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

08-29-2024 12:36 UTC-4

Hou Gets it Through

Tyler Boyer

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to Tri Van in the hijack, and he raised to 600. He was called by both the small blind Boris Kravets, and the big blind Zhenjie Hou.

After the Q♥6♦7♠ flop, it checked to Van who bet out 400, and both Kravets and Hou quickly called.

The turn brought the 4♦ and after Kravets checked, Hou led out for a bet of 1,600. Van called, and Kravets folded to leave the players heads up.

After the 2♥ on the river, Hou bet again, this time for 4,200. Van wasted little time and tossed his hand in the muck, to give the pot to Hou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kravets	78,500 700	700

Tri Van	74,600 33,500	33,500
Zhenjie Hou	42,400 5,600	5,600

Tags: Tri Van Boris Kravets

08-29-2024 12:22 UTC-4

Machen's River Barrel Gets Through

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

John Machen opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 700. The cutoff, button, small and big blind all came along for the call.

Machen continued for 1,200 on a monotone K♠10♠J♠ flop and only the small blind player made the call.

The turn 2♥ hit the felt and Machen fired 4,400. Once again his opponent flicked in a chip for a call.

Machen asked for 11,000 of the small blind's chips on the 6♦ river but his opponent released his hand back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Machen	53,100 7,800	7,800

Tags: John Machen

08-29-2024 12:21 UTC-4

Grabel Sits Down and Takes a Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to Boris Kravets in the cutoff, and he raised to 400. He was called by Zhenjie Hou on the button, before Kevin Grabel, who just sat down at the table three-bet to 1,800 from the big blind. Kravets folded, and Hou made the call.

After the 4♣J♠7♥ flop, Grabel bet out 1,600, which forced Hou to fold and give the pot to Grabel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Boris Kravets	79,200 26,000	26,000

Kevin Grabel	42,400
Zhenjie Hou	36,800

Tags: Boris Kravets Kevin Grabel

08-29-2024 12:15 UTC-4

Machen Hangs on With Second Pair

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

John Machen limped in from under the gun before a player in middle position raised to 700. Machen made the call.

Middle position continued for 400 on J♠A♣9♥ and Machen made the call.

The turn 4♠ came down and middle position wagered 2,400. Once again Machen called.

Action went check-check on the 2♣ river and Machen scooped the pot with Q♣J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Machen	45,300

Tags: John Machen

08-29-2024 12:10 UTC-4

Van Takes It Down

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Tyler Boyer

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to Tri Van on the button, and he raised to 700. The small blind folded, and Sean Lasalle defended the big blind.

The flop came Q♦4♦6♦ and Lasalle check-called a bet of 1,000 from Van.

Both players checked after the 5♥ on the turn.

The river brought the J♦ and Lasalle checked to Van, who bet out 1,300. Lasalle mucked his hand to give the pot to Van.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tri Van	41,100
Sean Lasalle	36,500

08-29-2024 12:08 UTC-4

Disante Picking Up Aggression

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

John Disante opened the action from early position with a raise to 600. The small blind called and the big blind defended.

Disante continued for 1,000 on 6♦A♠8♥ before the small blind raised to 2,000. Disante called.

The small blind checked the 9♥ over to Disante who fired 5,000. The small blind folded the A♦ face up and Disante dragged in the pot without having to see a river card.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Disante	36,400 700	700

Tags: John Disante

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

08-29-2024 12:00 UTC-4

Price's Three-Bet Forces Aces to Fold

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Tyler Boyer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Joseph Cutler raised to 300 under the gun, before Gerald Johnson three-bet to 800 from the cutoff. Donald Price in the small blind called, as did Cutler.

The flop came J♦6♠10♠ and Price led out for a bet of 1,200. Cutler called, before Johnson raised to 4,500, and Price quickly three-bet to 12,200. Cutler folded, and Johnson went into the tank. After nearly a minute in the tank, Johnson painfully tossed AxAx into the muck, giving the pot to Price. After the hand Price showed 6x6x for a set of sixes, to let Johnson know he made a good fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donald Price	39,200 39,200	39,200
Joseph Cutler	36,700 36,700	36,700
Gerald Johnson	32,200 32,200	32,200

Tags: Gerald Johnson Joseph Cutler

08-29-2024 11:57 UTC-4

Daconti Loses the Minimum After Cooler Flop

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Bogdan Berdej opened the action from early position with a raise to 300. Daniel Daconti called in the cutoff along with the button and both blinds.

Berdej continued for 1,500 on 6♦2♥8♣ and only Daconti made the call.

The turn 3♥ peeled off and and Berdej fired 3,000. Daconti called.

Berdej wagered 5,000 on the Q♦ river and Daconti quickly called. Berdej flipped over 6♥6♠ and it was good against Daconti's 2♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Berdej	54,300 10,900	10,900
Daniel Daconti	31,000 13,500	13,500

Tags: Bogdan Berdej Daniel Daconti

08-29-2024 11:49 UTC-4

Berdeg Turns the Nuts

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Bogdan Berdej opened the action with a raise to 300 from the button. Both the small blind and big blind players made the call.

Berdej continued for 500 on 7♦8♦9♠ and only the small blind player called.

The turn 2♦ rolled off and Berdej wagered 1,500. His opponent called.

The river 4♦ hit the felt and Berdej sized-up to 4,000 chips. After a minute or two in the tank, the small blind called. Berdej tabled A♦K♦ and it was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Berdej	43,400 43,400	43,400

Tags: Bogdan Berdej