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02-20-2026 23:14 UTC-7

See How This Poker Dealer Was Caught Cheating! | PokerNews Podcast #940

Josh Noy

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

In the 940th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to break down the video of a poker dealer caught cheating in a Texas card room. See surveillance footage of what happened and how he was caught!

The trio then discusses Michael Mizrachi & Chino Rheem's $100K No Smoking/Drinking prop bet, Alex Foxen making his Hustler Casino Live (HCL) debut, and results from the PokerGO Tour (PGT) Mixed Games Series, which included big wins by Brian Rast, Qinghai Pan, and Yuri Dzivielevski.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

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02-20-2026 23:09 UTC-7

Set of Queens No Good for Florio

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Josh Noy

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

Corey Paggeot moved his short stack all in from middle position, and Ermanno Florio followed with a shove on his left. Mark Feinberg announced all in on the button, and the rest of the table folded.

Corey Paggeot: J♣10♣ All in
Ermanno Florio: Q♣Q♦ All in
Mark Feinberg: J♠J♦

Florio was in great shape, but the 9♥K♦10♠ flop gave both of his opponents a straight draw. The table watched as the Q♥ hit the turn, giving Florio a set while completing a straight for both Paggeot and Feinberg.

Florio missed the 6♠ river, as Feinberg was left in disbelief to score the knockout. Paggeot survived, but was back at the registration desk a short time later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Feinberg	103,000 78,000	78,000
Corey Paggeot	30,000
Ermanno Florio	Busted

Tags: Corey Paggeot Mark Feinberg Ermanno Florio

02-20-2026 22:58 UTC-7

Last Level of Late Registration

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Josh Noy

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

The tournament has seen 117 entries on the opening night, with one last level of late registration.

Action will continue tonight until just 12.5% of the field remains.

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

02-20-2026 22:51 UTC-7

Spaulding Scores a Knockout

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Josh Noy

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

Happy Spaulding fired a bet of 4,000 on the K♠9♥J♥ flop, and was quickly facing an all-in bet of 25,900 from the hijack. After taking some time, Spaulding stuck in the call.

Hijack: 5♠5♥ All in
Happy Spaulding: K♦10♥

Spaulding improved further on the K♣ turn, while the 7♥ river was a blank to secure the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Happy Spaulding	126,000 74,000	74,000
Kyna England	74,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Happy Spaulding

02-20-2026 22:38 UTC-7

Moheimani Bets Out Kelley

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Josh Noy

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

Zachary Kelley opened to 2,000 in middle position, and Allen Moheimani answered with a three-bet to 5,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Kelley, who slid in the call.

Kelley checked the J♠9♠2♣ flop, and Moheimani continued for 6,000. Kelley did not take long to let his hand go, and the dealer slid the pot to Moheimani.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Moheimani	85,000 85,000	85,000
Zachary Kelley	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Allen Moheimani Zachary Kelley

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

02-20-2026 22:22 UTC-7

Sadler Shoves on Welko

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Five-way action to the J♦5♣4♣ flop saw Craig Welko fire 3,600 in the cutoff, with Randy Sadler announcing a raise on the button to 7,200. That produced folds from the rest of the table, while Welko made the call.

Welko checked the K♥ turn, calling again after Sadler bet 6,000. One more check from Welko followed the 4♥ river, and Sadler moved all in.

Welko snapped his cards into the muck, as Sadler collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Tatarintsev	81,000 20,000	20,000

Randy Sadler	73,000 73,000	73,000
Craig Welko	17,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Craig Welko Randy Sadler

02-20-2026 22:10 UTC-7

Get the RunGood Poker Series Official Rewards App

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

As the RunGood Poker Series rolls into 2026, be sure to download the Official RunGood Rewards App.

The app is your home for schedules, results, event photos, and an opportunity for players to stack rewards points for visiting RunGood stops and playing in events.

Download the Official RunGood Rewards App:

Click here to download for iPhone
Click here to download for Android

02-20-2026 22:06 UTC-7

Batoo Heads to Reentry Desk

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Josh Noy

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Astivan Batoo stuck his last 1,900 into the middle from under the gun, watching five other players toss in a call.

All five players checked through the 6♣10♠5♠ flop and 5♦ turn. Action checked around to Leslie Autenreith on the button following the Q♥ river, who tossed out a bet of 4,000.

Four folds later, Autenreith showed her K♣Q♣ for top pair on the river. Batoo showed an ace as he tossed his cards to the dealer, quickly heading to the reentry desk for a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Astivan Batoo	30,000
Leslie Autenreith	26,000

Tags: Astivan Batoo Leslie Autenreith