Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
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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 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Uziel Safanov limped in from under the gun, and a player in the cutoff called as well. Then once it folded to David Urban in the small blind, he raised to 2,300. The big blind folded, Safanov called, and the cutoff folded, to leave the players heads up.
The flop came 4♦10♥Q♠ and Safanov called a bet of 2,100.
After the K♦ on the turn, Urban bet out 5,500, which was again called by Safanov.
The 10♠ completed the board, and Urban bet once more, this time for 11,000. Safanov snap called and was shown A♦J♦ for a turned Broadway straight. Safanov showed Jx9x for a smaller straight, before tossing his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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98,500
60,500
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60,500 |
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19,700
19,700
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19,700 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Steven Kaslov opened to 700 from under the gun before James Cialella three-bet to 2,100 from early position. Arnaldo Gordon called the three-bet from the big blind before Kaslov four-bet to 7,200. Both Cialella and Gordon called.
The dealer put out J♥9♦3♥ and Kaslov continued for 9,500. Only Cialella made the call.
Kaslov fired 20,000 on the 6♦ turn before Cialella moved all in for 38,000. Kaslov called all in for less.
Steven Kaslov: A♣A♦ 
James Cialella: J♠J♣
The river 8♥ hit the felt, securing the knockout for Cialella and a pile of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Alexander Rolfe opened to 1,100 from middle position and Kevin McCrea called in the small blind.
Rolfe continued for 1,300 on 9♦9♥10♦ and McCrea made the call.
Both players checked the 8♦ turn before Rolfe fired 3,000 on the 6♦ river. McCrea made the call. Rolfe showed K♣J♠ for the bluff and McCrea took it down with 9♣3♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,400 | |
|
38,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action folded to Chun Ping Lo in the cutoff, and limped in, before Scott Weinstein raised to 1,100 on the button. Both the blinds folded, and Lo made the call to see a flop.
After the flop came 6♠3♠7♦ Lo led out for a bet of 1,2000, which Weinstein called.
The turn was the Q♥ and Lo checked to Weinstein who bet out 2,800. Lo gave his decision some thought, before flicking his cards in the muck, and giving the pot to Weinstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,900
16,900
|
16,900 |
|
|
30,200
11,000
|
11,000 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Action folded to James Spadola in middle position, and he limped in before Kaiwen Chen raised to 1,100 from the hijack. It folded to James Cialella in the small blind who called, and after the big blind folded, Spadola called as well.
The flop came 4♦3♣6♠ and Cialella checked, when Spadola bet out 1,500. Chen folded, and Cialella made the call.
After the 8♥ on the turn, Cialella checked again, and Spadola bet 3,000. Cialella quickly folded to give the pot to Spadola.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
48,500 | |
|
23,200 |
Level 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Ajani Robinson limped in from under the gun along with Boris Kravets in early position and George Niedzwicki in the small blind. The big blind checked his option.
Action checked through on K♣10♠4♠ before Robinson bet 1,100 on the 8♣ turn. Kravets and Niedzwicki called.
Robinson fired 2,200 on the 5♥ river but both his opponents mucked as he dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
9,400
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9,400 |
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68,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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38,000 | |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action folded to Kenneth Keppol on the button, and he raised to 500, and was called by the small blind Alexander Rolfe.
Both players checked after the K♦Q♦4♣ flop.
After the 7♣ on the turn, Rolfe bet out 300, which was called by Keppol.
The river was the A♥ and Rolfe bet out 4,000, which got a quick fold from Keppol, to give the pot to Rolfe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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44,000 | |
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33,000 |
