Pot-Limit Omaha
The pot was already over 17,000 to the 5♣A♥3♠ flop, where David Funkhouser and Vanessa Selbst exchanged a bet and call of 8,000 from the blinds.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn, with Funkhouser leading out from the small blind for 11,500 after seeing the A♦ river.
Selbst took a moment before mucking, as Funkhouser raked in the pot.
Pot-Limit Omaha
On a completed board showing 8♠2♦7♣4♠K♦, Thomas Taylor fired a bet of 15,000 into the middle.
After a couple of minutes, the call was made on his immediate left. Taylor tabled K♠J♦6♦3♠ for top pair, while he was shown A♥A♦8♥3♦ for a superior pair to see the chips move to his left.
2-7 Triple Draw
The player on the button raised, Xiaofei Wen three-bet from the small blind, the button made it four bets, and Wen called.
Wen took two while the button stood pat. Wen check-raised and was met with a three-bet from the button, which he called.
Both stood pat on the second draw and Wen check-called a bet from the button.
Wen decided to lead after both players stood pat again and the button shrugged as he called. Wen showed 8x5x4x3x2x for #5 to drag a big pot.
2-7 Triple Draw
Action was heads up between Joao Vieira and Jon Shoreman after the final draw.
Vieira fired a bet of 2,000, with Shoreman taking some time before making the call. Vieira quickly turned over 8x6x4x3x2x to take down the pot as Shoreman mucked.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Three-way action to the J♣3♥Q♦ flop saw Ali Eslami led out with a bet from the small blind. Both opponents folded, as Eslami recovered some lost chips to start Level 4.
Nível: 4
Limit Flop/Draw: 500/1,000, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring-In, 1,000 Completion 1,000-2,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 500/800 Ante, 300/500 Blinds
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 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.
Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.
This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The players are going on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Play resumes in Level 4 with levels increasing to 60 minutes in length.
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