Jared Bleznick pulled a monster sports activities card throughout the $100,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Bowl Combined Video games remaining desk. However Yuri Dzivielevski received the 38-player match on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $1,300,000.
Bleznick, proprietor of Blez Sports activities, a card breaking enterprise in Las Vegas, supplied some leisure throughout the livestream when he ripped costly packing containers of 2025-2026 Topps Sapphire NBA that retail for round $5,000. Together with Nick Schulman, who additionally busted wanting successful the match however needed in on the sports activities card gamble, “Blez,” after ripping a collection of dud packs, pulled a Cooper Flagg gold rookie auto numbered to 50, that means there are solely half-a-hundred in existence.
Flagg, the highest decide within the 2025 NBA Draft, is essentially the most coveted NBA star amongst collectors. The 19-year-old rookie ahead from Duke seems to be destined for superstardom, and has already exceeded his lofty expectations simply 49 video games into his professional profession. Bleznick’s card, based mostly on current comps on comparable playing cards, ought to go for round $10,000 at public sale, and considerably extra if the poker gamers ship it off for grading and it earns a Gem Mint grade.
They Performed Some Poker Too
Bleznick and Schulman did extra throughout the remaining desk on PokerGO than rip sports activities playing cards. In addition they performed some poker, together with 5 different gamers, however neither lasted lengthy on Saturday. Schulman, a 2025 Poker Corridor of Fame inductee, was first to go in seventh place for $155,000. Mr. Sports activities Playing cards, a pot-limit Omaha specialist, was eradicated in sixth place for $225,000.
Tobias Leknes was the subsequent out the door in fifth place for $300,000. It was fairly a grind after that time till Dzivielevski clipped Robert Wells in fourth place, which paid $415,000. Benny Glaser loved that elimination, as he earned a large pay bounce whereas sitting on lower than two massive bets.
Ultimate Desk Outcomes
1Yuri DzivielevskiBrazil$1,300,000
2Chad EveslageUnited States$835,000
3Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom$570,000
4Robert WellsWales$415,000
5Tobias LeknesNorway$300,000
6Jared BleznickUnited States$225,000
7Nick SchulmanUnited States$155,000
After Wells was despatched residence, Glaser, in restrict maintain’em, earned an instantaneous double-up towards the chip chief, who barely felt the loss. Dzivielevski had about 80% of all chips in play. There would not be a second double-up for Glaser, nonetheless. He acquired all of it in preflop with A♠6♣ however Dzivielevski, who had 10♣5♣, rivered a straight.
That despatched Glaser out the door in third place for $570,000 eight months after successful three bracelets on the 2025 World Collection of Poker (WSOP). Heads-up play then started between Dzivielevski and Chad Eveslage, who trailed about 7:1 in chips. The match lasted all of 5 minutes when Dzivielevski hit a premium Badugi hand to ship Eveslage, who earned $835,000, out the door in second place.
Dzivielevski now has over $11.7 million in The Hendon Mob stay match cashes. He prolonged his lead on Brazil’s all-time checklist.
*Photograph courtesy of Antonio Abrego & PokerGO
