Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
John Ritchie opened from early position to 8,000. Players folded one by one before the big blind moved all in for 28,000. Ritchie made the call.
Big Blind: A♣9♠ 
John Ritchie: A♥J♥
The board came down 10♥8♦J♣10♠4♦ and Ritchie dodged his opponent's open-ended straight draw to score an elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 5♦10♥8♥K♦3♣ with roughly 55,000 in the pot.
Justin Vaysman bet out 23,000, and Tim Faro raised him all in for his last 34,000. This sent Vaysman in the tank, and after nearly two minutes, he found a fold to give the pot to Faro.
After the hand Faro asked Vaysman if he wants to see his hand, Vaysman nodded yes, and Faro showed him AxKx for top pair, top kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
435,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
34,000
64,200
|
64,200 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Tim Faro on the button, and he raised to 8,000. It folded to Michael Lombardi, and he defended the big blind.
The flop came A♠3♠J♥ and Lombardi check-called a bet of 10,000 from Faro.
After the 6♠ on the turn, Lombardi checked to Faro, who again bet, this time for 30,000. Lombardi debated his decision, and counted out the chips to call, before thinking better of it and mucking his hand, to give the pot to Faro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Christopher Csik opened to 8,000 from the hijack. William Chisholm defended his big blind.
The dealer put out A♠10♣K♥ and Csik fired 8,000. Chisholm called.
Both players checked the 5♦ turn before Chisholm bet 15,000 on the 7♥ river. Csik called and tabled A♥4♥ for the winner. Chisholm showed J♠10♥ before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | |
|
||
|
210,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jose Waybright opened to 10,000 from under the gun. Players folded one by one before John Ritchie moved all in for 38,000 chips from the big blind. Waybright made the call.
John Ritchie: K♣10♣
Jose Waybright: A♦J♦
The board came down A♥2♣4♠5♥6♠ and Ritchie was eliminated while Waybright added to his table leading stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000
361,000
|
361,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Bin Weng raised to 10,000 from under the gun, and when it folded to Travis Hartshorn on the button, he three-bet all in for 101,000. It folded back to Weng who made the call to put Hartshorn at risk.
Travis Hartshorn: A♥10♦
Bin Weng: A♦J♣
Hartshorn was dominated by the bigger ace of Weng, and once the board ran out 5♠4♦9♦3♦4♠ the ace-jack high of Weng remained best, and Hartshorn was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Eric Doerr opened from the cutoff to 12,000. Christoph Bilinsky raised all in for 36,000 from the button and Doerr made the call.
Christoph Bilinsky: K♣10♠
Eric Doerr: A♥10♦
Needing to fade a King, Bilinsky was able to after the flop came down 6♦7♥7♦Q♦Q♣ and he extended his tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
197,700
|
197,700 |
|
|
85,000
26,400
|
26,400 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to Justin Vaysman in the cutoff, and he raised all in for 35,000. Once it folded to Nan Li in the small blind, he called to put Vaysman at risk. Once the big blind folded, it was the two players heads up, with the cards on their back.
Justin Vaysman: 8♠8♥
Nan Li: A♣4♣
Vaysman was in great shape for the double up only needing to fade the one over card of Li. But the board ran out K♦9♣A♥Q♥J♥ and Li improved to a pair of aces, to knockout Vaysman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
