2026 Arizona State Poker Championship

$1,100 Arizona State Poker Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Arizona State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$4,018,000
Total Entries
4,018
Players Left
22
Average Chip Stack
7,305,455
Total Chips
160,720,000
Next Payout
Place 22
$18,809
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
469
Players Left
58
Players Left 22 / 4,018
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Becker Not Gentle with Gentile

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Jeremy Becker opened to 40,000 on the button and Robert Gentile flatted in the small blind.

The AK8 flop checked through to the 3 turn which saw Gentile lead for 40,000 and Becker called.

On the 8 river, Gentile put out a bet of 100,000. Becker took some time before he announced a raise, and Gentile snap-folded as Becker dragged one without showdown.

Tags: Jeremy BeckerRobert Gentile

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Misirian Takes One and Shows

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

John Misirian had opened to 25,000 from middle position before Thomas Zanot three-bet to 70,000 on his left. The button then put out the cold four-bet to 150,000. Misirian flatted but Zanot let his hand go.

The two went heads-up to an 822 flop with a little under 2x pot behind. Misirian check-called a small bet of just 30,000 from the button.

The 4 turn checked through to the 4 river which saw Misirian lead for 100,000, and his opponent let it go fairly quick.

"Jacks or queens?" his opponent asked.

Misirian had one pip better, tabling KK. Another player asked the big blind if he had ace-king, and he nodded in confirmation.

Tags: John MisirianThomas ZanotToby Price

Noam Sends Jones to the Showers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

It folded to Steven Jones on the button who jammed for his remaining 204,000, and Danny Noam confirmed the count, then confirmed that PokerNews was going to watch the hand, before he put in the call from the big blind.

Steven Jones: QJ All in
Danny Noam: A5

"I can't wait to take you out," Noam joked, "Ace in the window!"

No ace would come, but the K64 flop offered little help to either player. The board ran out 49, and Noam's ace-high was best to take out the former WSOP Main Event runner-up, and Noam stacked his newfound chips with a satisfied smile.

Tags: Danny NoamSteven Jones

Eliminated 415th - 468th ($2,200)

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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Huynh Over Two Million

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Henry Huynh
Henry Huynh

Shawn Keller opened to 27,000 under the gun before Henry Huynh jammed from the small blind covering the table.

"I think you have ace-queen," Keller said as he called off his roughly 185,000 stack.

Shawn Keller: 66 All in
Henry Huynh: AQ

Keller had called out Huynh exact hand and he made the right call to find himself in a coinflip situation.

However, the AJ8 flop vaulted Huynh into the lead after pairing his ace. Keller could not improve on the 10J runout, sending him to the rail as Huynh's stack reaches two million.

Tags: Henry HuynhShawn Keller

Chip Inventory

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

First Break

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.

From the 469 who started the day, just 304 players remain.

Play resumes in Level 18 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an average stack of 528,000 (44 bb).

Sandberg's Set Stays Best

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Evan Sandberg
Evan Sandberg

Evan Sandberg opened to 20,000 on the button before the big blind three-bet to 62,000, and Sandberg called.

On the 832 flop, the big blind continued for 55,000 and Sandberg flatted.

Another barrel was fired on the 7 turn for 125,000, and Sandberg called once again.

The big blind took some time before he checked the A river, and Sandberg was content to do the same.

Big Blind: J8
Evan Sandberg: 33

Sandberg flopped a set of threes against the top pair of his opponent, but the fourth spade shut down the action on the river.