Friday, June 28, 2024 10:24 PM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Friday, June 28, 2024 10:19 PM Local Time
Life Outside Poker: Kevin Martin Was "Heartbroken" After Game of Gold Loss
Kevin Martin 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 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.
The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Kevin Martin by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.
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Friday, June 28, 2024 10:04 PM Local Time
Final Break
The remaining 450 players are going into their final 20-minute break for today. Late registration will also close after the break.
Friday, June 28, 2024 10:04 PM Local Time
Dubowy Jams into Hui's Aces

In a hand just before the break, Tina Dubowy moved all in from the cutoff and got a call from Loni Hui on the button.
Tina Dubowy:
Loni Hui:
The flop came and the gave Dubowy some chances as she picked up a diamond draw and outs for a boat.
Despite Dubowy having, "so many outs on the river," according to a comment made from another player at the table, Dubowy was sent to the rail after seeing the river.
Loni Hui | 110,000 | 73,000  |
Tina Dubowy | 0 | 0  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:58 PM Local Time
A Double for De Jong

The mood at the table was upbeat. Encouraged by her husband Mateusz Moolhuizen, who made her recite their common mantra, "I love money, and money loves me," Dehlia De Jong approached the next hand in high spirits, knowing she needed a double up.
Lexy Gavin-Mather initiated the action with a raise to 2,000 from the hijack, prompting De Jong to go all in on the button with her last 9,000. Gavin-Mather called, and it went to showdown.
Dehlia De Jong:
Lexy Gavin-Mather:
The board ran out , giving both players two pair, but De Jong's hand was better, allowing her to double up.
Lexy Gavin-Mather | 74,500 | 34,500  |
Dehlia De Jong | 20,500 | 9,100  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 9:56 PM Local Time
Gannon Making Gains
The action was followed from the flop with a pot of already 4,000.
The hijack raised to 3,200 and Chiori Gannon called from the cutoff.
The was turned and both players checked to the river.
The hijack bet out 3,500 and Gannon called, turning over the for two pair. The hijack showed and gave the pot to Gannon, who left the hand with a large stack of chips.
Chiori Gannon | 68,800 | 68,800  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:35 PM Local Time
Cai Chips Up

Players were already heads-up and on the river with a board.
Jessica Cai had jammed, and her opponent had made the call and both players cards were face-up.
Jessica Cai:
Opponent:
Cai took the pot with the king high flush, and sat with just over four times starting stack after the hand.
Jessica Cai | 85,000 | 51,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:22 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
Nadya Magnus | 185,000 | 185,000  |
Kimberly Sclafani | 105,000 | |
Smriti Dewari | 100,000 | 100,000  |
Ebony Kenney | 55,000 | 39,000  |
Jessica Vierling | 48,000 | -20,000  |
Loni Hui | 37,000 | 37,000  |
Anna Antimony | 33,000 | 33,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:15 PM Local Time
Shahade Doubles Up With a Set

Action was caught on the river, where the board read .
Jen Shahade went all in for 26,600 into a pot of around 18,000 chips. Her opponent called.
Shahade turned over for a flopped set of fours, which bested her opponent's , which flopped a flush draw and made runner-runner two pair.
Jen Shahade | 76,000 | 60,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:10 PM Local Time
All the Hearts
Jennifer Baxter raised to 2,000 from a middle position and got four calls behind from the cutoff, button, small blind and big blind.
Five players saw the flop and small blind checked to the big blind who raised to 6,000. Baxter was the only caller, taking the players heads-up to the turn.
The was turned and Baxter moved all in for around 16,500. The big blind called and the players flipped their cards.
Jennifer Baxter:
Big Blind:
The big blind was sitting with a queen high flush, and Baxter was looking for another heart.
The brought Baxter the heart to secure them the pot with the king high flush.
Jennifer Baxter | 44,000 | 44,000  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 9:06 PM Local Time
Level 8 started
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 9:01 PM Local Time
Knapp Delivers the Double Knockout in a Massive Five-Way Pot

