Brett Slezak
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$1K Buy-in Poker Tournament in Arizona Pays Out $627,050 to Champion (opens the original)
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The Arizona State Poker Championship celebrated its 20th Anniversary, and it did not disappoint. A massive field of 4,018 players made their way to the Talking Stick Resort over the past week to crown the newest poker champion of Arizona. After four starting flights and an additional three days of battle, a winner was finally been crowned. Evan Sandberg stood alone with all the chips once the dust settled, taking home the first-place prize of $627,050 after beating Jared Rogers heads-up. It was
Poker Player Pulls Largest Mystery Bounty Prize, Then Wins Entire Tournament (opens the original)
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The final trophy event of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open saw 620 hopefuls try their luck in the $580 Monster Mirror Mystery Bounty. In this unique format, the bounty amounts are the same as the payouts, with half the $310,000 prize pool going to each side. Seventy-six players returned for Day 2, all of whom were in the money and the bounty hunting soon to begin. Once the dust settled after 12 hours of play, it was Vance Martin III hoisting the beautiful Borgata trophy, along with the first-p
Dental Technician Turns Single Tournament Entry into Six-Figure Score (opens the original)
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Tournaments with massive fields require both skill and luck to navigate, and they also provide an opportunity for less-experienced players to start a new chapter with a life-changing score. Such was the case over the past few days for cash game player Baruch Fishman. Originally hailing from Israel, but living the majority of his life in the United States, Fishman calls Philadelphia home where he works as a dental technician. He has been a regular cash game player for the better part of 15 years,
Local Favorite Becomes First Female Champion at Borgata Summer Poker Open (opens the original)
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Poker crushers from all over the East Coast made their way to the Borgata Summer Poker Open for the $650 Super Deep 6-Max. However, the player who captured the two beautiful trophies once the dust settled was local cash game and tournament regular Li Liang. A total of 401 entries were tallied to generate a prize pool of $228,570, but all eyes were set upon the first-place prize of $41,150. Sixty-five players returned for Day 2, with the final six playing down to a winner on Friday. It took just
Brandon Mueller Gets Aces 14 Times En Route to PLO Championship (opens the original)
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When one first begins their journey in the great game of Pot-Limit Omaha, they will quickly realize that aces do not quite have the same power that the hand possesses in their Hold'em counterpart. However, this did not seem to be a problem today for Brandon Mueller. The Pennsylvania native and long-time circuit grinder Mueller made aces work out for him all day on his way to his first live PLO title. A total of 197 entries were tallied in Event #8: $650 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship here at the 2
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