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
570
Average Chip Stack
262,526
Total Chips
149,640,000
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
1,114
Players Left
134
Players Left 570 / 4,018
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Walsh Sets Up Two for the Double KO

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Cory Walsh
Cory Walsh

Three-ways to the turn with the board reading 6♦5♦2♣10♠, there was already nearly 30,000 in the middle with Albert Lucenti having committed the last of his chips on the flop. However, there was still a sidepot between Cory Walsh in the big blind and Lewis Joles from middle position.

Walsh checked to Joles who jammed for 27,600, sending Walsh into the tank. After some time, he elected to call as the covering stack, putting both Joles and Lucenti at risk.

Albert Lucenti: 9♦8♦ All in
Lewis Joles: J♠J♥ All in
Cory Walsh: 2♠2♦

Walsh made the right call with his bottom set, and he was in good shape against the overpair of Joles in the sidepot. For the main pot, Lucenti had a gutshot straight flush draw.

However, the Q♣ would brick off on the river, leaving Walsh's set of deuces best as he eliminated two players and scooped a massive pot.

Tags: Albert LucentiCory WalshLewis Joles

Antoniou Bombs the River

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

No less than five players saw a flop of K♦3♦2♠ with around 6,500 in the middle preflop. It checked to Roman Bujdei in middle position who bet 2,000 and only Georgios Antoniou called from the small blind.

The 10♠ turn would then check through to the 4♦ river which saw Antoniou toss out a massive overbet of 20,000. Bujdei had his doubts, but he opted to let it go after some deliberation and Antoniou took down the pot without showdown.

Tags: Georgios AntoniouRoman Bujdei

Full House Today

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 3 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort
Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort

The clock reads 720 entries as Level 3 gets underway. All 69 tables in the Arena Poker Room are filled with tournament players as the total number of entries closes in on 2,500.

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

Seven-Deuce Never Lose

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Joann Miner
Joann Miner

Joann Miner from the big blind and Steven Rector from early position were heads-up to the turn with the board reading 5♥3♠3♥9♠ and about 4,000 in the middle already.

Miner check-called a bet of 3,000 from Rector before the 6♥ river checked through.

"Big blind special!" Miner proclaimed as she turned over 7♥2♥ for a rivered flush to take down another early pot.

Tags: Joann MinerSteven Rector

Flashback: Brandon Mitchell Wins 2025 Arizona State Poker Championship

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Brandon Mitchell
Brandon Mitchell

Last summer, Brandon Mitchell beat a record-setting field to win life-changing money in the 2025 Arizona State Poker Championship.

The $1,100 buy-in tournament at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale attracted 3,546 entries. A former police officer took it down for $525,700 by effectively protecting and defending his chip stack. Mitchell, competing in his home state, overcame a deep deficit to secure a career-best score. He was one of six players who booked a six-figure win in Arizona's biggest poker tournament of the year.

2025 Arizona State Poker Championship Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize (USD)
1Brandon Mitchell$525,700
2David Levy$310,000
3Nicholas Rogers$210,500
4Hayley Hanna$157,900
5Zachary Powers$131,600
6Christopher Collins$105,300
7Senh Cong$78,900
8James Pausch$65,800
9Mark Evangelista$52,600
Read the Full Recap Here

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Early Faces in the Field

Brett Slezak
Brett Slezak
Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

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