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Kalaquian On The Rise

by Tricia David • January 12, 2026 - 3:15 PM

Elmer Kalaquian suffered a setback in an earlier hand when his overpair was still behind to lose a portion of his stack. He has since recovered after taking down a big pot against Alfie Adam. 

On a board showing 10 ♥️ 9 ♥️ 5 ♠️ Q ♣️ 4 ♦️ with a big pot of around 500,000 brewed, small blind Kalaquian checked to big blind Adam and was first to show. He opened 3 ♥️ 4 ♥️ missed flush that hit bottom pair on the river and it was good with Adam folding. 

PlayerChip Count
Elmer Kalaquian821,000
Alfie Adam355,000