$800 Main Event | 2025 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker

08-31-2025 15:16 UTC-6

Renko Doubles Through Hinkle

Brett Slezak

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Grant Hinkle opened the button to 80,000 before Sarah Renko jammed for 365,000 from the big blind, and Hinkle called.

Sarah Renko: 7♠7♣ All in
Grant Hinkle: K♥J♦

The A♣9♦2♠ flop changed nothing before the Q♦ turn gave Hinkle a gutshot. However, the 4♥ completed the board as Renko secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hinkle	1,750,000 325,000	325,000

Sarah Renko	790,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Grant Hinkle Sarah Renko

08-31-2025 15:14 UTC-6

Salazar Straightens His Way to a Double

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Brett Slezak

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Eric Salazar jammed for 365,000 from the button and Terry Harrell called in the small blind.

Eric Salazar: A♠5♠ All in
Terry Harrell: J♥J♣

Salazar needed help to survive as the 8♣4♦3♣ flop gave him a gutshot. The 2♦ turn completed his wheel, while the J♦ river was salt in the wounds for Harrell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Terry Harrell	1,750,000 450,000	450,000
Eric Salazar	810,000 565,000	565,000

Tags: Eric Salazar Terry Harrell

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

08-31-2025 14:45 UTC-6

Break Time

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The final ten players are taking another 15-minute break.

Play resumes in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 with an average stack of 1,251,000.

08-31-2025 14:32 UTC-6

Yordanos Mebrahtu Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,636)

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Brett Slezak

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yordanos Mebrahtu opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Johnnie Place raised from the big blind, and Mebrahtu called off her 240,000 total stack.

Yordanos Mebrahtu: A♣Q♣ All in
Johnnie Place: 8♥8♣

Mebrahtu was flipping for her tournament life until the 8♠7♥5♥ flop gave Place a set. The board ran out 7♦6♣ and Mebrahtu was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnnie Place	1,550,000 250,000	250,000
Yordanos Mebrahtu	Busted

Tags: Johnnie Place Yordanos Mebrahtu

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

08-31-2025 14:02 UTC-6

Michael Perrone Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,636)

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Brett Slezak

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Grant Hinkle opened the button to 50,000 and John Smith called in the small blind. In the big blind, Michael Perrone jammed for 230,000 and both opponents called.

The J♠J♦9♦7♥10♦ board was checked down until Smith check-called a bet of 50,000 from Hinkle.

Michael Perrone: A♠A♦ All in
John Smith: A♥10♥
Grant Hinkle: 9♠8♠

Hinkle rivered a straight to crack the aces of Perrone who hit the rail in brutal fashion as Hinkle takes the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hinkle	2,075,000 785,000	785,000

John Smith (MO)	1,150,000 100,000	100,000

Michael Perrone	Busted

Tags: Grant Hinkle John Smith Michael Perrone

08-31-2025 13:54 UTC-6

Berry Doubles Through Zahid

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Brett Slezak

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In a blind-on-blind battle with a little over 200,000 in the middle on the turn with the board reading Q♣8♠6♦2♦, Rehman Zahid jammed for 345,000 effective from the small blind, and William Berry decided to gamble as he called off his stack.

William Berry: 9♦7♦ All in
Rehman Zahid: Q♥2♠

Zahid had two pair against the flush draw and open-ender of Berry, who drilled the K♦ on the river to complete his flush as he doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rehman Zahid	915,000 260,000	260,000
William Berry	900,000 575,000	575,000

Tags: Rehman Zahid William Berry

08-31-2025 13:43 UTC-6

Steve Edmonds Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,813)

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Brett Slezak

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Steve Edmonds jammed his short stack from middle position and was called by John Smith in the small blind.

Steve Edmonds: Ax8x All in
John Smith: Ax9x

Edmonds was behind but was live to a chop as the 5x3x2x flop reduced his chances. However, the 8x turn vaulted Edmonds into the lead until the 9x river flipped the script, giving Smith the winner as Edmonds hit the rail in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Smith (MO)	1,250,000 350,000	350,000

Steve Edmonds	Busted

Tags: John Smith Steve Edmonds

08-31-2025 13:37 UTC-6

Todd Tucker Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,813)

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Brett Slezak

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Todd Tucker was all-in for 175,000 from the hijack, at risk against Grant Hinkle in the cutoff.

Todd Tucker: K♠8♠ All in
Grant Hinkle: Q♠Q♦

Tucker ran into the ladies of Hinkle but had one overcard. The A♦9♠6♥ flop improved neither player until the Q♣ turn sealed it for Hinkle, and Tucker was eliminated after the irrelevant 2♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Hinkle	1,290,000 215,000	215,000

Todd Tucker	Busted

Tags: Grant Hinkle Todd Tucker