2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♣9♠
Prize
$77,869
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Total Entries
892
Places Paid
115
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1de
Entries
284
Players Left
37
Players Left 1 / 892
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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Rodriguez Tables Pocket Aces

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alan Gendelman raised to 1,500 in early position and Jeremy Rodriguez three-bet to 5,500 from late position. Gendelman made the call.

The flop came 7♠Q♣K♠ and both players checked to the 6♠ turn. Gendelman check-called a bet of 8,000 from Rodriguez, bringing the 3♣ river.

Action went check-check and Rodriguez turned over A♠A♥ for a pair of aces to scoop the pot.

Tags: Alan GendelmanJeremy Rodriguez

Kim Makes Quads

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Simon Kim
Simon Kim

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 6♠A♣9♣ with about 13,500 in the pot.

Simon Kim was all in for 18,800, and Mohammed Anwary called to put Kim at risk.

Simon Kim: A♦9♦ All in
Mohammed Anwary: K♣3♣

Kim was ahead with his flopped top two pair, but Anwary could hit a club to make the nut flush. But when the board ran out 9♥ on the turn, and 9♠ on the river, Kim improved to quad nines and secured the double up.

Tags: Mohammed AnwarySimon Kim

Anwary Hits a Straight on the River

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in early position raised to 1,200, Mohammed Anwary flatted in middle position, and both players in the blinds called.

The flop of 9♣7♥6♠ checked through to the Q♦ turn. The players in the blinds checked, as did early position, and Anwary bet 3,000. Only the player in the small blind called.

The river brought the K♦ and the small blind led out for 600. Anwary raised to 7,000 and the small blind called. Anwary tabled J♥10♣ for a rivered straight, besting the set of sevens of the small blind.

Tags: Mohammed Anwary

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Yeh Spikes the River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Michael Fryett raised from the hijack to 1,200, and was called by the small blind Lilly Yeh, and the big blind Katelynn Miller.

The flop came 2♠6♣5♣ and all three players checked to the turn.

After the J♦ on the turn, Yeh bet out 1,500. Miller folded, and Fryett made the call.

The river was the Q♦ and Yeh again bet, this time for 3,200. Fryett called, and was shown A♥Q♠ from Yeh, and Fryett mucked his hand to give the pot to Yeh.

Tags: Michael Fryett

Jun's Two Pair is Best

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Brett Hadlock in the cutoff and Alexander Jun in late position.

With over 5,000 in the middle and the board reading J♠J♦7♦, Jun check-called a bet of 2,500 from Hadlock.

The turn landed the 4♣ and Jun check-called again for 2,500. The river brought the 8♣ and Jun check-called once more, this time for 4,000.

Hadlock turned over 6♦4♦ for two pair, jacks and fours, while Jun tabled 10♠10♦ for two pair, jacks and tens, earning him the pot.

Hadlock was left short-stacked and was seen exiting the tournament area moments later.

Tags: Alexander JunBrett Hadlock

De Pasquale Aggression Gives Him the Pot

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Louis De Pasquale who raised to 1,100 from the hijack, before being three-bet by Lilly Yeh in the cutoff to 4,500. It folded back to De Pasquale who made the call.

The flop came 10♠6♠6♣ and De Pasquale check-called a bet of 2,000 from Yeh.

After the A♣ on the turn, De Pasquale led out for a bet of 4,000. Yeh shook her head and tossed her hand in the muck to give the pot to De Pasquale.

Tags: Louis De Pasquale

Hunt Sends Opponent to the Rail

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ronald Hunt
Ronald Hunt

Action was caught on the flop of J♣4♦6♥ in a hand between Ronald Hunt in the hijack and the player in middle position.

With close to 4,000 in the pot, middle position bet 2,000 and Hunt called, bringing the K♣ turn.

Middle position checked and Hunt bet 3,500. Middle position thought for a moment before moving all in for 5,600 total, putting herself at risk. Hunt quickly made the call.

Middle position: Q♦Q♣ All in
Ronald Hunt: K♦6♦

The river brought the 6♣, improving Hunt's hand to a full house, sixes full of kings, earning him the pot.

Tags: Ronald Hunt

Kiem Cracks Aces

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Paul Kiem
Paul Kiem

Action folded to Paul Kiem who raised to 1,100, before a player from middle position three-bet to 3,000. Once it folded back to Kiem, he made the call.

The flop came 5♦6♣8♦ and Kiem check-called a bet of 2,500.

After the 7♥ turn Kiem checked, and his opponent bet 4,000. Kiem then raised to 15,000, before his opponent three-bet all in for 12,200 more. Kiem made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Middle Position: A♥A♦ All in
Paul Kiem: K♦Q♦

Kiem would need to find a diamond to crack his opponents pocket aces, and he did just that when the river was the 2♦ to give him a flush, and eliminate his opponent.

Tags: Paul Kiem