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06-05-2024 16:12 UTC-8

World Champ Chris Moneymaker Opens Poker Room in Louisville, Kentucky

Sandra Barbour

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker is giving it another try, opening a poker room in Kentucky, this time in Louisville.

Moneymaker Social Louisville opened Saturday, becoming the second operating brick-and-mortar card room in the state. The other one, a slightly bigger room, is located just down the street, about 15-20 minutes from the University of Louisville campus.

Opening night "went well," poker room manager Christine Russell told PokerNews. As with any new business, there "were some kinks to work out." But as Russell said, players were impressed with the initial experience.

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06-05-2024 15:33 UTC-8

Stream Live at 5 p.m.

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Kirk Brown

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The players have taken their seats at the Feature Table and there will be a slight delay before the stream goes live at 5:00 p.m. local time on PokerGO.

06-05-2024 15:21 UTC-8

Final Table Redraw (full)

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Kirk Brown

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

With the elimination of Anthony Marquez in eighth place, the remaining seven players have been reseated at the TV Final Table to be streamed on PokerGO as follows:

Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Chih Fan	11,495,000	57
2	Simeon Spasov	8,050,000	40
3	Mark Dube	8,090,000	40
4	Daniel Palau	3,090,000	15
5	John Henry Gordon	22,185,000	111
6	Steve Yea	8,940,000	45
7	Joseph Brumpacheco	1,335,000	7

Player	Chips	Progress
John Henry Gordon	22,185,000 -15,000	-15,000
Chih Fan	11,495,000 2,195,000	2,195,000
Steve Yea	8,940,000 100,000	100,000
Mark Dube	8,090,000 -10,000	-10,000
Simeon Spasov	8,050,000 -200,000	-200,000

Daniel Palau	3,090,000 -1,560,000	-1,560,000

Joseph Brumpacheco	1,335,000 -965,000	-965,000

06-05-2024 14:48 UTC-8

Break Before Final Table

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The seven remaining players have been sent on a 25-minute break before being seated at the unofficial final table.

06-05-2024 14:46 UTC-8

WATCH: Adelstein Takes Shot at Hustler Casino Live, Hennigan Wins 7th WSOP Bracelet | PokerNews Podcast #834

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Chad Holloway

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In the 834th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Connor Richards come to you from Level 9 in Las Vegas where the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is happening now!

The trio recap the big winners and losers from the Hustler Casino Live (HCL) $1,000,000 Cash Game, show two big hands including a $2.4 million pot and a player mucking the winner in a $534K pot, and share why Alan Keating is good for the game. Plus, Garrett Adelstein sent out a controversial tweet calling out HCL's Ryan Feldman, which spurred both Tom Dwan and Doug Polk to chime in.

Other stories discussed include James Mackey prevailing the WPT Choctaw final table for his second WPT title, Joe Cada & Johnny Chan appearing at a charity event, the legend of John Smith in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, and an update on the $25K Fantasy league.

Finally, hear about all the gold bracelet winners thus far from the 2024 WSOP including John Hennigan, who became just the ninth player in history to win seven or more bracelets. Other winners covered include Asher Conniff, Bryce Yockey, Nick Guagenti, and Darius Samual, among others.

If you're looking for all the latest from the poker world, this episode is for you!

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06-05-2024 14:42 UTC-8

Anthony Marquez Eliminated in 8th Place ($47,633)

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

John Henry Gordon opened to 450,000 and Anthony Marquez took some time checking on the other table before raising almost all of remaining stack. Gordon then moved all in, with Marquez making the call.

Anthony Marquez: 9♠8♠ All in
John Henry Gordon: J♣J♥

"You got me again," said Marquez as he saw Gordon's pocket pair. The 6♦5♥8♦2♠4♥ runout left Gordon in front, as Marquez bowed out in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Henry Gordon	22,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000
Anthony Marquez	Busted

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06-05-2024 14:35 UTC-8

Gordon Gets Aces at the Perfect Time

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

John Henry Gordon raised to 400,000 on the button before Anthony Marquez made it 1,200,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to Gordon, who announced all in.

Marquez made the quick call and the two chip leaders turned up their cards.

John Henry Gordon: A♠A♣ All in
Anthony Marquez: A♥K♣

Marquez found a single king and no more on the Q♣K♥8♠4♦9♦ runout, sending most of his chips to the left while keeping just four big blinds. Gordon held with aces to take a massive chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Henry Gordon	20,200,000 9,700,000	9,700,000
Anthony Marquez	850,000 -10,800,000	-10,800,000

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06-05-2024 14:30 UTC-8

Francisco Vazquez Eliminated in 9th Place ($47,633)

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Josh Noy

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Francisco Vazquez committed most of stack by raising to 1,200,000 in the cutoff before Mark Dube moved all in from the big blind. Vazquez made the call and the hands were turned up.

Francisco Vazquez: 3♥3♦ All in
Mark Dube: 9♥9♦

Vazquez could not catch any part of the 4♦7♠4♠8♠6♥ board, ending his run in ninth place.