2026 Poker Masters
Nicholas Palma and Sean Perry got their chips into the middle in a blind on blind battle that saw the latter all-in for 110,000.
Sean Perry: K♠J♠
Nicholas Palma: A♦10♣
Palma paired up on the 10♦3♦2♠ flop and made trips on the 10♠ turn. Perry needed a spade, and it arrived on the river, as the dealer completed the board with the 5♠.
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Brock Wilson has been on fire since the break, and has the biggest stack in the room. He relayed some hands to PokerNews.
Wilson opened to 6,500 from the hijack and called when Brandon Wilson three-bet to 20,000 from the button. Brock check-called for 20,000 on a 7x6x3x flop that contained two hearts. Brock then check-called Brandon's all-in of 75,000 on the 8x turn. Brock had AxAx while Brandon had Ax10x with no heart. The river was a Kx.
On the next deal, Adrian Mateos opened to 6,500 from the button and Wilson defended his big blind.
He check-called bets of 4,500 and 20,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read Qx5♠5xK♠2x. Wilson check-called Mateos' all-in of 110,000. Mateos had 8♠6♠ for a missed spade draw, while Wilson had trip fives with 5x3x.
Two hands later, Wilson opened to 7,500 on the button and called when Daniyal Gheba made it 26,500 from the small blind. Gheba check-called for 22,000 on the K♠Q♥4♥ flop, bringing in the 3♥ turn. That checked through to the 7♦ river. Gheba fired out around 80,000, leaving 1,000 behind. Wilson jammed and Gheba put in his last chip.
Gheba had A♣A♥ but it was no good as Wilson had the nut-straight with 6♦5♦.
Level: 6
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Joao Simao opened to 6,500 from middle position and Sam Laskowitz defended the big blind.
On the 10♦5♦3♣ flop, Laskowitz check-raised to 18,000 over a bet of 4,500 and was called.
Laskowitz checked the 6♥ turn, and Simao bet 50,000. After a time bank, Laskowitz jammed for around 110,000 and was called.
Sam Laskowitz: 6♠4♣
Joao Simao: A♦8♦
Laskowitz was ahead with just a pair of sixes but the 9♦ river gave Simao the flush for the elimination. Laskowitz immediately reentered.
Cary Katz opened to 5,500 from under the gun and Michael Brinkenhoff called from the big blind. Katz took down the pot with a bet of 5,000 on the A♦A♠10♦ flop.
Ben Grise opened to 6,000 from the hijack and was called by Myles Mullaly from the button. Neil Warren made it 24,000 from the big blind, folding out Grise. Mullaly then shoved for around 92,000 and Warren committed his stack of 79,000.
Neil Warren: A♣5♣
Myles Mullaly: A♦Q♦
Warren made a wheel on the 4♥3♠2♦ flop and scooped the double up after the 9♥ turn and 6♣ river.