Vladas Tamasauskas limped in from the small blind. Steve O'Dwyer raised to 6,000, from the big blind, and Tamasauskas called.
The 7♣5♠2♥ flop checked through to the 6♥ on the turn. Tamasauskas took the lead for 10,500 and O'Dwyer called.
The Q♣ river saw Tamasauskas bet out 42,000, a virtual all-in with 500 behind the line. O'Dwyer moved all in, asking for Tamasauskas's last red chip and Tamasauskas called.
Vladas Tamasauskas: 9♥8♣
Steve O'Dwyer: 4♥3♥
Both players had turned a straight, but Tamasauskas was best, doubling him up.
Vladas Tamasauskas raised from the button and Enrico Camosci called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♥7♥A♥ and Camosci checked. Tamasauskas bet 2,000 and Camosci called. Both players checked it back on the 4♥ turn.
The river was the 2♥ and Camosci led out for 4,000, a little under a third of the pot. Tamasauskas took a little time to ponder before making the call. Camosci showed 7♣3♣ and Tamasauskas had A♦3♣.
They were both playing the flush on board and so the pot was chopped.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 3,500 from under the gun, Enrico Camosci called on the button, as did Mihails Nikitins, in the small blind.
The action checked to Camosci, who took the lead for 3,000 on the 3♥4♦4♠. Both players called.
The 5♣ turn and the J♠ river checked to a showdown. Nikitins tabled A♠3♦ for just a pair of threes; good enough to send both O'Dwyer and Camosci's cards into the muck.
The death of musician, recording engineer and poker player Steve Albini hit the music world with a force like that of the incendiary device aimed at Earth pictured on Big Black's 1986 debut album Atomizer. It may have hit one group of Chicago poker players the hardest.
Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner who recorded landmark works by bands like Nirvana and Pixies and who The New York Timesdescribed as "one of the most admired, and most divisive, figures in rock," was a key figure in a friend group that bonded, joked and supported one another over the poker table. For 20 years, they played in a weekly low-stakes Chicago home game often held in Electrical Audio that included bracelet winners like Jason Gola, Eric Rodawig and Brian Hastings. Now, the game is on hiatus after Albini's death in May as the group of poker pros, musicians and audio engineers adapts to a world without its figurehead.
PokerNews spoke with two of Albini's closest friends who were regulars in the game, Brandon Shack-Harris and Andrew Kosinski.
Steve O'Dwyer raised from the button and Mihails Nikitins called in the big blind. Both players checked it back on the 5♣K♥9♥ flop.
The turn came the 9♦ and Nikitins led out for 3,000, which O'Dwyer called. The river was the Q♣ and Nikitins checked. O'Dwyer made it 12,500 to go and Nikitins flicked in a chip to make the call.
O'Dwyer turned over J♦10♦ for a straight and Nikitins mucked to give him the pot.
Mihails Nikitins raised to 4,000 and Enrico Camosci called in the big blind. Nikitins then bet the flop and Camosci folded.
The next hand, Camosci completed his small blind and Nikitins checked. The flop came 5♣2♣8♣ and both players checked. On the K♦ turn, Camosci flicked in a single yellow chip to bet 1,000 and Nikitins called. The pair then checked to showdown on the 2♥ river.
Nikitins had A♠3♠ and Camosci had J♥5♥ for a pair of fives, two pair with the deuces on board, which was enough to win the pot.
Vladas Tamasauskas completed the small blind and Steve O'Dwyer raised to 4,000 from the big blind, which Tamasauskas called.
Both players checked on the 9♣2♦8♦ flop. The turn was the K♣ and Tamasauskas checked again. O'Dwyer bet 3,000 and Tamasauskas folded to give him the pot.
In the 869th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway hosts from down in The Bahamas at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise, while Kyna England is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas. Mike Holtz is out with a broken ankle, so Nikki Limo was kind enough to once again fill in as a special co-host.
Together, they discuss happening at the WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. That includes Phil Hellmuth making an appearance, the new stage at WSOP, and the Triton Million, which was won by Argentinean rapper Alejandro Lococo for $12 million.
Chad also had the honor of bringing the Women in Poker Hall of Fame trophy down with him to present to Kristen Foxen. In this episode, you can check out her acceptance speech, which PokerNews helped film. Speaking of the WiPHoF, Jeanne David was another inductee and she had a spot of luck drawing a Golden Passport into the ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, which kicks off today!
At the EPT Prague, Thomas Santerne has already won two side event titles, while the 2022 WSOP Main Event champ, Espen Jorstad, took down the €25K Super High Roller Warm-Up for his first EPT title.
Oh, and we'll also let you know what Phil Ivey is up to as he's been seen double dipping at both the WSOP Paradise and WPT World Championship, including a planned holiday meet-up game (MUG) at the latter.
