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$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day 1d Completed
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 1d
Players Left 177 / 4,018
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Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Over the last four days, poker enthusiasts from the Phoenix area and far beyond have made their way to the Talking Stick Resort for their chance to become in the next champion in the 2026 Arizona State Poker Championship. The fourth and final starting flight has concluded play, and the field for Day 2 has been set.
Today, there 1,137 entries added, bringing the total number of entrants to 4,018, generating a record-breaking prize pool of $4,018,000 for the event.
However, by night's end just 137 players punched their ticket to Monday's restart, bringing the total number of Day 2 bags to 483.
Leading the pack into Day 2 is Toby Price, who stormed into the overall chip lead after accumulating 1,868,000 chips. Price held just over one million going into the soft bubble, but an extended bubble period allowed him to dominate the table.
End of Day 1d Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Price | United States | 1,868,000 |
| 2 | Jean Gaspard | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 3 | Erik Gault | United States | 1,169,000 |
| 4 | Fernando Orellana | 883,000 | |
| 5 | Tony Tran | United States | 847,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan Gerrick | United States | 843,000 |
| 7 | Robert Gentile | United States | 827,000 |
| 8 | Christopher Staats | United States | 808,000 |
| 9 | Jonathan Roeder | United States | 751,000 |
| 10 | Fausto Valdez | United States | 698,000 |
Full chip counts from Day 1d will be available in the morning, as will the seat draw information.
Play will resume on Monday at 10:30 a.m., with all remaining players in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $2,200. It was announced during play today that the first-place prize will be $627,050.
Action gets back underway with 5:40 remaining in Level 16 with blinds of 4,000/8,000. Levels are 60 minutes in length on Day 2.
Cumulative Day 1abcd Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Price | United States | 1,868,000 | 234 |
| 2 | Gregory Brown | United States | 1,354,000 | 169 |
| 3 | Andrew Crookston | United States | 1,278,000 | 160 |
| 4 | Jean Gaspard | United States | 1,200,000 | 150 |
| 5 | Erik Gault | United States | 1,169,000 | 146 |
| 6 | Jacob McDonald | United States | 1,150,000 | 144 |
| 7 | Nicholas Julia | United States | 1,138,000 | 142 |
| 8 | Hunter Campbell | United States | 1,116,000 | 140 |
| 9 | Peter Fox | United States | 1,106,000 | 138 |
| 10 | Vinny Tran | United States | 1,050,000 | 131 |
The plan for Day 2 is to play 12 60-minute levels or until 12% of the returning field remains (57 players), whichever comes first.
Full payout information is not yet available, but it will be posted once play begins.
Day 2 Structure
| Level | Blinds | Length (minutes) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4,000/8,000 | 5 |
| 17 | 5,000/10,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 18 | 6,000/12,000 | 60 |
| 19 | 10,000/15,000 | 60 |
| Break | Color Up 1,000s | 15 |
| 20 | 10,000/20,000 | 60 |
| 21 | 15,000/25,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 22 | 15,000/30,000 | 60 |
| 23 | 20,000/40,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 24 | 25,000/50,000 | 60 |
| 25 | 30,000/60,000 | 60 |
| Break | 15 | |
| 26 | 40,000/80,000 | 60 |
| 27 | 50,000/100,000 | 60 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates from start to finish in the 2026 Arizona State Poker Championship. Day 2 coverage will begin at the first shuffle at 10:15 a.m. on Monday.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Toby Price takes a commanding lead atop the overall leaderboard with 1,868,000.
There are 483 bags for Day 2 from a total of 4,018 entries, with at least eight double bags.
Full chip counts will be available once they are confirmed and compiled, while seating information for the restart will also be completed in a few hours.
Payout information will not be available until the morning, but the minimum cash is confirmed to be $2,200.
Day 2 will begin with 5:40 remaining at 4,000/8,000, and levels will be 60 minutes in length. Either 12 levels will be played, or until 12% of the returning field remains (57 players), whichever comes sooner.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jonathan Gerrick opened from early position before a player on his direct left jammed for 163,000, and Gerrick called.
Middle Postion: A♣K♣ 
Jonathan Gerrick: 7♥7♦
It was a coinflip scenario as the Q♦8♦4♦ flop kept Gerrick's sevens in front and took away two of his opponent's outs.
The 5♣ turn was clean, and the 3♦ river completed Gerrick's flush, sending his opponent out on the stone bubble.
The remaining 137 players are now bagging up their chips for tomorrow's 10:15 a.m. restart.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Through four hands, there have been three all in and calls.
Pocket tens held against ace-king, then ace-ten beat queen-five suited, both of which were for around five big blinds.
Then, A♥9♥ was all in against K♠K♥ on a flop of 5♣4♥3♥ in a pot worth nearly 350,000, but the A♣ landed on the turn for the shorter stack to double.
Play continues until we have another elimination.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 138 players remaining and 137 advancing to Day 2, play will continue hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated.
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Christopher Staats opened under the gun and the big blind defended off a short stack.
On the 9♠4♦2♥ flop, the big blind's final 85,000 found its way into the middle, and he was at risk against Staats.
Big Blind: 9♥6♣
Christopher Staats: A♠5♠
The big blind flopped top pair against the overcard and gutshot of Staats. The 2♣ turn was safe, but the A♥ landed on the river to give Staats the winner.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bret Cochrun opened to 25,000 in the cutoff before the small blind three-bet to 80,000, and Cochrun called for about about 40 percent of his stack.
On the K♣10♠8♥ flop, the small led enough to put Cochrun all in, and he snapped off his 125,000 remaining stack.
Bret Cochrun: K♥Q♥
Small Blind: A♦10♦
Cochrun flopped top pair against the middle pair of his opponent. The 6♥3♥ runout improved Cochrun to a flush, and he doubled his stack.
Halfway through to 5,000/10,000 level, the field sits at 145 players remaining, with 137 advancing.
