PokerNews has been bringing you live reporting from the biggest poker tournaments for over 17 years, and it's time for a brand new addition to the live update product with the launch of PokerNews emojis.
Exciting New Emojis
Ever been scrolling through the PokerNews live updates and thought to yourself "Wow, what a punt!" 🏉
Or been following your favorite player only for them to bust? 💔
Or had to deal with an egregiously long Christoph Vogelsang tank? 🐢
Well, now you can show exactly how you're feeling with the launch of 24 bespoke reaction emojis which are available to be used on every single post in our live reporting.
PokerNews Emojis
These allow readers to react to individual hands, conveying emotions, reactions and expressions that were previously confined to Twitter threads, text messages or WhatsApp groups.
From classic Thumbs Up and Heart to poker-specific Fish and Money Bag emojis, we've worked hard to find the ideal selection for you to use while enjoying our updates.
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 eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.
Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.
There was a lot of action in the hand preflop, with Brian Patterson opening to 7,000 from the cutoff and Eluterio Rodriguez three-betting from the button. The raise got a cold call from Neil Kutas in the big blind. The action got back to Patterson, who decided to move all in. Rodriguez quickly called and at this point, Kutas released his hand.
Eluterio Rodriguez: J♠J♦
Brian Patterson: Q♠Q♦
Before the dealer dealt the flop, Rodriguez asked for a jack. The flop came K♣4♠7♣ and Patterson was still way ahead with his queens.
However, Rodriguez soon got his wish: the turn was the J♥. Patterson couldn’t catch a queen on the river and Rodriguez doubled up, while Patterson was left on a short stack. Kutas later said he folded ace-jack, which means that Rodriguez was able to catch the case jack to stay alive.
