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Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
$800 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player in the small blind moved all in for 30,000 and Brandon Butler called in the big blind.
All-In Player: Q♦5♦ 
Brandon Butler: A♣A♠
The small blind had run right into Butler's aces, but he got some hope on the Q♣J♣2♣ flop with top pair. The turn, though, brought the A♦ to give Butler top set, and he secured the knockout after the 7♥ river.
"He was definitely just trying to steal the blinds," tablemate Mark Lafata said after the hand.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Robert Kalous raised to 12,000 in early position before a player in the hijack moved all in for 31,500. James Majerus called in the small blind, and Kalous got out of the way.
All-In Player: A♦10♠
James Majerus: Q♦Q♣
The at-risk player hit top pair on the 10♦8♦2♠ flop, but he improved no further on the 3♠ turn and 3♦ river as Majerus' queens stayed in the lead to send his opponent to the rail.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Harry Cheatham moved all in for 25,000 from the hijack and Mike Chilton reshoved for 62,000 in the small blind. The action went on Stephen Martines in the big blind, and he took a minute before folding, later saying he had two nines.
Harry Cheatham: A♣5♠
Mike Chilton: A♠Q♠
Cheatham found himself dominated and at risk as the flop came 8♦7♣2♦, while the Q♣ turn gave Chilton top pair. Cheatham was left drawing dead going to the J♠ river, and Chilton secured the knockout.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A player on the button moved all in for 20,000 and Ralleigh Grandberry reshoved for 120,000 in the small blind. Casey Blakeley was in the big blind and tanked for a few minutes before calling to put both opponents at risk.
Button: 9♦8♦
Ralleigh Grandberry: A♣K♦
Casey Blakeley: Q♦Q♣
Grandberry and Blakeley were playing a classic flip, while the button was far behind both opponents. The board ran out 10♥4♣3♣5♥7♦, and Blakeley's queens stayed in the lead to earn him the double knockout.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After three limps in front of him, the small blind raised to 10,000 and was called by Ralleigh Grandberry in early position, another opponent in the hijack, and Daniel Coroama on the button.
The small blind then moved all in for 35,000 on the Q♣9♠9♥ flop, Grandberry reshoved, and the rest of the table got out of the way.
All-In Player: 10♣10♠
Ralleigh Grandberry: K♣9♣
Grandberry had flopped trips to take the lead over his opponent's pair of tens, and he ended up improving to a full house as the board ran out 7♥K♠ to send his opponent to the rail.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Arturo Toscano and an opponent went to the turn on a board of 8♠J♦9♥5♠ when the under-the-gun player bet 15,000. Toscano then raised to 30,000 in the cutoff, and his opponent called.
The river was the K♣ and Toscano bet another 30,000. His opponent quickly called once more. "Straight from the beginning," Toscano said, showing Q♦10♦, and his opponent flung A♥J♠ into the muck as he handed over the big pot.
At another table, Jessie Snow has built up a stack of around 210,000.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Horace Ingram bet 6,000 from the cutoff on a flop of J♣8♦4♥, Mark Lafata moved all in from the big blind, and Ingram called for 22,000.
Horace Ingram: J♠5♥
Mark Lafata: K♣8♠
Ingram was ahead with his pair of jacks, and Lafata couldn't catch. up on the 4♠ turn or 6♥ river as he handed over the double up.
