Event #8: $10,000 NLH Day 1 | 2026 PokerGO Cup

03-12-2026 15:48 UTC-7

"Seat Open at Table 3" .... NOT!

Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jeremy Becker raised to 10,000 on the button and John Riordan three-bet jammed for 53,500 in the small blind. Becker called and screamed "seat open at Table 3!"

John Riordan: A♥7♦ All in
Jeremy Becker: A♠Q♥

Becker was ahead but may have upset the karma gods as the flop landed 3♣7♠5♥ to pair Riordan's seven before the board finished out 9♣6♥ to earn him a double.

Becker was still grumbling after the hand.

"He's shoving ace-seven. He wants to go to Javier's. He should be eating a f***ing quesadilla right now."

Player	Chips	Progress
John Riordan	110,000 40,000	40,000

Jeremy Becker	85,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Jeremy Becker John Riordan

03-12-2026 15:41 UTC-7

Action Heating Up in Event #7

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

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Level: 7

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

03-12-2026 15:39 UTC-7

Warren Regulating the Chip Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Warren	410,000 175,000	175,000
Jeremy Ausmus	330,000 230,000	230,000

Qinghai Pan	300,000 170,000	170,000

Brandon Wilson	290,000 165,000	165,000
Joao Simao	270,000 145,000	145,000

Cary Katz	220,000

Darren Elias	190,000 15,000	15,000

Clemen Deng	160,000
Dan Shak	145,000
Michael Berk	120,000 5,000	5,000
Ed Sebesta	115,000 50,000	50,000
Cherish Andrews	105,000 50,000	50,000
Shannon Shorr	85,000 16,000	16,000

Justin Zaki	75,000 50,000	50,000
Landon Tice	55,000

03-12-2026 15:30 UTC-7

Becker SLAMS Cards in Riordan's Face

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jeremy Becker completed in the small blind and John Riordan raised to 12,000 in the big blind. Becker called.

Both players checked on the 9♦Q♥10♦ flop and again on the 7♦ turn. Becker then bet a hefty 20,500 on the 2♥ river and Riordan called.

Becker, who has a side bet going with Riordan, then slammed K♠10♥ down on the table as he took the pot with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Becker	220,000 95,000	95,000
John Riordan	70,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jeremy Becker John Riordan

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

03-12-2026 15:15 UTC-7

Sebesta Shoves on Elias; "LuckyChewy" Out

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Darren Elias opened from under the gun and Ed Sebesta three-bet jammed a stack of 47,500 from the button. Elias laid it down.

Around the same time, Andrew Lichtenberger was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	175,000

Ed Sebesta	65,000 165,000	165,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Darren Elias Ed Sebesta

03-12-2026 14:58 UTC-7

More Checks Than a Prague Market

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Neil Warren opened to 6,000 in the hijack and was called by Joe McKeehen on the button and the big blind.

All three players checked on the 7♥5♠7♣ flop and again on the 3♠ turn. The big blind and Warren both checked again on the J♠ river and McKeehen bet 15,000. Only the big blind called.

McKeehen showed a bluff with 10♦9♦ as the big blind roller over A♥Q♥ to win the pot with ace-high, while Warren kicked himself for folding the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Warren	235,000
Joe McKeehen	70,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Joe McKeehen Neil Warren

03-12-2026 14:44 UTC-7

Why Did Authorities Raid One of the USA’s Biggest Poker Rooms?

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In the 944th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Connor Richards react in real-time to breaking news — that The Lodge in Texas was being raided by authorities. It was an unexpected development at Doug Polk's famed card room that you can read more about here.

From there, the trio updates you on the cheating poker dealer from Texas that was highlighted in Episode 940. See new surveillance footage obtained by PokerNews that clearly shows exactly what went down. Another story includes Fedor Holz departing as a GGPoker Ambassador and stepping away from poker, which led to a discussion as to whether or not he's had a Poker Hall of Fame-worthy career.

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Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000