2026 Arizona State Poker Championship

$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$816,000
Total Entries
1,767
Players Left
368
Average Chip Stack
45,761
Total Chips
16,840,000
Level Info
Level
12
Blinds
1,500 / 2,500
Ante
2,500
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
816
Players Left
98
Players Left 368 / 1,767
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Nick "Dyson" Julia Over a Milli

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nicholas Julia
Nicholas Julia

Nicholas Julia has recently built a mountain of chips, and he added another tower after he opened to 20,000 on the button. The small blind then jammed for about 75,000, and Julia called.

Small Blind: A♦8♠ All in
Nicholas Julia: 10♠10♦

Julia was in good shape but had to fade one over, which he was able to do on the J♠3♦2♥3♥9♦ runout to climb over a million chips.

"He is like a vacuum cleaner," tablemate Giuseppe Pantaleo commented, "Somebody get the Dyson."

Julia explained that he held five-three against ace-four on an ace-four-deuce flop to scoop a three-way all in to begin his ascent.

Tags: Giuseppe PantaleoNicholas Julia

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Final Break of the Night

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

The players are taking their final 15-minute break of the evening.

The field sits at 113 players remaining, with 98 advancing to Day 2.

Play resumes in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and an average stack of 277,000.

Prasetyo Fires Thrice

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

A player opened from middle position and was called by Aditya Prasetyo on the button, as well as the big blind to create a pot of 45,000.

On the 6♠6♣3♥ flop, it checked to Prasetyo who bet 11,000. The big blind quickly got out of the way but the other opponent called.

The turn brought the 5♦ as Prasetyo fired another barrel of 20,000 once checked to, and the middle position player called once more.

The 3♦ river double-paired the board as Prasetyo's opponent checked a final time, prompting a bet of 75,000. However, his opponent would quickly fold, conceding the pot to Prasetyo without showdown.

The field now sits at 125 players remaining as the next break draws near.

Tags: Aditya Prasetyo

Aces Cracked by Jones in Brutal Fashion

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Steven Jones
Steven Jones

Steven Jones opened to 12,500 from under the gun before the button jammed for his final 44,000, and Jones called to put his opponent at risk.

Button: A♦A♣ All in
Steven Jones: A♠5♠

The button was in great shape to double as the J♠4♥2♥ flop gave Jones a gutshot and backdoor flush draw.

"Uh oh!" a tablemate announced as the tension grew palpable, "Bad beat incoming."

The Q♦ turn kept the aces in front, but the 3♥ landed on the river, completing the wheel for Jones who scored the elimination with the solver bait, showering his incredulous opponent in gross fashion.

Tags: Steven Jones

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

"But They Were Suited"

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Hancock opened to 10,000 in the cutoff before the button jammed for an even 50,000. Hancock went back and forth, lamenting the situation with a "really bad hand", before he elected to stick in the call for about a third of his stack.

Button: A♦J♥ All in
Tyler Hancock: 9♦7♦

Hancock was indeed behind but held live cards as the K♣10♦6♥ flop added a gutshot to his outs. However, it was the 9♠ turn that vaulted him into the lead, and the premature stand up and table tap of his opponent was not enough as the 4♣ landed on the river, securing the elimination for Hancock.

At an adjacent table, defending champion Brandon Mitchell has built a healthy stack, sitting on about 450,000 as the field ticks down below 140 remaining players.

Tags: Brandon MitchellTyler Hancock

Jones Gets the Max with a Premium

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Steven Jones
Steven Jones

Steven Jones from the button was tangled in a pot with the big blind with around 90,000 in the middle on a completed board of A♠7♦4♣7♠2♥.

The big blind led for 25,000 before Jones moved all in for his 105,000 remaining stack, sending his opponent deep into the tank.

After a couple of minutes, the big blind placed calling chips into the middle, only to be shown the 7♥2♦ of Jones, who turned trip sevens and rivered a full house with the worst starting hand in poker.

His opponent flashed A♠Xx as he mucked the loser, and Jones tried to hide the smile on his face as his tablemates looked on with equal parts confusion and amusement.

Tags: Steven Jones

Thurman Finds His Lady to Take Chip Lead

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player opened to 15,000 under the gun before Robert Thurman jammed from the small blind covering the table. The opener quickly called off his roughly 115,000 stack.

Under the Gun: A♠K♠ All in
Robert Thurman: A♣Q♥

Thurman's opponent was in good shape to double on the A♥10♦4♦ flop as his king kicker was still in good shape. However, the Q♦ would fall on the turn to give Thurman two pair, and he filled up on the A♦ river to seal the elimination as he becomes the largest stack in the room currently.

Tags: Robert Thurman

Level: 14

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

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