2026 The Gateway Poker Classic

$800 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥8♣
Prize
$71,740
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$493,500
Total Entries
705
Places Paid
86
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
105
Players Left
13
Players Left 1 / 705

Lafata Hits the Nuts to Bust Reynolds

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 30,033 ante
Mark Lafata
Mark Lafata

There was already around 8,000 in the pot as Mark Lafata and Steven Reynolds went to a flop of 2♦6♦4♦. Lafata then bet 4,700 from the small blind, and Reynolds called under the gun.

Lafata bet another 6,000 on the 9♦ turn, and Reynolds moved all in for 25,000. Lafata snap-called and turned over A♦Q♣ for the nut flush, while Reynolds could only show Q♦Q♠.

The river was the 8♥, and Lafata took the pot to send Reynolds to the rail.

Tags: Mark LafataSteven Reynolds