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03-20-2026 18:33 UTC

Pinar Spikes the River Against the Champ

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Carlos Pinar raised to 2,000 under the gun, Dean Lyall three-bet to 6,500 in the hijack, and Pinar called.

The flop came A♦Q♠K♣ and Lyall continued for 1,700. Pinar called to the 7♠ turn, where Lyall bet another 13,000. Pinar then moved all in for 40,600, and Lyall snap-called.

Pinar showed A♥Q♣ for two pair, but Lyall had A♣K♠ for aces and kings and was poised for the knockout until the Q♦ fell on the river. A collective gasp arose from the table as Pinar spiked a full house to win the pot, earning a double up off the defending champion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Pinar	100,000 65,000	65,000
Dean Lyall	25,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Carlos Pinar Dean Lyall

03-20-2026 18:20 UTC

Swann Picking on Rong

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♥Q♦5♦2♥, Nicholas Swann bet 8,000 from the big blind and Shuyi Rong called on the button.

The river was the 7♠ and Swann bet another 28,500. Rong again called, and Swann showed 6♦4♥ for a straight to win the big pot.

A few hands earlier at this table, Swann had called a bet of 27,000 on the river with two queens against Rong, who could only show a bluff as Swann built up his stack close to 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Swann	190,000 120,000	120,000
Shuyi Rong	60,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Nicholas Swann Shuyi Rong

03-20-2026 18:03 UTC

Taylor Stuns Clements With a Straight

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

John Clements three-bet to 11,000 in the big blind and Bryan Taylor called in early position.

The flop came A♦J♣8♠ and Clements continued for 6,500. Taylor called, and the Q♦ fell on the turn.

Clements then bet another 5,000, but this time Taylor came back with a raise to 15,000. Clements quickly called to see the 7♥ river.

Taylor then moved all in for 27,800, and Clements spent a minute muttering to himself before calling. Taylor showed 10♥9♦ for a straight. "Didn't see that," Clements said as he flashed A♣K♥ and handed over the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Taylor	125,600 123,100	123,100
John Clements	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Bryan Taylor John Clements

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-20-2026 17:53 UTC

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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03-20-2026 17:49 UTC

Ko Coolers Bull

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Robbie Bull raised to 1,600 in the hijack and was called by Ming Ko and Terry Grant in the blinds.

Bull continued for 2,000 on the 9♠8♦7♣ flop, and only Ko called. The 10♣ turn was checked through, and the K♣ fell on the river.

Ko then led out for 7,000, and Bull snap-called with J♣10♥ for a flopped straight. Ko, though, had turned a higher straight with Q♣J♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Grant	120,000 70,000	70,000
Ming Ko	50,000 50,000	50,000
Robbie Bull	10,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Ming Ko Robbie Bull Terry Grant

03-20-2026 17:42 UTC

Scott Falls on the River to Kontogiannis

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

William McClure raised to 1,600 in early position before Vasileios Kontogiannis three-bet to 5,200 in the hijack. RM called in the small blind, while Kyle Scott moved all in for 21,000 in the big blind. McClure folded, while Kontogiannis reshoved to force out RM.

Kyle Scott: A♦K♠ All in
Vasileios Kontogiannis: J♥J♠

The 10♠9♠4♠ flop kept Kontogiannis in the lead with his jacks, while Scott picked up a flush draw. Scott hit the K♦ on the turn to move in front, but the J♣ fell on the river to give Kontogiannis a set and send Scott to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasileios Kontogiannis	70,000 30,000	30,000
RM	35,000
William McClure	35,000
Kyle Scott	Busted

Tags: Kyle Scott Scott Falls Vasileios Kontogiannis William McClure

03-20-2026 17:30 UTC

A Few Big Stacks

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shuyi Rong	130,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Guertin	130,000 40,000	40,000
Jake Collins	110,000
Gustavus Watt	100,000 75,000	75,000
Yixuan Xu	100,000 30,000	30,000
Majid Iqbal	100,000 20,000	20,000
Caroline Lee	80,000
Shi Dong	80,000 20,000	20,000

03-20-2026 17:25 UTC

McGinlay Shoves Into the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bernard McGinlay bet 2,000 from under the gun on a flop of A♥5♠4♣ and Robert Hislop called on the button. Michael Kane then raised to 10,000 in the big blind, and McGinlay shoved for 20,000. Hislop folded, but Kane snap-called.

Bernard McGinlay: A♠Q♦ All in
Michael Kane: 3♥2♠

"Nuts?" McGinlay asked when Kane turned over his cards. The 9♠ turn left McGinlay drawing dead, while the 9♦ completed the board on the river as Kane scored the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Kane	100,000 30,000	30,000
Robert Hislop	80,000 25,000	25,000
Bernard McGinlay	Busted

Tags: Bernard McGinlay Michael Kane Robert Hislop

03-20-2026 17:21 UTC

Docherty Spikes the River to Bust Ko

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

David Docherty bet 2,500 from the button on a flop of 4♠5♠8♦ and Ming Ko called in the big blind, while Dean Lyall folded in the hijack.

Both Docherty and Ko checked the 3♦ turn. Ko then led out for 15,000 on the A♦ river, and Docherty moved all in.

Ko called for around 20,000 more, and Docherty showed Q♦10♦ for a rivered flush. Ko quickly mucked his cards and left the table, while the dealer eventually retrieved his 6♣2♣ and showed it to the table before pushing the big pot to Docherty.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Docherty	140,000 45,000	45,000
Calum Williams	120,000 10,000	10,000
Dean Lyall	70,000 32,000	32,000

Ming Ko	Busted

Tags: David Docherty Dean Lyall Ming Ko