2026 The Gateway Poker Classic

$800 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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Event Info
2026 The Gateway Poker Classic
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$493,500
Total Entries
705
Players Left
9
Average Chip Stack
3,133,333
Total Chips
28,200,000
Next Payout
Place 9
$8,847
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
421
Players Left
52
Players Left 9 / 705
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Estes Picks Up Jacks For a Bustout

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jeanie Kaufman three-bet to 8,000 in early position and Michael Estes called in middle position. The hijack then moved all in for 22,000 and Kaufman called, while Estes then reshoved. Kaufman had around 35,000 behind, but she quickly got out of the way.

All-In Player: 44 All in
Michael Estes: JJ

Estes had his opponent crushed with his jacks, and the 10Q329 board kept him in the lead to send his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Jeanie KaufmanMichael Estes

Galic, Hook Try to Take Out an Opponent

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Dino Galic raised to 1,700 in early position and James Hook called in the cutoff. The button then moved all in for 8,500, and both Galic and Hook called.

Galic and Hook checked down the 94QK4 board, and Galic turned over K8 for a pair of kings. Hook mucked AJ, while the button also tossed away 33 and headed to the rail.

Tags: Dino GalicJames Hook

Culpepper Wins a Classic Flip

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player on the button had a raise of 20,000 in front of him before Stephen Culpepper moved all in from early position. His opponent called for his last 50,000.

All-In Player: QQ All in
Stephen Culpepper: AK

It was a classic flip, and Culpepper quickly pulled in front on the K45 flop. "Of course," his opponent lamented, and he could only watch as the 2 and 10 completed the board to send him to the rail.

Tags: Stephen Culpepper

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Hannan Gambles His Way to a Bustout

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Hannan
Thomas Hannan

Zachary Moger bet 6,500 from early position on a flop of Q73 and William Broadway called in the hijack. Thomas Hannan then raised to 18,000 on the button, and only Broadway called.

The turn was the 5 and Hannan moved all in for 42,000. Broadway took a minute before calling with A6, while Hannan was ahead with K7 for a pair of sevens. The river was the 5, and Hannan secured the pot.

A count of the chips showed he had Broadway barely covered, and Broadway was sent to the rail. "Sick value bet, sir," a tablemate told him.

"I was only gambling," Hannan replied.

Tags: Thomas HannanWilliam BroadwayZachary Moger

"I Should Have 250K Right Now. If Not More"

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Louis Dochwat
Louis Dochwat

Louis Dochwat was still talking about a recent hand he played against Brady Schlueter, when he flopped a set of deuces on a nine-high flop but Schlueter caught running nines to make a full house holding pocket threes and double up.

"I should have 200,000K right now," Dochwat lamented.

"Do a story about this, how he's crying about it," Schlueter joked.

Dochwat and Tom Fehr then went to the turn on a board of J879 when they got all their chips in the middle, Fehr from the cutoff and Dochwat in middle position.

Tom Fehr: J10 All in
Louis Dochwat: Q10

Dochwat had the nut straight against Fehr's inferior straight, and the river came the 9 to secure him the pot. "I can't lose with the nuts every time," Dochwat said as the stacks were counted down. He had Fehr's remaining 50,000 covered, and Fehr was sent to the rail.

"I should have 250K right now, if not more," Dochwat added.

Tags: Brady SchlueterLouis DochwatTom Fehr

Moger Shows an Bigger Ace to Bust Phillips

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Zachary Moger bet 8,000 from the small blind on a flop of 38A and Dennis Phillips called in middle position.

The turn was the 4 and Moger moved all in. Phillips tanked for several minutes before he called for his last 40,000, and Moger showed AJ for top pair. Phillips found himself dominated holding A9, and the 4 river offered no help as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Dennis PhillipsZachary Moger

Gunnip Snaps One Off With the Goods

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in early position raised to 2,500, Jeffrey Gunnip three-bet to 7,200 in the cutoff, and his opponent called.

The flop came 6JK and Gunnip continued for 6,000. His opponent then moved all in for 25,000, and Gunnip snap-called.

All-In Player: AK All in
Jeffrey Gunnip: AA

The at-risk player had flopped top pair, but he had run right into Gunnip's aces. The rest of the board ran out 72, and Gunnip earned the knockout.

Tags: Jeffrey Gunnip

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
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