$1,000,000 Championship Freeroll | 2025 PGT Championship

01-13-2026 17:43 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	4,175,000 250,000	250,000

Chad Eveslage	4,175,000 300,000	300,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,375,000 50,000	50,000

Eveslage Three-Bets Lichtenberger

Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 225,000 on the button with A♦7♦ and Chad Eveslage three-bet in the small blind to 650,000 with Q♠Q♥. Lichtenberger folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	4,475,000 275,000	275,000

Michael Wang	3,925,000 250,000	250,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,325,000 225,000	225,000

01-13-2026 17:34 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Gets One Through

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Connor Richards

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 225,000 on the button with 10♠7♠ and Michael Wang defended in the big blind holding J♣5♦.

Wang checked on the flop of A♥K♣J♠ and Lichtenberger continued for 125,000. Wang called. Wang checked again on the Q♠ turn and Lichtenberger bet 175,000. Wang folded the better hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	4,175,000 200,000	200,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,550,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Michael Wang

01-13-2026 17:25 UTC-8

Lichtenberger's Back in It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Chad Eveslage raised to 200,000 on the button with 3♦3♣, before the small blind Michael Wang three-bet to 600,000. Then Andrew Lichtenberger put in a four-bet for his stack of 925,000, which got Eveslage to fold, and Wang made the call to put Lichtenberger at risk.

Andrew Lichtenberger: A♥Q♦ All in
Michael Wang: K♥10♣

Lichtenberger was in front with his ace high, until the flop came 10♦5♣6♠ giving Wang a pair of tens. That lead was just momentarily though, as the turn brought the A♣, and the 8♠ on the river secured Lichtenberger the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	4,375,000 100,000	100,000

Chad Eveslage	4,200,000 975,000	975,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,150,000 875,000	875,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Chad Eveslage Michael Wang

01-13-2026 17:11 UTC-8

Eveslage Takes a Chunk from Lichtenberger

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Tyler Boyer

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger limped in from the small blind with A♥J♣ and Chad Eveslage in the big blind checked his option holding Q♥7♣.

The flop came J♠8♣Q♦ giving Eveslage the lead with to pair, and Lichtenberger flopping second pair. Lichtenberger decided to lead out for a bet of 100,000, which Eveslage called.

After the 6♦ on the turn, Lichtenberger sized up to 375,000, and Eveslage again made the call.

The river was the 3♣ and Lichtenberger decided to check-call a bet of 375,000, and once Eveslage tabled his hand, the pot went his way as Lichtenberger mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	5,175,000 745,000	745,000

Michael Wang	4,275,000 415,000	415,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	1,275,000 1,160,000	1,160,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Chad Eveslage

Level: 20

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-13-2026 17:00 UTC-8

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The three remaining players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	4,430,000

Michael Wang	3,860,000 160,000	160,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,435,000 40,000	40,000

01-13-2026 17:00 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 4th Place ($80,000)

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 300,000 in the cutoff and Chad Eveslage three-bet to 750,000 in the small blind. Negreanu called.

Eveslage bet 160,000 for the rest of Negreanu's stack on the flop of 5♠3♠4♦ and Negreanu called.

Daniel Negreanu: A♣6♣ All in
Chad Eveslage: J♥J♦

Negreanu couldn't hit an ace or his straight outs as the board bricked out 10♣3♥ to mark the Poker Hall of Famer's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	4,430,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Chad Eveslage Daniel Negreanu

01-13-2026 16:55 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Applying Pressure

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Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Chad Eveslage opened to 160,000 in the cutoff with A♣4♠ and Michael Wang three-bet to 480,000 on the button with K♠J♦.

Andrew Lichtenberger then four-bet jammed for 1,700,000 in the big blind with K♦Q♦ to bring folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	4,020,000 140,000	140,000

Chad Eveslage	3,320,000 200,000	200,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,475,000 260,000	260,000

Daniel Negreanu	910,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Chad Eveslage Michael Wang

01-13-2026 16:44 UTC-8

Wang Jumps into the Chip Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 19 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded to Michael Wang on the button, he raised to 160,000 with A♠4♦, which was called by the big blind Andrew Lichtenberger holding A♦7♥.

The flop came 6♠3♠5♥ and Lichtenberger decided to lead out for a bet of 80,000, which Wang called.

After the 6♥ on the turn, Lichtenberger fired again, this time for 300,000, and Wang again made the call.

The river was the 7♠ which paired Lichtenberger but gave Wang a straight. Lichtenberger did bet once more though, a small bet for only 80,000. Wang took some time, before raising to 1,300,000, leaving just 80,000 behind.

Lichtenberger confirmed the count and thought over his decision, before making the call, to give Wang the massive pot and nearly a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wang	3,880,000 1,760,000	1,760,000

Chad Eveslage	3,520,000 20,000	20,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	2,215,000 2,685,000	2,685,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,110,000 90,000	90,000