2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1ef
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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
35
Average Chip Stack
358,857
Total Chips
12,560,000
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1ef
Entries
163
Players Left
24
Players Left 35 / 314

Essak Runs Into Brown's Straight

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Vance Essak
Vance Essak

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Aaron Brown in the big blind and Vance Essak in middle position.

The board read 642J and Brown checked over to Essak who bet 5,600. Brown moved all in for 25,600 effective and Essak thought for a bit before calling.

Vance Essak: 77
Aaron Brown: 53

The straight had the board locked up for Brown before the river 5 and Essak exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Aaron Brown
156,000
22,000
22,000
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Vance Essak
Busted

Tags: Aaron BrownVance Essak