2026 The Gateway Poker Classic

$800 Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
520
Players Left
175
Average Chip Stack
118,857
Total Chips
20,800,000
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
179
Players Left
22
Players Left 175 / 520
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Miller Picks Up Aces to Double Off Young

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

With around 60,000 in the pot on a flop of 8KJ, Ben Miller moved all in for 75,000 from the hijack. Bradley Young was in middle position and tanked for several minutes before calling.

Ben Miller: AA All in
Bradley Young: AQ

Miller turned over two aces, while Young was looking to complete a straight draw. The 3 turn was safe for Miller, while the Q completed the board on the river to earn him the double up.

Tags: Ben MillerBradley Young

Updated Chip Counts

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

Level: 13

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Ellebracht Shoves the River

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Brian Ellebracht raised to 10,000 in early position and was called by Owen Hunn in middle position, a player in the small blind, and Coleman Winslow in the big blind.

Ellebracht continued for 25,000 on the 6Q9 flop, and only the small blind called. The small blind then led out for 20,000 on the J turn, and Ellebracht called.

The river was the 4 and the small blind slowed down and checked. Ellebracht then moved all in for 50,000, and his opponent snap-folded.

Tags: Brian EllebrachtColeman WinslowOwen Hunn

Hurley Rings in a Double

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player under the gun raised to 8,000 and Mike Bell three-bet to 22,000 in early position. Mike Hurley then moved all in for 80,500 in the hijack, and only Bell called.

Mike Hurley: AK All in
Mike Bell: JJ

"Fair fight, as long as I win," Hurley said, and the A37 flop gave him top pair and the lead. The rest of the board ran out 77, and Hurley finished with a full house to secure the double up.

Tags: Mike BellMike Hurley

Cozzocrea Wakes Up With a Monster

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Andrew Cozzocrea
Andrew Cozzocrea

Max Magnus raised to 12,000 in early position and Mike Bell called in middle position. Stephen Dolle then three-bet to 60,000 in the cutoff, and Andrew Cozzocrea moved all in for 92,000 in the big blind. Magnus and Bell both folded, while Dolle called to put Cozzocrea at risk.

Andrew Cozzocrea: AA All in
Stephen Dolle: 1010

Cozzocrea had woken up with aces and had Dolle dominated, and the board ran out 8287K to earn him the double up.

"Decent time to get a walk in the big blind," a tablemate joked with Cozzocrea.

Tags: Andrew CozzocreaMax MagnusMike BellStephen Dolle

White Picks Up Queens to Double

Level 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Bryan White
Bryan White

Coleman Winslow raised to 9,000 in middle position and Owen Hunn called in the cutoff. Bryan White then moved all in for 54,500 in the big blind and Winslow folded, while Hunn snap-called once action got around to him.

Bryan White: QQ All in
Owen Hunn: JJ

White had Hunn crushed with his queens, and the board ran out 8261010 to earn him the double up.

Tags: Bryan WhiteColeman WinslowOwen Hunn

Level: 12

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Boyd Picks Off Hunn on the River

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 286, Owen Hunn bet 8,000 from early position and Phil Boyd called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3 and Boyd led out for 12,000. Hunn called, and the 7 fell on the river. Boyd then checked, and Hunn bet 30,000. Boyd called with 75 for a rivered pair, and Hunn mucked A5.

Tags: Owen HunnPhil Boyd