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Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 30,033
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
Players Left 175 / 520
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Chip Counts
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1,082,000
2
693,000
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379,000
8
302,000
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Justin Coliny has joined the field on Day 1b in an attempt to improve on the 130,000 he bagged up yesterday.
The field has grown to 107 entries so far, already more than yesterday's total.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
A player in middle position bet 500 on a flop of 6♦3♣A♦ and Nate Simmerman raised to 1,600 in early position. His opponent called, and they saw the J♥ fall on the turn.
Simmerman then checked, and his opponent bet 2,000. Simmerman called to the J♠ river, where he led out for 8,500. His opponent folded, and Simmerman took the pot.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The big blind three-bet to 3,200 and was called by Jason Simon under the gun and Bradley Young in middle position.
Action checked to Simon on the A♣J♥4♠ flop, and he bet 3,000. Both opponents called.
Simon bet another 12,000 on the 3♦ turn, and only the big blind called this time. The river was the 2♥ and the big blind moved all in for 20,000. Simon snap-called with J♠J♣ for a flopped set, and his opponent tossed A♥Q♣ into the muck as he was sent to the rail just 20 minutes into the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Najibullah Nazari three-bet to 3,100 in the small blind and was called by the big blind and another opponent in middle position.
The flop came 8♥A♣3♣ and action checked to the middle-position player, who bet 3,500. Only Nazari called.
The turn was the 6♥ and the middle-position player bet another 6,500. Nazari again called to see the 10♥ river, where he led out for 10,000. His opponent called, and Nazari turned over 6♦6♣ for a set. His opponent tossed A♦K♦ into the muck, and Nazari took down the big pot.
Papa Karn, the father of RunGood founder Tana Karn, is also at this table to start off the day.
Level 1
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action is underway with 65 players currently registered.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
More than 100 players have already taken their shot at the RunGood Poker Series championship ring, and hundreds more are expected to join them when Day 1b of the Gateway Poker Classic $800 Main Event begins at 5 p.m. local time.
The Hollywood Casino & Hotel poker room will be busy today for the second of four starting flights. The first opening flight yesterday saw 105 total entries, with 13 players already securing their tickets for Day 2. Stephen Martines ended up as chip leader with 615,000, followed by Cameron Dugan (611,000), Jeremy Drewery (462,000), Casey Blakeley (413,000), and Muharem Dulic (399,000). RunGood ambassador Jeffrey Copeland also made it through with 260,000.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Martines | United States | 615,000 |
| 2 | Cameron Dugan | United States | 611,000 |
| 3 | Jeremy Drewery | United States | 462,000 |
| 4 | Casey Blakeley | United States | 413,000 |
| 5 | Muharem Dulic | United States | 399,000 |
| 6 | Brad Johnson | United States | 340,000 |
| 7 | Mike Chilton | United States | 298,000 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Copeland | United States | 260,000 |
| 9 | Travis Burch | United States | 247,000 |
| 10 | Brandon Butler | United States | 216,000 |
The players trying to join them today will begin with a 40,000 starting stack. Levels will be 30 minutes, with a break after every four levels. Unlimited reentries are available, and late registration remains open for the first eight levels of the day. Play will conclude once 12.5 percent of the field remains.
There are still two more starting flights taking place tomorrow. All surviving players then combine for Day 2 on August 9 at noon to play down to a champion. The action on Day 2 picks up on the earliest finishing time from one of the four flights. Day 1a ended with 25 minutes remaining in Level 18 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 big blind ante.
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$800 Main Event
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