The saga of a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium coming to Las Vegas took yet another turn as reports emerged this week that the Oakland A’s are now considering building a stadium at the current Tropicana site, just a few blocks away from where the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is played annually.

Earlier this year, multiple news outlets reported that the Oakland A’s were considering building the stadium at various Las Vegas locations, including the Tropicana site on the south end of the Strip and the Las Vegas Festival grounds on the north end of the Strip. They were also considering building it at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino — which hosted the WSOP for 17 years — giving credibility to longstanding rumors spearheaded by Las Vegas blogger Scott Roeben, who runs Vital Vegas.

More recently, the team entered a binding agreement to build the stadium on Red Rock Resorts property, according to The Nevada Independent.

Now, the newspaper reports that the A’s have pivoted from that agreement and plan to build the stadium at the Tropicana site. Bally’s Corp plans to demolish the casino to make way for the $1.5 billion stadium, which would hold 35,000 seats and be equipped with a retractable roof.

Notably, the Tropicana site that may host a new MLB stadium is just a ten-minute drive from Horseshoe Las Vegas, which in 2022 became the new home of the World Series of Poker.

One of the biggest concerns about the WSOP’s move was that it would increase congestion as tens of thousands of poker players made their way onto the already busy Strip. Those concerns ended up being largely unfounded and the majority of players found themselves satisfied with the transition.

Similarly, some on social media voiced worry that putting a new sports stadium on the Strip would increase congestion.

“Imagine the congestion nightmare at this location if there were two or more major events happening on the same night (Golden Knights, Vegas A’s, Boxing/UFC, Raiders, and concerts, etc),” said Twitter user Matt Barnett.

Whatever the case, it will be several years before a new stadium reaches Las Vegas, so the 2023 WSOP will not be impacted. According to The Nevada Independent, construction on the project would begin in 2024 and the stadium would open in 2027 or 2028.

PokerGO released the newest edition of High Stakes Poker Season 10 — Episode 14 — Tuesday night, and high roller Alan Keating was into the $200/$400 cash game for more than $1 million.

Keating, who rose to poker fame on Hustler Casino Live over the past year, isn’t afraid to make big plays and splash chips around. During this action-packed episode, he went to battle multiple times with a High Stakes Poker veteran, Jean-Robert Bellande.

Those two popular poker pros were seated at a table that also included Jeremy Stein, Stanley Choi, Stanley Tang, and Eric Hicks. Here’s a look at the stack sizes that were displayed early in the show:

Hicks and Stein Fight with Big Pairs

With Keating straddling, Bellande raised to $3,000 with Q♣J♦ from early position before getting three-bet to $11,000 from Stein, who had 10♦10♣ on the button. Hicks then woke up with K♥K♦ in the big blind and three-bet it to $35,000. Only the pocket 10’s made the call.

The flop came 9♣9♥3♣ and the big blind led for the same $35,000 bet, and he received a call. When the A♣ appeared on the turn, both players were concerned with the over-card, so they both checked to see the 5♣ on the river, which gave Stein a flush for a suck-out. Once again both players checked and Stein took down a $144,000 pot.

Moments later, Stein would win a decent-sized pot with pocket aces against Bellande. He’d then pick up K♠K♣ and faced a three-bet to $8,000 from Tang, who was holding 7♥6♥. Stein four-bet it to $27,500 and his opponent made the call.

The flop ran out 7♣4♣5♦, and both players loved it. Stein, however, went for a sneaky check, and then the DoorDash founder over-bet jammed all in for $148,000. That earned a snap-call, and the players agreed to run it twice.

On the first run out, it came 5♠ followed by the A♥, clean for the kings. Stein would then collect the entire $354,200 pot when the second run out went 2♠ and J♥. Tang then rebought in for another $200,000.

Later in the show, Stein would win another huge pot, this one against Hicks again. Hicks picked the wrong time to make a $50,000 bluff wager on the turn with eight-high because Stein was sitting there with the nuts. He went for an all in raise and then promptly took down the pot when his opponent couldn’t even consider making the call.

