There were roughly 11,000 chips in the middle on 8♣7♥K♥9♣. Justin Steinbrenner bet 7,500 from early position and got called by Simon Brandstrom in the big blind.
The action did not slow down when the A♦ fell on the river and Steinbrenner announced all in for 18,200. Brandstrom paused briefly, then requested the dealer to provide a count. After a moment's consideration, he flicked a chip into the pot to call.
Steinbrenner tabled Q♣J♣, Brandstrom tabled K♦Q♦ and eliminated Steinbrenner.
Action was on the turn on a board of 7♠7♦6♥5♦ and Markkos Ladev checked. Kully Sidhu bet 3,900 and Ladev check-raised to 10,900. Sidhu went into the tank and put his head on his hands.
Around him, a waitress was taking an order for a single expresso and the TD was translating, adding to the feeling of a chaotic atmosphere. Sidhu pushed all in and Ladev snap-called.
Sidhu showed Q♦9♦ for a flush draw with outs for a straight. Ladev had J♣7♣ for trip sevens and was ahead.
The river came the 2♣ and Ladev held to win the pot, sending Sidhu to the rail.
In the 869th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway hosts from down in The Bahamas at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise, while Kyna England is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Mike Holtz is out with a broken ankle, so Nikki Limo was kind enough to once again fill in as a special co-host.
Together, they discuss happening at the WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. That includes Phil Hellmuth making an appearance, the new stage at WSOP, and the Triton Million, which was won by Argentinean rapper Alejandro Lococo for $12 million.
Chad also had the honor of bringing the Women in Poker Hall of Fame trophy down with him to present to Kristen Foxen. In this episode, you can check out her acceptance speech, which PokerNews helped film. Speaking of the WiPHoF, Jeanne David was another inductee and she had a spot of luck drawing a Golden Passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, which kicks off today!
At the EPT Prague, Thomas Santerne has already won two side event titles, while the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ, Espen Jorstad, took down the €25K Super High Roller Warm-Up for his first EPT title.
Oh, and we'll also let you know what Phil Ivey is up to as he's been seen double dipping at both the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, including a planned holiday meet-up game (MUG) at the latter.
Viacheslav Buldygin opened to 1,800 from the button and was called by both players in the blinds.
All three of them checked the 6♠K♠7♥ flop, but on the 10♦ turn, Janne Nevalainen in the small blind bet 4,000. Arsenii Karmatckii in the big blind called, while Buldygin folded.
Nevalainen bet 21,000 on the 8♦ river. Karmatckii went into the tank but folded.
There were roughly 20,000 chips in the pot on 2♣5♦3♦9♦9♥.
Espen Oeye bet 6,500 in early position, Enrico Camosci who was on the button took a look at the big screen whilst doing some calculations. Around 30 seconds went by before Camosci flicked in a chip to call and Oeye announced "you win" then tabled A♦Q♥.
Elias Suhonen open-raised from middle position and Artsiom Lasouski three-bet to 5,500 from the cutoff, which Suhonen called.
The flop came 9♣K♦10♦ and Suhonen checked. Lasouski made a continuation bet of 4,200 and Suhonen called. Both players then checked it back on the 10♠ turn.
The river was the 8♥ and Suhonen placed out a bet of 9,200. Lasouski called and Suhonen showed K♣Q♣ for a pair of kings, two pair with the tens on board, to win the pot.
After the hijack opened to 1,700, Michel Molenaar in the cutoff three-bet to 5,500. Sonny Franco on the button seemed tempted and four-bet to 12,000. The hijack folded, but Molenaar called.
Franco continued for 5,100 on the 2♦10♦6♣ flop, but Molenaar didn't back down and check-called.
Both players checked the A♠ turn, but Molenaar led out for 9,000 on the 8♦ river. Franco snap-called, only to see Molenaar flip over 8♥8♠ for a set hit on the river.
Players in the EPT High Roller are heading for a 75-minute dinner break. There are now 220 entries and 155 players remaining. Action will resume at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time.
