2026 U.S. Poker Open
Level: 13
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 12-minute break.
Cary Katz put Chino Rheem in the blender as he moved all in for 155,000 on the board of A♠10♠5♠Q♠Q♥.
Rheem eventually called as Katz showed Q♣10♣ for a full house as Rheem was forced to show K♠Q♦ for the nut flush.
"I just pulled a Foxen on you!" Katz said, possibly referencing a similar hand involving queen-ten and two players with trip queens from a few days ago.
"I should've folded the river," Rheem said glumly.
Joao Simao, who earlier today took down Event #8: $15,000 NLH, was eliminated by Vinny Lingham.
Cary Katz started screaming as action heated up in the final minute of the NBA playoff game between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks and apologized to the other players.
"This is my man cave," said Katz, who has an ongoing bet about who will win the Eastern Conference finals.
"You're scaring the women in the man cave!" said Aram Zobian.
Around the same time, Cherish Andrews opened to 24,000 in the cutoff and called as Brandon Wilson three-bet jammed in the big blind.
Cherish Andrews: K♠K♣
Brandon Wilson: A♥4♥
The flop of 7♦6♦A♦ put Wilson in front and the runout of 2♥10♠ confirmed Andrews' elimination.
Level: 12
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Natalie Ferguson opened to 22,000 in the hijack and Kristen Foxen called on the button as Sam Soverel defended his big blind.
Soverel checked on the flop of Q♦2♦Q♣ and Ferguson continued for 10,000. Foxen raised to 35,000 and both opponents folded.
Elsewhere, Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman was eliminated.
Kristen Foxen open-jamemd for 124,000 in the cutoff and Vinny Lingham re-shoved on the button with a bigger stack.
Kristen Foxen: A♥10♠
Vinny Lingham: Q♠Q♦
The flop of 5♠A♦8♦ put Foxen in front before the board finished out K♠K♥ to earn her a double.
A few hands earlier, David Coleman was eliminated from the same table.