2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1ab
Event Info
2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$300,000
Total Entries
47
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
208,889
Total Chips
1,880,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1ab
Entries
47
Players Left
9
Players Left 9 / 47

Smurr Jams on Steele; Wangler Re-enters

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Ken Smurr
Ken Smurr

Pat Steele raised to 900 in middle position and in late position, Ken Smurr three-bet to 2,700. Action folded back around to Steele who called.

Both players checked the flop of A96 to the turn 4 where Steele bet 3,500.

Smurr moved all in for 17,200 and Steele released his hand, prompting Smurr to table AK as he raked in the pot.

Elsewhere in the tournament, Stephen Wangler was eliminated by Thomas Midena and rebought to find himself in the exact same seat.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Midena us
Thomas Midena
84,100
84,100
84,100
Profile photo of Stephen Wangler us
Stephen Wangler
40,000
Profile photo of Ken Smurr us
Ken Smurr
28,800
11,200
11,200
Profile photo of Pat Steele us
Pat Steele
23,600
16,400
16,400

Tags: Ken SmurrPat SteeleStephen WanglerThomas Midena