$1,200 Main Event Day 1ab | 2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic

03-19-2026 16:52 UTC-4

Puleo Turns Aces Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a flop rolled out Q♥5♥3♣ in a heads up pot, Clinton Hubble in the hijack checked over to Ron Puleo on the button.

Puleo bet 10,000 and Hubble moved all in for 38,500. Puleo thought for a few seconds before opting to call.

Clinton Hubble: Q♦J♣
Ron Puleo: A♣5♣

The board ran out A♥K♦ as Hubble's pair of queens couldn't hold up against Puleo's turned two pair and Puleo crossed the six-figure threshold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ron Puleo	109,000 86,000	86,000
Clinton Hubble	Busted

Tags: Clinton Hubble Ron Puleo

03-19-2026 16:38 UTC-4

Another Double For Wieland; Potter Gone

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Brady Wieland in the big blind and Kevin Ruscitti in middle position.

The board read A♦A♣2♦4♣ and Wieland bet 10,000, prompting Ruscitti to raise to 30,000. Wieland moved all in for 61,000 and Ruscitti called.

Brady Wieland: 5♦3♣
Kevin Ruscitti: A♠10♥

Wieland's wheel was good for the pot as he took the majority of Ruscitti's chips.

At another table, Dalton Potter was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Wieland	141,000 73,800	73,800
Kevin Ruscitti	25,900 72,600	72,600
Dalton Potter	Busted

Tags: Brady Wieland Kevin Riscitti

03-19-2026 16:22 UTC-4

Wieland Finds Four Tens

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with a pot containing 9,600, between Brady Wieland in the big blind, Christopher Moon in the cutoff, and Michael O'Neill on the button.

The flop read 10♦8♦3♠ and action checked around to O'Neill who bet 6,000 to see only Wieland call.

Both players checked the turn 10♠ to the river 10♥ and Wieland bet 10,000. O'Neill jammed all in for 22,700 effective and Wieland called to put himself at risk.

Brady Wieland: J♥10♣
Michael O'Neill: Q♠Q♥

Four tens was good for Wieland to double at the expense of O'Neill.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brady Wieland	67,200 23,700	23,700
Michael O'Neill	47,300 13,800	13,800

Tags: Brady Wieland Christopher Moon Michael O'Neill

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

03-19-2026 16:04 UTC-4

Ruscitti Knocks Out Argiero

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Liam Gannon

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

Kevin Ruscitti raised to 2,300 in the hijack and Michael O'Neill called on the button. In the big blind Carmino Argiero three-bet to 8,600, prompting Ruscitti to jam and only Argiero called to put himself at risk for 29,000.

Carmino Argiero: A♥10♦
Kevin Ruscitti: J♠J♦

The board ran out J♣10♣7♥3♠10♥ and the jacks full was good for the pot to eliminate Argiero from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ruscitti	98,500 27,600	27,600
Carmino Argiero	Busted

Tags: Carmino Argiero Kevin Ruscitti Michael O'Neill

03-19-2026 15:54 UTC-4

Kocher Doubles Through O'Neill

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Liam Gannon

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

Terry Kocher raised to 2,000 from middle position and Michael O'Neill three-bet to 7,500 which saw action fold back around to Kocher who moved all in for 18,500 to see O'Neill quickly call.

Terry Kocher: K♠K♦
Michael O'Neill: 9♥9♦

The board ran out 7♥6♣4♠J♥Q♦ and the kings held up for Kocher to double through O'Neill.

At another table, Adam Jensen was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Kocher	39,500 13,500	13,500
Michael O'Neill	33,500 19,200	19,200
Adam Jensen	Busted

Tags: Michael O'Neill Terry Kocher

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

03-19-2026 15:30 UTC-4

Magdan Leads The Field At Break (full)

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alec Magdan	136,500 96,500	96,500

Kevin Ruscitti	126,100 18,100	18,100
Alan Waller	103,200 1,200	1,200
Christopher Moon	91,200 62,900	62,900
Steven Stout	86,100 37,600	37,600
Ken Smurr	86,000 26,000	26,000
Conor Caughey	86,000 48,700	48,700
Clinton Hubble	81,200 81,200	81,200
Cody Stewart	79,400 24,700	24,700
Pat Steele	64,900 41,400	41,400

Mike Sampson	63,500 28,100	28,100
Michael O'Neill	52,700 1,300	1,300
Adam Jensen	49,400 9,400	9,400
Kenneth Khosravani	48,800 10,800	10,800
Brady Wieland	43,500 3,500	3,500
Brek Schutten	41,300 1,300	1,300

Carmino Argiero	35,800
Dalton Potter	35,500 4,500	4,500
Bryant Miller	28,600 50,700	50,700
Terry Kocher	26,000 14,000	14,000
Ron Puleo	23,000 8,500	8,500
Zinoviy Pelekh	16,600 30,000	30,000
Thomas Midena	Busted
Richard Terrill	Busted

03-19-2026 15:16 UTC-4

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

03-19-2026 15:11 UTC-4

Waller Hits A One Outer To Knock Out Two

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dalton Potter raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Ken Smurr called in the cutoff. Henry Zou jammed all in from the small blind and in the big blind, Alan Waller moved all in for more. Potter called to put himself at risk for 36,500 while Smurr folded.

Henry Zou: K♣Q♣
Dalton Potter: J♦J♣
Alan Wall: Q♥Q♠

The flop of 7♣7♦4♠ didn't change anything, but the turn J♠ saw Potter pull ahead with jacks full. Zou was drawing dead while Wall was looking for the last queen in the deck, which appeared as the Q♥ river peeled off. Potter rebought into the tournament to sit one seat over while Zou exited the tournament area.

Thomas Midena, Brek Schutten, and Adam Jensen are among those who have entered into the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Waller	102,000 64,200	64,200
Brek Schutten	40,000 40,000	40,000

Thomas Midena	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dalton Potter	40,000 1,300	1,300
Adam Jensen	40,000 25,000	25,000
Henry Zou	Busted

Tags: Adam Jensen Alan Wall Alan Waller Brek Schutten Dalton Potter Henry Zou Ken Smurr Thomas Midena