Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Marcelo Aziz raised to 8,000,000 in early position with A♣K♥ and Yinan Zhou called from the small blind holding A♥8♥. That allowed Christopher Nguyen to come along from the big blind with 7♣6♠ and the dealer fanned the flop of 9♣6♦3♣.
The action checked to Aziz who continued with a large bet of 20,000,000. Zhou was forced to fold and Nguyen opted to let middle pair go as well, sending the pot to Aziz.
Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Boston Rob Life Outside Poker
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."
Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Michael Addamo raised to 8,000,000 in the hijack with 10♦3♦ and Marcelo Aziz just called from the big blind holding K♥Q♥. The flop came J♠7♥5♠ and both players checked to the 8♥ on the turn.
Aziz checked again and Addamo checked once more to see the 4♠ on the river. Aziz led out with a large bet of 18,000,000 on the river and Addamo gave it some thought but decided to lay his ten-high down.
Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Marcelo Aziz raised to 8,000,000 on the button with 8♦7♦ and Michael Addamo defended from the big blind with 10♠6♠. The flop fell 8♣6♣5♦ and Addamo check-called a bet of 7,000,000 from Aziz.
The turn brought the 9♣ and Addamo checked again. Aziz checked it back and the 10♥ completed the board. Addamo counted out a bet of 18,000,000 after making two pair on the river. Aziz made it 54,000,000 which sent Addamo into a spiral.
Using multiple time banks on the river, Addamo finally flicked in a call only to see the straight from Aziz. The players are now going on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 34
: Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
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.
Level 35
: Blinds 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Michael Addamo raised to 10,000,000 in the cutoff with J♣10♦ and Yinan Zhou just flat-called on the button with A♥J♥. It was a juicy flop as the dealer spread K♥10♥7♦ across the felt.
Both players played it cautiously by checking to the Q♦ on the turn. Addamo checked again and Zhou dropped in a bet of 18,000,000 after making his straight. Addamo called and the 7♠ paired the board on the river.
Addamo checked for the third time and Zhou reached back for a bet of 70,000,000. Addamo went into the tank for over a minute but finally came to the right decision and let his hand go.
