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.
Xuming Qi raised to 2,500 from early position and the player in middle position three-bet to 7,500. The player in late position then moved all in for close to 12,000. It folded back around to Qi, who reshoved for 30,000, putting himself at risk, and middle position called.
Late position: A♣J♥
Xuming Qi: 8♠8♦
Middle position: A♠Q♥
The board ran out 7♦4♥10♥5♦K♦ and Qi's pair of eights held to scoop both the main and side pots.
After a player opened, Louis Murray moved all in for around 30,000 and Andre Allen shoved behind him for more as the rest of the table quickly got out of their way.
Louis Murray: A♣Q♥
Andre Allen: A♦J♠
Murray was a big favorite with his superior kicker, and the runout of 10♣6♦9♦2♠3♦ was clean to award him the double.
"What made you call that time?" Murray asked Allen, whom he had apparently tried to bluff in a previous hand.
"I thought I was ahead, plus I had the chips to do it," Allen replied with a smile as a chunk of his chips were pushed over to Murray.
Daniel Fleshner had the short-stacked player on his left all in and at risk.
Opponent: 10♦10♣
Daniel Fleshner: A♦Q♠
The board was in the short stack's favor when the flop rolled the K♠6♠J♦ and when the K♥ peeled it seemed innocuous until the J♠ rolled off the deck, counterfeiting the pair of tens and giving Fleshner a better two pair with his ace kicker.
