Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
245
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
145
Players Left
19
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Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The player in the hijack raised to 3,200 and Michael Marsico flatted on the button. Michael Hakami then three-bet to 11,600 from the small blind, resulting in a fold from the hijack and a call from Marsico.
The flop rolled out 10♠Q♣K♣ with Hakami continuing for 10,000 and Marsico putting in the call.
The A♥ turn slowed down the action and both players checked, bringing the 9♥ river.
Hakami fired out a bet of 20,000 and after some thinking, Marsico flicked in the call.
"You win," said Hakami, as he tabled pocket eights. Marsico turned over K♦Q♦ for two pair, kings and queens, to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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125,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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120,000
10,000
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10,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Action was picked up with Parker Talbot all in, and Matthew Riebel putting him at risk.
Parker Talbot: 7♠7♥ 
Matthew Riebel: A♣K♦
Talbot was ahead with his pocket sevens but would have to race for his tournament life. The flop came 5♣J♥10♥ and Talbot was still ahead, but Riebel now had four extra outs with a queen to make a straight. The 5♦ turn was a safe one for Talbot, but the A♠ river improved Riebel to the best hand with a pair of aces and eliminated Talbot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000
18,500
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18,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Thomas Barry raised to 4,000 in the cutoff and Brandon Hall three-bet to 13,000 in the small blind. Barry made the call.
The flop came 5♥7♥3♦ and Hall continued with a bet of 11,000. Barry called.
On the 7♦ turn, Hall moved all in, putting himself at risk. Barry asked for a count and the dealer advised it was 52,100 total.
Barry thought for a moment but eventually surrendered his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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101,700
86,300
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86,300 |
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91,000
8,600
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8,600 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with roughly 60,000 in the middle, and the board showing K♥3♦7♥2♣.
Spiros Stathakis bet 26,000 from middle position, and a player in the cutoff made the call.
The river was the 7♠ and Stathakis bet all in for the cutoff's last 31,600 chips. After pondering his decision for nearly a minute, the cutoff called to put his tournament life at risk.
Stathakis tabled K♦7♦ for a full house, sevens full of kings. The cutoff showed 8x8x before tossing his cards in the muck and exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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275,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Chad Reynolds and Dennis McGlynn got it all in preflop, with Reynolds at risk.
Chad Reynolds: A♦Q♦
Dennis McGlynn: K♦K♣
Reynolds pulled ahead on the 7♠A♠6♠ flop, pairing his ace. The turn landed the 10♦ and the river brought the J♠, awarding Reynolds the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,800
80,800
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80,800 |
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30,100
50,900
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50,900 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Joe Malebranche raised to 4,000 from the hijack, and was called by Scott Heiser in the cutoff, Denis Angelov in the small blind, and Brian Seidel in the big blind.
All four players checked after the Q♥4♠3♥ flop.
After the 7♣ turn, it was checked to Malebranche who bet 8,600 and was called by Heiser. Both Angelov and Seidel folded.
The river was the 6♦ and Malebranche bet out 24,000, before Heiser raised all in for 53,400. After sitting in the tank for nearly two minutes, Malebranche did find a fold and gave the pot to Heiser.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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116,200
116,200
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116,200 |
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81,400
41,600
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41,600 |
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49,500 | |
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36,000
18,800
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18,800 |
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Gintautas Putinas raised to 3,500 in the hijack, the player in the cutoff flatted, and Jimmy Born defended in the big blind.
The flop came 7♣10♣Q♠, Born checked, Putinas bet 3,000, the cutoff folded, and Born called.
On the 9♣ turn, Born led out for 8,500 and Putinas moved all in for 33,500 total, putting himself at risk.
Born thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,900
48,900
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48,900 |
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60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The remaining 72 players in Day 1b are on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 6:45 p.m. local time. Play will resume with blinds at 800/1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante.
Once players return, late registration will still be open for three more levels until the end of Level 12.
