2026 Eastern Poker Open

$35,000 Championship
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2026 Eastern Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$10,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$35,000
Total Entries
343
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
250
Players Left
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O'Hare Spikes a Set to Bust Magee

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Tom Magee moved all in for 40,000 from the hijack and Kelly O'Hare put him at risk in the small blind.

Tom Magee: AJ All in
Kelly O'Hare: 55

Magee was racing for his tournament life, but he fell far behind on the 7510 flop as O'Hare hit a set. The rest of the board ran out 92 and Magee was sent to the rail.

Tags: Kelly O'HareTom Magee

"Put It In The Blog How Lucky He Is"; Balcarcel Scores Back-to-Back Knockouts

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Owen Balcarcel
Owen Balcarcel

A player in middle position moved all in for 26,000 and Owen Balcarcel called in the big blind.

All-in Player: 87 All in
Owen Balcarcel: KK

Balcarcel had woken up with kings as the 4107 flop gave his opponent some hope with a pair, but the at-risk player couldn't improve on the 3 turn or 9 river as he was sent to the rail.

The next hand, a player in the hijack bet 6,000 on a flop of 10A8 and Balcarcel and Alex Rancore called in the blinds.

The hijack bet another 12,000 on the 6 turn, and only Balcarcel called this time. The river was the Q and the hijack moved all in for 11,500. Balcarcel snap-called.

"Jack-nine. I already know it," tablemate Hugh Merlino said to Balcarcel, and he indeed turned over J9 for a straight. The hijack tossed his cards into the muck and made his exit.

"Put it in the blog how lucky this guy is," Mike Kelly added.

Tags: Owen Balcarcel

Rancore Flips an Opponent to the Rail

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Hugh Merlino limped in from under the gun before Alex Rancore raised to 8,000 in early position. The button then moved all in for 42,800 and Merlino folded, but Rancore quickly called.

All-in Player: JJ All in
Alex Rancore: AK

The button was racing for his tournament life, but the A43 flop gave Rancore the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 84 and Rancore sent his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Alex RancoreHugh Merlino

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Iannelli Survives on the River, O'Hare Folds a Monster

Level 10 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kelly O'Hare limped in from under the gun and John Iannelli came along from early position. A middle-position player then moved all in and O'Hare folded, while Iannelli called for his last 15,000.

John Iannelli: J10 All in
Opponent: AK

"I was ahead," O'Hare said as the flop came 624. The turn came the 6, and O'Hare said she folded two sixes and would've made quads. Iannelli was down to his last card, but he spiked the J on the river to win the pot and double up.

Tags: John IannelliKelly O'Hare

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Ziegler Flops a Monster

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Rick Ziegler
Rick Ziegler

Heads-up on a flop of 932, a player in the cutoff moved all in for 30,000 and Rick Ziegler snap-called in the hijack.

All-In Player: KQ All in
Rick Ziegler: KQ

Ziegler had flopped a flush, and the at-risk player was drawing dead by the 8 turn. The river was the 7 and the defending champion earned the knockout.

Tags: Rick Ziegler

Alvarez Scoops a Three-Way All In

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Phil Alvarez raised to 8,000 in middle position and Wilmer Colon three-bet to 25,000 in the cutoff. The big blind called, while Alvarez then moved all in for 67,000. Colon snap-called, while the big blind also called for 40,600.

Big Blind: KQ All in
Phil Alvarez: QQ All in
Wilmer Colon: JJ

"One king is all you need," tablemate Basil Congro reassured the big blind, but Alvarez remained in the lead on the 924910 board to scoop the pot. He doubled up off Colon, while the big blind was sent to the rail.

Tags: Basil CongroPhil AlvarezWilmer Colon

Lima Shoves on Proctor

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Carlton Lima
Carlton Lima

Heads-up on a flop of J27, Andre Proctor bet 7,000 from the button and Carlton Lima called in the big blind.

Proctor bet 15,000 on the 5 turn before Lima had a chance to act. Lima eventually checked, and Proctor's bet was allowed to stand. Lima then moved all in for 80,000, and Proctor quickly folded.

Lima showed J5 as he took the pot, and Proctor said he folded two tens.

Tags: Andre ProctorCarlton Lima

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

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