2026 Poker Masters
Clemen Deng opened to 4,500 from the hijack before Justin Vaysman three-bet to 15,000. Nicholas Palma thought over his option on the button, but opted to fold and the blinds did the same.
On the next deal, Palma opened to 4,500 from the button. Joe McKeehen jammed for 22,000 and took down the pot.
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Ben Grise moved all in for 7,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Lichtenberger called from the button.
Grise's Q♣9♠ was behind Lichtenberger's A♥7♣, and the Lichtenberger went onto make a straight on the 6♣3♠5♦4♠9♣ to continue his good start.
Soon after, Chino Rheem jammed from the small blind and Michael Brinkenhoff called off his stack of 29,500 from the big blind.
Michael Brinkenhoff: 3♦3♥
Chino Rheem: A♣A♥
Brinkenhoff picked up a flush draw on the K♦Q♦10♦ flop. He missed the 4♠ turn but the 7♦ river confirmed his survival.
In a three-bet pot, with around 26,000 in the middle on the A♠9♦8♥ flop, small blind Ben Grise check-raised to 42,000 over Chino Rheem's bet of 8,500. Rheem called from the cutoff.
Grise jammed on the 5♠ turn and Rheem snap-called for his stack of 82,500.
Chino Rheem: 8♠8♦
Ben Grise: A♣K♠
Grise's top-top was drawing dead and the J♥ river gave the pot to Rheem.
Cherish Andrews opened to 3,000 from the button before Vitalijs Zavorotnijs made it 15,000 from the small blind. Andrews four-bet to 37,000 and was called.
Zavorotnijs led out for 20,000 on the J♦10♣9♣ flop and was called. He shoved for 58,500 on the 9♦ turn and Andrews gave up the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the cutoff. Myles Mullaly and Mike Brinkenhoff called from the button and big blind.
On the K♦J♣5♣ flop, Brinkenhoff checked and Lichtenberger bet 4,500. Mullaly called before Brinkenhoff made it 17,000, Lichtenberger and Mullaly both called.
On the 4♠ turn, Brinkenhoff sized up to 35,000 and was again called by both players.
The 7♣ river checked to Mullaly, and he thought over his option before moving all-in for 66,500. Brinkenhoff shoved for around 82,000 and Lichtenberger snap-called for his last 66,500.
Myles Mullaly: 10♣9♣
Andrew Lichtenber: A♣K♣
Michael Brinkenhoff: 5♦5♥
Brinkenhoff had a set of fives, but was up against two flushes. Lichtenberger had the nights and he dragged in the massive pot while Mullaly was sent to the wrong side of the rail.
A big pot was pushed to Cherish Andrews early on as she claimed Jesse Lonis' stack.
The chips went in on the river of the 8♥7x4♥10xA♥ board. Lonis had AxK♥, but it was no good against Andrews' 8x8x, which flopped a set. Lonis quickly reentered.
Andrews continued that momentum the following hand, raising to 2,500 from the cutoff. Ping Liu called from the big blind, but then check-folded to a bet of 3,500 on the 10♣7♥6♥ flop.
Andrews raised again the following hand, and took down the pot.