With Combined Recreation Pageant XIV stretching over two complete weeks, one pizza celebration merely isn’t sufficient. In that spirit, Day 7 of the competition featured our second pizza celebration at Bellagio, with hungry gamers desirous to wolf down some cheese and pepperoni slices. Between that and our first pizza celebration on Day 2, we made positive our gamers have been a lot nicely fed, however that’ll be all of the pies on the menu till subsequent time; whereas there’s nonetheless some actually cool stuff arising, it received’t be delivered inside sq. containers.
It’s clear, although, that our blended sport crowd is aware of worth after they see it, so as soon as once more the Bellagio poker site was buzzing with motion. We had three tables (two $4/$8 and one $6/$12) going from the beginning, with a fourth one opening a bit later/ All instructed, Day 7’s poker motion lasted till the ultimate desk broke at simply after 3am. If you wish to know the precise time, you’ll be able to ask competition founder Robbie Strazynski, who might or might not have been one of many final 5 gamers to rack up his chips for the night time… 🙂
There was additionally a particular look from Alex Livingston, who was unable to attend Day 5’s Pokercoaching.com Meet-Up Recreation, however who graced us together with his presence as quickly as he rolled into Las Vegas, throwing extra free stuff into the combination for our gamers.
Alex Livingston’s Combined Recreation Course, I Presume?
There’s a cause why poker and pizza go so nicely collectively – it’s the sort of meals that doesn’t require you to desert the grind fully. You possibly can carry on mixing it up, and that’s one factor that the common crowd at these Combined Recreation Festivals is aware of fairly a bit about.
Including to the thrill within the room, Pokercoaching.com’s Alex Livingston got here to splash round a bit with the gamers and provides away free lifetime entry to his recently-released blended sport course to 1 fortunate participant. That participant ended up being James Garica who received only for being in the proper place, on the proper time. No loops or hoops to undergo.
With the pizza gone and the principle giveaway of the day finished, you’d suppose the motion would wind down, however the reverse occurred, as a fourth desk fashioned.
📣👉 Our fourth desk is opening now! Come be part of within the pleasure at @BellagioPoker as Day Seven of @cardplayerlife‘s Combined Recreation Pageant XIV rolls on! 👍🥳♠️♥️♣️♦️#PokerLifeMedia #MGFXIV pic.twitter.com/RygyTI97WQ
— Cardplayer Life-style (@PokerLifeMedia) June 8, 2026
Along with scooping (or halving, or quartering) the pots, gamers received to select up some smaller prizes alongside the way in which. Chuck Martin managed to win his second Pale Spade set of playing cards for this journey, so no matter dwelling sport he performs in needs to be set for some time.
In an astonishing sequence of occasions, @chuckspoker in some way received ANOTHER set of @FadedSpadeBrand playing cards right here at Combined Recreation Pageant XIV. 😲
Ian will not be amused 😂 pic.twitter.com/kMNYXJi2zK
— Robbie Strazynski (@cardplayerlife) June 9, 2026
Pokercoaching.com Participant of the Day: Linda Rand
Day 7’s PokerCoaching.com Participant of the Day comes from Tampa, Florida. That is Linda Rand’s eighth go to to the World Collection of Poker, and since blended video games are her forte, she determined to take a look at what the competition has to supply.
Linda is right here along with her boyfriend, Donnie, who can be a poker participant, to allow them to share the ups, the downs, and the whole lot in between. She tells us that Archie is her favourite poker variant as a result of you’ll be able to go for top, for low, and alter your thoughts halfway by the hand.
Earlier than shifting to Florida, Linda labored as a poker supplier on the Seminole Onerous Rock in Tampa for a full 10 years, and she or he loves the whole lot in regards to the sport: the folks, the thrill, the truth that its completely different day-after-day, and, in fact, successful.
Whereas she wouldn’t share with us what precisely she enjoys doing away from the tables (this comment introduced plenty of laughter whereas the participant interview was being performed), Linda’s message to all the women out there’s to present poker a try to not be afraid to come back out, play, and have enjoyable. “Women, we’re smarter than they (males) are,” she declares with conviction.
As for her poker targets, she’d prefer to win an enormous event, and she or he doesn’t care an excessive amount of about what the sport variation is, so long as the assure is no less than $100k. Enjoying three to 4 tournaments a month recently, Linda is actually placing some work towards that objective.
RunGoodGear Seller of the Day: Constantine Garcia Woodward
Constantine Garcia Woodward, initially from California, has been in Las Vegas for about 10 years. He determined to make the transfer for higher work alternatives. Earlier than discovering poker, he labored completely different jobs, together with being a safety guard and a ramp agent on the airport in Anchorage, Alaska.
When he moved to Vegas, Constantine picked up a job as a cab driver. He then enrolled in a supplier faculty and, upon finishing his training, he picked up a unique profession as soon as extra, together with a deck of playing cards.
It was his household (his older brother and his mom) who pushed him towards poker. “I didn’t actually know something about poker, however my brother wished to be a supplier, and my mom thought I’d be excellent at it, say Constantine.” She turned out to be proper!
At this level, he’s been dealing playing cards for 9 years, and he has dealt at nearly each poker site on The Strip.
As for his hobbies, he likes to train, spend time on the park, and play some poker when he can. His dream is pretty down-to-earth, as he primarily needs to be a profitable, successful poker participant.
Whereas Constantine enjoys the Combined Recreation Pageant and dealing all of the completely different video games, in his efforts on the felt, he prefers to stay to trusted No Restrict Maintain’em and Omaha Excessive.
For a person who had such a colourful profession, it’s no shock that along with sticking with Bellagio for some time to come back, he does have some extra aspirations, together with engaged on his truck driving license.
Come Grasp Out With Mori
It feels just like the longer the competition goes on, the stronger the grasp of its magic turns into, not solely to tug the folks in, however to maintain them of their seats for hours on finish as playing cards fly by the air.
👀👉 Nonetheless three tables going sturdy on a Monday night time! Come be part of within the enjoyable at @cardplayerlife‘s Combined Recreation Pageant XIV, sponsored by @BetMGMPoker, which runs till Thursday at @BellagioPoker! 👍🥳♠️♥️♣️♦️#PokerLifeMedia #MGFXIV pic.twitter.com/FXtaj9r4q3
— Cardplayer Life-style (@PokerLifeMedia) June 9, 2026
There are some cool issues lined up for Day 8 as nicely, with Poker Corridor of Famer Mori Eskandani becoming a member of the gang to play some arms and, undoubtedly, share some fascinating tales. Plus, Mori is all the time filled with concepts for brand new video games, so we anticipate the motion at his desk to be enjoyable and chaotic.
Right this moment’s Day 8 of Combined Recreation Pageant XIV at @BellagioPoker will embrace an look by Poker Corridor of Famer Mori Eskandani…
…and ANOTHER Poker Corridor of Famer, too!😃
Wanna know who?
Come be part of us for “Tuesday with Mori”, and name 702-693-7291 to get your title on the record. pic.twitter.com/LyXengkgbv
— Robbie Strazynski (@cardplayerlife) June 9, 2026
Plus, there’s additionally a shock within the playing cards for Tuesday, however we received’t reveal who it’s. What we are able to say is that it’s going to be particular, and you need to be there for it!
Be sure you name in forward of time at (702) 693-7291 to place your title on the record or be on the Bellagio at midday, sharp, to safe your seat.
We’re coming into the ultimate stretch, with our third and ultimate $3500 2026 BetMGM Poker Championship seat up for grabs on Thursday, so that you don’t need to miss out!
