The Venetian

After a initial raise, Boris Berthomet fired out a 9,000 three-bet from the button only to have David Hudson toss out a 21,000 four-bet from the big blind.

Action then folded back to Berthomet, who moved his 76,000 stack into the middle and Hudson looked him up.

Boris Berthomet:

David Hudson:

Berthomet was ahead holding a pair of cowboys, but the flop came with a sweat as it gave Hudson some more outs with a Broadway draw.

Fortunately for Berthomet, both the turn, and the river kept him in the lead, securing his double-up.

Boris Berthomet - 155,000
David Hudson - 23,400

: Bally's Black Hawk Casino - Black Hawk, CO

: July 22 - August 2, 2026

: Colorado Poker State Championship

: $1,110 Main Event / $500K GTD

$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: 17 Gold Card Tournaments

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=516

There was all-in action preflop between Ciaran McCullagh from the cutoff and Tom Shaham from the big blind, with McCullagh’s stack at risk.

Ciaran McCullagh:
Tom Shaham:

It was another pure classic with McCullagh looking to take the lead by connecting with either of his two overs, but the runout sent him out the door.

Tom Shaham - 75,000
Ciaran McCullagh - 0

A series of preflop raises led to all-in action between Sorin Tudor from the cutoff and Micheal O’Neill from the big blind, with O’Neill holding the effective stack.

Micheal O’Neill:
Sorin Tudor:

Tudor was ahead holding a pair of fives, and the flop didn’t change much.

The dealer then turned the to keep things interesting as it gave O’Neill staright and flush draws, but the river was a brick, sending him to the rail.

Sorin Tudor - 80,000
Micheal O’Neill - 0

After notching his first-ever Main Event cash back in 2014, DJ Buckley has become one of the most consistent players on the tour, earning himself a record 87 Main Event cashes.

With half the season remaining, Buckley will look to keep notching the cashes underneath his belt, as he will look to become the first player ever to earn 100 Main Event cashes and take his seat in the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame.

All-Time Main Event Cashes

Josh Mok raised to 2,000 from early position and found three callers before Trenton Pippin fired out a 10,000 three-bet from the big blind.

With action back on Mok, he decided to move his stack into the middle, and only Pippin called off holding less.

Trenton Pippin:
Josh Mok:

It was a classic with Mok’s pair holding strong as the runout secured him the knockout.

Josh Mok - 120,000
Trenton Pippin - 0

: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort - Riverside, IA

: July 21-26, 2026

: Iowa Poker State Championship

: $1,110 Main Event / $300K GTD

$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: 7 Gold Card Tournaments

: https://msptpoker.com/.../book-today-for-the-iowa-poker...

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=510

Photo: Mohamed Serry

Mohamed Serry opened for 1,700 under the gun, only to have WSOP bracelet winner Brian Altman fire out a 5,500 three-bet next to act.

Action quickly folded back to Serry, who tossed out a call, and the two went heads-up to a flop.

Serry then knocked on the table and watched Altman fire out a 5,100 continuation bet, which was enough to get him to lay down his hand.

Brian Altman - 62,300
Mohamed Serry - 56,700