2026 Poker Masters
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The tournament has seen 42 entries, with 30 players remaining. They are now on a 20-minute break.
Nicholas Palma opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Joe McKeehen called from the hijack,
McKeehen called bets of 4,000 and 10,500 on the flop and turn for the board to read K♦9♣3♣J♥7♥.
Palma fired a third bet of 13,500 and McKeehen called once more.
The Event #2 champion tabled K♣K♥ for a set of kings and took in a pot just before the break.
Nicholas Seward raised to 5,000 from the hijack and was called by Jeremy Becker from the button. Michael Rossitto and Adrian Mateos came along from the blinds.
The flop checked through to the turn for the board to read 3♠8♣7♥8♦. Rossitto bet 6,000 before Mateos made it 18,000. Seward and Becker folded before Rossitto called. The 3♥ river checked through to showdown, and Rossitto had trip eights with 10♠8♠ to take the pot.
On the next deal, Becker raised to 5,000 from the cutoff but folded when Mateos three-bet from the small blind.
Becker opened the action once again, making it 5,000. Erik Seidel reraised to 16,500 from the small blind and Becker called.
Becker check-called for 15,000 on the Q♠6♦4♥ flop but check-folded to a bet of 37,000 on the J♠ turn.
Jesse Lonis raised from early position. Brock Wilson and Michael Berk called from the blinds.
It checked to Lonis on the Q♥10♠8♥ flop, and he bet 8,000. Wilson called and then Berk made it 48,000. Lonis quickly folded, but Wilson went deep into the tank, burning through three time banks before folding.
Wilson muttered he folded bottom two pair. Clemen Deng guessed Berk's hand as J♥3♥, and Berk confirmed that Deng was correct. Wilson asked if that was true, and Berk said again that jack-three was his hand.
On the next deal, Lonis made it 6,000 and called when Justin Zaki made it 17,000 from the hijack. Lonis check-folded to a bet of 14,000 on the 8♠8♥4♥ flop.
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Neil Warren raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and called when Justin Zaki three-bet to 12,000 form the button.
Warren check-called for 14,000 on the Q♦10♣5♠ flop, and then checked when the J♦ came on the turn. Zaki shoved for Warren's stack of 67,000, and after using two time banks, Warren folded.
Ariel Mantel made it 4,500 from the hijack before Ben Grise three-bet to 11,000 from the cutoff. Mantel called.
Mantel check-called for 8,000 on the Q♣7♦7♥ flop but check-folded to a bet of 11,000 on the 9♥ turn.