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

08-31-2024 18:36 UTC-5

Milo's pair of Nines Get a Double Knockout

Tyler Boyer

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop, with the board showing 9♥8♥2♣.

A player in the big blind checked to Richard Milo in the hijack, who bet out 18,000. Frank Adams on the button made the call, before the big blind raised all in for 34,800. Milo made the call, and Adams went all in for 23,300.

Frank Adams: A♥2♥ All in
Big Blind: Q♥10♥ All in
Richard Milo: J♣9♦

Milo was ahead with his pair of nines but would have to fade the flush draw of both players, a jack, or a queen to get the double knockout. The 8♣ on the turn, and 6♣ on the river were clean cards for Milo, to take the pot and the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Milo	255,000 187,000	187,000
Frank Adams	Busted

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08-31-2024 18:31 UTC-5

Nguyen Holds

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Jason Nguyen opened to 5,000 from middle position before the big blind moved all in for 41,000. Nguyen made the call.

Big Blind: A♠Q♦ All in
Jason Nguyen: A♣K♥

Two big hands colliding, the board came down 3♣J♠9♥9♣A♠ and Nguyen stacked his opponent while chipping up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Nguyen	135,000 69,000	69,000

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08-31-2024 18:20 UTC-5

Brown on a Roll

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 12 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Action was picked up with the big blind player all in and at risk for his last 40,000 chips. He was up against Jeremy Brown in the small blind, who had him covered.

Big Blind: Q♦J♦ All in
Jeremy Brown: A♣K♣

The board ran out 5♣5♥2♣8♣2♥ and Brown eliminated his opponent while adding to his table leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Brown	210,000 156,700	156,700

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08-31-2024 17:52 UTC-5

Virk Sends Urban Out

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Arshdeep Virk opened to 4,200 from middle position. The hijack player, David Urban in the cutoff, and the big blind player all made the call.

Virk continued for 12,000 on 4♣K♥5♥ before Urban raised to 42,000. Action was back on Virk and he moved all in for 122,000. Urban called all in for 111,000.

David Urban: K♠K♦ All in
Arshdeep Virk: 9♥7♥

The turn 7♠ gave Virk additional equity before the river A♥ hit the felt and he improved to a flush, eliminating Urban in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arshdeep Virk	250,000 35,000	35,000
David Urban	Busted

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08-31-2024 17:49 UTC-5

Pahuja Adds to His Tower of Chips

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to a player on the button, and he raised to 8,000. Then the small blind Mukul Pahuja three-bet all in, and once the big blind folded, the player on the button called for 27,500 to put himself at risk.

Big Blind: A♠K♥ All in
Mukul Pahuja: 6♠6♦

It was a race for the button's tournament life, but after the board ran out J♣10♣3♣4♦7♠ the pocket sixes of Pahuja were best, and he eliminated his opponent , and added to his big stack of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mukul Pahuja	475,000 340,000	340,000

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08-31-2024 17:39 UTC-5

Weng Picking Up Hands

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on a Q♠J♦8♣2♣ board with 10,000 chips in the middle.

The small blind was all in for 28,000 chips and Bin Weng had made the call from under the gun.

Small Blind: J♣6♣ All in
Bin Weng: A♣A♦

The river 2♥ hit the felt and Weng's aces held to secure the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	160,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Bin Weng

08-31-2024 17:26 UTC-5

Roche Wins the Race in 5-Bet Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Dmitry Levi raised to 4,000 from early position, before Michael Daddario three-bet to 13,000 on the button. Then Kevin Roche four-bet to 32,000 from the small, and the player in the big blind sat in the tank. After about two minutes, another player at the table called the clock, which made the big blind irate. After arguing with the floor, the entirety of the clock countdown that he wasn't given enough time to make a decision, with one second left he five-bet all in for 75,000. Levi and Daddario both folded, and Roche quickly made the call to put the big blind at risk.

Big Blind: A♠K♠ All in
Kevin Roche: Q♠Q♦

As soon as the cards were flipped over, Daddario told the tabled he folded pocket kings, worried someone had aces with all the pre-flop action. That was a break for the big blind, but he would still need to improve against the pocket queens of Roche. Once the board ran out 9♦6♦6♣9♥3♣ the pocket queens remained best, and the big blind was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Roche	185,000 155,000	155,000
Dmitry Levi	115,000 115,000	115,000
Michael Daddario	95,000 9,900	9,900

Tags: Dmitry Levi Kevin Roche Michael Daddario

08-31-2024 17:13 UTC-5

Shasho Gets Lucky Versus Wong

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Tiffany Wong moved all in from early position for her last 20,100 chips and action folded around to the big blind. Michael Shasho gave it a thought and eventually counted out chips for a call, happy to see he had live cards and suits.

Tiffany Wong: A♠K♠ All in
Michael Shasho: 8♦7♦

The board came down 10♥5♣7♣9♥J♠ and Shasho's pair of eights held on to be the winner, eliminating Wong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Shasho	65,000
Tiffany Wong	Busted

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08-31-2024 17:08 UTC-5

Shu Makes the Right Call

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player in early position opened to 3,300 and Jessica Shu called in the hijack. The small blind called before the big blind player moved all in for 23,100. The initial raiser folded but Shu made the call.

Small Blind: Q♦J♦ All in
Jessical Shu: A♥4♠

The board ran out 10♥6♠9♥7♠5♣ and after a sweaty flop, Shu held on to send her opponent home and chip up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jessica Shu	225,000 16,900	16,900

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08-31-2024 17:06 UTC-5

Satyarthi Fills Up on the River

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up on the river with roughly 18,000 in the pot, and the board showing Q♦8♠A♦J♥J♦.

A player bet out 10,000, when Divyam Satyarthi raised them all in, for a total of 25,000. The original bettor made the call, to put himself at risk.

Satyarthi tabled Q♥J♣ for a full house jack full of queens. His opponent showed A♥Q♦ for top two pair before exiting the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Divyam Satyarthi	71,000

Tags: Divyam Satyarthi