2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$1,100 PSPC Event #2
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$58,555
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
499
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
82
Players Left
11
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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Disante Picking Up Aggression

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 6A8 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.

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John Disante
36,400
700
700

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Van Takes It Down

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 Q46 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.

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Tri Van
41,100
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Sean Lasalle
36,500

Machen Hangs on With Second Pair

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 JA9 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 QJ.

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John Machen
45,300

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Grabel Sits Down and Takes a Pot

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 4J7 flop, Grabel bet out 1,600, which forced Hou to fold and give the pot to Grabel.

Player Chips Progress
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Boris Kravets
79,200
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kevin Grabel
42,400
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Zhenjie Hou
36,800

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Machen's River Barrel Gets Through

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 K10J 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.

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John Machen
53,100
7,800
7,800

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Hou Gets it Through

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 Q67 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
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Boris Kravets
78,500
700
700
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tri Van
74,600
33,500
33,500
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Zhenjie Hou
42,400
5,600
5,600

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Bass Turns a Straight and Gets Paid

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

After a limp from a player in middle position, the cutoff player opened the action with a raise to 1,000. Dionysuis Bass called from the big blind along with the limper.

The cutoff continued for 1,600 on 544 and only Bass made the call.

The turn 8 rolled off and the cutoff wagered 2,000 chips. Bass called once more.

Bass led for 3,000 on the A river and the cutoff player called. Bass tabled 76 and it was good enough to earn him the pot.

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Dionysuis Bass
34,000

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Grabel Bombs the Turn

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action folded to Boris Kravets in middle position, and he raised to 600. Then after it folded to Kevin Grabel in the cutoff, he three-bet to 1,800. It folded back to Kravets who made the call.

The flop came 1039 and Kravets check-called a bet of 4,000 from Grabel.

After the 7 hit the turn, Kravets checked to Grabel who bet out 15,300. Kravets looked at his cards and tossed his cards into the muck, giving the pot to Grabel.

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Boris Kravets
65,200
13,300
13,300
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kevin Grabel
47,500
5,100
5,100

Tags: Kevin GrabelBoris Kravets