Three-time bracelet winner and two-time World Poker Tour champion Chad Eveslage emerged victorious within the first-ever Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl: Combined Video games occasion, incomes $1,200,000 for the win. This new event sported a $100,000 buy-in, making it the highest-stakes combined sport event in poker historical past.
Eveslage defeated a subject of 29 entries within the 10-game occasion on his strategy to securing the SHRB championship ring and the second-largest rating of his event profession. He now has greater than $9.8 million in lifetime earnings.
The victory additionally got here with 360 Card Participant Participant of the Yr factors. This was Eveslage’s first POY-qualified rating of 2025.
This occasion featured a mix of the basic H.O.R.S.E. rotation (restrict maintain’em, Omaha eight-or-better, razz, stud, and stud eight-or-better) and choice of 5 different extremely widespread video games in triple-draw deuce-to-seven lowball, badugi, no-limit maintain’em, pot-limit Omaha, and no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball.
The prize pool swelled to $2,900,000 because of the spectacular turnout for the debut of this event, which ran from Mar. 6-8 contained in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & On line casino Las Vegas. Solely the highest 5 finishers earned a share, with the $225,000 bubble bursting late on day 2 when six-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman was unable to beat the seven-five low of two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek in razz.
The ultimate day started with 5 gamers remaining and Moncek out in entrance. 5-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser was the primary to fall. He misplaced an enormous pot early throughout a spherical of no-limit maintain’em, along with his bluff try with a missed draw being picked off by the 2 pair of fellow five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski. He was by no means capable of rebuild any momentum after that and was in the end eradicated throughout no-limit single draw deuce-to-seven lowball. He three-bet shoved for 760,000 over Dzivielevski’s cutoff increase to 80,000. Dzivielevski known as the jam along with his pat 10-9-7-5-2 and held towards Glaser’s draw 8-5-3-2. The British poker professional picked up a jack on the tip to finish his run in fifth place ($225,000).
Seven-time bracelet winner and Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl VII champion Daniel Negreanu’s run on this occasion resulted in brutal vogue. He acquired the final of his brief stack in taking part in badugi after selecting up a pat 9
5
3
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. He three-bet over Moncek’s cutoff increase and Moncek four-bet with 1084A. Negreanu had lower than a full increase left and dedicated himself proper there. Moncek drew two and picked up the three within the course of to offer himself a three-card 4. He was unable to enhance after drawing one initially, however did catch the 6 the second time round to make the successful hand.
Negreanu earned $300,000 because the fourth-place finisher, bringing his profession haul to almost $54.3 million. The 50-year-old Canadian stays the eighth-ranked participant on poker’s all-time cash listing after including this newest rating, which was his 515th recorded money.
Eveslage was the shortest stack heading into the ultimate three. He hung round for a bit earlier than successful an enormous pot throughout a spherical of no-limit maintain’em to primarily triple up. Moncek kicked off the motion elevating to 150,000 (3x the massive blind) from the button with QQ. Eveslage three-bet shoved for 1,450,000 with AJ out of the small blind. Dzivielevski known as the shove with 99 out of the massive blind, solely to have Moncek transfer all-in. Dzivielevski folded his pocket nines pretty shortly and the board got here down A85A6 and Eveslage spiked journey aces to surge into the lead. Dzivielevski fell to the brief stack after appropriately getting away from his hand, whereas Moncek dropped to second after failing to carry.
Chad Eveslage TRIPLES into the chip lead!
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Three-handed play lasted greater than three hours. There was loads of motion across the leaderboard alongside the best way, however stacks have been comparatively shut when the following knockout lastly occurred in no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball. Dzivielevski was the shortest stack with 36 large blinds, with Moncek in second on 38 large blinds and Eveslage up prime with 42 large blinds.
With blinds of fifty,000-75,000 and an enormous blind ante of 125,000 Moncek was dealt J10542 and raised to 200,000 from the button. Dzivielevski three-bet to 800,000 with J8855 from the massive blind. Moncek known as and drew one after Dzivielevski patted. Moncek picked up the 4 to offer him a pair. Dzivielevski moved all-in for 1,750,000.
“I’m gonna make the dumbest name of all time… or just like the sickest,” Moncek mentioned to himself whereas pondering the large hero name. “I paired.”
He spent some extra time within the tank earlier than thrusting forth chips to point a name. Dzivielevski confirmed his bluff and was eradicated from the event in third place, incomes $450,000 after getting picked off. The Brazilian now has greater than $9 million in profession cashes to his identify.
That is a BIG HERO CALL from TexasMike2014</a> to remove <a href=”https://twitter.com/YuriNerdguy?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>YuriNerdguy in third place! Dzivielevski cashes for $450,000.
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— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 9, 2025
Heads-up play started with Moncek holding 5,575,000 to Eveslages’ 3,125,000 after successful that wild conflict.
Eveslage gained a large pot in restrict maintain’em when his flopped pair and backdoor flush draw grew to become a flush on the river. Moncek made nines and sevens on the tip and known as Eveslage’s check-raise to see the lead change palms. The lead swapped again once more when Moncek made an 8-7-5 to beat Eveslage’s 8-7-6 in triple draw deuce-to-seven lowball, however Eveslage was capable of battle again forward by the point the following sport arrived.
Not a lot modified in the course of the closing razz spherical, however no-limit maintain’em’s arrival helped carry the event to an finish. Eveslage limped in from the button with OkayJ on the ultimate hand and Moncek checked with J8. The flop got here down AQ10 to offer Eveslage the nut straight. Moncek check-called a stab of 1 large blind on the flop and the flip introduced the Q. Moncek check-called once more, this time for 400,000 (4 large blinds). The river was the two on the tip prompted a 3rd examine from Moncek. Eveslage moved all-in 1,100,000 efficient. Moncek thought of one other hero name for a bit, and even inquired as to which video games have been subsequent up the rotation. He ultimately discovered the decision, solely to be proven the winner by Eveslage.
Moncek earned $725,000 because the runner-up, the second-largest rating of his event profession. The participant recognized to many as ‘Texas Mike’ now has greater than $5.2 million in whole earnings on the circuit.
IT’S ALL OVER! Chad Eveslage wins the historic first-ever $100,000 buy-in Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl Combined Video games, taking dwelling $1,200,000. @TexasMike2014 finishes second for $725,000.
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— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 9, 2025
Last Desk Outcomes
Place
Participant
Earnings
POY Factors
PGT Factors
1
Chad Eveslage
$1,200,000
360
400
2
Michael Moncek
$725,000
300
218
3
Yuri Dzivielevski
$450,000
240
135
4
Daniel Negreanu
$300,000
180
90
5
Benny Glaser
$225,000
150
68
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