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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The players have been sent on another 15-minute break. Roughly 270 players remain, with 115 advancing to Day 2.
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 1b
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
There was 32,000 in the middle on the river with a completed board of A♠J♠7♣J♦3♠ in a hand between Evan Sandberg from middle position and a player on the button.
Sandberg checked to the button who bet 13,000. Sandberg then check-raised to 65,000. With the action back on the button, he three-bet to 113,000. Despite not being quite a legal raise, the action continued as Sandberg jammed as the covering stack and the button called all in for 160,000 total.
Button: 9♠8♠ 
Evan Sandberg: A♥A♣
Sandberg turned aces-full while his opponent rivered a flush, and he could not get away as the largest pot of the day was sent to Sandberg.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
John Riordan opened to 5,500 from early position before Eric Hamilton jammed for 27,000 two seats over, and Riordan quickly called once it folded back to him.
Eric Hamilton: A♥A♦
John Riordan: K♦Q♣
Hamilton was in great shape to double, but the K♣10♠3♥ flop brought a sweat, pairing Riordan. The Q♠ would land on the turn to give Riordan two pair.
It looked like a bad beat story was incoming until the J♥ landed on the river, giving Hamilton a broadway straight to survive in a rollercoaster runout.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A wild hand was recounted to PokerNews after some commotion at the Table #6.
David Bach opened from the hijack and was called by Toby Price on the button, as well as the small blind.
On the Ax5x5x flop, it checked to Price who bet 3,000 before the small blind check-raised to 10,000. Bach flatted, and Price came along as well.
The small blind then checked the 6x turn as Bach jammed for his final 14,000. Price called and the small blind got out of the way.
David Bach: AxAx
Toby Price: 5x4x
Bach had flopped aces-full against the five-four suited of Price, who flopped trips and understandably could not get away. However, the case 5x would land on the river, giving Price the one-outer to send Bach to the exit after making quad fives.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Christopher Vitch opened to 4,000 under the gun and was flatted by a player in middle position. In the cutoff, Ryan Stiner jammed for an even 20,000. Vitch called, and the other player got out of the way after some deliberation.
Ryan Stiner: A♣Q♥
Christopher Vitch: K♥Q♦
Stiner was in good shape to double with the dominating hand as the J♥8♠6♥ flop gave Vitch some backdoor opportunities. One of those arrived on the 3♥ turn, giving him the superior flush draw. The river was the 5♥, completing the flush for Vitch so send the two-time champ Stiner to the rail in brutal fashion.
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
After three limpers, Dejuante Alexander squeezed his 12,000 stack into the middle from the big blind. The original limper from under the gun isolated to 77,000, and the others folded.
Dejuante Alexander: A♠A♣
Under the Gun: K♣Q♦
Alexander woke up with the goods off a short stack, and the 8♦7♠3♥5♥J♦ runout was no sweat as he doubled with some overlay.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
A total of 951 entries were tallied in the second starting flight, bringing the total number of entrants to 1,767 with two flights still to come.
Play will continue today until 115 players remain.
