2026 Arizona State Poker Championship

$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$4,018,000
Total Entries
4,018
Players Left
10
Average Chip Stack
16,072,000
Total Chips
160,720,000
Next Payout
Place 10
$25,801
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
58
Players Left
10
Players Left 10 / 4,018

Latka Spikes the River to Triple; Nelson Eliminated;

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was three-way all in action preflop, with Jeffrey Latka at risk for 700,000 from the small blind, Chris Nelson at risk for just over 600,000 from early position, and Erik Gault from middle position who had both players covered.

Chris Nelson: AQ All in
Jeffrey Latka: AK
Erik Gault: 1010

The J95 flop kept the tens in the lead, and the 10 turn was a sweaty card, giving Gault a set, while Latka picked up the better flush draw.

The river was the 3, giving Latka the winner with a king-high flush, while Nelson was eliminated.

Shortly before the hand, Tal Ron was eliminated after getting his short stack into the middle with K6, falling to the Q3 of Osterbauer for about three and a half blinds.

Finally, at a third table, Jonathan Roeder and Aydan Saunders were tangled in a pot with the completed board reading 108239. On the river, Saunders check-called a bet of 1,500,000 from Roeder, only to be shown 99 for a set, leaving Saunders with 50,000.

Tags: Chris NelsonErik GaultJeffrey LatkaTal Ron