2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic

$1,200 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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Event Info
2026 Great Lakes Poker Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$75,601
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$321,700
Total Entries
314
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
88
Players Left
10
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Argiero's Aces

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Carmino Argiero
Carmino Argiero

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot containing 8,400 between Carmino Argiero in the big blind with Jeremy Hill on the button.

The board read KJ10 and Argiero check-called a bet of 3,500 from Hill.

Argiero checked the turn 9 where Hill sized up to 6,000 and Argiero called a second time.

Both players checked the river 6 and Hill tabled K8 for a pair of kings. It was second best to Argiero who tabled AA for a pair of aces and he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Hill
78,600
38,600
38,600
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Carmino Argiero
48,500
8,500
8,500

Tags: Carmino ArgieroJeremy Hill

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Phothisan Jams On Bucceri

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Vilasack Phthisan
Vilasack Phthisan

Buck Bucceri raised to 700 from late position and in the hijack Vilasack Phothisan raised to 1,500. Action folded back around to Bucceri who called.

The flop rolled out 995 and Bucceri check-called a bet of 1,500 from Phothisan.

Bucceri checked the turn 10 over to Phothisan who moved all in and Bucceri quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Buck Bucceri
34,600
5,400
5,400
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Vilasack Phothisan
16,500
10,900
10,900

Tags: Buck BucceriVilasack Phothisan

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Korty Rivers Phothisan; Williams Gone

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Patrick Korty
Patrick Korty

Vilasack Phothisan raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Nicholas Cikulin called on the button. In the big blind, Patrick Korty raised to 3,300. Phothisan raised to 11,200 and only Korty continued.

The flop rolled out AKJ and Korty checked over to Phothisan who moved all in for 25,600 effective. Korty wasted no time in tossing in one 5k chip for the call.

Patrick Korty: AQ
Vilasack Phothisan: KK

Phothisan held up on the turn 2, but the river 10 gave Korty Broadway to survive and double through Phothisan.

At the other table, Brittney Williams was eliminated by Andrew Olive who now sits with over six figures in his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Olive
123,000
43,000
43,000
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Patrick Korty
77,000
37,000
37,000
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Vilasack Phothisan
5,600
34,400
34,400
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Brittney Williams
Busted

Tags: Andrew OliveBrittney WilliamsNicholas CikulinPatrick KortyVilasack Phothisan

Faces At The Start

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Grant Henderson had already been eliminated by Andrew Olive at the start, but rebought shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Olive
80,000
80,000
80,000
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Michael O'Neill
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Nicholas Cukulin
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Steven Stout
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Patrick Korty
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Chuck Gekle
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Philip Beesley
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Grant Henderson
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Henry Zou
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Brittney Williams
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Giulio Conti
40,000
40,000
40,000
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William Tinges
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Shawn Rings
40,000
40,000
40,000
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Vilasack Phothisan
40,000