Bellande and Keating Battle for Some Big Pots

During Episode 14 of High Stakes Poker, JRB and Keating faced off multiple times, starting with the following two hands. In the first one, Bellande raised to $800 from early position with A♠K♣, and then Keating made it $5,000 on the button with 8♦7♦. Choi, in the big blind with Q♠9♠, made the call before JRB four-bet it to $35,000, getting a call only from Keating.

The A♥K♥3♦ flop appeared to be an action-killer considering Bellande had his opponent drawing only to runner-runners. When both players checked, the 7♥ appeared on the turn and it again went check-check.

Bellande couldn’t get Keating to bite and the 5♣ finally convinced JRB to bet, and he did to the tune of $55,000 but received no action.

These two poker players would tangle heads-up again with $41,000 already in the pot heading to a flop of 2♠3♥4♦, giving both players a gutter ball and no pair with Bellande sitting on A♥7♥ and Keating holding A♣Q♠. Bellande checked and then called a $25,000 bet.

The turn was the 8♣, no help to either player and they each checked. When the K♠ on the river again didn’t improve either hand, they checked it around and Keating grabbed the $91,000 pot.

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Bellande was quite active on Episode 14. He played a number of sizable pots, including a late one against Choi.

In the hand in question, the double straddle was on and Choi started off the action with a raise to $4,000 with 8♣7♣. Bellande called on the button with Q♠J♠, while Stein made it $12,200 from the small blind with A♠J♣. Choi and JRB both called and the flop came out 4♥7♠4♠, connecting with Choi and Bellande.

The action checked around to the turn, which was the Q♣, giving Bellande top pair to go along with his flush draw. Stein, who had nothing but ace-high, led out for $18,000 and both players made the call. When the Q♥ was turned over on the river, Stein thought better of it, and checked, as did Choi.

Bellande, however, wasn’t going to check his trips back in position, so he ripped off a wager of $43,000, looking for maximum value, which he’d get from Choi, who made the call with an inferior hand to finish off the show.

Past High Stakes Poker Recaps

Check out our past recaps from Season 10 of High Stakes Poker on PokerGO:

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One of the most popular stops on the live poker tournament calendar, the Winamax SISMIX, returns to Marrakech, Morocco, from May 24, and PokerNews will be there bringing you all of the live updates from the Main Event.

The Winamax SISMIX is a six-day affair where the off-the-felt activities are as eagerly anticipated as the tournaments adorning the schedule. If there is one thing that Winamax knows how to do perfectly, it is hosting a fun-filled poker event.

The 2023 Winamax SISMIX Marrakech festival runs from May 24 through May 29, and PokerNews‘ live reporting team will be with you every step of the way for the MAD5,500 ($550) No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.

That main event features four flights before a Day 2 on May 28 whittles down the field, before the champion is crowned on May 29.

Each Day 1 sees players sit down with 50,000 chips, and play to a 30-minute clock (15 minutes on Day 1D) where the blinds and antes start at 100/200/200a. Late registration is open for 13 levels, during which time a single re-entry per flight is permitted.

The clock extends to 35 minutes on Day 2, and then to 40 minutes on the final day. All play occurs on six-handed tables.

Past Winamax SISMIX Main Event Champions

The Marrakech edition of the Winamax SISMIX has always proven popular, so PokerNews expects a bumper crowd for the 2023 edition. The tournament took place for five consecutive years between 2014-2018 before the SISMIX festival called Spain home.

There was a brief hiatus thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Winamax deciding to return to Morocco for the sixth time.

Davidi Kitai won the inaugural Winamax SISMIX event in 2014. Other champions include rap star Bruno “Kool Shen” Lopes, and Adrian Mateos, the latter taking down the 2018 edition, which was the last time Marrakech hosted this incredible festival.

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Winamax SISMIX Marrakech Schedule

As you can see from the table below, Winamax SISMIX Marrakech’s schedule is packed to the brim with tournaments running around the clock. In addition to the various events, cash games are planned to run 24/7.

