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 ninth episode, Connor speaks with poker streamer and reality TV star Kevin Martin, who opened up about his experience on the hit GGPoker show Game of Gold and gave some insight into his upcoming appearance on The Amazing Race Canada, which Martin told PokerNews will be the "final chapter" of his reality TV career.
Martin also talked about get cast for Big Brother Canada when he was 22, winning Big Brother Season 5, the traits that make for a good reality TV contestant, the early days of poker streaming, prop bets with Dan "Jungleman" Cates and the evolution of poker content creation.
Edwin Neal had written "Edwin Not Lose" on his bag and white slip, after which he had been among dozens of did not report in today's field. He also wears a shirt with that name on the back and did not lose the last all-in showdown.
Neal's 5♣4♥ flopped the nut straight on a board of 7♥6♥3♦Q♠7♠ to earn a full double and join the big stacks.
No longer on his table is William Kassouf, as that seat was open by now.
There were 7,000 chips in the pot on a board of 6♣4♠2♥ when small blind Eric Wasserson check-called a bet of 3,000 from Grant Gardner, who was in the big blind.
A J♦ landed on the turn and again Wasserson check-called after Gardner bet 8,000.
An A♥ completed the board which both players checked.
Wasserson tabled Q♣4♣ for a pair of fours, but Gardner had the winner with 8♥8♦.
Action folded to Igor Kurganov on the button, and he raised. Vaughn Michaud defended to big blind to see a flop.
The flop came 3♠8♥7♦ and Michaud check called a bet of 4,000 from Kurganov.
After the A♦ on the turn, Michaud again check called a bet from Kurganov, this time for 7,000.
Both players checked after the 4♣ on the river.
Michaud said, "You're good" and tabled 10♦9♦ for a missed straight and flush draw. Kurganov laughed as he flipped over 9♣4♥ for a pair of fours, which was good to take the pot.
The flop read 3♥K♣10♦ and action was about to get wild as Wellington Araujo bet 5,000 from middle position. Samuel Kaplan was in the big blind and he raised it up tp 12,000.
Araujo took a while before placing out a three-bet to 26,000. Kaplan was not done as he fired straight back with a four-bet to 62,000. Araujo didn't take much time before five-bet jamming all in.
Kaplan snap-folded by flinging his cards into the muck and Araujo reeled in the meaty pot through the rarely seen five-bet flop jam.