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Level: 26
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
2026 NorCal Poker Championships
$1,100 NorCal Championship Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 NorCal Poker Championships
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$567,450
Total Entries
582
Places Paid
74
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
74
Players Left
1
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Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Final Table Redraw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vy Nguyen | United States | 1,160,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Antonio Ma | United States | 2,620,000 | 33 |
| 3 | Ramin Malekian | United States | 2,825,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Nicholas Elder | United States | 4,520,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Ryan Tuttle | United States | 5,600,000 | 70 |
| 6 | Michael Hubbard | United States | 1,420,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Jason Beahm | United States | 2,400,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Richard Lockmanese | United States | 1,000,000 | 13 |
| 9 | Peter Yang | United States | 2,400,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nicholas Elder opened to 180,000 on the button before Don Ro shipped it for 1,645,000 from the small blind. Elder asked for a count, then called as Ro was at risk.
Don Ro: A♣7♦
Nicholas Elder: J♣J♦
Ro needed an ace, but he received a seven on the flop instead when it came 5♠7♠K♣, giving Ro more outs.
The 4♠ turn was of no consequence, and the 6♣ river resulted in Ro being eliminated in 10th place.
Ro earned $9,400 for his finish.
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The action of this hand was recounted to PokerNews by players at the table.
Antonio Ma opened from early position before Jeff Hoffman went all-in out of the big blind. Ma called to put Hoffman at risk.
Jeff Hoffman: Ax3x
Antonio Ma: 10♠8♠
Ma needed to improve to overcome Hoffman's ace-high, and the flop accomplished just that when it came 8x10x4x to pull Ma ahead.
The 4x turn made it so Hoffman would win with an ace on the river, but that did not happen when the 6x peeled to eliminate Hoffman in 11th place.
Hoffman earned $8,300 for his finish.
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Rifki Yazid shipped it for his final 900,000 from the cutoff. Yazid met resistance when Don Ro went all-in more on the button. Yazid was at risk as they went to a showdown.
Rifki Yazid: A♠5♥
Don Ro: J♥J♣
Yazid needed to find an ace as Ro held the healthy lead with five cards to go.
The Q♦4♣6♠ flop kept Ro in control.
Yazid failed to improve on the 6♣ turn or the 6♦ river as Ro scored the knockout.
Yazid earned $8,300 for his 12th-place finish.
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Walid Fahmy went all-in for 625,000 from early position before Michael Persky went all-in himself for 350,000 on the button. Jason Beahm opted to call both opponents from the small blind, putting Fahmy and Persky at risk.
Michael Persky: Q♥Q♣
Walid Fahmy: K♠10♦
Jason Beahm: A♣Q♦
Persky enjoyed the lead preflop, but that changed in a hurry as it was an ace in the window when the flop came A♥3♠2♥ to pull Beahm well ahead of both opponents.
Fahmy turned some life when the K♥ came, but the 4♠ river sealed the deal as Beahm secured the double knockout on the first hand back from dinner break.
Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 24
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Players are on break for 40 minutes. Play will resume at the 40,000/80,000 level. A total of 14 players remain.
Level 24
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andrew Ling shoved for his final 460,000 from under the gun before he was called by Ramin Malekian from the small blind to be at risk.
Andrew Ling: A♦9♦
Ramin Malekian: Q♥Q♣
Ling was in trouble against the pocket queens of Malekian, and the runout gave Ling slim pickings when it came 4♠J♥6♦.
The 10♦ revived Ling's chances after he gained a flush draw, but the 3♥ river sealed Ling's fate.
Ling earned $7,300 for his 15th-place finish.
Level 24
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andrew Ling went all-in for his final 230,000 from early position before Rifki Yazid went all-in for more from the next seat over, putting Ling at risk.
Andrew Ling: Q♦4♦
Rifki Yazid: 3♣3♦
Yazid held on the 9♦10♣2♣ flop to push Ling one foot out the door.
The 10♠ turn introduced some counterfeit outs as Ling gained more to work with as they went to the river.
Ling would spike it when the Q♠ came down to upgrade him to queens, to keep him in the tournament.
