Chad then sits down with Joe Stapleton to dive into the upcoming PokerStars USA SCOOP schedule for players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Stapes also opens up about stand-up comedy, his upcoming comic book, and watching his good friend James Hartigan win a Global Poker Award.
Also, hear from Robbie Strazynski, who talks about his upcoming Mixed Game Festival IV returning to Resorts World March 19-23.
Finally, the crew end the show by discussing the real-time assistance (RTA) debate that has been raging on Twitter after a poker training tool removed their 20-second delay.
The action was picked up on a board in a heads-up pot. Mostafa Essanhaji check-called a bet worth 6,000 from Roger Tondeur.
The completed the board on the river and Essanhaji checked again, with a remaining stack worth less than 10,000. Tondeur sent 15,000 in the middle and after a few minutes of thinking, Essanhaji let it go.
Isabel Baltazar opened to 1,800 and picked up calls from Henri Dupont and Roger Tondeur in the blinds.
The flop brought and it checked to Baltazar who continued for 2,500. Both her opponents called. When the landed on the turn, only Dupont check-called another bet from Baltazar worth 8,500.
The river was the and the duo checked. Dupont showed for two pair and the pot was sent to Baltazar who held for the flush.
The action was caught on a board in a heads-up situation with a massive pot, containing more than 55,000.
Sylvain Torrella was deep into the tank, facing a last bet worth 15,000 from Dinesh Alt. After a few minutes, Torrella eventually called with but only to see in Alt's hand for a straight on the river.
Alt, who just finished runner-up last night of the MPO High Roller, is now seated in front of a stack worth 160,000.
The action was caught on a board with around 27,000 already in the middle.
Lucia Navarro thought about her move for a minute and tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of her, putting Leandro Dirlewanger at risk with a lower stack.
Dirlewanger considered it for some time before eventually folding.