2026 Arizona State Poker Championship

$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 1c
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Event Info
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$816,000
Total Entries
4,018
Players Left
600
Average Chip Stack
249,400
Total Chips
149,640,000
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
3,000 / 5,000
Ante
5,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
1,114
Players Left
134
Players Left 600 / 4,018
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Top Stacks From First Two Flights

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Below is a look at the ten largest stacks accumulated through the first two starting flights.

Who will join the millionaire club by night's end?

Day 1ab Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Gregory BrownUnited States1,354,000169
2Andrew CrookstonUnited States1,278,000160
3Nicholas JuliaUnited States1,138,000142
4Peter FoxUnited States1,106,000138
5Vinny TranUnited States1,050,000131
6Sahib PurewalUnited States993,000124
7Rashawn CurryUnited States928,000116
8Joshua AnspachUnited States917,000115
9Joseph OsterbauerUnited States915,000114
10Eltorna GantUnited States849,000106

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Morgan's Run Cut Short

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

In a blind-on-blind battle, the board read 10♠9♣2♦3♦ on the turn with 18,000 in the middle.

John Morgan led for 6,000 from the small blind before the big blind jammed as the covering stack, and Morgan called off for 17,000 total.

John Morgan: 10♥4♣ All in
Big Blind: Q♣10♦

Both players held top pair, but the queen kicker played. Morgan could not be saved on the 5♣ river, and the beloved entrepreneur was sent to the rail.

Assorted Counts in the Room

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

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Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Break; End of Reg

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The players are taking another 15-minute break with registration set to close at the end of the break.

The clock reads 1,100 entries in this flight as the players leave the room, with roughly 560 remaining.

Play resumes in Level 10 with blinds of 1,000/1,500.

Pechie Dominates a KO

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Justin Pechie
Justin Pechie

A player limped from early position before Mikiyo Aoki jammed for 15,500 from the small blind. Justin Pechie then rejammed from the big blind, and the limper begrudgingly folded.

Mikiyo Aoki: K♠Q♦ All in
Justin Pechie: A♥Q♣

Pechie woke up with the dominating hand and Aoki needed some help to stay alive. However, the J♦6♣2♥8♠4♠ runout offered no improvement, and she was sent to the rebuy desk by Pechie.

Tags: Justin PechieMikiyo Aoki

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Bunch's Trap Works Until it Doesn't

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player opened to 2,400 from the hijack and Eric Bunch flatted in the small blind. In the big blind, Alex Winter squeezed to 8,500. The hijack got out of the way before Bunch back-jammed all in for his 33,200 stack. Winter was pained by the decision but he eventually shrugged and tossed in the call with the covering stack.

Eric Bunch: K♦K♣ All in
Alex Winter: A♦5♣

Winter got his hand caught in the cookie jar but he still decided to go with it. However, he ran into Bunch's trap with the kings.

The 10♠7♥5♥ flop added more outs for Winter after pairing his five. The 7♣ turn was safe, but the A♥ landed on the river, giving Winter the winner as Bunch was sent to the rail in brutal fashion.

Tags: Alex WinterBig BlindEric Bunch

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