Three players saw the K♣K♦2♣9♠ turn and Romain Lewis checked before Jakob Miegel fired 1,300 into the pot of about 3,200. Iana Romaniuk made the call in the cutoff and Lewis mucked his hand.
The 3♦ completed the board on the river and Miegel continued for 1,800. Romaniuk responded with a raise to 5,100 and Miegel quickly called to see the K♠J♣ of Romaniuk before mucking his hand.
Caesars Entertainment has finalized the $500 million sale of the biggest brand in poker to GGPoker's parent company, according to an announcement in late October.
Back in August, Caesars Entertainment shocked the poker world when it announced that it would be selling World Series of Poker (WSOP) to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operator GGPoker. The deal was solidified Tuesday and includes a $250 million cash transaction and a $250 million promissory note due in five years.
Though the WSOP sale marks a shakeup in the industry, poker players can still expect the summer WSOP to be held in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Additionally, poker rooms at Caesars properties will continue to feature WSOP branding.
Michael Khan raised to 1,000 from early position and action folded to 2006 WSOP Main Event champ Jamie Gold, who defended his big blind to see a flop of A♣2♣K♣.
Gold check-called a bet of 1,300 and the 7♣ turn put four clubs on the board.
Gold opted to lead out for 1,200 and Khan called to bring about the 9♦ on the river.
Gold tossed out a single gray T5,000 chip and Khan thought for about 30 seconds before calling. Gold rolled over the Q♣J♠ for the nut flush and Khan sent his hand to the muck.
Michael Khan opened 700 in middle position and Jessica Teusl three-bet 2,700 in the cutoff. The action quickly folded back around to Khan and he made the call.
When the 10♥3♠2♣ flop hit the felt, Khan checked and Teusl continued for 2,700. Khan wasted no time, casually tossing a call up in the air to land across the line.
The 4♣ hit the turn and Khan checked again before Teusl jammed for 14,000. Khan thought about it for a few moments and made the call.
Jessica Teusl: K♣K♠
Michael Khan: A♦10♦
Khan had flopped top pair top kicker but it was going to need to improve to score the knockout. The K♦ river did the opposite as Teusl improved to a set of kings for the double.
Keiji Kimura, who the hand before had picked off a big bluff from Asko Muratovic, raised to 600 under the gun and Rocco Iati called from the button. Jean-Sebastien Dubois came along from the small blind and Muratovic did the same from the big, leaving himself just 2,100 behind.
Two checks on the 5♣J♥7♦ flop saw Kimura continue for 1,200 and Iati folded. Dubois called and then Muratovic check-raised all in. Both his opponents called and then checked the 10♣ turn.
When the A♣ completed the board on the river, Dubois checked and then folded when Kimura bet 2,100.
Kimura tabled the A♠10♥ for runner-runner two pair, which sucked out on the J♣5♦ flopped two pair of Muratovic to send him to the rail.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
