2026 Poker Masters
Steve Zolotow raised from the cutoff. Nicholas Seward and Joao Simao called from the blinds.
Seward led out for 18,000 on the [5d4g2d] flop, and was called by both opponents.
Seward checked the A♠ turn, prompting Simao to bet 76,000. He took down the pot.
Brandon Wilson opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and Joey Weissman defended the big blind.
Weissman check-called for 23,000 on the A♣9♥5♦ flop, bringing in the J♣ turn. Weissman check-jammed for around 90,000 over a bet of 35,000. Wilson snap-called.
Joey Weissman: 3♣2♣
Brandon Wilson: A♥J♠
Wilson had top two, while Weissman had a combo draw. The Q♠ couldn't save Weissman and he was eliminated.
On the feature table, Daniel Negreanu was also eliminated.
Michael Berk jammed for 128,000 and Keith Lehr called from the big blind.
Michael Berk: A♦6♦
Keith Lehr: 3♠3♣
Berk made aces and queens on the A♣Q♥Q♦ board, The 7♦ turn and 7♥ river secured Berk the double up.
Steve Zolotow doubled through Jamie Dwan when his ace-king held against king-ten. That left Dwan with 15,000. He put that in from under the gun on the next hand. Andrew Lichtenberger made it 25,000 from the small blind and Myles Mullaly called from the big blind.
The Q♥9♦4♥ flop checked through to the J♠ turn. Lichtenberger bet 30,000 and Mullaly called.
On the 6♥ river, Lichtenberger sized up to 62,000, leaving 1,000 behind. Mullaly jammed and Lichtenberger put in his last chip.
Jamie Dwan: A♥10♥
Andrew Lichtenberger: A♣A♦
Myles Mullaly: J♣6♣
Dwan took the main pot with the nut flush. Lichtenberger's aces were cracked by Mullaly's two pair and he was eliminated.
Mullaly then jammed from the small blind, and Dwan called off the 45,000 he had in the big blind. Dwan's J♣8♥ held against Mullaly's 9♣8♣.
Joao Simao opened to 20,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Seward defended the big blind. The K♣Q♣Q♥ flop checked through to the 5♦ turn. Seward check-folded to a bet of 30,000.
On the next deal, it folded to Seward in the small blind. He shoved for 131,000 and Simao called from the big blind.
Nicholas Seward: A♣10♠
Joao Simao: K♣8♣
Seward doubled up with a pair of tens thanks to the 9♣4♦3♦10♦5♣ runout.
Level: 11
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Jamie Dwan raised to 16,000 from under the gun. Jeremy Ausmus and Myles Mullaly called from the hijack and big blind.
Mullaly checked the K♣6♣2♣ flop, and Dwan bet 15,000. Ausmus called before Mullaly raised to 45,000. Only Dwan called.
Mullaly bet another 45,000 on the 9♣ turn and Dwan stuck around, and had around 100,000 goiung to the 4♥ river. Mullaly bet 129,000 and Dwan folded after some thought.
On the next table over, a pot of around 60,000 had brewed between Brandon Wilson and Jeremy Becker. On the 8♣K♠6♥6♣J♣ board, Wilson bet 54,000 from the cutoff. Becker made it 170,000 from the button. After some time in the tank, Wilson called.
Becker could only show a pair of eights with 8♦7♦ and Wilson took the pot with a flush, tabling 10♣7♣.