Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$1,100 PSPC Event #2
Day: 1c
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
499
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
120
Players Left
15
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with roughly 9,000 in the pot, and the board showing 9♥7♦7♣.
Chan Kim in middle position checked to Anthony Garofalo in the hijack, and he bet out 3,500. Kim then raised to 8,000, and Garofalo made the call.
Both players checked after the 4♥ on the turn.
The river was the 5♦ and Kim bet out 25,000, which got Garofalo to shake his head and muck his hand, giving the pot to Kim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000 | |
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26,800 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Boris Kravets opened to 1,000 from the button before Jose Waybright three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Kravets raised all in for Waybright's 20,500-chip stack. He made the call.
Jose Waybright: Q♦Q♠ 
Boris Kravets: A♣K♥
The board came down A♥7♥J♣Q♣9♥ and Waybright turned a Queen to double up and gain new life in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,000 | |
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42,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Uziel Safanov limped in under the gun, and once it folded to Majid Nourizadeh in the hijack, he raised to 1,800. It folded back to Safanov, and he made the call.
The flop came K♥8♦8♠ and Safanov check-called a bet of 3,500 from Nourizadeh.
Both players checked after the A♣ on the turn.
The river was the 4♠ and Safanov bet out 6,000. Nourizadeh shook his head and mucked Q♥Q♦ face up to give the pot to Safanov, who flashed the 8♥ for trip eights as he took in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000 | |
|
44,800
25,100
|
25,100 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Kaiwen Chen opened the action from the button with a raise to 1,000. Thomas McNicholas defended his big blind.
Action checked through on the A♣K♣6♥ flop before McNicholas led for 2,000 on the 9♥ turn. Chen called.
McNicholas wagered 6,000 on the 2♠ river before Chen raised to 20,000. McNicholas mucked his cards and Chen took down the pot after showing the table A♦A♠ for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
48,800
|
48,800 |
|
28,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Action was picked up on a J♥3♦9♥A♦ board with 8,500 in the middle.
John Wilson had bet 3,000 from the button and Jordan Ludwick raised to 10,000 from middle position. Wilson moved all in, covering Ludwick who made the call for 36,000.
Jordan Ludwick: A♣J♣
John Wilson: 9♣9♦
The river Q♣ hit the felt and Ludwick was eliminated while Wilson took command as the table chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
John Lee raised to 1,000 from under the gun, and was called by John Yanni in early position, and Tiffany Wong on the button.
The flop came 5♥3♣10♥ and Lee bet 1,500. Yanni folded, and Wong made the call to see a turn.
Lee checked to Wong after the 3♥ on the turn, and she bet out 2,900. Lee thought over his decision before making the call.
After the A♥ on the river, Lee led out for a bet of 6,000, which got a quick fold from Wong to give the pot to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,200
7,800
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7,800 |
|
48,800 | |
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45,500 |
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
