Life Outside Poker is a new 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 eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.
Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.
The hijack raised to 80,000, the small blind called and Andrew Lim three-bet jammed from the big blind for approximately 700,000. The original raiser folded and the small blind snap-called.
Andrew Lim: 6♦6♥
Small Blind: A♣Q♦
The board ran out 9♦3♠7♥7♣J♦; Lim's pocket pair held to ensure his double up.
Nathan Russler open-shoved all in and was at risk from the cutoff. Joshua Berardi also went all in from the button and both players in the blinds folded.
Nathan Russler: Q♠9♠
Joshua Berardi: A♣10♠
The board ran out 4♠K♥A♥Q♦4♦ and Berardi improved to a pair of aces, sending Russler to the payout desk.
Action was picked up preflop with three players all in. Francis Anderson was all in and at risk from the cutoff. Mustapha Kanit was all in and also at risk from the button. Paul Saso was the third player all in covering both of his opponents from early position.
Francis Anderson: A♥A♠
Mustapha Kanit: J♣J♥
Paul Saso: A♦K♠
The dealer ran out a board of 2♦6♥K♣7♠7♥, sending the main pot to Anderson with aces, side pot to Saso with a pair of Kings, and eliminating Kanit.
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