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

08-31-2024 18:08 UTC-4

Shu Makes the Right Call

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 18:06 UTC-4

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

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08-31-2024 18:00 UTC-4

Lee Flops a Set of Queens to Knockout a Player

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Tyler Boyer

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

Arshdeep Virk raised to 3,500 from under the gun, and Grant Lee three-bet all in for 33,700 from middle position. It then folded to the big blind, who went all in for 5,700. Virk got out of the way to leave the two players heads up, with the big blind at risk.

Big Blind: A♣10♦ All in
Grant Lee: Q♥Q♦

Lee was in a great spot to chip up, and once the board ran out 4♣Q♠8♣J♦A♥ Lee improved to a set of queens, to eliminate the big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arshdeep Virk	215,000 215,000	215,000
Grant Lee	43,200

08-31-2024 17:59 UTC-4

Ward Doubles

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Khalee Ward open-ripped his 36,000-chip stack into the middle from under the gun and action folded around to the big blind. He made the call, and it was a fair fight.

Khalee Ward: Q♦J♦ All in
Big Blind: 4♣4♦

The dealer spread a J♠3♦5♠K♦2♥ board and Ward's pair of jacks was good enough to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khalee Ward	77,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-31-2024 16:45 UTC-4

Dinner Break

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. Play is set to resume at approximately 5:45 p.m. local time.

08-31-2024 16:32 UTC-4

Rothschild Takes a Small one From Ibrahim

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Luke Rothschild, the winner of Event 1 $550 PSPC, and he raised to 2,500. He was only called by Kareem Ibrahim in the cutoff.

The flop came Q♠9♥7♣ and Ibrahim check-called a bet of 3,000.

Once the turn came the A♦ Ibrahim checked to Rothschild who bet out 6,000 and got a quick fold from Ibrahim to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kareem Ibrahim	210,500 25,500	25,500
Luke Rothschild	85,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Luke Rothschild Kareem Ibrahim

08-31-2024 16:25 UTC-4

Nguyen Makes Kings Full for the Knockout

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Richard Milo in early position, and he raised to 3,200. Then Russell Rothstein three-bet all in for 6,500 from the hijack, which was quickly called by the John Nguyen in the cutoff. Once it folded back to Milo, it was three players in the pot, with Rothstein at risk.

Once the flop came K♣6♣Q♠ Milo checked to Nguyen, who bet out 25,000, and got a quick fold from Milo, leaving Nguyen and Rothstein heads up.

Russell Rothstein: 9♣8♥ All in
John Nguyen: K♦J♦

Rothstein would need running cards to stay in the tournament after Nguyen paired his king. But after the 6♠ hit the turn, Rothstein was drawing dead, and the K♠ officially eliminated him as Nguyen improved to a full house, kings full of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Nguyen	133,000
Richard Milo	68,000 36,000	36,000
Russell Rothstein	Busted

Tags: John Nguyen Russell Rothstein Richard Milo

08-31-2024 16:23 UTC-4

Ruiz Takes From Hyman

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on a 9♦5♣8♠ flop with 8,000 in the middle.

Diego Ruiz bet 2,200 from the hijack and the button player called. Jared Hyman raised to 11,000 from middle position and Ruiz made the call.

Both players checked the 8♦ turn before Ruiz wagered 25,000 on the 9♣ river. Hyman called and lost to 9♥7♥. He showed 10♠10♣ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ruiz	175,000
Jared Hyman	88,000

Tags: Diego Ruiz Jared Hyman

08-31-2024 16:16 UTC-4

Ibrahim Eliminates Stoeber

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The cutoff opened to 2,500 and Kareem Ibrahim called in the small blind. Jonathan Stoeber three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind and Ibrahim made the call.

Stoeber continued for 8,000 on 10♣2♦6♦ and Ibrahim made the call.

Ibrahim led for 25,000 on the 6♠ turn and Stoeber called all in for less.

Jonathan Stoeber: A♦J♦ All in
Kareem Ibrahim: J♥10♠

The river 9♣ did not improve Stoeber, and he was sent to the rail.