$1,100 PSPC Event #2 Day 1b | 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

08-29-2024 16:18 UTC-5

Price Flops a Set and Eliminates Sipple

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Richard Sipple all in for 16,000, and Donald Price calling to put him at risk.

Richard Sipple: A♥10♠ All in
Donald Price: 8♦8♠

Sipple had two over cards to the pair of eights of Price and would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out K♦J♣8♥A♣4♣ Price improved to a set of eights, and eliminated Sipple from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Price	123,000 83,800	83,800
Richard Sipple	Busted

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08-29-2024 16:31 UTC-5

Big Slick Gets Savitsky a Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

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

Thomas Savitsky opened the action from middle position with a raise to 3,000. Then once it folded to Arshdeep Virk in the cutoff, he three-bet to 6,500. After the button and blinds folded, Savitsky four-bet all in for 19,600. Virk flipped in a chip to call and put Savitsky at risk.

Thomas Savitsky: A♠K♥ All in
Arshdeep Virk: 8♥8♣

Savitsky would need to win the flip to stay in the tournament, and after the board ran out 7♠Q♥K♠6♣A♦ he improved to two pair, aces and kings to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Savitsky	40,600
Arshdeep Virk	9,000

08-29-2024 18:10 UTC-5

Wasch Stacks Patel

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1, 1 ante

Akash Patel opened to 3,200 from early position and was called on the button. Action was on Sarah Wasch in the small blind and she moved all in for 65,000. Patel called all in for 40,000 and the button folded.

Akash Patel: A♠K♦ All in
Sarah Wasch: A♦A♣

The board ran out 9♦3♣K♠7♦7♠ and Wasch's Aces held to send Patel to the rebuy line.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Wasch	116,000 47,500	47,500
Akash Patel	Busted

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08-29-2024 18:20 UTC-5

Daconti Flops a Boat Versus Trip Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1, 1 ante

Action folded to Daniel Daconti in middle position, and he raised to 3,500. Once it folded to Bogdan Berdej in the big blind, he made the call.

Both players checked after the A♥A♠5♦ flop.

The turn was the 6♦ and Berdej bet out 5,000, and Daconti made the call.

After the 4♠ on the river, Berdej again bet out 5,000. Daconti then raised to 15,500, and Berdej quickly made the call.

Daconti tabled 5♠5♣ for a flopped full house, fives full of aces. Berdej showed A♦10♥ for trip aces before tossing his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Daconti	125,000 56,500	56,500
Bogdan Berdej	52,000 14,400	14,400

08-29-2024 18:43 UTC-5

Penza's Queens Knockout Lett in Blind Versus Blind Cooler

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded Michael Zazzera on the button who limped in. Then Julian Penza in the small blind raised to 6,500, before the big blind Justin Lett three-bet all in for 25,700. Zazzera folded, and Penza quickly made the call to put Lett at risk.

Justin Lett: A♦Q♦ All in
Julian Penza: Q♠Q♣

It was cooler blind versus blind, and Lett would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 2♥6♣7♦K♠K♣ Penza's pocket queens remained best, and Lett was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	165,000
Michael Zazzera	42,100 21,800	21,800
Justin Lett	Busted

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08-29-2024 18:59 UTC-5

Weng Building Up His Stack

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Justin Lett all in from the big blind, and Bin Weng in the small blind putting him at risk.

Justin Lett: 4♦4♣ All in
Bin Weng: K♣J♣

Lett was ahead with his pocket fours, but once the board ran out 3♥J♥A♣9♣A♦ Weng improved to two pair, aces and jacks to eliminate Lett.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	258,500 151,500	151,500

Justin Lett	Busted

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08-29-2024 19:18 UTC-5

Wasch Takes From Weng

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Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Action folded to Bin Weng in middle position, and he raised to 5,000. Once it folded to Sarah Wasch on the button, she three-bet to 14,000. Both the blinds folded, and Weng made the call.

The flop came A♦6♠9♣ and Weng check-called a bet of 10,000 from Wasch.

Both players checked after the 4♣ on the turn.

The river was the 8♥ and Weng bet out 18,500. Wasch wasted no time and threw in a chip to call. Weng turned over A♥10♥ for top pair, but Wasch had the winner when she tabled A♠K♠ for top pair top kicker to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	205,000 53,500	53,500

Sarah Wasch	175,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Bin Weng Sarah Wasch

08-29-2024 19:32 UTC-5

Zambanini Sends Zazzera Out

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Michael Zazzera opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 7,400. A player in early position called and Michael Zambanini defended his big blind.

Zazzera announced, "all in" for 46,000 chips on a K♥Q♥5♦ flop and Zambanini made the call.

Michael Zazzera: A♠K♣ All in
Michael Zambanini: 3♥2♥

The turn 8♣ peeled off before the river 6♥ hit the felt and Zazzera was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	128,500 99,000	99,000
Michael Zazzera	Busted

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08-29-2024 20:42 UTC-5

Daconti Gets Aces to Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sarah Wasch raised to 6,000 from under the gun, before Patric Martorella three-bet to 21,000 from middle position. Then it folded to Daniel Daconti in the cutoff and he four-bet all in for 53,000. The blinds and Wasch folded, and Martorella made the call, putting Daconti at risk.

Daniel Daconti: A♥A♣ All in
Patric Martorella: 5♠5♥

Daconti woke up with aces and was in a great position to double up. Once the board ran out Q♦9♣9♠K♥7♣ the pocket aces of Daconti remained best, to give him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Wasch	340,000 130,000	130,000
Daniel Daconti	120,000 5,000	5,000
Patric Martorella	33,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Daniel Daconti Patric Martorella Sarah Wasch

08-29-2024 21:18 UTC-5

Zambanini Rivers a Straight to Eliminate Lavin

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with Michael Lavin all in for 32,500, and Matthew Zambanini putting him at risk.

Michael Lavin: A♣10♣ All in
Matthew Zambanini: K♠9♥

Lavin was ahead with ace high, and jumped further into the lead after the 7♥10♥3♣ flop giving him a pair of tens. But after the 6♣ on the turn, Zambanini now had a gut shot straight draw to go with his king as outs. The river brought in that straight draw, as the 8♥ hit the felt, giving Zambanini the straight, and eliminating Lavin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	170,000 52,000	52,000
Michael Lavin	Busted

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Michael Lavin