$35,000 Championship | 2026 Eastern Poker Open

4 days 4 hours ago

Smith Shows Down a Set

David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♥7♠9♣, a player in early position bet 20,000 before Ronnie Smith raised to 50,000 in middle position. His opponent called, and the 3♥ fell on the turn.

Smith then bet 75,000, and his opponent again called. The river was the 8♣ and the early-position player led out for 30,000. Smith snap-called and turned over 7♣7♥ for a set, while his opponent mucked 10♠8♠.

Rob Keizo and Richard Rollka were recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronnie Smith	500,000 150,000	150,000
Rob Keizo	Busted
Richard Rollka	Busted

Tags: Ronnie Smith

4 days 4 hours ago

White Fills Up to Double Off St. Laurent

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A player under the gun raised to 15,000 and was called by Nancy St. Laurent on the button and Ken White in the big blind.

White led out for 22,000 on the Q♦6♦J♠ flop, and only St. Laurent called. White then put in his last 20,000 on the 6♣ turn, and St. Laurent called to put him at risk.

White showed Q♠6♠ for a turned full house, while St. Laurent had A♠J♦. The river was the 4♣ and White doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nancy St. Laurent	220,000 100,000	100,000
Ken White	80,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ken White Nancy St. Laurent

4 days 4 hours ago

Mildenberg Surprises the Table

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Les Mildenberg and Rob Keizo went to a flop of 4♥5♣4♠ where Mildenberg bet 30,000 from the hijack. Keizo called in the big blind.

Keizo led out for 37,000 on the K♥ turn, and Mildenberg called. Both players checked the Q♦ river, and Keizo showed 3♥3♠. Mildenberg turned over 6♥6♦ to win the pot.

"Didn't expect that," a tablemate said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Les Mildenberg	280,000
Rob Keizo	100,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Les Mildenberg Rob Keizo

4 days 5 hours ago

Foley Picks Up Aces to Triple

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

John Foley moved all in for 28,000 from the button, a player in the big blind reshoved for 45,000, and Jim Scannell put both players at risk from under the gun.

John Foley: A♥A♠ All in
Big Blind: 9♣9♠ All in
Jim Scannell: 10♥10♠

Foley was ahead with his aces, and the board ran out 8♣K♠7♦5♥2♣ to earn him a triple up. Scannell took the side pot with his tens to send the big blind to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Scannell	130,000 130,000	130,000
John Foley	90,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Jim Scannell John Foley

Level: 23

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

4 days 5 hours ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Players are going on the first 15-minute break of the day.

4 days 5 hours ago

Marrocco Raises White on the Flop

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Ken White bet 20,000 from the cutoff on a flop of Q♠J♠2♥ and Chad Marrocco raised to 43,000 in the hijack. White called to see the J♦ turn.

Marrocco then bet 35,000, and White again called. Both players checked the 6♦ river, and Marrocco showed A♦Q♣ for two pair. "I figured you had ace-king," White told him as he mucked 10♣10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Marrocco	320,000 80,000	80,000
Ken White	100,000

Tags: Chad Marrocco Ken White

4 days 5 hours ago

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Dennehy	400,000 400,000	400,000
Ronnie Smith	350,000 350,000	350,000
Owen Balcarcel	230,000 130,000	130,000
Joe DiCruttalo	160,000 60,000	60,000
Joe Holland	160,000 15,000	15,000
Eddie Holt	150,000 60,000	60,000
Sonya Harrison	150,000 50,000	50,000
Nancy St. Laurent	120,000 20,000	20,000
Juliano Destro	120,000 20,000	20,000
Mike Kelly	105,000 5,000	5,000
Wilmer Colon	80,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Magee	50,000 70,000	70,000

4 days 5 hours ago

Rollka Sends Out Powell

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to Ray Powell who moved all in from the small blind, and Richard Rollka put him at risk in the big blind.

Ray Powell: J♥8♥ All in
Richard Rollka: A♥Q♦

Powell couldn't connect with the 7♠9♣2♦9♠Q♣ board, while Rollka improved to two pair to secure the pot. The stacks were counted down and Rollka had Powell's remaining 37,000 barely covered, earning him the knockout.