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

01-13-2026 16:36 UTC-8

Negreanu Check-Raises Eveslage

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Connor Richards

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

Chad Eveslage raised to 160,000 on the button with A♥4♥ and Daniel Negreanu called in the button with Q♣4♣.

Negreanu checked on the flop of Q♦6♣3♦ and Eveslage bet 80,000. Negreanu raised to 180,000 and Eveslage called.

Negreanu was about to bet on the 8♣ turn and stopped himself as Eveslage quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	3,500,000 565,000	565,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,200,000 430,000	430,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Chad Eveslage

01-13-2026 16:30 UTC-8

Aaron Kupin Elminanated in 5th Place ($60,000)

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to the small blind Andrew Lichtenberger, and he raised to put the big blind Aaron Kupin all in for his stack of 1,000,000, which he quickly called.

Aaron Kupin: A♥8♠ All in
Andrew Lichtenberger: 10♦9♦

Kupin was at risk, but ahead with his ace high. However, the board ran out 10♣5♥J♠K♥9♥ and Kupin improved to two pair, to take the pot and eliminate Kupin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	4,900,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Chad Eveslage	2,935,000 100,000	100,000

Michael Wang	2,120,000 320,000	320,000

Daniel Negreanu	770,000 200,000	200,000

Aaron Kupin	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Andrew Lichtenberger

Level: 19

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

01-13-2026 16:15 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Bets Out Wang

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Michael Wang opened to 120,000 in the cutoff with A♣J♥ and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bet to 425,000 in the small blind with K♠Q♦. Wang called.

Lichtenberger checked on the flop of 8♥10♥3♠ and Wang checked back. Lichtenberger checked again on the 7♠ turn and Wang checked back.

Lichtenberger then bet 250,000 on the 3♦ river and Wang folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	3,900,000 785,000	785,000

Michael Wang	1,800,000 455,000	455,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Michael Wang

01-13-2026 16:11 UTC-8

Bubble Flip

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

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01-13-2026 16:07 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	3,115,000 150,000	150,000

Chad Eveslage	3,035,000 355,000	355,000

Michael Wang	2,255,000 665,000	665,000

Aaron Kupin	1,150,000 210,000	210,000

Daniel Negreanu	970,000 150,000	150,000

01-13-2026 15:59 UTC-8

John Riordan Eliminated in 6th Place ($40,000)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chad Eveslage opened to 125,000 on the button, and John Riordan made the call in the big blind.

The flop came 5♣A♣5♦ and Riordan check-called a bet of 80,000 from Eveslage.

After the 10♠ on the turn, Riordan check-called another bet from Eveslage, this time for 300,000.

The river was the 9♣ and after Riordan checked, Eveslage moved all in for his opponents remaining stack of 600,000. Riordan gave it some time, before opting to make the call.

Riordan turned over 5♠4♠ for trip fives, but Eveslage had him out kicked with K♥5♥ to take the pot and send out Riordan in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	3,390,000 1,610,000	1,610,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	3,265,000 35,000	35,000

Michael Wang	1,590,000 370,000	370,000

Aaron Kupin	1,360,000 40,000	40,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,120,000 150,000	150,000

John Riordan	Busted

Tags: Chad Eveslage John Riordan

01-13-2026 15:45 UTC-8

Lichtenberger Clicks It Back

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Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 125,000 with A♠9♣ and Aaron Kupin three-bet to A♥J♠ on the button. Lichtenberger clicked it back to 625,000 and Kupin folded the better ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	3,300,000 410,000	410,000

Aaron Kupin	1,400,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Andrew Lichtenberger

Level: 18

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

01-13-2026 15:29 UTC-8

Break Time

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Connor Richards

Level 17 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

The remaining six players have been sent on a 12-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger	2,890,000

Aaron Kupin	2,125,000

Michael Wang	1,960,000 20,000	20,000

Chad Eveslage	1,780,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,270,000

John Riordan	700,000 210,000	210,000