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Marquez Among the Last to Fall

by Christian Zetzsche • August 27, 2026 - 4:40 PM

Richard Marquez

There are only 26 players remaining and all in the hopes of making it one step further to reach the money stages. Richard Marquez and Terry Gonzaga are not among them, however, as both hit the rail.

Marquez jammed for 126,000 with Q ♠️ J ♦️ right into the A ♣️ A ♠️ of Yohn Paredes in the big blind, found no escape on the 5 ♦️ 4 ♠️ 4 ♥️ 6 ♦️ 3 ♥️ .

Terry Gonzaga

The next table broke before Gonzaga departed and Lester Edoc hit a higher flush with A ♦️ 9 ♥️ to beat the J ♦️ 2 ♦️ of Tom Verbruggen in the big blind, who had turned a flush but was beaten on the K ♦️ K ♣️ Q ♦️ 5 ♦️ 3 ♦️ runout.

Player Chip Count
John Matsuda 990,000
Lester Edoc 680,000
Yohn. Paredes 300,000
Tom Verbruggen 90,000