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Teo Sanchez Defeats Mal Hagan Heads Up in NLH/PLO
Level: 20 (10000/20000/20000 PLO) Entries: 1/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 1:00 AM 
Teo Sanchez, Winner of NLH/PLO Mix 
Mal Hagan It’s probably safe to say Teo Sanchez knows how to play the 2-card/4-card mix – this is far from his first time in the endgame of this tournament. He won it last spring in an epic heads-up battle with Skyler York, and then had to settle for second place to Julius Roque in the Summer series version of this one.
Tonight, he was atop the podium again, after cruising through the game with a big stack for most of it. Sanchez looked to be responsible for all the busts in the money, and got heads up against Mal Hagan with the big lead. Hagan made a strong run of it, doubling to close to even at one point, but Sanchez’s relentless aggression whittled down Hagan’s stack as he went card dead through much of the penultimate level.
The money went in during a four-card round with Hagan on aces with a suit. Sanchez had A♦J♥8♠6♥, and he flopped a straight to queen to leave Hagan’s aces in rough shape. There was no miracle runout for the man from Langley, and he had to settle for second.
This was Sanchez’s second live win, after his win in this very event last Spring. The scroe should push him over $75k in live earnings.
Final Results from NLH/PLO Mix
Place Player Prize 1 
Teo Sanchez$6,703 2 Malachi Hagen$4,841 3 Michael Griffin$3,352 4 John Dalphond$2,234 5 Michael Baldwin$1,490 -
Hagan Doubles
Level: 19 (8000/16000/16000) Entries: 2/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 12:35 AM The money went in preflop after Teo Sanchez shoved and Mal Hagan called it off. It was a race between fives for Hagan and queen-nine for Sanchez. Hagan flopped a set of fives, but Sanchez was still drawing to a straight. He bricked the gutshot, however, and Hagan doubled up.
Sanchez is still in the lead, but the stacks are a lot closer now.
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Michael Griffin Out in 3rd Place for $3,352
Michael Griffin Michael Griffin was the third place finisher tonight in action that I missed while I was out of the room.
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Johnny Dalphond Out in 4th Place for $2,234
Level: 17 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 4/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:45 
Johnny Dalphond Johnny Dalphind was pipped when he got his money in with queen-ten against queen-jack for Teo Sanchez. They both flopped a queen, and Sanchez’s kicker player.
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Michael Baldwin Out in 5th Place for $1,490
Level: 16 (4000/8000/8000 PLO) Entries: 4/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:40 PM 
Michael Baldwin Michael Baldwin was short, and got his money in with A♦K♣10♥3♠ against Q♣8♦7♣7♥ for Teo Sanchez. Sanchez found a queen and took it down.
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Money Shots
Level: 16 (4000/8000/8000 PLO) Entries: 5/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:30 PM Johnny Dalphond Michael Baldwin 
Teo Sanchez Mal Hagan Michael Griffin -
In the Money
Level: 15 (3000/6000/6000 NLH) Entries: 5/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 10:55 PM The NLH/PLO game is now in the money as they head out for the break following Level 15. Sanchez is still leading, but Michael Griffin isn’t far behind. The players are on a break now, and I’ll grab the ITM pictures when they return.
Player Chips Teo Sanchez 402,500 Michael Griffin 389,000 Michael Baldwin 236,500 Mal Hagan 120,000 Johnny Dalphond 81,500 -
Bubble Time
Level: 15 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 6/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 10:40 PM The MIx game is on the bubble now, with 6 players left. The players remaining are Michael Griffin, Sebastian Crema, Mal Hagan, Teo Sanchez, Michael Baldwin, and Johnny Dalphond, with Sanchez in the lead. Sanchez is a bit of a whiz at this game – he won this game in the 2025 Spring series, and was runner-up to Julius Roque in the Summer games.
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49 Entries for NLH/PLO
Level: 11 (1500/2500/2500 NLH) Entries: 13/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 8:50 PM Entries are closed for the Half & Half, with the final field at 49 entries. 5 players will get a piece of $18,260 later tonight, and with the recent exit of Jerry Li, the game is down to 13 remaining.
Place Prize 1 $6,703 2 $4,841 3 $3,352 4 $2,234 5 $1,490 -
Just Under 30 Minutes to Enter
Level: 10 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 16/47 Prizes: $17,860 Local Time: 8:15 PM There is about 30 minutes left for entry in the NLH/PLO Mix game. With about 10 minutes to play in level 10, the field is at 47 entries with 16 players still alive.
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Just Under 90 Minutes to Enter
Level: 8 (600/1200/1200 PLO) Entries: 27/42 Prizes: $15,960 Local Time: 7:20 PM The NLH/PLO Mix is up to 42 entries with action in Level 8. There are two more levels of open entry after this one, with the final chance to enter coming at about 8:40 PM tonight.
