Event #7: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 PokerGO Cup

03-11-2026 19:33 UTC-7

Double Knockout for Pan

Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Qinghai Pan opened the action with a raise from the cutoff, before Dan Shak three-bet all in for 136,000. Then the small blind Joao Simao called for his short stack of 15,000. It then folded back to Pan who made the call to put both players at risk.

Joao Simao: 10♦8♥ All in
Dan Shak: A♠10♥ All in
Qinghai Pan: K♣Q♣

It was a fair fight between Pan and Shak, but the board ran out Q♠6♥3♣10♣Q♥ to give Pan trip queens and score the double knockout.

At nearby tables, Aaron Messmer and Cary Katz were eliminated as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	850,000 160,000	160,000

Dan Shak	Busted
Joao Simao	Busted

Aaron Messmer	Busted
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Aaron Messmer Dan Shak Joao Simao Qinghai Pan

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

03-11-2026 19:17 UTC-7

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players have been sent on another 12-minute break.

03-11-2026 19:16 UTC-7

Stephens Wins Massive Pot to Take the Chip Lead

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 5♥Q♠5♠ and roughly 250,000 in the pot.

Joao Simao was facing a bet of 50,000 from Kent Stephens, before he decided to go with a massive raise, for all of the 529,000 chips in Stephens's stack. Stephens took his time, before making the call, for a pot that was well over 1,000,000 chips.

Joao Simao: 10♠7♠ All in
Kent Stephens: A♠3♠

What was by far the biggest pot of the tournament, neither player had a pair, as Stephens had Simao dominated with the better flush draw.

The board ran out 4♥ on the turn, and 2♥ on the river give to Stephens a wheel and the massive pot to take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kent Stephens	1,280,000 700,000	700,000
Joao Simao	15,000 595,000	595,000

Tags: Joao Simao Kent Stephens

03-11-2026 19:15 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts (full)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	780,000 430,000	430,000

Brandon Wilson	715,000 145,000	145,000
Qinghai Pan	690,000 450,000	450,000

Darren Elias	660,000 230,000	230,000

Landon Tice	620,000 45,000	45,000
Joao Simao	610,000 295,000	295,000

Neil Warren	605,000 275,000	275,000
Kent Stephens	580,000 130,000	130,000
Tony Gregg	465,000 30,000	30,000

David Coleman	430,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Berk	410,000 205,000	205,000
Joey Weissman	350,000 135,000	135,000

Jeremy Ausmus	296,000 58,000	58,000

Joe McKeehen	265,000 15,000	15,000

Natalie Ferguson	212,000 122,000	122,000
Cary Katz	140,000 45,000	45,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	140,000 40,000	40,000

Dan Shak	136,000 79,000	79,000
Justin Zaki	130,000 135,000	135,000
Aaron Messmer	60,000 65,000	65,000

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03-11-2026 19:03 UTC-7

Gregg Takes From Ausmus

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing A♦4♠7♦ and Anthony Gregg in the big blind was facing a bet of 17,000 from Jeremy Ausmus in middle position.

Gregg elected to raise to 60,000, and Ausmus made the call.

Both players then checked to showdown after the 2♦ on the turn and A♣ on the river. Gregg tabled A♠10♥ for trips aces, and Ausmus quickly mucked to give the pot to Gregg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Gregg	435,000 195,000	195,000

Jeremy Ausmus	238,000 67,000	67,000

Tags: Anthony Gregg Jeremy Ausmus

Level: 12

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

03-11-2026 18:49 UTC-7

Shak Finds a Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brandon Wilson opened to 20,000 from early position, and it folded to Jeremy Becker in the cutoff, and he three-bet to 50,000. Then it folded to the small blind Dan Shak who four-bet all in for roughly 85,000. Wilson folded and Becker made the call to put Shak at risk.

Dan Shak: A♥J♠ All in
Jeremy Becker: A♣2♣

Becker was dominated by Shak, and once the board ran out 10♠J♣K♦4♥6♥ Shak secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	860,000 10,000	10,000
Dan Shak	215,000 18,000	18,000
Jeremy Becker	125,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Brandon Wilson Dan Shak Jeremy Becker

03-11-2026 18:36 UTC-7

"UH-OH!"

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After a player in early position raised to 22,000, it folded to Landon Tice in the small blind who made the call. Then, the big blind Myles Mullaly put in a three-bet all in for his stack of 181,000. After the original raiser folded, Tice said, "I'm going to look you up Myles Eastwood" and put in the chips to call, which got a loud "UH-OH!" from dealer Clyde Gaskins.

Myles Mullaly: A♦4♦ All in
Landon Tice: 8♥8♣

After the cards were on their back, Tice and others at the tabled joined in on the "UH-OH" chants, and they only got louder as the 7♦8♠K♣ flop came to give Tice middle set. After the Q♠ left Mullaly drawing dead, the 9♣ completed the board, to give the pot to Tice.