Steve "Cuz" Buckner joins Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen for the third episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show. They talk about crazy jobs Cuz used to hold, how Cuz found himself in Vegas just weeks after watching poker for the first time, and his 2023 WSOP plans.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Valentino Konakchiev raised 330,000 in late position and action folded to WSOP bracelet winner Niall Farrell, who was in the big blind and short stacked with less than 1,000,000 in front of him.
Farrell re-raised to 500,000, prompting Konakchiev, who had Farrell covered, to re-raise all in. Farrell called to put himself at risk.
Niall Farrell: A?2?
Valentino Konakchiev: K?J?
The dealer fanned Q?10?10?. Farrell remained ahead with his ace, but the board gave Konakchiev an open-ended straight draw. The 4? appeared on the turn, and then 9? on the river gave Konakchiev a straight to send Farrell out in seventh place for $57,620.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,900,000
870,000
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870,000 |
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Busted | |
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Niall Farrell raised from under the gun to 400,000 and saw a call come from Girish Reknar in middle position. Action behind folded and the two saw a flop of 3?J?8?.
Both players decided to check the flop to see a turn card that was the A?.
Farrell check-called a bet from Reknar of 300,000, prompting the dealer to put the K? out on the river.
Farrell checked again and watched as Reknar sized up with a bet of 900,000. Farrell thought for a few moments and certainly seemed to want to stick a call in but eventually decided to fold.
Reknar ended up tabling the 8?8? for a set of eights and Farrell stated that he had folded two tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,800,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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1,300,000
-700,000
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-700,000 |
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WSOP bracelet winner Alexandre Reard, who was in the small blind, raised 300,000. Adam Swan responded by moving all in, and Reard, who had Swan covered, immediately called.
Adam Swan: A?4?
Alexandre Reard: A?A?
The dealer ran out J?6?6?5?4?, which gave Reard the win. Swan finished in eighth place for $44,087.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,880,000
1,855,000
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1,855,000 |
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Busted | |
Andres Korn opened from under the gun to 325,000. Action folded around to Qiang Xu in the big blind who elected to call and see a flop of 6?3?5?.
Xu checked to see Korn continue with another bet of 325,000. Xu gave it some thought before raising the rest of his chips all in and Korn snap-called to put Xu at risk with two cards to come.
Qiang Xu: A?7?
Andres Korn: Q?Q?
Xu needed help from the turn or the river to pair his ace or complete his straight but the J? turn and the 5? river did neither and instead sent Xu to the rail in ninth place for $34,210.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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10,500,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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Busted | |
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Action folded to Timothy Miles on the button who moved all in with his remaining 300,000 chips.
Niall Farrell three-bet the small blind to 680,000, prompting a fold from the big blind and sending Miles and Farrell to a run out with Miles at risk.
Timothy Miles: K?6?
Niall Farrell: Q?Q?
The board ran out J?7?6?3?2?, offering no improvement to Miles and sending him to the rail in tenth place for $26,926.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
A player in late position raised to 265,000 and it prompted fireworks.
Ruben Costa three-bet to 1,000,000 on the button, then Timothy Miles, who barely had Costa covered, moved all in out of the big blind. Konakchiev immediately folded and Costa called.
Ruben Costa: Q?Q?
Timothy Miles: J?J?
The dealer ran out 4?2?10?9?10? to give Costa a double up, and the result of the hand left Miles with 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,400,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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300,000
-2,100,000
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-2,100,000 |
Girish Reknar opened to 350,000 from middle position before seeing Qiang Xu three-bet to 850,000.
Action folded back around to Reknar who thought for a moment before announcing all in.
Xu thought for a moment before he decided to fold and Reknar showed him the K?K? before tossing them toward the muck as he collected the blinds and Xu's three-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,700,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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2,300,000
-830,000
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-830,000 |
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Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