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34 Entries in Level 6
Level: 6 (300/600/600 PLO) Entries: 27/34 Prizes: $12,920 Local Time: 6:35 PM The Half & Half game is up to 34 entries with about 15 minutes to play in Level 6. They are playing with four cards for this level, and entries remain open for about 2 hours on this one.
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Half & Half Up Nearing 30 Entries
Level: 4 (200/400/400 PLO) Entries: 28/28 Prizes: $10,640 Local Time: 5:35 PM The Half & Half field is now up to 28 entries with about 10 minutes to play in Level 4. There are still a bit more than 3 hours left to enter this one, so I expect to see the numbers double at least before it closes at about 8:40 tonight.
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24 Entries Early in Half & Half
Level: 3 (200/300/300 NLH) Entries: 24/24 Prizes: $9,120 Local Time: 5:05 PM The Half & Half game is underway with the action now in Level 3. There are about 15 minutes to play in that level, with entries still open for more than 3 hours. I’m expecting a field of 60-80 for this one by the time it closes at about 8:40 PM.
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Half and Half is the Second Side for Sunday
Event #8: $450 NLH/PLO ($400 + $50)
Date: Apr 12, 4 PM Blinds: 25 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 10 Levels (~8:40 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The 3rd game on Sunday is the NLH/PLO Mix game. The action starts with 2 cards in Level 1, with 4 cards in Level 2, and the pattern repeats for the rest of the game, with odd levels playing 2-card and even levels playing 4-card.
Cards go in the air at 4 PM, and players have 10 levels to buy in or rebuy. That should put the last chance to enter at about 8:40 PM, after which, they’ll play down to a winner.
2025 Summer SS E8 Winner Julius Roque with family 
Teo Sanchez, winner of the NLH/PLO Mix Last summer, Julius Roque came through for the win in the NLH/PLO Mix, as the final phase of the game went from 5 to 1 in just a few hands. Roque prevailed over 92 entries for the biggest share of $34,690 in prizes. In the Spring, Teo Sanchez put on a clinic, dominating the final table to take the biggest share of $23,940 in prizes after making it through 63 entries.
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Teo Sanchez Defeats Mal Hagan Heads Up in NLH/PLO
Level: 20 (10000/20000/20000 PLO) Entries: 1/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 1:00 AM Teo Sanchez, Winner of NLH/PLO Mix Mal Hagan It’s probably safe to say Teo Sanchez knows how to play the 2-card/4-card mix – this is far from his first time in the endgame of this tournament. He won it last spring in an epic heads-up battle with Skyler York, and then had to settle for second place to Julius Roque in the Summer series version of this one.
Tonight, he was atop the podium again, after cruising through the game with a big stack for most of it. Sanchez looked to be responsible for all the busts in the money, and got heads up against Mal Hagan with the big lead. Hagan made a strong run of it, doubling to close to even at one point, but Sanchez’s relentless aggression whittled down Hagan’s stack as he went card dead through much of the penultimate level.
The money went in during a four-card round with Hagan on aces with a suit. Sanchez had A♦J♥8♠6♥, and he flopped a straight to queen to leave Hagan’s aces in rough shape. There was no miracle runout for the man from Langley, and he had to settle for second.
This was Sanchez’s second live win, after his win in this very event last Spring. The scroe should push him over $75k in live earnings.
Final Results from NLH/PLO Mix
Place Player Prize 1 Teo Sanchez$6,703 2 Malachi Hagen$4,841 3 Michael Griffin$3,352 4 John Dalphond$2,234 5 Michael Baldwin$1,490 -
Hagan Doubles
Level: 19 (8000/16000/16000) Entries: 2/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 12:35 AM The money went in preflop after Teo Sanchez shoved and Mal Hagan called it off. It was a race between fives for Hagan and queen-nine for Sanchez. Hagan flopped a set of fives, but Sanchez was still drawing to a straight. He bricked the gutshot, however, and Hagan doubled up.
Sanchez is still in the lead, but the stacks are a lot closer now.
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Michael Griffin Out in 3rd Place for $3,352
Michael Griffin Michael Griffin was the third place finisher tonight in action that I missed while I was out of the room.
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Johnny Dalphond Out in 4th Place for $2,234
Level: 17 (5000/10000/10000) Entries: 4/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:45 Johnny Dalphond Johnny Dalphind was pipped when he got his money in with queen-ten against queen-jack for Teo Sanchez. They both flopped a queen, and Sanchez’s kicker player.
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Michael Baldwin Out in 5th Place for $1,490
Level: 16 (4000/8000/8000 PLO) Entries: 4/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:40 PM Michael Baldwin Michael Baldwin was short, and got his money in with A♦K♣10♥3♠ against Q♣8♦7♣7♥ for Teo Sanchez. Sanchez found a queen and took it down.
