Justin Bonomo opened to 1,100,000 from under the gun and Lou Garza three-bet to 3,000,000 on the button. Bonomo sat still with his hands on his lap and then called.
Bonomo checked on the flop of 10♥7♦6♠ and Garza continued for 2,000,000. Bonomo check-raised all in and Garza sent his cards to the muck.
Action was heads-up to the 8♠4♥3♦ flop, where Nick Maimone checked in the big blind. Trevor McMichael slid out a bet of 1,200,000 in middle position and the call was made.
The dealer revealed the 4♣ turn, where both players checked through to the 5♠ river.
Maimone led out with a bet of 4,500,000, and McMichael used a time bank card while considering his options. After taking some time, McMichael tossed in a calling chip.
Maimone showed J♠2♠ for a bluff, while McMichael tabled A♠K♦ to take down an early pot.
Chinwei Lim opened to 1,600,000 in middle position and Darius Samual jammed all in for 7,125,000 in the small blind. Lim asked for a count and then called to put Samual at risk.
Darius Samual: K♦Q♦
Chinwei Lim: A♣8♠
The flop came Q♠Q♥3♦ and Samual took a commanding lead with trip queens. The 2♠ on the turn locked it up and the 10♦ on the river was just a formality.
Caesars Entertainment has finalized the $500 million sale of the biggest brand in poker to GGPoker's parent company, according to an announcement in late October.
Back in August, Caesars Entertainment shocked the poker world when it announced that it would be selling World Series of Poker (WSOP) to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operator GGPoker. The deal was solidified Tuesday and includes a $250 million cash transaction and a $250 million promissory note due in five years.
Though the WSOP sale marks a shakeup in the industry, poker players can still expect the summer WSOP to be held in Las Vegas for the next 20 years. Additionally, poker rooms at Caesars properties will continue to feature WSOP branding.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series is underway, and poker players attending should be aware of a rule change that will impact the use of electronic devices at the table.
Jonathan Tamayo won the WSOP Main Event for $10 million this past summer in Las Vegas. Controversy surrounded the victory after poker fans noticed his rail, which included poker pros Joe McKeehen and Dominik Nitsche, had a laptop open with apparent real-time assistance (RTA) software visible.
Tamayo would occasionally converse with his rail during the final table, and that led some to question if he had an unfair advantage. But no one has presented any evidence to prove he broke any rules or won the tournament because of an edge gained from his rail. Still, the WSOP did not have a rule in place to prevent potential controversies such as this from arising. They do now, however.
There are a few other additional new rules for the series, including banning electronic devices at the table altogether when a tournament is down to three tables. Players are also not permitted to place their cell phones or any electronic devices on the table or table rail during play.
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.
The cards are in the air for Day 4 of the Super Main Event. The PokerNews live updates will commence on a 60-minute delay to remain in sync with the live stream on YouTube.
