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Life Outside Poker: Boston Rob Shares Story of Costa Rica Poker Raid w/ Daniel Negreanu & Cheryl Hines

December 8, 2024 @ 05:44 PM

Boston Rob Life Outside Poker
Boston Rob 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 21st episode, Connor speaks with Survivor legend Boston Rob, aka Rob Mariano, about growing up near Fenway Park, learning poker at the age of 6, studying psychology at Boston University, applying for Survivor and winning Season 22, his recent appearance on Deal or No Deal Island and filming an upcoming season of The Traitors.

Boston Rob also revealed a story about Costa Rican authorities raiding a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 2006 filming that included Daniel Negreanu, Josh Arieh, David Williams, Michael Mizrachi and actress Cheryl Hines.

"(Gambling mogul) Calvin (Ayre) had a big party at the house, and they came in guns drawn," he said. "And we were fine, but we all had to stay at the party until they checked our passports and everything. I think it was a little bit of a shakedown. But we had a good weekend."

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Heinlein Scores a Perfect Ten

December 8, 2024 @ 05:35 PM

Under the gun moved all in for 7,500 and the button made the call. Thomas Heinlein moved all in for 20,000 and was called by the button. The three players revealed their holdings.

Under the Gun:
Thomas Heinlein:
Button:

The board ran out for Heinlein to win the pot.

Thomas Heinlein48,00048,000
Bellucci Battles Back

December 8, 2024 @ 05:24 PM

Early position raised to 5,500 and Phil Bellucci called from the small blind.

The flop came and both players checked.

After the turn came the , Belluccci fired for 5,000. His opponent was quick to fold.

Phil Bellucci (FL)75,5000
Updated Chip Stacks

December 8, 2024 @ 05:17 PM

Eddie Torres182,50044,300
Dennis O'Hair117,00051,000
Michael Frey108,00035,300
Ian Auvil82,00060,000
Phil Hoff62,00017,000
Rebecca Ashworth44,0007,500
Ron Campernik31,000-10,000
Fidel Arellano30,500-77,500
Nikki Theroux24,500-3,400
No Pair Needed for Wilburn

December 8, 2024 @ 05:04 PM

Under the gun raised to 3,500 and Nancy Wilburn called from late position. The big blind made the call as well.

The flop came and all three players were quick to check.

After the turn peeled the , the big blind led out for 5,000. Only Wilburn called.

The river was the and both players checked. Wilburn's took the pot over her opponent's .

Wilburn qualified into the BPO through the KOntender's league.

Nancy Wilburn39,00039,000
Day 1b Prize Pool

December 8, 2024 @ 04:54 PM

With Registration closed Day 1b has a prize pool of $38,280. A follow up post is soon to come with the full prize pool and placement details.

Players on Break and Registration Ends Soon

December 8, 2024 @ 04:30 PM

Players are headed on a 15-minute break. Registration closes after with the remaining players playing down to 10% of the field.

Lucky 7's for Parisi

December 8, 2024 @ 04:29 PM

Will Parisi moved all in for 14,500 from the button and the big blind made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Will Parisi:
Big Blind:

The board posed no danger to Parisi as he took the pot.

Will Parisi30,800
Big Slick for Engelbert

December 8, 2024 @ 04:21 PM

Middle position raised to 3,000 and Spike Engelbert moved all in for 12,100. Middle position made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Spike Engelbert:
Middle Position:

The board ran clean for Engelbert as it peeled the .

Spike Engelbert28,40028,400
O'Hair Takes it Down Quick

December 8, 2024 @ 04:10 PM

Action was caught after the flop came and the small blind led out for 5,400.

Dennis O'Hair raised to 20,000.

The button went into the tank but eventually found a fold.

O'Hair qualified into the BPO playing through the Eastern Poker Tour.

Dennis O'Hair66,00066,000

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Payouts

1: John Germano

$30,001 USD

2: Pierre Agenor

$15,055 USD

3: Albert Harris

$8,864 USD

4: Gerald McKinney Jr.

$7,114 USD

5: Patrick Martorella

$6,632 USD

6: Brandon Strickland

$3,565 USD

7: John Sarappa

$2,864 USD

8: Christian Larsen

$2,841 USD

9: Pablo Sierra

$2,475 USD

10: Tracy Maynard-Harris

$2,085 USD

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11: Domenic Armano

$2,085 USD

12: James Emerson

$2,085 USD

13: Cathryn Brown

$1,776 USD

14: Thomas Heinlein

$1,776 USD

15: Bill Sandiford

$1,776 USD

16: Vince Buffone

$1,479 USD

17: Kandace Knichel

$1,479 USD

18: Emil Szmegh

$1,479 USD

19: Sonia Dasilva

$1,214 USD

20: Brandon Martinez

$1,214 USD

21: Paul Chamberlain

$1,214 USD

22: Edgar Dutan

$991 USD

23: Michael Frey

$991 USD

24: Merrill Eversman

$991 USD

25: Eddie Crespo

$859 USD

26: Denise Fields

$859 USD

27: Fred Vicks

$859 USD

28: Mehrdad Zomorrodi

$727 USD

29: Kenny Goff

$727 USD

30: Johnny Kelly (US)

$727 USD

31: Lena Soluri

$727 USD

32: Nicholas Zecevic

$727 USD

33: David Rose

$727 USD

34: Robert Beland

$727 USD

35: John Leger

$727 USD

36: Kevin Cronin

$727 USD

37: Matthew Lemmel

$596 USD

38: Erick Carrasel

$596 USD

39: John Oneill

$596 USD

40: Jhonny Ortiz

$596 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: John Germano

11,850,000 Chips

2: Pierre Agenor

Busted

3: Albert Harris

Busted

4: Gerald McKinney Jr.

Busted

5: Patrick Martorella

Busted

6: Brandon Strickland

Busted

7: John Sarappa

Busted

8: Christian Larsen

Busted

9: Pablo Sierra

Busted

10: Tracy Maynard-Harris

Busted