2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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Event Info
2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$329,700
Total Entries
314
Players Left
44
Average Chip Stack
285,455
Total Chips
12,560,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
88
Players Left
10
Players Left 44 / 314

Strunk Eliminates Syed To Take The Lead

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Robert Strunk
Robert Strunk

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Areef Syed all in for 145,000 in the small blind up against Robert Strunk in the big blind, with a board reading 963.

Areef Syed: J9
Robert Strunk: 98

The turn 8 gave Strunk top two pair and it held up on the river 10 to eliminate Syed from the tournament and take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Robert Strunk
445,000
127,000
127,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Areef Syed
Busted
Day 1D Chip Leader

Tags: Areef SyedRobert Strunk