Players are busting quickly in the first few levels of Day 2. With many short stacks getting it all in, 75 of the 115 players who started the day remain.
Action was picked up on the flop with 45,000 in the pot, and the board showing 5♥3♦4♦.
Yaser Al-Keliddar checked from the big blind, as did Aaron Pinson in the hijack. Then Thomas Karle bet all in for 44,000. Al-Keliddar made the call, and Pinson quickly folded.
Thomas Karle: Q♦9♦
Yaser Al-Keliddar: A♣2♣
Al-Keliddar flopped a wheel, but Karle had outs with his flush draw. Karle didn't have to wait long for his flush draw to come in as the 7♦ hit the turn, leaving Al-Keliddar drawing dead. The 5♣ of officially gave Karle the double up with his queen high flush.
Action was picked up on the turn with Anton Smolyanskiy all in and Tim Faro calling to put him at risk. There was 104,000 in the pot already and the board showing 4♥8♥9♦2♦
Anton Smolyanskiy: Q♣9♥
Tim Faro: 8♦7♦
Smolyanskiy was ahead with is top pair, but Faro had middle pair and a flush draw. The river was the 8♠ which gave Faro trip eights and the best hand, to eliminate Smolyanskiy.
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 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American Pie, in which she played the iconic role of Nadia. Elizabeth talked about her roles in films like Scary Movie and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, playing poker with the cast of That '70s Show, finishing third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship and taking part in Phil Hellmuth's 2024 WSOP Main Event entrance.
Elizabeth also spoke about her conservation efforts in South Africa through the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, including caring for and providing a sanctuary for a blind black rhino named Munu.
