Late position and cutoff called. The small blind elected to call as well. Jon Sarappa checked his option.

The flop came and the small blind was quick to check.

Sarappa fired for 1,000 and received a quick fold from his opponent.

Jon Sarappa

146,000

17,000

Action was caught after the flop of and Ramo Radoncic led out for 3,500 from early position. His opponent made the call from the cutoff.

The turn was the and Radoncic continued for 10,000. His opponent again made the call.

Radoncic moved all in for his remaining 5,300 after the river came the . The cutoff found the call and both players revealed their hands.

Ramo Radoncic:
Cutoff:

Radoncic's Aces took down the pot putting him right around the average stack.

Action was caught after the board ran out and the small blind led out for 2,000.

Joseph Cid raised to 12,000 from the big blind and his opponent went into the tank.

After asking if "it was quad threes again," his opponent made the fold. Cid revealed for quad threes the second time he made this hand within the past few hours.

Joseph Cid

38,000

8,000

Back in June, the Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship saw 1,164 players battle at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. A total of six clubs were represented in the final eight contenders, chasing the big first-place prize and the trophy.

The heads-up match guaranteed that New York Free Poker would be taking home the title and after a match of many lead changes, it was Miguel "The Mountain" Medrano who claimed a career-best score of $100,000.

"It's very exciting, it hit me when I saw the brick river," the still excited Medrano said in his interview after the win. He also talked about his experience playing with Patrick Martorella, a man who he plays with a decent amount back in New York. "I'm terrified of Patrick, I stay away from him back home. But in the end I was lucky. All luck, no skill. It takes two years to get this lucky."

Medrano was supported by a steady and large rail of supporters throughout the whole tournament. "I love all of you! I really do! I played my game, I hit my cards. I told myself, if I win I win and if I lose I lose."

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Roger Lima raised to 2,100 from early position and middle position made the call. Late position raised to 4,200 and only Lima made the call.

The flop came and Lima moved all in for 16,100. His opponent made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Roger Lima:
Late Position:

The board completed safe for Lima as the finished the runout.

Roger Lima

41,000

41,000

Players are headed on a 15 minute break and will return to blinds of 300/600 with a 600 big blind ante.

Last years victor, Ian Auvil opened to 2,500 from early position. Fellow League member and friend Richie Ajemin made the call from the big blind. Both players commented that they "felt like they were on TV," with the media team recording the hand.

The flop and turn came the and both players checked their option on the two streets.

After the completed the board, Ajemin checked to Auvil. He fired for 4,000 and received a quick call.

"And it's on camera," Auvil exclaimed as he revealed for quads. Ajemin revealed for the broadway straight.

Ian Auvil	70,000	70,000
Richie Ajemin	12,000	12,000

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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