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

03-19-2026 12:52 UTC-4

Ebenhoeh Doubles Through Terrill Who in Turn Doubles Through Miller

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Richard Terrill in late position and Tim Ebenhoeh in the big blind with a sizable pot having already been built.

With a board reading 9♥6♣2♦K♦, Ebenhoeh checked over to Terrill who bet 10,000. Ebenhoe moved all in for 13,300 and Terrill sighed as he put in the few more chips to call.

Tim Ebenhoeh: 9♦9♣
Richard Terrill: A♦J♣

The river 4♠ was a mere formality as Ebenhoeh had locked up the pot on the turn.

On the next hand, Terrill moved all in for 8,400 in early position and Bryant Miller called in the big blind.

Richard Terrill: Q♠J♠
Bryant Miller: A♦J♣

Terrill survived on the runout of K♥K♣Q♦6♣4♣ as he made kings and queens to double at the expense of Miller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryant Miller	67,000 27,000	27,000
Tim Ebenhoeh	38,500 1,500	1,500
Richard Terrill	17,400 22,600	22,600

Tags: Bryant Miller Richard Terrill Tim Ebenhoeh

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

03-19-2026 12:21 UTC-4

Smurr Jams on Steele; Wangler Re-enters

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

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 A♥9♣6♥ 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 A♣K♥ 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
Thomas Midena	84,100 84,100	84,100
Stephen Wangler	40,000
Ken Smurr	28,800 11,200	11,200
Pat Steele	23,600 16,400	16,400

Tags: Ken Smurr Pat Steele Stephen Wangler Thomas Midena

03-19-2026 12:07 UTC-4

Ruscitti Turns a Flush

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Terry Kocher called in the hijack, which saw Kevin Ruscitti raise to 1,100 on the button which only Kocher called.

The flop rolled out 9♣5♥4♥ and Kocher check-called a bet of 800 from Ruscitti.

Kocher checked the turn 6♥ over to Ruscitti who bet 2,500 and Kocher called a second time.

On the river 9♦, Kocher check-called a bet for the third time from Ruscitti. This time to the tune of 5,500.

Ruscitti tabled K♥Q♥ for a king-high flush and Kocher tapped the table saying nice hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Ruscitti	49,700 9,700	9,700
Terry Kocher	26,100 13,900	13,900

Tags: Kevin Ruscitti Terry Kocher

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

03-19-2026 11:31 UTC-4

More Faces in The Field

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Kocher	40,000 40,000	40,000
Graham Gardner	40,000 40,000	40,000
Kevin Ruscitti	40,000 40,000	40,000
Stephen Wangler	40,000 40,000	40,000
Pat Steele	40,000 40,000	40,000

Dalton Potter	40,000 40,000	40,000
Christopher Moon	40,000 40,000	40,000
Bryant Miller	40,000 40,000	40,000
Mike Sampson	40,000

03-19-2026 11:25 UTC-4

O'Neill with Tens Full

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Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Henry Zou raised to 600 from the hijack and was called by three players in the forms of Tim Ebenhoeh in the cutoff, Michael O'Neill on the button, and Cody Stewart in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 10♦9♦5♥ and Stewart checked to Zou who bet 1,600. Both Ebenhoeh and O'Neill called while Stewart pitched his hand.

Zou continued for 4,500 on the turn 3♠ and only O'Neill called.

On the river 5♦, Zou checked over to O'Neill who bet 10,000 and Zou pondered for a few seconds before opting to call.

"I tried to tell you," said O'Neill as he turned over 10♥10♣ for tens full.

"Nice hand," Zou replied as he tossed his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to O'Neill.