Ryan Feldman, co-owner of Hustler Casino Live, revealed on PokerNews' Life Outside Poker podcast that he was kicked out of the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over a conflict of interest stemming from his employment at ESPN.
In the 16th episode of the podcast, host Connor Richards speaks with the producer/founder of the most popular livestream in poker history about why he was booted from poker's biggest tournament, along with numerous other topics such as sports journalism, interviewing star athletes, leaving ESPN to start a poker stream, founding HCL and putting together some of the most entertaining lineups in poker history.
This interview was filmed in July at the 2024 WSOP inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Isaac Thompson open-jammed from under the gun and Robin Stene called in the next seat with a smaller stack.
Robin Stene: A♠10♠
Isaac Thompson: K♠7♠
The flop of 8♣8♥Q♣ kept Stene ahead, but the board finished out 7♣K♦ as the cruel runout improved Thompson to two pair as Stene was eliminated in ninth place.
There were all-ins at both tables beginning with Jeremy Anderson open-jamming a stack of 116,000 in the small blind and being snap-called by the big blind.
Jeremy Anderson: A♥8♥
Opponent: 9♥9♦
Anderson took a big lead on the flop of A♠5♣3♣ before the board finished out 10♥K♠ to save him from bubbling.
At the other table, Steve Schreiner was all in for crumbs on a flop of 5♠7♦K♥ against Jim Knight.
Steve Schreiner: J♣10♣
Jim Knight: 6♣5♣
Schreiner couldn't pull ahead as the board finished out 2♥Q♣ to mark his elimination on the money and final table bubble.