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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Phillips Earns a Double

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Three players built a pot of around 20,000 as they went to the 4410 flop, where Dennis Phillips moved all in for 26,200 in early position. Only an opponent on the button called.

Dennis Phillips: 109 All in
Opponent: AK

Phillips had flopped two pair to take the lead, and his opponent couldn't catch up on the 8 turn or 6 river as Phillips held on to double up.

Tags: Dennis Phillips

Fehr Hangs On Against Dochwat, Schlueter Folds the Winner

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Tom Fehr
Tom Fehr

With around 20,000 in the middle on a flop of 2103, Brady Schlueter bet 2,000 from middle position before Tom Fehr moved all in for 16,100 in the hijack. Louis Dochwat then reshoved in early position. "What the heck is going on? Okay, I'll fold top pair," Schlueter said as he sent his cards back to the dealer.

Tom Fehr: KK All in
Louis Dochwat: 65

Fehr was ahead with his kings, but he needed to dodge Dochwat's straight and flush draws to survive. The 5 turn was safe for Fehr, while the river was the 7 to earn him the double up.

"I would've won. I had ten-seven. If you didn't go all in, I might have called," Schlueter said to Dochwat.

"That's why I didn't just call," Dochwat replied.

Tags: Brady SchlueterLouis DochwatTom Fehr

Settergren "Sucks Out on the Two-Outer"

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Neal Settergren and an opponent saw a flop of 47Q, when the middle position player got in his last 25,000. Settergren put him at risk in the big blind.

All-In Player: 44 All in
Neal Settergren: 74

Settergren had flopped two pair, but his opponent had hit a set to take the lead. The turn was the 10, and Settergren spiked the 7 on the river to make a full house and send his opponent to the rail.

"Is the title going to be he sucked out on the two-outer? It's what I deserve," Settergren said.

Tags: Neal Settergren

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Ecarma Coolers an Opponent to Double

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 20,000 in the pot on a board of 4AJ9, William McCracken bet 12,000 from middle position and Winston Ecarma moved all in for 25,200 in the hijack. The small blind then reshoved for 70,000, and McCracken got out of the way.

Winston Ecarma: AJ All in
Opponent: A4

Both players had flopped two pair, while Ecarma was ahead with aces and jacks. The river was the 3, and Ecarma doubled up.

Tags: William McCrackenWinston Ecarma

Hurley Hits a Straight to Bust One

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position had a raise of 7,000 in front of him before Mike Hurley moved all in from middle position. The table folded back to the early-position player, and he called for his last 15,000.

All-In Player: A6 All in
Mike Hurley: J10

Hurley took the lead on the Q109 flop with a pair, then improved to a straight on the K turn. The river was the K, and Hurley earned the knockout.

Dutch Boyd has recently joined the field.

Tags: Dutch BoydMike Hurley

Wisdom Sits Down to a Boat

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in the hijack three-bet to 4,000 and Josh Wisdom, who had only just taken his seat, called in the cutoff. A player in middle position also called to see the A35 flop.

The hijack then bet 3,000, and Wisdom moved all in for 36,000. "Nobody snap-called, so I'm okay," Wisdom said as action folded back to the hijack, who took a minute before calling.

Josh Wisdom: 33 All in
Opponent: AQ

Wisdom was ahead with his flopped set, while the Q turn gave his opponent some outs with two pair. The river was the 5, and Wisdom improved to a full house to secure the double up.

Tags: Josh Wisdom

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Halilodia Flips One to the Rail

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in the cutoff moved all in for 7,500, and Zeno Halilodia called in middle position.

All-In Player: 55 All in
Zeno Halilodia: KQ

Halilodia took the lead on the AK9 flop with a pair of kings, and the rest of the board ran out 29 to secure him the knockout.

Tags: Zeno Halilodia