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

08-29-2024 20:10 UTC-5

Yueh Doubles Through Zambanini

Michael Giacobbe

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

Matthew Zambanini opened the action from early position with a raise to 6,500. The button player called before Austen Yueh moved all in from the small blind for 27,500. Zambanini called and the button player folded.

Austen Yueh: A♣J♥ All in
Matthew Zambanini: 7♣6♣

The board came down 4♦8♣9♦A♦8♥ and after a sweaty flop, Yueh held on to extend her tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	140,000 11,500	11,500
Austen Yueh	68,000 68,000	68,000

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08-29-2024 20:16 UTC-5

Cornman Wins a Flip to Double

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Sean Lasalle opened the action from middle position with a raise to 8,000. Morris Cornman moved all in from the small blind for 40,500 and Lasalle made the call.

Morris Cornman: A♥K♥ All in
Sean Lasalle: 7♥7♦

A fair fight heading to see five community cards, the board ran out 2♣5♠8♥J♠A♦ and Cornman caught an Ace on the river to double up through Lasalle once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morris Cornman	89,000 48,000	48,000
Sean Lasalle	42,000 10,000	10,000

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08-29-2024 20:18 UTC-5

Penza Fades it All

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Tyler Boyer

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

Matthew Zambanini opened the action on the button with a raise to 7,000, and the small blind Julian Penza made the call. The big blind folded, leaving the two players heads up.

After the J♦4♣3♦ flop, Penza check-called a bet of 5,000 from Zambanini.

Both players checked after the 6♥ turn and J♠ river. Penza tabled A♠10♠ which was good to take the pot, as Zambanini showed K♦7♦ for a missed flush and straight draw, before tossing his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	305,000 140,000	140,000
Matthew Zambanini	120,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Julian Penza

08-29-2024 20:21 UTC-5

Disante Doubles Through Stoeber

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Jonathan Stoeber opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 6,000. John Disante raised all in from the button for 31,500 and Stoeber made the call.

John Disante: 7♥7♦ All in
Jonathan Stoeber: 8♥8♦

The board came down 2♠Q♣4♥J♠7♣ and Disante drilled his two outer on the river to sit back down in his chair and rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Disante	71,000 200	200
Jonathan Stoeber	36,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: John Disante Jonathan Stoeber

08-29-2024 20:31 UTC-5

Porter Leaves Weng with Fumes

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Tyler Boyer

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

Andrew Porter raised to 6,000 from early position, it folded Bin Weng, who defended the big blind.

The players checked to the river after the J♦2♦10♦ flop, and J♠ turn.

The river was the 8♦ and Weng led out for a bet of 15,500. Porter then raised to 42,000, leaving just 3,000 chips left behind. Weng sat in the tank for nearly a minute, before making the call.

Porter tabled A♦5♦ for a flopped flush, and Weng tossed his cards in the muck, giving the pot to Porter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Porter	115,000

Bin Weng	15,000 185,000	185,000

08-29-2024 20:34 UTC-5

Lydon Takes From Zambanini

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Michael Lydon opened the action from middle position with a raise to 6,000. Matthew Zambanini called in the small blind.

Action went check-check on a 5♠2♠10♦ flop before Zambanini bet 7,000 on the 9♦ turn. Lydon called.

Zambanini checked the A♠ river over to Lydon who fired 11,000. Zambanini made the call and Lydon flipped over A♥7♥ for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Zambanini	118,000 2,000	2,000
Michael Lydon	104,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Michael Lydon

08-29-2024 20:34 UTC-5

Field Will Play to Final 11 Players

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Tyler Boyer

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

The tournament director has announced that with 82 entries, the field will play down to 11 players, who will all make the money, bag up and advance to Day 2.

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.