The completed board showed A♣7♦4♠2♣4♥ and Jared Bleznick bet 41,000 in the small blind. Robert Mizrachi reluctantly folded in the big blind but Scott Seiver on the button jammed all-in. Bleznick looked him up with the 10♦5♥4♠3♣ and chopped with his wheel, as Seiver had the J♥5♠4♦3♦.
There was some banter following during which Bleznick gave Seiver some advice - he "should never limp such a hand on the button". The word even carried over to the next table.
Gus Hansen: XxXx / Ax7x6x3x / Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx / 8x7x6xAx / Xx
Gus Hansen bet every street from fourth to seventh, with Paul Volpe calling every time. After getting called on seventh street, Hansen motioned to muck.
"You got it," he said, as Volpe tabled 4x4x2x in the hole for a seven-six.
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In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.
Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.
Joao Vieira opened to 5,500 on the button and Dylan Linde defended in the big blind.
Linde check-called a 4,000 continuation from Vieira on the 6♥K♣A♦ flop before both players checked through the 5♣ turn to the J♥ river. Linde then led out for 8,000 only to see Vieira raise to 26,000. After thinking for some time, Linde came back over the top for 85,000. The raising war was not over yet, however, as Vieira clicked back to 170,000. Linde moved all in and Vieira snapped off with Q♣10♦ for the nut straight but ended up chopping with Linde, who held Q♥10♣ for the same straight to leave neither player with all the spoils.
Philip Sternheimer raised to 5,500 from the hijack and Dylan Linde called in the cutoff for a heads-up pot.
Linde called a 6,000 bet from Sternheimer on the 10♥7♦3♦ flop, but folded facing a 21,000 bet from Sternheimer on the Q♣ turn to send the pot Sternheimer's way.
Viktor Blom: XxXx / Ax9x10xfolded on fifth street
Gus Hansen: XxXx / 10x9x3x
John Monnette: XxXx / 2xJx2xfolded on fifth street
The action on fourth street checked to John Monnette and he bet for Viktor Blom and Gus Hansen to call. Blom checked again on fifth street and Hansen bet. Monnette folded and Blom came to the same conclusion.
Hansen then briefly talked with Phil Ivey, who sat down one table over after the latest table opened to accommodate the growing field. There are now up to 60 entries in the tournament, which keeps on growing.
The 2024 $25K Fantasy league attracted 19 entrants, which means a $475,000 prize pool is up for grabs. The top four teams will get paid with $225,000 going to the winner. The runner-up team will receive a $125,000 consolation prize, while the third and fourth-place teams will earn $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
Midway through the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Joao Peres of Team Sternheimer has been the top performer amassing 224 points thanks in no small part to hitting two field bonuses in massive no-limit hold’em tournaments. From there, Jeremy Ausmus’s strong year has earned Team Noori 199 points, while Benny Glaser has earned 187 points for the aforementioned Team Sternheimer.
Other strong performers thus far include John Racener (181 points for Team The Dinkers), Scott Seiver (180 points for Team AJ’s Eagles), Calvin Anderson (179 points for Team Sepiol), Chance Kornuth (170 points for Team Livingston), and Adam Hendrix (164 points for Team Wilson).
Philip Sternheimer's team is out on top.
Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) had a long reign atop the leaderboard until this weekend when Team Sternheimer (Philip Sternheimer) took the lead thanks to big scores from Benny Glaser (5th in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for 61 points), Joao Peres (88 points for finishing 22nd in Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack), and Chris Vitch (72 points for winning Event #48: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for his third career gold bracelet).
Team Sternheimer
Player
Price
Score
Budget %
Score %
Joao Simao Peres
$8.00
224
4%
30.03%
Benny Glaser
$76.00
187
38%
25.07%
Christopher Vitch
$41.00
176
20.5%
23.59%
Marco Johnson
$37.00
89
18.5%
11.93%
Renan Bruschi
$7.00
60
3.5%
8.04%
Espen Jorstad
$11.00
8
5.5%
1.07%
Cary Katz
$11.00
2
5.5%
0.27%
Danny Tang
$9.00
0
4.5%
0%
Josh Kay & the Florida crew have a strong team.
Even so, Team The Dinkers have continued to keep pace thanks to John Racener finishing sixth in Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship for 51 points, and Robert Mizrachi placing fifth in Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for 61 points. Additionally, David Coleman has continued his strong year earning 47 points for finishing fourth in Event #31: $3,000 NLH 6-Handed.
Phillip Sternheimer: XxXx / A♣3♦8♦ — folded on fifth street
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx / 9♣7♥6♥
Maksim Pisarenko completed with a nine after Daniel Negreanu brought in with a deuce. Phillip Sternheimer then raised and Pisarenko called.
Sternheimer bet again on fourth street and Pisarenko raised.
The raise was greeted with a puzzled look and furrowed brow from Sternheimer who called. He checked fifth street but folded to another bet from Pisarenko.
