Manny Blanco Goes Full Terminator, Racks Up 10 KOs to Dominate Week 3

If you were sitting across the felt from Manny Blanco on Sunday night, well... our condolences. Blanco put on an absolute clinic at the All-in Blind 2026 Week 3 tournament, steamrolling his way through a field of 35 players (plus 7 brave souls who thought a rebuy would save them — spoiler: it didn't). Manny finished on top with 65 points and a cool $240 in winnings, but the real headline is the body count he left behind. Ten knockouts. T-E-N. That's not a poker performance, that's a nature documentary.

Hot on Manny's heels was Mike McIntosh (AKA Jose), who clearly didn't get the memo that this was supposed to be a competitive tournament. McIntosh racked up 8 KOs of his own, cashed $180, and finished with 57 points — a performance that would have won most weeks. Unfortunately for Mike, this was Manny's week. Curt Zeisloft rounded out the podium in third place with 4 KOs, 48 points, and $120 in his pocket, proving that the top three were basically running a demolition derby while the rest of the table tried to survive. Altogether, Blanco, McIntosh, and Zeisloft were responsible for 22 of the night's knockouts. Somebody had to go home early, and apparently a lot of somebodies did.

The rest of the money finishers deserve a tip of the cap as well. Kevin Pawlicki quietly navigated the carnage to a fourth-place finish worth $80, while Chris Howells picked up $60 for fifth. Further down the leaderboard, Gage Kuhl, Kyle Brodie, Mike Prephan, and Scott Weidner all scratched out points finishes — no small feat when there are sharks like Blanco circling the table looking for their next victim.

Week 3 is officially in the books, and the leaderboard is starting to take shape. Will Manny Blanco keep this level of aggression rolling? Can McIntosh close the gap? And will anyone dare sit to Blanco's left next week? Tune in for Week 4 — because in this league, the cards don't care about your feelings, and apparently neither does Manny Blanco. See you at the tables! 🃏