In a preflop betting frenzy, four players got all of their chips into the middle, with Hanibael Saneh covering.

Gerald Grogan: A♦10♣ All in
Jerome Kline: Q♥Q♣ All in
Brett Roberts: Q♦Q♠ All in
Hanibael Saneh: 10♥10♠

The runout of 2♣8♥K♥A♠9♣ meant Grogan won the main pot with his pair of aces while both Kline and Roberts practically doubled through Saneh in the side pot with their queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brett Roberts	4,800,000

Hanibael Saneh	2,300,000
Gerald Grogan	1,600,000
Jerome Kline	1,050,000

Tags: Brett Roberts Gerald Grogan Hanibael Saneh Jerome Kline

06-27-2024 14:18 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Laura Fryer

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

The 51 remaining players are now on a short 15-minute break.

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-27-2024 14:43 UTC-8

Boorse Ends Meas' Run

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Daniel Meas and Ryan Boorse got all in preflop with Meas being the player at risk.

Daniel Meas: A♥6♣ All in
Ryan Boorse: A♣4♥

The board ran out 5♥9♣4♣3♦9♥ and Boorse's pair of fours were enough to send Meas to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hien Hoang	3,200,000 2,875,000	2,875,000
Ryan Boorse	1,900,000 1,325,000	1,325,000
Daniel Meas	Busted

Tags: Daniel Meas Ryan Boorse

06-27-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Vargas Ducks Go Down to Saneh

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Tim Baker

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Adam Vargas committed his last 2,000,000 chips into the middle preflop with Hanibael Saneh making the call.

Adam Vargas: 2♦2♥ All in
Hanibael Saneh: A♠10♦

Saneh took the lead on the K♥9♦10♣ flop. The 3♣ turn and 5♠ river didn't help Vargas, and he was out of the tournament,

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanibael Saneh	4,800,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Adam Vargas	Busted

Tags: Adam Vargas Hanibael Saneh

06-27-2024 14:53 UTC-8

Ayers Takes from Bonnant

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Laura Fryer

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Clement Bonnant raised from middle position to 400,000 and Allen Ayers moved all in for around 1,100,000. Bonnant called, and the players flipped their hands.

Allen Ayers: K♥K♦ All in
Clement Bonnant: A♥4♦

Ayers was looking to hold, and the low rainbow 7♦3♣10♥ flop put him in a good position.

The 8♥ turn and 6♣ river secured the double for Ayers, and Bonnant lost some of his stack.