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

Mar 21, 2026

Waller Clicks It Against McCavit

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Kannon McCavit in middle position, Todd Bishop in the cutoff, and Alan Waller in the small blind.

The flop rolled out A♦K♦Q♣ and Waller checked to McCavit who bet 1,100 to see both Bishop and Waller call.

Everyone checked through on the turn J♠ to the river 2♠ where Waller checked over to McCavit who bet 4,500. Bishop folded and Waller tossed in two black chips.

"I meant to just call," said Waller "they got stuck together."

A tournament director came over to rule that it must stay as a min-raise. McCavit wasted little time in folding his hand as Waller raked in the pot.

Tags: Alan Waller Todd Bishop

Mar 21, 2026

Vachon Takes From Zou

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Connor Vachon raised to 2,800 from under the gun and another player in late position called. In the hijack, Henry Zou three-bet to 8,000 and only Vachon called.

Action checked to the river on the board A♠J♠7♥8♠5♦ where Vachon bet 10,000 and Zou thought for a bit before tossing in the call.

Vachon tabled A♥J♥ for top two and Zou tossed his hand into the muck.

Tags: Connor Vachon Henry Zou

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Mar 21, 2026

Lamphere Rips Bottom Pair

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Adam Lamphere raised to 1,500 from under the gun to see two players call including Garnetta Montgomery in the big blind.

The flop rolled out Q♠10♥7♠ and Montgomery checked over to Lamphere who bet 2,500 to see only Montgomery call.

On the turn 2♥, Montgomery check-called a bet to the tune of 6,000 from Lamphere.

Montgomery bet 6,000 on the river 6♣, which prompted Lamphere to move all in for 31,000 and Montgomery folded.

Lamphere showed 4♠2♠ for fifth pair as he was pushed the pot.

Tags: Adam Lamphere Garnetta Montgomery

Mar 21, 2026

Sisler Sends Out Fitzgerald

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With a 1,200 raise in front of her, Danielle Fitzgerald moved all in for 10,400 from middle position seeing only a call from Scott Sisler in the big blind.

Danielle Fitzgerald: K♥Q♦
Scott Sisler: K♣9♣

The board ran out 8♦6♦6♥2♥9♥ and the river gave Sisler nines up to eliminate Fitzgerald from the tournament.

Tags: Danielle Fitzgerald Scott Sisler

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Mar 21, 2026

Vanetten Looks Up Lamphere Correctly

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Joel Vanetten in first position and Adam Lamphere in the big blind.

The board read 9♣9♦5♥K♣ and Lamphere checked over to Vanetten who bet 2,000, promting Lamphere to raise to 7,000.

Vanetten called and the river peeled off an A♠ to see Lamphere size up to 21,000, sending Vanetten into the tank. After some thought and some muttering to himself, he put in the chips.

Lamphere tabled 5♠3♣ for nines and fives, but it was no good against Vanetten's K♦Q♣ for kings and nines.

Tags: Adam Lamphere Joel Vanetten

Mar 21, 2026

Brown Takes From Rippe

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Doug Rippe raised to 1,200 from early position and Thomas Midena in the hijack called. In the big blind, Aaron Brown raised to 3,500 to see both Rippe and Midena call.

The flop rolled out 8♣5♠3♦ and Brown bet 6,500 to see only Rippe call.

Brown bet 6,500 once more on the turn Q♠ and Rippe thought for a few seconds before tossing his hand into the muck.

Tags: Aaron Brown Doug Rippe Thomas Midena

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Mar 21, 2026