William Schenk desperately went all in from the big blind with his final quarter of a starting stack, hoping he had two live cards against Quang Pham. He didn't.
William Schenk: A♥6♣
Quang Pham: A♠K♥
Schenk got no help from the runout of 10♦2♦2♠7♠9♥ and was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,200
85,200
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85,200 |
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Busted |
Coming off a second-place finish in the $1,500 six-max, two time WSOP bracelet winner David Jackson is building in the $800 deepstack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000 | |
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Life Outside Poker is a 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 25th episode, Connor speaks with embattled poker pro Brad Booth about learning poker from his grandfather, climbing up stakes in Canada, living at the Bellagio and playing in Bobby's Room, bluffing Phil Ivey and getting cheated on Ultimate Bet.
Booth, who the poker community hasn't heard from for several years, opened up about his absence and going missing in 2020, as well as his gambling addiction and various poker debts to players like Doug Polk that he says he plans to make right.
"I got caught up in all of it and all I can try and do is make right now," he told PokerNews of his poker debts.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Brad Booth by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
These are the top ten chip counts coming back from break two according to the WSOP+ app.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
|
235,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
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228,500
228,500
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228,500 |
|
215,000 | |
|
210,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
208,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
207,500
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
206,000
206,000
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206,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players at his table thought Deric Williams had hit on a secret to the game as he smoothly built up a nice stack more than six times the starting chip count.
Harvey, who hails from Harvey, La., just south of New Orleans, had the book Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards on the rail in front of him.
Is that a way to remain relaxed and calm?
"Nah, I just didn't have anywhere else to put it," Williams said.
Well, clearly anyone carrying such a book must be a ranked pool player.
"Yeah, I'm ranked last, dead last," he said.
As for the poker tournament, Williams is among the top five chip leaders at the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
249,000
249,000
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249,000 |
Players are now on a break.
There are noticeably more women in this event than is the norm at the WSOP, and that’s a good thing, according to tournament director Mike Boyle.
“You’re onto something, and I’m glad to see it,” Boyle said. “Plus, I see faces that I’m not familiar with, so these are new players. It’s great.
“I’m looking forward to seeing one of the women win.”
There were multiple tables with more than one woman seated. A glance at the blue section of the Horseshoe Event Center shows as many women players as dealers.
Katherine Porrello, who cashed in three events during last year’s WSOP, began the day at a table with two other women, Anzhela Vasylenko and Doris Herth.
“That is very unusual, because usually I’m the only one,” Porrello said. “It’s good. But it’s also tough. I tend to avoid women’s events because the girls don’t play around.”
The table sisterhood didn’t help Porrello, who moved from cash games to tournament poker a couple of years ago. She was knocked out and had to reenter the field.
“My jacks lost to kings and my kings lost to ace-queen,” she said. “What can you do?”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
176,000 | |
|
43,800 | |
|
|
32,100 | |
|
Busted |
Before the flop Neil Rauschhuber raised to 2,600 from early position and David Poltorak raised to 4,200 in middle position. Tyler Iken called from the small blind position and Rauschhuber folded. We were heads-up to the flop.
On a wet board of 7♠5♣6♣ Iken checked and Poltorak bet 7,200. Iken called and we headed to the river.
The A♠ peeled off on the turn and Iken checked. Poltorak pushed all his chips in the middle for 36,900.
"What is that a Pokernews shove?" remarking on Poltorak's Pokernews Deepstack champion silver card protector covering Poltorak's cards. After a brief moment Iken folded and Poltorak showed 6♦6♥ and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000 | |
|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
60,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
176,000 | |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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