Niveau 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Malo Latinois Elimination
Hand #30: Jordan Griff opened to 4,000,000 from under the gun and Malo Latinois shoved for 13,700,000 from the cutoff. It folded back to Griff who called.
Malo Latinois: A♥K♥
Jordan Griff: 3♣3♠
The flop was ace-high coming A♠10♣9♥ giving Latinois the lead. However, the turn 3♦ gave Griff a set and the A♣ river improved him to a full house to send the Frenchman to the rail.
Jordan Griff Reacts to Turn CardMalo LatinoisMalo Latinois
Niveau 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Jordan Griff
Hand #29: Jordan Griff opened to 4,000,000 with 4♠4♦ and Brian Kim was the only caller in the small blind with A♣8♣. On the 9♦4♣3♦ flop, Kim checked and subsequently called a bet worth 3,000,000 by Griff to see the 3♣ on the turn.
Kim check-called another 10,000,000 and the J♣ fell on the river.
Kim checked the third street in a row for Griff to fire a bet of 30,000,000 to get paid off, showing pocket fours for a full house, beating the nut flush of Kim, to take down the pot.
Niveau 40
: Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Hand #24: Boris Angelov raised to 4,000,000 from early position with A♠4♠. Andres Gonzalez K♣J♦ defended his big blind and the flop was A♥A♦7♦
Gonzalez check-folded to a bet of 2,200,000.
Hand #25: Joe Serock raised to 4,000,000 with A♣5♦ from the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #26: Andres Gonzalez raised to 4,000,000 with A♦4♠ on the button. Jason Sagle K♣10♣ three-bet to 10,500,000 from the small blind and took down the pot after both Boris Angelov and Gonzalez mucked.
Hand #27: Brian Kim raised to 4,000,000 with A♥A♣ from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #28: Brian Kim received a walk in the big blind with A♦K♥.
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Shannon Elizabeth 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 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.
Hand #19: Niklas Astedt raised 7♦7♣ to 3,200,000 from under the gun and took down the pot.
Hand #20: Jonathan Tamayo raised A♣4♣ to 3,200,000 and took down his first pot of the day.
Hand #21: Niklas Astedt limped in the small blind and Joe Serock checked his big blind. The flop came 10♣5♣4♣ and both players checked. The turn was the 8♣. Astedt checked and Serock bet 2,300,000.
Astedt called and the river was the K♦. Both players checked with Astedt taking down the pot with 8♠8♦ for a set of eights.
Hand #14: Andres Gonzalez opened to 3,200,000 with A♥K♥ from under the gun and the Spaniard took down the pot.
Hand #15: Brian Kim raised to 3,400,000 with A♠10♦ and Niklas Astedt came along from the next seat in the hijack with 5♠5♣. All players behind folded and a duo headed to the Q♣9♣7♠ flop. Kim opted to check and Astedt bet 3,000,000 to win the pot uncontested.
Hand #16: Astedt raised to 3,200,000 in the next hand with the J♦9♦ and Andres Gonzalez in the small blind three-bet to 9,600,000 with K♥Q♠ to force out Astedt.
Hand #17: Jonathan Tamayo raised to 12,000,000 in the cutoff with the 4♣4♠ and won the pot.
Hand #18: Joe Serock opened the action with a raise to 3,200,000 with A♣6♣ and Jordan Griff three-bet to 8,000,000 holding the J♣10♣. It folded back to Serock and he sent the cards into the muck.
Hand #9: Joe Serock raised to 3,200,000 from middle position with 5♠5♦. Andres Gonzalez three-bet all in for 32,600,000 from the cutoff with J♠J♣ and Serock folded.
Hand #10: Joe Serock raised to 3,200,000 from early position with the A♦J♦. Boris Angelov called on the button with K♦10♦. The flop came K♣7♠5♦ and both players checked.
The turn was the 3♣ Serock checked and Angelov bet 5,200,000. Serock folded.
Hand #11: Jason Sagle raised to 3,200,000 with A♠10♠ from the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #12: Niklas Astedt raised blind on blind with A♥7♠ to 6,500,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #13: Brian Kim raised to 3,500,000 with K♠4♠ and took down the pot.