There were roughly 56,000 chips already in the pot on a board of 4♠5♠4♦7♠5♦. Istvan Birizdo moved all in from the cutoff for 54,000 when the action got checked to him.
Nariman Yaghmai who was in early position quickly folded. Once Giovanni Agliozzo received confirmation of the chip count he eventually called and tabled 6♦6♠. Birizdo showed A♥2♥ and was left with less than a big blind.
Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu moved all in from middle position for 16,000 and Mikko Ylamaki called in the big blind with the bigger stack. The cards were turned.
Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu: A♣10♦
Mikko Ylamaki: A♦9♠
Munteanu had his opponent dominated and Ylamaki found no help on the board of 7♣10♠K♥Q♥Q♦ as Munteanu made a pair of tens on the flop, two pair on the river with the queens on board to double up his stack.
Karim Maekelberg opened the action with a raise, only to face an all-in shove from Felix Kias. The table folded back to Maekelberg, who snap-called, setting up a dramatic showdown.
Felix Kias: 10♥10♠
Karim Maekelberg: K♥K♦
Kias needed help against Maekelberg’s pocket kings, and the 4♠3♠9♠ flop delivered a glimmer of hope with a flush draw. The 9♦ turn kept Maekelberg in front, leaving Kias needing a spade or a ten to survive.
The river brought a spade, but it was the K♠, giving Maekelberg a full house and dashing Kias’ dreams. Kias was sent packing, while Maekelberg stacked the pot.
There were around 15,000 chips already in the pot on 3♠Q♣J♣ when Alm Wilson who was under the gun checked to Kyriakos Papadopoulos on his direct left who bet 5,000 and Wilson called.
Both players checked the 9♦ turn and when the 4♠ hit the river, Wilson bet 25,000 which was just enough to put Papadopoulos all-in.
Papadopoulos was clearly confused and reluctant to fold but after a long tank his cards hit the muck.
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 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.
Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.
"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."
Alexander Ivarsson opened the action with a raise to 2,400 from early position, only to face a three-bet to 6,500 from Daniel Radakovic. After some thought, Ivarsson made the call, setting up a significant pot.
The flop came A♠8♣3♣, and Ivarsson checked to Radakovic, who continued for 3,500. Ivarsson called without hesitation.
On the 2♥ turn, Ivarsson checked again, and Radakovic ramped up the pressure with a bet of 8,500. Ivarsson took his time before announcing an all-in shove for roughly 30,000. Radakovic snap-called, flipping over A♣K♥ for top pair, while Ivarsson revealed K♣10♣, chasing a flush draw.
The river 2♦ didn’t bring the needed club, sending Ivarsson to the rail while Radakovic stacked a healthy pot to bolster his stack.
Martin Piik raised from middle position and Marius Stralek reraised to 8,000, which Piik called.
The flop came J♠9♦2♠ and Piik checked. Stralek bet 6,000 and Piik check-raised to 17,000. Stralek called and the hand went to the turn, which was the 6♣. Piik opted to lead for 12,000 and Stralek called.
The river was the 6♦ and Piik slowed down with a check. Stralek took a moment and then pushed his stack into the middle. Piik folded to the all-in and Stralek scooped in the pot.
Players have been sent on a well-deserved 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume after everyone has had a chance to recharge. Stay tuned for updates when play picks back up! Play will resume at approximately 9 p.m. local time.
In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin "Bencb" Rolle and saw the likes of Charlie Carrel and Kevin Martin chime in.
You'll also get to check out the recent ClubWPT Gold $5M Freeroll Invitational winners, which includes Kyna, and how the reigning WPT World Champ Dan Sepiol won $1 million in a daily fantasy football contest on Thanksgiving. Some other recent big winners were Faraz Jaka down at the Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open and David Prociak at the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series.
Finally, the year is quickly coming to an end, so the crew thought it was a good time to look at the PokerGO Tour leaderboard and see who is qualified for the $1,000,000 PGT Championship and who is on the bubble.
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