Heads up in a blind-versus-blind battle, Michael Casella led out with a bet on the 9♥4♥2♦ flop and Charles Thomas raised. Casella called.
Thomas bet on the 8♥ turn, and Casella again called. Casella checked to Thomas on the 4♠ river, and this time Thomas checked back.
He was glad he did, for Casella turned over 2♥2♣ for a full house as he took the pot to move up to 100,000.
Anthony Zinno raised from the cutoff with David Lieberman calling in the small blind and Christopher Vitch coming along from the big blind.
When it got to Zinno on the 5♣6♥6♣ flop, he bet, and both Lieberman and Vitch called.
Lieberman led out on the Q♦ turn, forcing folds from Vitch and Zinno.
Lieberman showed top pair with Q♠ as he was sent the pot.
Nick Pupillo raised under the gun and Ryuta Nakai three-bet in middle position. Brian Lieberman called in the big blind, as did Pupillo.
Nakai continued with a bet on the 9♠4♣5♥ flop, and both opponents called. Lieberman then bet on the 9♣ turn, Pupillo called, while Nakai got out of the way.
Lieberman bet again on the A♦ river, and Pupillo called. Lieberman then showed 4♠4♦ for a full house, and Pupillo mucked.
In the 973rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway is at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) where he sits down with high-stakes poker superstar Alan Keating.
Arguably one of the most popular poker players in this day and age, Keating talks about why he conceded the first round of the $25K Heads-Up Championship, whether or not he'll be playing some tournaments, and how he feels about High Stakes Live coming to the WSOP. That includes the upcoming Million Dollar Cash Game, which Keating admits he's happy to be a part of, and even hints that Phil Hellmuth might play. But then again, maybe not.
Keating then shares which reality TV show he applied for, hosting epic Ultimate Werewolf parties, and his thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame now that he's turned 40 and is officially eligible.
Yosuke Miki raised the hijack and Matt Glantz three-bet the button. David Mangnuson cold-called in the big blind and Miki also called.
All three were happy to check down a runout of 5♠10♣K♦7♥6♦. Mangnuson turned over jack-high with J♥9♦ before Miki revealed 4♥4♦ for a pair of fours. Glantz mucked, and Miki was awarded the pot.
Four players built a pot of nearly 20,000 as they went to the 9♦10♦2♦ flop. All four players checked to the 3♠ turn, where Karim Phillips bet from the big blind. Juha Helppi folded in the hijack, while Michael Casella called in the cutoff and Chad Eveslage came along from the small blind.
The 4♦ river was checked down, and Eveslage showed 5♦5♠ for a flush. Casella, though, had 7♦7♠ for a higher flush, and Phillips flashed 9♥9♣ for a beaten set as the big pot was pushed over to Casella.
With around 8,000 in the pot on a flop of Q♦6♥2♠, Joe McKeehen led out with a bet from the small blind and Matthew Zambanini called under the gun.
McKeehen bet again on the 10♠ turn, and Zambanini again called. McKeehen slowed down and checked the K♠ river, and Zambanini put out a bet. McKeehen shook his head as he tossed his cards into the muck.
In a three-bet pot, David Magnuson led out from the big blind on the 4♣10♠7♦ flop, and Kevin Song called from the cutoff.
The 9♦ turn got another bet from Magnuson and another call from Song.
A final bet came from Magnuson on the 5♦ river, which was enough to get Song to fold.
Benjamin Underwood raised in the hijack, Anthony Zinno three-bet in the cutoff, and Underwood called.
The flop came 9♣7♦6♣ and Zinno bet. Underwood then raised, and Zinno called.
Underwood bet on both the K♠ turn and 5♣ river. Zinno called on both streets, only for Underwood to show him J♣10♣ for a rivered flush to win the pot.
David Mangnuson bet from the cutoff on a flop of 2♦8♥A♣ and Kevin Song called under the gun.
The turn was the 2♥ and Mangnuson bet again. Song then raised, and Mangnuson called.
Song bet on the 8♦ river, and Mangnuson called. Song then showed A♠2♠ for a full house, and Mangnuson mucked.
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