Action was picked up with cards on their backs, and Tom Heinlein was all in and at risk for his last 180,000.

Tom Heinlein:
Cathyrn Brown:

The board ran out as no help to Brown, and Heinlein received a double up.

Tom Heinlein	375,000	243,000
Cathryn Brown	141,000	-294,000

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot with Tom Heinlein in the small blind.

With a board reading , Heinlein moved all in for 55,000 and the cutoff called.

Tom Heinlein:
Cutoff:

The board ran out and the eights and fives were good for Heinlein to stay alive in the tournament.

Tom Heinlein

132,000

107,000

A player moved all in from the hijack for 116,000, and in the small blind, Glenda Ricci called to put her opponent at risk.

Hijack:
Glenda Ricci:

The board ran out , and the aces full were good enough for Ricci to take down the pot, and the entire field celebrated loudly.

All 45 remaining players have locked up $500 for the night as they play to get to the second day.

Glenda Ricci

165,000

165,000

The hand for hand portion of the tournament has begun with the clock reading 46 players.

With one more elimination, the players will be in the money.

A player raised to 24,000 in the hijack and Maria Swift moved all in for 56,000 in the cutoff which saw the hijack player call.

Maria Swift:
Hijack:

The board ran out and the turn ace put Swift back in the lead to double as the bubble loomed near.

Maria Swift

131,000

131,000

James Tedesco raised from middle position and action folded around to Jan Scotto in the big blind who moved all in and Tedesco called for his last 190,000.

James Tedesco:
Jan Scotto:

The board ran out and the queens held up for Scotto to eliminate Tedesco from the tournament.

Jan Scottem	365,000	365,000
James Tedesco	0	-25,000

A player in middle position raised to 24,000 and late position, Kyle Abbott moved all in for 88,000 which saw all other players fold except for the initial raiser.

Kyle Abbott:
Middle position:

The board ran out and the ace-queen was good for Abbott to take down the pot and survive in the field.

Kyle Abbott

181,000

71,000

In the 836th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Mike Holtz welcome a special fill-in cohost in Frankie Cucchiara (AKA Frankie C) of Next Gen Poker. The popular content creator took a break from filming his poker exploits, as well as time away from his wife and newborn son, to come down to Level 9 in Las Vegas and talk about the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

Speaking of which, it was there where Holtz says that he experienced a marked card situation, while one of the week's hot topics was the issue of late registration in big buy-in tournaments at the WSOP. Find out what happened and how officials are addressing concerns.

You'll also hear about Frankie's new summer challenge to play 100 straight days of poker, recent bracelet winners like Robert Mizrachi, Dylan Weisman, and John Racener, and other winners from about town at venues like Wynn and Venetian.

Plus, hear about the $25,000 High Roller won by Brek Schutten for $1,405,641. It was in that event that Phil Ivey lost a three-way all in, while third-place finisher Michael Rocco gave an emotional post-elimination interview.

Oh, and don't forget about WPT World Champion Dan Sepiol, who managed to claim his first bracelet and continue his rapid ascent among poker's elite.

Finally, get an update on the $25K Fantasy league and learn a bit about the popular PokerNews Daily Deepstacks which have been crowning big winners and awarding hefty paydays!

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