2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$77,869
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Total Entries
892
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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Doyon Makes a Wheel

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kennet Shockett limped in under the gun, before Lara Eisenberg raised to 15,000. It folded to Steve Doyon on the button who made the call, and after the blinds folded, Shockett made the call as well.

The flop was 528 and after Shockett checked, Eisenberg bet out 17,000. Doyon made the call and Shockett folded.

Both players checked after the 3 turn.

The river was the 4 and Eisenberg bet out 5,000. Doyon said, "I feel like we have the same hand" and made the call.

Eisenberg showed 1010, but Doyon had winner with AQ to make a wheel.

Arwine Sitting with a Mountain of Chips

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Justin Arnwine
Justin Arnwine

Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot brewing between Justin Arnwine and his opponent.

With the board reading 857Q and a pile of chips already in the middle, the out-of-position player checked and Arnwine moved all in, putting his opponent at risk, who eventually made the call.

Opponent: KK All in
Justin Arnwine: AA

The river landed the A and Arwine's set of aces earned him the massive pot.

Tags: Justin Arnwine

Kates Applying Pressure on the Bubble

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action folded around to Zachariah Kates in the small blind, who took a look at Rahul [Removed:550]'s chips before moving all in, putting [Removed:550] at risk. [Removed:550] tossed his cards into the muck.

The next hand, Kates open shoved on the button, resulting in folds from [Removed:550] in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

There are still 20 players remaining and play is still hand-for-hand.

Tags: Rahul AgarwalZachariah Kates

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Castaldo Eliminated on the Bubble

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Mark Cunningham moved all in on the button for 37,000, Mark Castaldo called in the small blind for 16,000, and Sean Magness called from the big blind, covering both of his opponents.

Mark Castaldo: A6 All in
Mark Cunningham: AJ All in
Sean Magness: 96

The board ran out 5KQ2J, sending Castaldo to the rail on the stone bubble. Cunningham scooped the main and side pots.

Tags: Mark CastaldoMark CunninghamSean Magness

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

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