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

08-29-2024 22:47 UTC-5

Molitor Spikes an Ace to Double Up

Tyler Boyer

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

Julian Penza raised to 12,000 from under the gun, and Sarah Wasch in the cutoff made the call. Then Joseph Molitor in the small blind three-bet all in for 80,000. After the big blind folded, Penza tossed his hand into the muck as well, before Wasch called to put Molitor at risk.

Joseph Molitor: A♦Q♥ All in
Sarah Wasch: 9♠9♣

Wasch was ahead with her pocket nines, but once the board ran out 7♠3♦3♣A♣8♣ Molitor had the best hand with two pair aces and threes, to secure the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	390,000 15,000	15,000
Joseph Molitor	184,000 131,500	131,500
Sarah Wasch	175,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Sarah Wasch Julian Penza Joseph Molitor

08-29-2024 22:38 UTC-5

Huynh Takes from Meschel

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Kenny Huynh on the button, and he raised to 12,000. The small blind folded, and the big blind David Meschel called.

Meschel check-called a bet of 8,000 after the 2♣2♠Q♠ flop.

Both players checked after the 9♥ on the turn, and A♠ on the river.

Meschel turned over Qx10x for two pair, queens and tens, but Huynh had the winner when he tabled A♥10♥ for two pair aces and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Huynh	280,000 230,400	230,400

David Meschel	120,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: David Meschel Kenny Huynh

08-29-2024 22:38 UTC-5

Porter Stacks Van

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Andrew Porter opened the action from middle position with a raise to 12,000. The cutoff player called before Tri Van moved all in from the big blind for 56,000. Andrew Porter reraised all in and the cutoff mucked.

Tri Van: A♦J♦ All in
Andrew Porter: A♠Q♠

The board came down Q♣K♦J♣K♣7♦ and Porter eliminated Van while adding to his mountain of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Porter	485,000 100,000	100,000

Tri Van	Busted

Tags: Andrew Porter Tri Van

08-29-2024 22:28 UTC-5

Mathai Flops Trips

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to the small blind Sandeep Mathai, and he limped in. Morris Cornman checked his option in the big blind to see a flop.

Both players checked after the 7♥3♦3♣ flop.

The turn brought the J♥ and Mathai bet out 6,000, which was called by Cornman.

After the 8♦ on the river, Mathai bet 18,000. After spending over a minute debating his decision, Cornman made the call. Mathai tabled 10♥3♥ for trip threes to take the pot, as Cornman tossed his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sandeep Mathai	115,000
Morris Cornman	60,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Sandeep Mathai Morris Cornman

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-29-2024 22:06 UTC-5

Break

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are headed to a 15-minute break. 14 remain and the 11 remaining players will advance to Day 2.

08-29-2024 22:03 UTC-5

Logue Flops a Set of Kings to Knockout a Player

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player raised to 11,000 from early position, before Nicholas Logue three-bet to 51,000 from the hijack. After it folded back to the player in early position, he four-bet all in for 177,000. Logue quickly called to put the player at risk.

All in Player: A♣K♦ All in
Nicholas Logue: K♠K♣

It was a cooler for the all-in player, as he ran into the pocket kings of Logue. Once the board ran out K♥7♣10♠4♠9♠ Logue improved to a set of kings to get the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Logue	410,000 327,000	327,000

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08-29-2024 21:49 UTC-5

Penza Hangs on, Extends Chip Lead

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Julian Penza opened the action from the cutoff with a raise to 11,000. Harry Rubin defended his big blind.

Action checked through on a 4♦4♣K♣ flop before Penza fired 7,500 on the 3♣ turn. Rubin check raised to 31,000 and Penza called.

Both players checked the K♠ river and Penza dragged in the pot with 9♥9♣. Rubin showed J♦10♣ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Penza	405,000 45,000	45,000
Harry Rubin	135,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Harry Rubin Julian Penza

08-29-2024 21:45 UTC-5

Big Stacks Collide

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 25,000 in the pot, and the board showing K♠4♥9♣.

Zachary Lament checked to Andrew Porter who bet out 7,500, which Lament called.

After the Q♣ on the turn, Lament again checked before Porter bet out 28,000. Lament then raised to 75,000, which got a snap fold from Porter, to give the pot to Lament.