Winamax SISMIX is not only about poker but parties, entertainment, and having fun in the sun. Head to the Moroccan capital for the festival and have the time of your life with pool parties, a welcome party, Beer Pong competitions, a Moroccan Party, and much much more.

888poker continues pulling out all of the stops regarding its mystery bounty tournaments, as it hosted another $109 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed affair this weekend.

A total of 945 players competed, made up of 785 unique entries and 160 rebuys, leaving 888poker with a slight overlay on the generous $100,000 guarantee, not that those who finished in the money places minded because it represented even more value for them.

The largest of the mystery bounty payments tipped the scales at $10,000, a welcome addition to any poker player’s bankroll. Brazil’s “beijamyrola” got their hands on this huge bounty despite falling in 112nd place! The $10,139 they took home was more than any of the other entrants, including “Billy_Slater,” the eventual champion!

A special mention also goes to 888poker ambassador Ian “Simpioni” Simpson. The popular grinder crashed out in 60th place for a $145 score, but Simpson pulled out several bounties, including one worth $3,000, to make for a profitable evening at the virtual felt.

$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results

Lithuania’s “somebody888” sat down at the final table with only 9.4 big blinds, so it was unsurprising to see them become the first casualty. They only last one hand after raising to seven big blinds with king-queen before calling the shove from “GuyWhite14,” who jammed with pocket jacks. somebody888 failed connect with the board, and was gone.

It took another 40 minutes before the final table lost another player. Brazil’s “fjreis” saw their stack dwindle to only 3.3 big blinds when they open-called with king-nine of diamonds in a clash with “ProudTobeNIT,” who three-bet with ace-eight of hearts. An eight on the flop proved enough to reduce the player count by one.

Seventh place and a total of $2,106 went to “ChristaBorg.” First, they lost a chunk of their stack when their ace-queen lost to pocket jacks. They then min-raised with ace-king of diamonds in the cutoff, “Luciole16” clicked it back to four big blinds in the small blind, before ChristaBorg jammed for 13.1 big blinds in total. Luciole16 instantly called, as would you had you been dealt pocket aces. ChristaBorg flopped a flush draw but the turn and river bricked.

“J0nSn0wShow” was sent packing 20 minute later when they open-shoved for only 3.4 big blinds with pocket threes from the button. Billy_Slater called in the big blind with ace-queen, which flopped a queen to send J0nSn0wShow home in sixth. J0nSn0wShow took home $4,087 thanks to opening $3,026 worth of bounties before busting.

A few moments after J0nSn0wShow’s demise, ProudToBeNIT joined the list of eliminated players. They moved all-in for 3.2 big blinds from the button with ace-four on the button, and Luciole16 called in the big blind with the dominated four-deuce. Luciole16’s hand only remained dominated until the flop because two deuces appeared; ProudToBeNIT was drawing dead by the turn.

The final four became three when Canada’s GuyWhite14 was wiped out by Luciole16. From the button, Luciole16 min-raised with pocket queens, and called the 11.6 big blind shove from GuyWhite14, which they made with ace-four from the small blind. An eight-high board was no help to GuyWhite14, and they headed to the showers.

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Luciole16 bowed out in third despite being the chip leader going into three-handed play. They lost a decent percentage of their stack bluffing into a pair of queens, then got a little too frisky with a straight draw when their opponent had a straight. Luciole16 committed their last 9.3 big blinds with ace-ten after Billy_Slater had min-raised with ace-deuce. Billy_Slater called, and flopped a deuce, turned an ace, and busted the dangerous Luciole16.

Billy_Slater held a two-to-one chip lead going into the one-on-one clash with “Diguiry.” The battle was over after only a couple of hands. Billy_Slater moved all-in with nine-deuce of diamonds, and Diguiry called off their 13.5 big blind stack with ace-queen. A nine on the flop and another on the river brought the latest $100,000 Mystery Bounty event to a thrilling conclusion.

The PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) always draws the very best poker tournament players out of the woodwork thanks to the massive prizes awarded and the prestige of becoming a SCOOP champion. Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph is one of many PokerStars players that plays a busy schedule during SCOOP, and when elite-level players log plenty of volume, stellar results tend to follow.

Rudolph helped himself to more than $193,000 across three marvellous SCOOP results. He twice finished third and took down a side event, as he started the 2023 SCOOP campaign in brilliant style.

The first of Rudolph’s two third-place finishes came in the SCOOP Edition of the $5,200 Titans Event, a tournament that saw 116 players battle it out for a slice of a $580,000 prize pool.

As you would expect from such a high-stakes event, the Titans Event drew in some of the biggest names in poker, and the final table was as stacked as it could be.

Pedro “pvigar” Garagnani ($16,883) and Ole “wizowizo” Schemion ($21,307) were the first two casualties of the final table. Former PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champion Dimitar “KuuL” Danchev ($27,500) busted in seventh, with Germany’s “Sintoras” ($35,494) seeing their tournament end in sixth.

Estonia grinder Juanki “B4KR0LL3R” Vecino ($45,811) ran out of steam in fifth, Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet crashed out in fourth ($59,128), prompting the three surviving players to pause the tournament clock and discuss a deal.

Those negotiations ended in success, with Rudolph locking in $96,405 and third place, Alexandros “Pwndidi” Theologis finishing second for $100,536, and Hungary’s “boerni21” being crowned champion and receiving $104,998.

Rudolph went on to finish third in the $109 Sunday Warm-Up for $32,629 before taking down the $5,200 Super Tuesday 2nd Chance for $64,128. What an incredible start to SCOOP for Rudolph.

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“Ant1K1lller” Takes Down SCOOP Edition Sunday Million

The SCOOP edition of the Sunday Million saw 7,093 players exchange $215 for the chance of becoming a PokerStars champion. This particular Sunday Million was played as a PKO, leading to some huge bounty payments as the tournament progressed.

“szaki07” was the only finalist not to reel in a score of at least five figures, although their $9,964 haul came super close. Everyone else that finished in second through eighth saw their PokerStars balances increase by between $14,147 and $89,473, going to show the size and scale of SCOOP tournaments.

Heads-up pitted “Ant1K1lller” of Kyrgyzstan against Brazil’s “RSak4.” Both secured more than $86,200 from the main prize pool but the final bounty payment was ginormous; it was worth almost as much as third-place!

That massive, read that as $52,531 bounty, went to Ant1K1lller who defeated RSak4 one-on-one to capture a $138,824 score, resigning the runner-up to an $89,473 consolation prize.

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Aside from the results mentioned above, Ilya “thienlao21” Korobkin was another six-figure prize winner courtesy of triumphing in a $1,050 No-Limit Hold’em tournament. “buttonclickr” came close to a $100,000 score, but their victory in the $2,100 NLHE PKO came with $98,292 with bounties included.

Other big winners included Marius “DEX888” Gierse, Lasse “Wistern “Jagd Lauritsen, and Ukraine’s Roman “RomeOpro” Romanovsky.

*includes bounty payments

Swedish grinder Jerry Odeen has started the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online KO like a house on fire, taking down the Opener event and building a large stack in the $500,000 guaranteed Main Event during the festival’s opening weekend.

Odeen has more than $1.2 million in live poker tournament winnings, and almost $10 million in cashes in the online poker world. It appears Odeen will smash through the $10 million barrier by the time the final MILLIONS Online KO event crowns its champion.

Odeen was one of 873 PartyPoker players that entered the $162 buy-in $100,000 guaranteed Opener event. All those entrants meant a $130,950 prize pool, almost a third more than the advertised guarantee.

With bounties included, none of the seven finalists won less than $1,807, which was the sum Vyacheslav Balayev banked when his tournament ended in seventh place.

Sixth place and $2,665 went to the United Kingdom’s Callum Gordno, before Allison Luan Lima Eleres fell in fifth for a $3,768 payday.

