$800 Main Event Day 1a | 2026 Oklahoma State Poker Championship

18 hours 19 minutes ago

Barclay Puts a Bad Beat on Sowell

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Justin Barclay shoved for 111,000 from under the gun and Jeff Sowell reshoved with a covering stack from the button, folding out all other players and leaving Barclay at risk.

Justin Barclay: 9♥9♣ All in
Jeff Sowell: J♦J♥

Barclay's pocket pair was dominated, but the 9♦Q♦2♦ flop gave him a set, leaving Sowell drawing to a jack or a diamond. Barclay filled up on the 2♥ turn, leaving Sowell down to two outs, and after the Q♥ river Barclay secured the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sowell	320,000 240,000	240,000
Justin Barclay	237,000 207,000	207,000

Tags: Jeff Sowell Justin Barclay

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

18 hours 26 minutes ago

Stevens Over Seven Figures

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Johan Cervantes opened to 17,000 from the hijack, Douglas Paxton called from the cutoff, and Brad Stevens three-bet to 50,000. Cervantes folded, before Paxton shoved for around 230,00. Stevens snap-called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Douglas Paxton: 10♣10♠ All in
Brad Stevens: A♣K♦

The board ran out K♥4♥3♠8♣J♥, giving Stevens top pair to eliminate Paxton and surpass one million in chips.

Cervantes was down to around 100,000 following the hand, and he was eliminated right after by Justin Brevik.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Stevens	1,025,000 240,000	240,000

Justin Brevik	341,000 341,000	341,000
Douglas Paxton	Busted
Johan Cervantes	Busted

Tags: Brad Stevens Douglas Paxton Johan Cervantes

18 hours 42 minutes ago

A Round of Chip Updates

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Stevens	785,000 527,000	527,000

Jeff Sowell	560,000 6,000	6,000
Stephen Culpepper	435,000 80,000	80,000
Charles Stafford	310,000 20,000	20,000
Michael Skimbo	260,000 228,000	228,000
Daniel Lowery	240,000 223,000	223,000
Raymond Whitley	230,000 26,000	26,000
Trevor Spriggs	145,000 40,000	40,000
Johan Cervantes	144,000 9,000	9,000
Mike Hodges	70,000 37,000	37,000
Daniel Hughes	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

19 hours 4 minutes ago

Set for Sowell

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jeff Sowell opened to 10,000 from middle position, Mark Jackson three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind, and Sowell called.

The flop came 8♠Q♦4♣ and both players checked, leading to the 2♦ turn. Jackson bet 20,000, Sowell raised to 75,000, and Jackson shoved for a bit more. Sowell snap-called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Mark Jackson: A♦5♦ All in
Jeff Sowell: 8♦8♥

Jackson had a gutshot and the nut-flush draw, while Sowell was ahead with a set. The Q♥ river improved Sowell to a full house, sending Jackson to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sowell	554,000 178,000	178,000
Mark Jackson	Busted

Tags: Jeff Sowell Mark Jackson

19 hours 28 minutes ago

Hughes Drills a Two-Outer to Eliminate Opponent on Stone Bubble

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of 4♥10♥5♣ a player in the small blind was all-in for around 120,000, and up against Daniel Hughes who covered him from middle position.

Opponent: J♣J♥ All in
Daniel Hughes: 6♣6♥

The player in the small blind had Hughes crushed with a higher pocket pair, but the 6♦ turn brought in the set for Hughes, leaving his opponent drawing to two outs. The 7♣ river changed nothing for either player, and Hughes took down the sizable pot while bringing Day 1a of the Main Event into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hughes	400,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Daniel Hughes

19 hours 31 minutes ago

Hand-for-Hand after Bunch and Cheatham Eliminated

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Harry Cheatham shoved for 27,000 from early position, and Daniel Hughes called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Harry Cheatham: A♥6♣ All in
Daniel Hughes: J♥6♥

The board ran out 5♥Q♥5♦7♥8♣, giving Hughes a flush to eliminate Cheatham three from the money.

Soon after, Eric Bunch was all-in from early position for around 25,000, and up against the covering stack of Stephen Culpepper in the big blind.

Eric Bunch: A♦J♦ All in
Stephen Culpepper: K♣J♣

Bunch had Culpepper's hand dominated, but Culpepper hit his king on the K♠3♥5♣2♦10♥ runout, sending Bunch to the rail two from the money.

With 23 players left and 22 paid spots, the action is now hand-for-hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Culpepper	355,000 32,000	32,000
Daniel Hughes	290,000 41,000	41,000
Harry Cheatham	Busted
Eric Bunch	Busted

Tags: Daniel Hughes Eric Bunch Harry Cheatham Steve Culpepper

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

20 hours 38 minutes ago

Assorted Dinner Break Chip Updates Approaching the Bubble

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lowery	463,000 313,000	313,000
Jeff Sowell	376,000 245,000	245,000
Stephen Culpepper	323,000 87,000	87,000
Charles Stafford	290,000 290,000	290,000
Brad Stevens	258,000 195,000	195,000

Raymond Whitley	256,000 31,000	31,000
Daniel Hughes	249,000 57,000	57,000
Johan Cervantes	135,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Hodges	107,000 90,000	90,000
Trevor Spriggs	105,000 59,000	59,000
Michael Skimbo	32,000 2,000	2,000
Eric Bunch	30,000 205,000	205,000
Eldon Penn	Busted
Todd Tucker	Busted
Terakun Karnchanakphan	Busted
Larry Trimble	Busted
Bryce Laymance	Busted