The remaining 58 players are taking their first break of the day, set to last 15 minutes. Play will resume at 2:15 p.m. local time.
The remaining 58 players are taking their first break of the day, set to last 15 minutes. Play will resume at 2:15 p.m. local time.
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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Play has been stopped as the Poker Hall of Fame welcomes its newest inductee.
The clock has been restarted
Action was picked up as Ari Oxman was all in against Tony Sinishtaj.
Ari Oxman: J♣10♣9♥8♥
Tony Sinishtaj: A♠A♦10♥2♦
The board ran out 3♥4♥J♠10♦5♣, Sinishtaj hit a straight on the river to eliminate Oxman.
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1,165,000
758,000
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Tim Vanloo opened to 25,000 from the cutoff, and Paul Gunness made the call from the small blind, bringing in the 9♠6♥Q♦ flop. Gunness checked, and Vanloo continued for 30,000. Gunness put in the call.
The 3♥ turn checked through, allowing Gunness to lead out for 130,000 when the 7♦ peeled off on the river. Vanloo didn't take long to muck his cards, and was seen exiting the tournament area shortly after.
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Geoffrey Cudd raised in the hijack to 35,000, Andrejs Prost called in the small blind, and Zachary Peay called in the big blind.
The flop came 8♠K♥10♠, all players checked. The 3♦ on the turn did not induce any action as Cudd, Prost and Peay checked. The 4♥ on the river kept the established pace and all players checked.
Prost announced, "Pair," and tabled 9♣9♦7♥7♣, and it scooped the pot.
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495,000
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218,000
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Anik Ajmera limped under the gun, as did Daniel Sindelar on his direct left. Michael Kamran then bumped it up, with a pot-sized bet of 55,000. Both other players put in the call.
Anik Ajmera then led out for 70,000 on the 4♥3♥2♣ flop, and Sindelar shoved for 161,000. Kamran got out of the way, and Ajmera decided to put in the call.
Daniel Sindelar: A♥10♥9♥8♥
Anik Ajmera: J♥J♠5♥5♣
Ajmera's lead became even more commanding as he turned top set on the J♦. The river 7♦ confirmed Sindelar's elimination.
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506,000
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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 31st episode, Connor talks with poker content creator Frank "Frankie C" Cucchiara about growing up in the hometown of Wild Bill Hickok, getting into poker in college, Next Gen Poker, building one of the most successful YouTube channels in poker, his 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event run, how new WSOP rules will impact vloggers, and playing this year's $25,000 Heads-Up Championship.
Frankie C also talked about being married to poker pro Kitty Kuo, being a dad, his new All-In Brownie, challenging Daniel Negreanu to a $10,000 heads-up poker match and stepping into the ring with UFC champion Sean "Suga" O'Malley.