Another UK-based player, Robertas Gordonas, collected $4,456 for his fourth-place finish, and the MILLIONS Online KO Opener progressed to the heads-up stage when Dominik Siegl came unstuck in third; Siegl turned his $162 investment into $6,526.

Odeen and Elvis Renan fought tooth and nail in the one-on-one battle knowing they had locked in no less than $8,655 for their efforts. However, both players had busted many opponents on their way to heads-up, so the final bounty payments were substantial.

Renan had eliminated 14 opponents on his way to clashing with Odeen, but a 15th scalp eluded him. Renan fell in second place for a total score worth $12,934, leaving Odeen to win the first MILLIONS Online KO numbered event, a result worth $17,006.

MILLIONS Online KO Opener Final Table Results

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Brombin Leads the MILLIONS Online KO Main Event; Odeen Sixth

The $530 buy-in $500,000 guaranteed MILLIONS Online KO Main Event attracted 210 players but only 32 of those navigated their way through to Day 2, locking in a min-cash as they did so.

Such luminaries as Artjoms Visockis, Tomas Fara, Boris Angelov, and Team PartyPoker’s Jaime Staples punched their Day 2 tickets. As did former MILLIONS Online champion Jonathan Van Fleet.

Bagging up a top 10 stack after the first of six starting flights are players such as Ioannis Angelou Konstas, the aforementioned hot-running Odeen, Patrice Brandt, former WCOOP Main Event champion Steven Van Zadelhoff, and current chip leader Paulo Brombin.

Brombin turned his 1,000,000 stack into a tournament-leading 22,722,425, which will take some catching.

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Brazilians Dominate the MILLIONS Online KO Edition of the Sunday Party

The Sunday Party, PartyPoker’s flagship tournament, received the MILLIONS Online KO treatment this weekend. The guarantee returned to $150,000 but 1,620 entrants meant $162,000 was paid out.

PartyPoker is popular with Brazilian players, who often turn out in force for the online poker site’s biggest events. This was the case during the weekend, with five of the nine players at the Sunday Party final table having the famous Brazilian flag next to their names.

The first three players to be eliminated from the final table hailed from Brazil. Jonathan Wolter, Raphael Perfeito, and Joao Gabriel Stazite fell in quick succession, leaving only two of their countrymen in the hunt for the title and a five-figure payout.

One of those Brazilians, Danil Pires Martiani, busted in fourth for $5,906. Andrey Luis Da Silva was now Brazil’s sole representative at the final table, and they were determined to bring home the bacon.

After Bulgari’a Boyan Toshev bowed out in third, Da Silva demolished Denmark’s Cosmo Bendtsen heads-up, and clinched the title plus $17,389. Bendtsen, although disappointed not to become a MILLIONS Online KO champion, walked away with $10,263, giving them plenty of ammunition for the remainder of the series.

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MILLIONS Online KO SPINS

PartyPoker has dozens of satellites from as little as $0.01 that feed into the biggest and most exciting MILLIONS Online KO events. if you fancy something slightly different, why not jump into some of the MILLIONS Online KO SPINS?

These $20 buy-in jackpot sit & go tournaments mostly award $40 cash to their champion, but they also pay MILLIONS Online KO tickets ranging from $55 to $530, the latter getting you into the $500,000 guaranteed Main Event!

PartyPoker MILLIONS Online KO Remaining Schedule

There are scores of MILLIONS Online KO side events running during the series, with a massive range of buy-ins to suit all bankrolls and skill levels. Those tournaments come in a variety of shapes and sizes, including six-max, seven-max, turbos, hyper-turbos, and more. The table below shows the upcoming numbered events, which carry the largest guarantees.

Of course, PartyPoker’s regular tournaments continue running throughout the MILLIONS Online KO series. You can check out the latest tournaments using the excellent PokerNews Online Tournament Calendar, a free to use tool that ensures you need never miss a value-packed tournament ever again.