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

08-30-2024 21:40 UTC-5

Waybright Stacks Ritchie

Michael Giacobbe

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♣ All in
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
Jose Waybright	415,000 361,000	361,000
John Ritchie	Busted

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08-30-2024 21:34 UTC-5

Csik Takes From Chisholm

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Michael Giacobbe

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
William Chisholm	450,000

Christopher Csik	210,000 54,000	54,000

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08-30-2024 21:23 UTC-5

Faro Continues to Steamroll the Table

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Tyler Boyer

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
Tim Faro	460,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Lombardi	170,000 45,000	45,000

08-30-2024 21:11 UTC-5

Faro Puts Vaysman in the Tank

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Tyler Boyer

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
Tim Faro	435,000 330,000	330,000
Justin Vaysman	34,000 64,200	64,200

08-30-2024 21:04 UTC-5

Ritchie Steadily Chipping Up

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Michael Giacobbe

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♠ All in
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
John Ritchie	165,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

08-30-2024 20:50 UTC-5

Hartshorn Wins the Race to Double Up, Leaves Weinstein on Fumes

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Travis Hartshorn on the button, and he raised to 6,000. Then Scott Weinstein in the small blind three-bet all in, and once the big blind folded, Hartshorn put in his stack of 60,500 to call and put himself at risk.

Travis Hartshorn: A♥J♦ All in
Scott Weinstein: 4♠4♥

It was a race for Hartshorn tournament life, and the majority of Weinstein's chips. But once the board ran out 5♠7♠J♥7♥Q♣ Hartshorn improved to two pair, jacks and sevens to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Hartshorn	127,000 104,000	104,000
Scott Weinstein	5,500 43,400	43,400

08-30-2024 20:38 UTC-5

Faro Has it All, Stacks Kim

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Chan Kim opened the 6,000 from the cutoff. The small blind player called and Timothy Faro defended his big blind.

The flop came down Q♠9♥7♥ and Kim continued for 15,000. The small blind called, along with Faro.

Kim moved all in for 38,000 on the 6♣ turn and the small blind mucked but Faro quickly called.

Chan Kim: K♦Q♦ All in
Timothy Faro: Q♥6♥

The river 10♥ hit the felt, and Kim was eliminated while Faro took command as table chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Faro	295,000 110,000	110,000
Chan Kim	Busted

08-30-2024 20:37 UTC-5

Lopez Wakes Up with Aces and Knocks Out Jouaneh

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Jouaneh raised all in for 19,500 from early position and was called by Angel Lopez in middle position to put him at risk. After it folded around, it was the two players heads up, with Jouaneh at risk.

Michael Jouaneh: A♦K♣ All in
Angel Lopez: A♥A♣

Jouaneh ran right into the pocket aces of Lopez, and once the board ran out J♠4♠J♦3♦8♠ the pocket aces of Lopez were still best, and Jouaneh was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angel Lopez	128,000
Michael Jouaneh	Busted

08-30-2024 20:30 UTC-5

Field Playing Down to 15 Players

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With 120 entrants, the tournament director has announced that the field will play down to the final 15 players, who will all make the money and advance to Day 2.