Heads-up on a completed board of J♥6♣5♣10♣7♠ with several thousand already in the middle, Tirza Sanders checked from under the gun and Tristan Wade bet 8,000 from the hijack.
"That turn got me in trouble," Sanders said as she contemplated her decision. "Just give me a minute."
Sanders eventually folded what she claimed to be aces with the ace of clubs and Wade turned over J♠J♣ for a set.
"Good fold," Wade said as he collected the pot.
Yudhishter Jaswal opened the button to 500 before Portia McDaniels three-bet to 1,600 from the small blind. After the big blind folded, Jaswal made the call.
McDaniels put out a bet of 2,500 on the 10♠5♥7♣ flop, which was called by Jaswal.
Upon seeing the 2♠ appear on the turn, McDaniels fired again, this time for 6,000. Jaswal paused for a few moments before folding and forfeiting the pot to McDaniels.
There were roughly 6,000 chips in the pot on a board of 8♠6♦J♥2♦, Bryan Sharp who was in the small blind checked to Jack Sinclair in the hijack and he checked behind.
The 9♣ on the river resulted in no further action as Sharp checked and Sinclair checked.
Sharp tabled 10♣9♥, but could not beat Sinclair's top pair as he tabled J♠7♠.
Edward Hoitt opened from under the gun, Ryan Feldman raised to 1,600 from the big blind and Hoitt called.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of K♣2♠J♠2♥Q♦. Feldman bet 500 and Hoitt called.
Feldman showed A♣Q♣ for two pair, queens and deuces. Hoitt had a higher two pair with K♦5♦ to win the hand.
David Susigan raised to 800 under the gun, and Ahir Chatterjee called in the hijack. Lee Johnson then made it 3,000 to go in the big blind, which both opponents called.
The 7♦5♠10♣ flop was checked to Chatterjee, who fired 3,000. Johnson called, as did Susigan. Chatterjee sized up to 11,000 on the 4♣ turn, which got Johnson out of the pot. Susigan check-called to the 8♠ river, however, which he checked.
Chatterjee completed his triple barrel by firing 23,000. Susigan spent a few minutes in the tank, eventually letting his hand go and surrendering the pot.
"I'm glad it's over with," Chatterjee laughingly commented when he received a compliment about his hand.
Tarek Yousef raised on the button, superstar PokerNews podcaster and all-around nice guy Chad Holloway gave up his small blind, and Alejo Castellazzi completed from the big.
The flop came 6♠8♠2♣, and both players checked. Castellazzi decided to lead for 400 on the 5♠, Yousef thought about his decision for a few moments then decided to muck his cards.
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 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.
Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.
Gary Fisher opened to 500 in late position and in the hijack, Oleksii Kravchuk three-bet to 1,200 which Fisher called.
Fisher checked the flop of A♦A♣5♥ over to Kravchuk who bet 800 and Fisher called.
Both players checked the turn 9♠ over to the J♣ river where Fisher checked over to Kravchuk who came with a bet to the tune of 3,000, which prompted Fisher to raise to 8,200.
Kravchuk mucked his hand, ceding the early day pot over to Fisher.
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