2026 The Gateway Poker Classic

$800 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
Prize
$71,740
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$493,500
Total Entries
705
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
86
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 705
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Terrazas Shoves on Miller

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Javier Terrazas
Javier Terrazas

Ben Miller raised to 225,000 under the gun and was called by Javier Terrazas in the cutoff and Keith Heine in the big blind.

The flop came J97 and Miller bet 250,000. Terrazas then raised to 540,000, and only Miller called.

The turn was the 4 and Terrazas moved all in for 1,400,000. Miller took a few seconds before folding, and Terrazas took the pot.

Tags: Ben MillerJavier TerrazasKeith Heine

Breeding Gives One Up to Boyd

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tyler Breeding raised to 300,000 in the small blind and Phil Boyd called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 5Q5 flop. Breeding then bet 200,000 on the K turn, and Boyd raised to 700,000. Breeding quickly folded.

Tags: Phil BoydTyler Breeding

Level: 26

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Andrew Bakota Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,077)

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Andrew Bakota
Andrew Bakota

Ben Miller raised to 175,000 on the button and Andrew Bakota three-bet to 900,000 in the big blind. Miller then moved all in, and Bakota called for 120,000 more.

Andrew Bakota: 77 All in
Ben Miller: AK

"Ace in the window," tablemate Javier Terrazas said as the A appeared right away, followed by 85. The rest of the board ran out 8K, and Miller finished with two pair to send Bakota to the rail.

Tags: Andrew BakotaBen Miller

Sekhar Perla Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,077)

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sekhar Perla
Sekhar Perla

Sekhar Perla moved all in for 400,000 in the hijack and Ben Miller called in the small blind.

Sekhar Perla: K9 All in
Ben Miller: JJ

Perla was looking for a king to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the 77486 board and was eliminated in 12th place.

At the same time at the other table, Cameron Dugan and Phil Boyd had built a pot of around 800,000 as they went heads-up on a board of 7Q24J. Dugan then bet 350,000 from the big blind, and Boyd called in the small blind. Dugan showed A3 for the nut flush, and Boyd flashed the 9 as he mucked.

Tags: Ben MillerCameron DuganPhil BoydSekhar Perla

Knoche Shows Heine a Queen

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jerry Knoche limped in on the button before Keith Heine raised to 220,000 in the small blind. Knoche called, and they went heads-up to the J3Q flop.

Heine then bet 100,000, and Knoche raised to 475,000. "This is the second time I'm folding this hand to you," Heine said, saying he had ace-jack. Knoche flashed the Q as he took the pot.

Tags: Jerry KnocheKeith Heine

Perla Enters the Danger Zone

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jerry Knoche raised to 160,000 under the gun and Sekhar Perla called in the big blind.

Perla led out for 125,000 on a flop of 354, and Jerry Knoche called under the gun. The turn was the 4 and Perla bet another 250,000. Knoche again called, and they both checked down the 8 river. Knoche turned over 99, and Perla mucked.

Tags: Jerry KnocheSekhar Perla

Iken Raises Blackwell on the Flop

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Matthew Blackwell raised to 180,000 in the cutoff and Greg Iken called on the button.

The flop came KQ10 and Blackwell bet 250,000. Iken then raised to 700,000, and Blackwell quickly folded.

Tags: Greg IkenMatthew Blackwell

Bakota Gets a Dream Turn and River

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10J3, Ben Miller bet 100,000 from the button and Andrew Bakota raised to 280,000 in the big blind. Miller called.

Both players checked the K turn. The river K was also checked down, and Bakota turned over J10 for two pair to win the pot.

"Just what I was asking for, king-king turn and river," Bakota joked.

"You couldn't have asked for anything better," Keith Heine added.

Tags: Andrew BakotaBen MillerKeith Heine

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