According to the players, action started with a limp by Ulla Winkler under the gun for 800, which got raised by Kristen Imsirovic in early position - she made it 2,500. This was called by the player in middle position. Anastasia Knapp was in late position and four-bet to 9,500, which was first cold-called by Myagmarsuren Rock in the hijack. Action then folded to the player in the small blind, who called all-in for 7,000. Winkler folded, Imsirovic called, as did the player in middle position.
It was five ways to the flop with one player all in. Imsirovic and middle position both checked. Knapp bet 15,000. Imsirovic folded and the player in middle position called. Rock folded as well.
The turn was , pairing the board. Middle position checked, Knapp bet 20,000. Middle position raised to 65,000. Knapp four-bet shoved and got snap-called.
Small blind:
Middle position:
Anastasia Knapp:
The middle-position player was holding the ace-high flush, but Knapp had both of her all-in opponents drawing dead on the turn and raked in a massive pot to give her the likely tournament chip lead.
Rock later said that she folded pocket queens on the flop, while Elizabeth Huey folded the very same hand preflop.
Anastasia Knapp | 300,000 | 300,000  |
Kristen Imsirovic | 75,000 | 75,000  |
Myagmarsuren Rock | 52,000 | |
Ulla Winkler | 9,800 | 9,800  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:57 PM Local Time
Carey Coolers Comeskey
Irene Carey | 279,000 | 162,900  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:47 PM Local Time
Shimodan Finds the Jacks
Yukari Shimodan was all in from the cutoff for around 15,600 and got a single call from the small blind.
Yukari Shimodan:
Small Blind:
Shimodan hit on the flop to improve her to a pair of jacks, and the runout also went her way.
Shimodan got the double to stay in the tournament, and sat back with well over starting stack again just after the dinner break.
Yukari Shimodan | 30,700 | 30,700  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:45 PM Local Time
Hamiti Builds a Stack and Eliminates Opponent
All the money went in on the flop of between Brunilda Hamiti on the button and her opponent in the cutoff.
Cutoff:
Brunilda Hamiti:
Hamiti flopped a set and her opponent had two overcards to the board and a flush draw. Hamiti was able to hold on the turn and river to eliminate her opponent and chip up.
Brunilda Hamiti | 122,000 | 122,000  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 8:35 PM Local Time
A Split and a Bust

Mary Platz started the action with a raise to 2,700 from under the gun, which was called by Xuan Liu in middle position, Ruth Flores on the button, and Jacqueline Proffer in the big blind.
The dealer revealed the flop . Proffer led out with a bet of 3,000. Platz raised to 12,000, prompting Liu to push all in for 15,600. Flores folded, and Proffer quickly raised all in, which Platz quickly called.
Xuan Liu:
Jacqueline Proffer:
Mary Platz:
Liu's hand couldn't improve as the turn and river brought , resulting in her elimination. Proffer and Platz split the pot.
Mary Platz | 80,000 | -10,000  |
Ruth Flores | 76,300 | 26,300  |
Jacqueline Proffer | 30,400 | 30,400  |
Xuan Liu | 0 | 0  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:30 PM Local Time
Schenone Survives With Pocket Queens
Cathy Schenone went all in on a fairly short stack of 10,100 chips from middle position. Opponent in late position also went all in and everoyone else folded.
Cathy Schenone:
Button:
The flop was , giving Schenone's additional outs with a gutshot. The turn was the , giving Schenone trips and extending her lead. She was able to double-up after the hit the river.
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:29 PM Local Time
Megan Moore With a Nice Stack of Chips
Megan Moore
Megan Moore has had a great event so far, raking in over 200 big blinds worth of chips at the moment.
In a recent hand, Moore raised to 1,700 from the hijack and got called in the small and big blind.
The flop got checked around.
On the turn, both blinds checked again and this time Moore fired out 4,100 and took it down.
Megan Moore | 180,000 | 147,100  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 8:27 PM Local Time
Bassett Takes from England

Players were heads-up and on a flop with Caroline Bassett in the big blind and Kyna England in the cutoff. The pot stood at around 5,000.
Bassett checked the flop and England bet 2,000. Bassett made the call and the players saw a turn.
Bassett checked again after seeing the turn and England raised to 7,000. Bassett took around a minute, but made the call.
The came on the river and both players checked to showdown. England turned over and Bassett showed for the winning hand, taking the pot with a pair of eights.
Kyna England | 33,400 | -16,600  |
Caroline Bassett | 27,300 | |