A player in middle position raised to 2,000 which was called by Sergiy Alariki on the button. The player in the small blind raised pot to 8,900 which both players called.
On the 9♣8♥6♣ flop, the action checked to Alariki who moved all in for 18,000. The small blind got out of the way while the middle position player reluctantly put in the call.
Middle position opened the action with a raise to 1,500. The hijack three-bet to 4,800 before the cutoff moved all in for 16,500. Artem Suhak called all in for his last 11,300 from the big blind which forced the middle position player out, but the hijack made the call, covering both opponents.
With 5,100 in the middle on the K♣Q♥J♥ flop, Shawn Stroke checked the small blind and the big blind followed suit before Jared Jaffe put out a bet of 3,700. Both Stroke and the big blind made the call.
All three players checked the 9♥ turn and the 5♣ fell on the river.
Stroke led for 8,000 and both of his opponents quickly mucked their hands.
Action began with a raise to 1,500 from the cutoff. Tobias Leknes made the call on the button before the small blind three-bet to 6,500. The cutoff and Leknes made the call.
The flop came down 4♣K♣5♦ and the small blind continued for 3,200. The cutoff moved all in for 21,000 and Leknes called all in for his last 18,000 which forced the small blind out.
Tobias Leknes: K♥Q♥J♥4♦
Cutoff: 9♣8♥6♦5♣
The board ran out 10♥2♦ and Leknes found new life in the tournament.
Action began with Matt Beck in the hijack who raised to 1,200. The cutoff made the call before the small blind raised to 5,200. Beck raised to 14,500, the cutoff folded, and the small blind moved all in for 17,500. Beck made the call, covering his opponent.
Small blind: Q♣Q♥9♣6♥
Matt Beck: A♠A♦10♣7♠
The board ran out 9♠A♣K♥5♥Q♠ and Beck stacked his opponent while raking in a nice pot.
Pavel Plesuv was on the button when he and both the small and big blind players went to a flop of J♠8♠5♣. The player in the big blind bet 4,000 and after Plesuv made the call the small blind folded.
The turn was 10♣ and after the big blind checked, Plesuv bet 7,500 and his opponent folded.
With 8,300 in the middle, the turn read A♣K♥8♦Q♦, and Eric Fields was faced with a bet of 2,600. He made the call.
The J♠ completed the board on the river, and the action checked to Fields who announced 'pot', a bet of 13,500. His opponent tanked for about 30 seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.
It seems every time you walk past the table Jared Bleznick and Dong Chen are in a massive pot together. Action picked up after the river card had completed the board of 9♥K♥2♥3♠J♠. Chen bet 13,000 and Bleznick begrudgingly folded.
In the 834th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Connor Richards come to you from Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now!
The trio recap the big winners and losers from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game, show two big hands including a $2.4 million pot and a player mucking the winner in a $534K pot, and share why Alan Keating is good for the game. Plus, Garrett Adelstein sent out a controversial tweet calling out HCL's Ryan Feldman, which spurred both Tom Dwan and Doug Polk to chime in.
Other stories discussed include James Mackey prevailing the WPT Choctaw final table for his second WPT title, Joe Cada & Johnny Chan appearing at a charity event, the legend of John Smith in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, and an update on the $25K Fantasy league.
Finally, hear about all the gold bracelet winners thus far from the 2024 WSOP including John Hennigan, who became just the ninth player in history to win seven or more bracelets. Other winners covered include Asher Conniff, Bryce Yockey, Nick Guagenti, and Darius Samual, among others.
If you're looking for all the latest from the poker world, this episode is for you!