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Money Shots
Level: 16 (4000/8000/8000 PLO) Entries: 5/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 11:30 PM Johnny Dalphond Michael Baldwin Teo Sanchez Mal Hagan Michael Griffin -
In the Money
Level: 15 (3000/6000/6000 NLH) Entries: 5/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 10:55 PM The NLH/PLO game is now in the money as they head out for the break following Level 15. Sanchez is still leading, but Michael Griffin isn’t far behind. The players are on a break now, and I’ll grab the ITM pictures when they return.
Player Chips Teo Sanchez 402,500 Michael Griffin 389,000 Michael Baldwin 236,500 Mal Hagan 120,000 Johnny Dalphond 81,500 -
Bubble Time
Level: 15 (3000/6000/6000) Entries: 6/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 10:40 PM The MIx game is on the bubble now, with 6 players left. The players remaining are Michael Griffin, Sebastian Crema, Mal Hagan, Teo Sanchez, Michael Baldwin, and Johnny Dalphond, with Sanchez in the lead. Sanchez is a bit of a whiz at this game – he won this game in the 2025 Spring series, and was runner-up to Julius Roque in the Summer games.
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49 Entries for NLH/PLO
Level: 11 (1500/2500/2500 NLH) Entries: 13/49 Prizes: $18,620 Local Time: 8:50 PM Entries are closed for the Half & Half, with the final field at 49 entries. 5 players will get a piece of $18,260 later tonight, and with the recent exit of Jerry Li, the game is down to 13 remaining.
Place Prize 1 $6,703 2 $4,841 3 $3,352 4 $2,234 5 $1,490 -
Just Under 30 Minutes to Enter
Level: 10 (1000/2000/2000) Entries: 16/47 Prizes: $17,860 Local Time: 8:15 PM There is about 30 minutes left for entry in the NLH/PLO Mix game. With about 10 minutes to play in level 10, the field is at 47 entries with 16 players still alive.
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Just Under 90 Minutes to Enter
Level: 8 (600/1200/1200 PLO) Entries: 27/42 Prizes: $15,960 Local Time: 7:20 PM The NLH/PLO Mix is up to 42 entries with action in Level 8. There are two more levels of open entry after this one, with the final chance to enter coming at about 8:40 PM tonight.
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34 Entries in Level 6
Level: 6 (300/600/600 PLO) Entries: 27/34 Prizes: $12,920 Local Time: 6:35 PM The Half & Half game is up to 34 entries with about 15 minutes to play in Level 6. They are playing with four cards for this level, and entries remain open for about 2 hours on this one.
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Half & Half Up Nearing 30 Entries
Level: 4 (200/400/400 PLO) Entries: 28/28 Prizes: $10,640 Local Time: 5:35 PM The Half & Half field is now up to 28 entries with about 10 minutes to play in Level 4. There are still a bit more than 3 hours left to enter this one, so I expect to see the numbers double at least before it closes at about 8:40 tonight.
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24 Entries Early in Half & Half
Level: 3 (200/300/300 NLH) Entries: 24/24 Prizes: $9,120 Local Time: 5:05 PM The Half & Half game is underway with the action now in Level 3. There are about 15 minutes to play in that level, with entries still open for more than 3 hours. I’m expecting a field of 60-80 for this one by the time it closes at about 8:40 PM.
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Half and Half is the Second Side for Sunday
Event #8: $450 NLH/PLO ($400 + $50)
Date: Apr 12, 4 PM Blinds: 25 Minutes Starting Stack: 25k Late Entry: 10 Levels (~8:40 PM) Day 1 Ends: One-Day Event The 3rd game on Sunday is the NLH/PLO Mix game. The action starts with 2 cards in Level 1, with 4 cards in Level 2, and the pattern repeats for the rest of the game, with odd levels playing 2-card and even levels playing 4-card.
Cards go in the air at 4 PM, and players have 10 levels to buy in or rebuy. That should put the last chance to enter at about 8:40 PM, after which, they’ll play down to a winner.
2025 Summer SS E8 Winner Julius Roque with family Teo Sanchez, winner of the NLH/PLO Mix Last summer, Julius Roque came through for the win in the NLH/PLO Mix, as the final phase of the game went from 5 to 1 in just a few hands. Roque prevailed over 92 entries for the biggest share of $34,690 in prizes. In the Spring, Teo Sanchez put on a clinic, dominating the final table to take the biggest share of $23,940 in prizes after making it through 63 entries.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teo Sanchez | $6,703 |
| 2 | Malachi Hagen | $4,841 |
| 3 | Michael Griffin | $3,352 |
| 4 | John Dalphond | $2,234 |
| 5 | Michael Baldwin | $1,490 |
