Many thanks. I need some luck at this point!

You're still in and anything can happen this late.
Best of luck.

I was even thinking that his call pre was marginal, because with play being so tight, he would need a flop from heaven to realise his implies odds. He gets the flop from heaven and screws up. Good fold by the Frenchman.

Agreed.

.......the two other players holding KQ and AQ on Q high flop.

Koonce, not Koon. But the hotel did give away Koon's room to Koonce on arrival.

Verbally abusive!!

Are you serious...

I’ve really enjoyed watching you play this week, Talal.
I must say though, you’ve really got to tone down the celebrations. A penalty now would be disasterous.

"When Jason Koonce checked into the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas at the start of the PCA, they gave him high-roller regular Jason Koon’s room. It’s pretty obvious how the mistake could be made, especially considering they were both expected to check in within a day of each other.

Koonce is no Koon, but he’s by no means out of his league playing in the $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Players Championship. A frequent cash game player 8-10 years ago, Koonce still hops in the occasional $25/$50 or $50/$100 game in his home area in Michigan or when traveling to L.A. or Vegas for work.

“I used to play a lot but work and family start to take priority.”

These days, Koonce stays busy running his sports memorabilia and talent company One Team International Agency (OTIA) and spending time with his wife and three young children. Read the interview with Koonce on the PokerNews Homepage."

Double whoosh

Only recognized one name at Final Table

Obviously Raidlaot is NVG fan favorite. Love to watch him play and wish him the best.

Jattin looks super aggro and fun to watch.

anyone else of interest at FT?

was hoping for more wizards so could watch and learn.

I'll say this one more time.... please stop with the 2.2x opens again and again and again. mix it up for fun and profit.

Can anyone give a succinct answer as to why 2.2 is the only viable open these days ?

Does answer change in early stages (avg stack > 100b ) vs deep in tourny (avg stack <40) ?

Yes, it goes from 2.2x to 2x lol.

When pros like Daniel and Phil H go to the Bahamas, do they tell the customs that they are there as tourists, or to work? Can poker pros go to prison for lying about this?

I ask because on border patrol or w/e they busted a dude for a microphone who was going to a music festival and they said he was working.

raidalot, ugh. AA cracked

Nice turn. Better river. PStars is rigged even live.

Lol Martini leaving him with 2BB

Is that a good idea, to keep the short stack in so midstacks are scurred?

20 big shove with AJ .... normally i guess OK.

but with ICM and 250K jump and shoving into the chip leaders open ?

Huh?

I feel Rivera should have ripped it after the turn bet with QQ

So gross with the QQ and a guy sitting with 2BB......

rather hear the lovely MARIA HO than this benger cat

zzz

He can't call this. NO way.

Yeah it’s really funny when she keeps enforcing the way she would play the hand and what’s right and wrong and the complete opposite happens.

ShaGuar is the nuts.

YouTube and Twitch live stream peak concurrent viewership for PokerStars PSPC.

The numbers (English broadcasts only) are from my own observations, and are unofficial.

Peak viewership times have been between 7:00pm-9:00pm GMT.

YouTube (DAILY):
(1) 5,500+
(2) 7,500+
(3) 15,000+
(4) 18,000+
(5) 28,000+

Twitch (DAILY):
(1) 15,000+
(2) 17,000+
(3) 23,000+
(4) 18,000+
(5) 25,000+

Koons would have been chip leader if he played properly instead of scared.