Terry Kuhl Is Built Different: A 10-KO Masterclass at All-In Blind Week 8

Sunday's Week 8 session of the All-In Blind league was already circulating a spicy question before the first card was dealt — the tournament description literally asked "Is Terry Kuhl the Greatest of All Time (GOAT)?" Well folks, after what went down on January 18th, that question might just be rhetorical. With 33 players (plus 6 rebuys keeping the chaos alive), Terry Kuhl didn't just win the tournament — he hunted. Ten knockouts. TEN. That's not a poker performance, that's a crime scene. He dispatched Tim Spradlin twice, finished off Michael Perkins (who also had the misfortune of rebuying before Terry found him again), took out Steve Miller, and ultimately ended Mark Davis's night in Round 17 to seal the championship. Terry walks away with 62 points and $220 in first-place cash. The GOAT debate? Consider it temporarily closed.

The race for second place was no Sunday stroll either. Mark Davis played a strong, composed game — racking up 3 knockouts of his own, including sending both Bob Hoorman and Scott Weidner to the rail in Round 16 — before running into the Terry Kuhl buzzsaw in the very next round. Davis earns $160 and 50 points for the runner-up finish. Scott Weidner rounded out the podium in third, picking off Chris Howells, Eric Addington, and Jay Shope along the way before Mark Davis returned the favor. Weidner pockets $120 for his third-place effort. Bob Hoorman was the other standout on the knockout leaderboard — 4 eliminations including Ron Muir, Jim Jenkins, and Curt Zeisloft — before Davis caught up with him, earning Hoorman a solid $80 for fourth place.

One subplot worth watching: Steve Miller quietly racked up 4 knockouts of his own — taking out Mark Ehrenfried (first time around), Steve Gluza, Keith Narges, and Stan/Justin — before Terry Kuhl inevitably found him in Round 14. Miller finishes 7th with 35 points. And poor Tim Spradlin? The guy came back after getting knocked out in Round 3 by Terry... only to get knocked out again by Terry in Round 8. That's the kind of evening that makes you question your life choices. Also worth a mention: the father-son dynamic in the room — Terry Kuhl knocked out his own son Gage Kuhl in Round 7, which is either great poker or just terrible Thanksgiving dinner conversation.

Week 8 is in the books and the standings are heating up. With a dominant performance like this, Terry Kuhl has to be considered the man to beat as we push deeper into the 2025 season. Will someone step up and dethrone the Week 8 king? Will Spradlin avoid a third Terry-related catastrophe? Will Gage Kuhl get some revenge on dear old dad? There's only one way to find out — see you at the tables next Sunday! 🃏🔥