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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Riordan Somehow Gets it in Good and Doubles

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

John Riordan from the big blind was tangled in a pot with a player from under the gun with around 35,000 already in the middle preflop.

With the board reading J106, Riordan led for 19,000 before his opponent jammed as the covering stack, and Riordan snapped off his 80,200 stack.

John Riordan: AK All in
Under the Gun: A8

Riordan was shocked to see that he was in the lead with ace-king high along with his gutshot and backdoor flush draw.

The 6 turn brought some chop outs while Riordan picked up the nut flush draw, which came home on the 4 river, securing the full double for Riordan.

"You snap call that?" a tablemate jokingly questioned of Riordan.

"I could still make a Royal..." Riordan explained as he stacked his newfound chips.

Tags: John Riordan

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Kelleher Flips Best to Extend Chip Lead

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

The largest stack in the room belongs to Michael Kelleher, and while trying to count his stack, he was immediately involved in another hand in which a series of preflop raises resulted in a middle position player getting his roughly 35,000 stack into the middle, at risk against Kelleher in the cutoff.

Middle Position: AK All in
Michael Kelleher: 1010

It was a coinflip scenario until the 1065 flop gave Kelleher top set. His opponent was drawing to running cards or a chop, but the 5 turn sealed his fate as Kelleher improved to a full house, and he collected the remains after the 4 river as his stack grows even larger.

Tags: Michael Kelleher

Assorted Counts

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

Level: 7

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Farrar Doubles with Big Slick

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Marc Farrar
Marc Farrar

Facing an open and a three-bet in front of him, Marc Farrar jammed for his final 24,300 from button. The opener folded, but the three-bettor sigh-called after having already committing 5,000 as the covering stack.

Marc Farrar: AK All in
Middle Position: AQ

Farrar held the dominating ace as the K96 flop solidified his lead. His opponent could not hit the necessary running cards on the 77 runout, and Farrar secured the double while his opponent was left with around 17,000.

Tags: Marc Farrar

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800