$2,200 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

08-09-2024 10:55 UTC-5

Brunetti Knocks Out a Player Early

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Tyler Boyer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 5♦9♥6♦3♠3♣.

Jason Brunetti called a bet of 9,500 from James Crawford who was all in.

Brunetti tabled 8♦8♣ which was good enough to take the pot and eliminate James Crawford from the tournament.

Crawford quickly hit the rebuy table and has now reentered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Brunetti	80,000 80,000	80,000
James Crawford	40,000 2,900	2,900

Tags: James Crawford Jason Brunetti

08-09-2024 11:20 UTC-5

Crawford Sends a Player to the Rail

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Tyler Boyer

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up before the flop with 8,300 in the pot.

The flop came 5♠10♣2♣ and a player from middle position bet 6,000, when James Crawford in the hijack raised to 20,000. Alvin Anton folded on the button, and the player in middle position three-bet all in for 24,500. Crawford quickly called to put the player at risk.

Middle Position: A♣K♣ All in
James Crawford: Q♥10♠

Crawford was ahead with is pair of tens but would need to fade a club or the two over cards of his opponent. The board ran out J♥ on the turn, and 3♥ on the river. Crawford still had the best hand with his pair of tens, and the player in middle position was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Crawford	85,500 45,500	45,500
Alvin Anton	34,300

Tags: James Crawford Alvin Anton

08-09-2024 13:04 UTC-5

Zgorski's Kings Eliminate a Player

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

William Zgorski raised from under the gun to 1,100 and was called by Brandon Mueller from the hijack. When it folded to a player in the hijack, he three-bet to 5,400. After it folded back Zgorski, he four-bet to 16,000. Mueller folded, and the small blind announced all in, which Zgorski quickly called to put him at risk.

Small Blind: A♣J♠ All in
William Zgorski: K♥K♣

The small blind ran into the kings of Zgorski and would need help to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out 10♥9♣5♠10♠Q♦ the pocket kings of Zgorski was still best, and the small blind was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Zgorski	69,500 23,500	23,500
Brandon Mueller	20,500 1,700	1,700

Tags: Brandon Mueller William Zgorski

08-09-2024 13:46 UTC-5

Riebel Sends Reynolds Packing

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Matthew Riebel and Chad Reynolds got it all in preflop, with Reynolds at risk.

Chad Reynolds: A♦Q♦ All in
Matthew Riebel: K♦K♣

Reynolds flopped the nut straight on the J♥K♥10♥ flop, with Riebel improving to top set.

Reynolds was still in the lead on the 8♣ turn, but the J♣ river gave Riebel a full house, kings full of jacks, to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Riebel	86,500 21,200	21,200
Chad Reynolds	Busted

Tags: Chad Reynolds Matthew Riebel

08-09-2024 14:01 UTC-5

Korotki's Kings Gets Him a Knockout

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Tyler Boyer

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 7♦3♠2♠ and a player in for 31,200, and Harry Korotki calling to put him at risk.

All In Player: 9♠9♣ All in
Harry Korotki: K♥K♦

Korotki opponent ran into his pocket kings and would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out 5♣ on the turn, and A♠ on the river, the pocket kings of Korotki were still best, and he eliminated in his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Korotki	94,800 28,100	28,100

08-09-2024 15:02 UTC-5

Cucina Flops a Set to Knockout Cashen

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded to Andrew Cucina in the hijack, and he raised to 2,000, before Harry Korotki three-bet to 5,100 from the cutoff. Once it folded to the small blind Joseph Cashen, he four-bet all in for 14,900. Cucina made the call, and Korotki folded to leave the two players heads up, with Cashen at risk.

Joseph Cashen: A♠K♠ All in
Andrew Cucina: Q♠Q♣

It was a race for Cashen's tournament life, but once the board ran out J♥3♠Q♦ Cucina flopped a set, and Cashen would need a 10 to improve to a Broadway straight to beat the set of Cucina. But after the K♥ on the turn, and 7♦ on the river, Cucina's set of queens were still best, and Cashen was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Cucina	165,000 81,000	81,000
Harry Korotki	40,600 54,200	54,200

Joseph Cashen	Busted

Tags: Andrew Cucina Harry Korotki Joseph Cashen

08-09-2024 16:25 UTC-5

Cucina Finds Kings to Eliminate Day

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Andrew Cucina who raised to 2,500 from middle position. He was called by Matthew Zambanini on the button before Norman Day three-bet all in for 20,000 from the big blind. Cucina made the call, and Zambanini folded, leaving the players heads up with Day at risk.

Norman Day: 9♥9♦ All in
Andrew Cucina: K♠K♦

Day ran into the kings of Cucina and would need help to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 7♥3♣Q♦10♣4♠ the pocket kings were still best, and Day was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Cucina	134,400 30,600	30,600
Matthew Zambanini	44,500 21,500	21,500
Norman Day	Busted

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Andrew Cucina

08-09-2024 18:11 UTC-5

Furey Eliminates Riebel

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Nick Becker

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Matthew Riebel was all in preflop and at risk on the button, in a hand against Charles Furey who was in the small blind.

Matthew Riebel: 9♠9♦ All in
Charles Furey: A♠A♣

The board of 4♦2♣2♥10♦5♥ offered no help to Riebel, and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Furey	176,700 136,600	136,600
Matthew Riebel	Busted

Tags: Charles Furey Matthew Riebel

08-09-2024 18:48 UTC-5

Banyas' Stack Continues to Grow

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action picked up on a flop of 2♣K♥9♠ and Scott Heiser moved all in for a little bit more than a pot-sized bet, putting himself at risk. Nicholas Banyas made the call.

Scott Heiser: A♠J♦ All in
Nicholas Banyas: K♣10♣

The board ran out 5♣, 9♦ respectively, and Banyas scooped the pot to eliminate Heiser.