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12-15-2024 17:59 UTC+1

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

Sandra Barbour

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

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 a mansion known to host high-stakes poker games during a 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 , , and . You can also watch the interview with Boston Rob by heading to the .

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12-15-2024 17:59 UTC+1

Marques Check-Shoves the River; Runcan Folds Aces

Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Paul Runcan called from the button with A♠A♥ and Pedro Marques checked his option holding K♣9♥.

The flop came down 7♣10♦7♠ and the action checked through to see the Q♠ land on the turn. Marques checked, and Runcan put out a pot-sized bet of 1,200,000. Marques called.

Marques checked again upon seeing the J♦ land on the river and Runcan fired an overbet of 4,000,000. Marques looked back at his cards before he check-shoved for 12,300,000. Runcan, clearly frustrated by how this hand had developed, used a few of his time bank cards before he reluctantly folded his cards and surrendered the pot to Marques.

The pot was pushed to Marques and now the stacks were close to even.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	23,025,000 -6,405,000	-6,405,000

Pedro Marques	20,700,000 6,400,000	6,400,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:51 UTC+1

Runcan Double Pots the River

Kai Cocklin

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Pedro Marques looked down at A♣9♥ on the button and made it 800,000. Paul Runcan had Q♥8♣ in the big blind and called.

On the 9♦J♠10♠ flop, Runcan checked it over to Marques, who bet 500,000. Runcan called.

A 7♥ dropped on the turn and again Runcan tapped the table, then Marques elected to check back to see the 4♦ roll off on the river. Runcan grabbed chips and bet 6,000,000 — double the size of the pot. Marques didn't need to think for too long before he let it go, and Runcan took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	29,430,000 1,305,000	1,305,000

Pedro Marques	14,300,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:41 UTC+1

Runcan Incorrectly Hero Calls With Ace-High

Tim Baker

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Pedro Marques called from the small blind and Paul Runcan raised to 1,200,000 out of the big blind. Marques called to see a flop.

The two players checked the Q♦7♦3♠ flop to see the 6♣ land on the turn. Runcan checked again and Marques carved out a bet of 1,500,000. Runcan thought for a few moments before making the call.

The 8♠ landed on the river and after Runcan checked for the last time, Marques shoved for 4,900,000. Runcan went deep into the tank, burning through a few of his time bank cards. Eventually, he made the call.

Marquez flipped over third pair with J♣7♣, and it was good to earn him the double-up as Runcan mucked A♠K♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	28,125,000 -8,005,000	-8,005,000

Pedro Marques	15,600,000 8,100,000	8,100,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:35 UTC+1

Marques Gets Some Back

Kai Cocklin

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Paul Runcan limped in from the small blind with K♠4♥ and Pedro Marques checked his option with 8♥2♣.

On the 8♦A♥5♥, Marques check-called a bet of 500,000 from Runcan to the 5♣ turn, where Marques led out for 550,000. Runcan called.

A 7♥ fell on the river and both players checked it down, and Marques took the pot with his pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	36,130,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

Pedro Marques	7,500,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

12-15-2024 17:29 UTC+1

Marques Wins a Crucial Pot

Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Paul Runcan raised the button to 750,000 with 9♦2♥ and Pedro Marques called with J♦7♥.

The two players checked the 8♥J♠2♠ flop to see the 8♣ come on the turn. Marques led out for 950,000 and Runcan called.

A 9♠ river fell and Marques bet again, this time for 600,000. Runcan quickly folded and Marques pulled in a crucial pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	37,180,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Pedro Marques	6,550,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:25 UTC+1

Runcan Keeps Grinding Marques Down

Kai Cocklin

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Pedro Marques limped in with 10♣3♣ from the button and Paul Runcan raised to 750,000 holding K♦5♣. Marques called.

The flop came K♥10♠2♠ and Runcan continued with a bet of 300,000, which Marques quickly called.

A J♦ on the turn went check-check to the board-pairing J♥ river, where Runcan fired 1,000,000, and Marques called.

Runcan took it down with his king, and Marques was down to under five million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	38,880,000 2,650,000	2,650,000

Pedro Marques	4,850,000 -2,650,000	-2,650,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:18 UTC+1

Marques Wins an Early Pot

Tim Baker

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Pedro Marques called from the button holding 5♦2♠ and Paul Runcan checked out of the big blind with Q♥9♣.

The J♦7♠A♥ flop checked through for the 5♣ to fall on the turn. Both players checked again and the Q♦ dropped on the river. Runcan checked and Marques fired out a bet of 600,000. Runcan quickly folded and Marques pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Runcan	36,230,000 5,000	5,000

Pedro Marques	7,500,000

Tags: Paul Runcan Pedro Marques

12-15-2024 17:16 UTC+1

PokerStars Introduces Jason Koon, Caitlin Comeskey as Newest Ambassadors

Sandra Barbour

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

PokerStars revealed two new brand ambassadors at Resorts World Las Vegas last month, both with impeccable reputations within the poker community — Caitlin Comeskey and Jason Koon.

The newest Team Pro members for the most prominent brand in online poker history come from different backgrounds and have different roles within the industry. Koon is a high-stakes legend, arguably the top tournament player in the world. Comeskey is a low-stakes player known for her comedic light-hearted poker player parody videos. She captured the Best Short-Form Content Creator award at the 2023 Global Poker Awards.

Learn More About the Ambassadors Here