2026 The Gateway Poker Classic

$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
179
Players Left
22
Players Left 1 / 705
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Miller Smacks the Flop to Bust Schoenhut

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Steven Schoenhut
Steven Schoenhut

Steven Schoenhut moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind and Ben Miller called in the hijack.

Steven Schoenhut: A♥10♦ All in
Ben Miller: 3♣2♣

Schoenhut hit top pair on the A♦5♠4♣ flop, but Miller flopped a wheel to take the lead. Schoenhut picked up some outs on the A♣ turn, but he missed the 8♠ river and was sent to the rail.

"I don't know ya, but I don't like ya," he said to Miller on his way to the exit.

"That's a pretty good line," Miller replied.

Tags: Ben MillerSteven Schoenhut

Current Big Stacks

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Sileshi Fills Up to Bust Hurley

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Tsega Sileshi
Tsega Sileshi

Tsega Sileshi and Mike Hurley went to a flop of 10♣8♠K♥ when Hurley got in his last 120,000 from middle position. Sileshi put him at risk in the big blind.

Mike Hurley: Q♦J♦ All in
Tsega Sileshi: K♠10♠

Sileshi showed top two pair, while Hurley was on a straight draw. The turn, though, came the K♣ to give Sileshi a full house, and Hurley was already drawing dead by the 4♦ river as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Mike HurleyTsega Sileshi

Hendrickson Gets There on the River

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nicholas A Hendrickson
Nicholas A Hendrickson

Janelle Rettig bet 20,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 2♠K♠10♠ and Nick Hendrickson raised to 45,000 in the big blind. Rettig called.

The turn was the 8♦ and Hendrickson bet another 30,000. Rettig quickly called to see the A♣ river, where Hendrickson bet 35,000. Rettig again called.

Hendrickson showed Q♦J♣ for a rivered straight, and Rettig mucked A♠K♦.

Tags: Janelle RettigNick Hendrickson

Bell Takes Four-Way Pot

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in the hijack raised to 11,000 and was called by Mike Bell on the button, Tsega Sileshi in the small blind, and another opponent in the big blind.

The flop came 6♥5♣4♣ and the table checked around to Bell, who bet 21,000. The big blind and hijack called, while Sileshi got out of the way.

Bell bet another 36,000 on the J♠ turn, and only the big blind called this time. Both players checked down the Q♥ river, and the big blind showed 7♠5♦ for a pair of fives. Bell, though, had A♠J♣ to win the pot with a pair of jacks.

Tags: Mike BellTsega Sileshi

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Brooks Thins the Field

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Peter Brooks
Peter Brooks

A player in middle position moved all in for 47,000 and Peter Brooks called in the cutoff.

All-In Player: A♥5♥ All in
Peter Brooks: A♠J♣

Brooks had his opponent dominated and at risk, and the J♥10♣9♦ flop improved him to top pair. The rest of the board ran out 3♦4♠, and Brooks earned the knockout.

Bradley Young was eliminated at the same time on another table.

Tags: Bradley YoungPeter Brooks

No Slowing Down Gillihan

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Heads-up on a board of 2♠6♣J♦A♥, a player in early position bet 20,000 and Travis Gillihan called in the hijack.

The early-position player then bet 35,000 on the 3♦ river, and Gillihan then raised to 150,000. His opponent quickly called, and Gillihan turned over J♥J♠ for a set to win the big pot and move up past 600,000.

Tags: Travis Gillihan

Williams Sends One Out

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 13 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jared M Williams
Jared M Williams

A player in early position moved all in for 30,000 and Jared Williams called in middle position.

All-In Player: 10♥4♥ All in
Jared Williams: K♣Q♠

Williams remained in the lead through the turn on a board of 6♦3♦2♣9♥, while the K♥ river gave him top pair and secured him the pot to send his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Jared Williams