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

08-31-2024 22:22 UTC-5

Crowder Stacks Mostafa

Michael Giacobbe

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

A player in early position opened to 1,600. The button called, Ryan Mostafa called in the small blind but Keith Crowder three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded but Mostafa reraised all in for 530,000. Crowder called, covering Mostafa and needed to dodge an Ace.

Ryan Mostafa: A♠J♣ All in
Keith Crowder: K♠K♣

The dealer put out K♦7♣3♥Q♦J♦ and Mostafa was eliminated on the bubble, as Crowder took down the over 1,000,000-chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Crowder	1,250,000 665,000	665,000

Ryan Mostafa	Busted

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08-31-2024 21:23 UTC-5

Szabo Triples Up

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in middle position moved all in for his last 41,000 chips. John Renshaw called from the hijack before Istvan Szabo moved all in from the big blind for 73,000. Renshaw called.

Middle Position: 10♣7♣ All in
Istvan Szabo: A♣K♦ All in
John Renshaw: 7♠7♥

The board ran out 2♥J♠9♦A♠10♥ and Szabo caught an ace to sit back down in his chair and drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Renshaw	380,000
Istvan Szabo	180,000 180,000	180,000

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08-31-2024 20:33 UTC-5

Nguyen's Cowboys Hold

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

After a player limped in from early position, a player in middle position moved all in for 90,000. Jason Nguyen reraised all in from the big blind and the limper folded.

Middle Position: 8♠8♣ All in
Jason Nguyen: K♠K♣

The board came down A♠9♦10♦A♣7♠ and Nguyen dodged an eight to stack his opponent and chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Nguyen	310,000 175,000	175,000

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08-31-2024 20:26 UTC-5

Roche's Gamble Pays Off

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Kevin Roche opened to 25,000 from the cutoff before the small blind moved all in for 118,000. Roche made the call.

Small Blind: [QcQh [allin]
Kevin Roche: 10♠9♠

The dealer put out 10♦9♣2♥5♠4♥ and Roche flopped two-pair to crack his opponents queens and add a pile of chips to his table leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Roche	450,000 80,000	80,000

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08-31-2024 20:07 UTC-5

McNicholas Flops Bottom Set

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on a Q♥3♦K♦ flop with 30,000 chips in the middle.

The cutoff player was all in and at risk for his last 68,000 chips. Michael McNicholas had the cutoff player covered and nearly drawing-dead.

Cutoff: K♠10♠ All in
Michael McNicholas: 3♥3♣

The turn 3♦ and river 7♣ completed the elimination as McNicholas raked in all the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael McNicholas	210,000

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08-31-2024 20:03 UTC-5

Ben-Yaish Holds

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for his last 38,000 chips. Rafael Ben-Yaish reraised all in from middle position and the rest of the table folded.

Early Position: 7♠7♦ All in
Rafael Ben-Yaish: K♣K♦

The board ran out 6♥10♥8♣Q♦2♥ and Ben-Yaish scooped in the pot while sending his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Ben-Yaish	94,000

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08-31-2024 19:53 UTC-5

Johnson Wins a Flip the Fun Way

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Kevin Johnson limped in from early position before a player in middle position moved all in for 39,000 chips. Action folded back around to Johnson and he made the call.

Middle Position: A♦9♣ All in
Kevin Johnson: 6♣6♥

The dealer put out A♥Q♠7♠A♣6♠ and Johnson binked the two-outer on the river to stack his opponent and drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Johnson	245,000 179,100	179,100

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08-31-2024 19:36 UTC-5

Roche Flops a Straight, Eliminates Rothschild

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Kevin Roche on the button, and he raised to 7,000 on the button. Once the small blind folded, Luke Rothschild made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the [6d10h7s flop.

After the 6♣ on the turn, Rothchild bet out 6,000, and Roche made the call.

The river was the 4♠ and Rothchild bet 12,000, before Roche raised him all in, for his last 20,000 chips. Rothschild did make the call and turned over 9♣7♦ for two pair sevens and sixes. But Roche had the best hand when tabled 9♦8♠ for a flopped straight, to take the pot and eliminate Rothschild.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Roche	370,000 185,000	185,000
Luke Rothschild	Busted

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08-31-2024 19:14 UTC-5

Thomas' Gamble Pays Off

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Michael Giacobbe

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

A player in middle position open-ripped his 42,000-chip stack into the middle. Leno Thomas made the call in the big blind.

Middle Position: A♠K♠ All in
Leno Thomas: 6♥2♥

The board came down 8♥7♥9♥2♠6♦ and Thomas flopped his opponent dead with just six-high, as he dragged in the pot and crossed the 400,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leno Thomas	410,000 346,800	346,800

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08-31-2024 19:11 UTC-5

Pahuja Can't Be Stopped

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Michael Giacobbe

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

A player in early position opened to 6,000 before a player in middle position reraised all in for 40,000. Mukul Pahuja reraised all in from the button and the initial raiser mucked.

Middle Position: K♦2♦ All in
Mukul Pahuja: A♣K♣

The dealer put out 8♥9♣5♥J♠A♥ and Pahuja sent his opponent to the rail, while adding to his table leading stack.