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

08-31-2024 14:09 UTC-5

Mueller Wins Enormous Flip

Michael Giacobbe

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Brandon Mueller opened to 4,700 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called. The button player moved all in for 86,000 before Mueller reraised all in for 94,000. The cutoff mucked, and it was a classic race.

Button: Q♠Q♦ All in
Brandon Mueller: A♥K♥

The flop came down 4♠10♠A♠ and Mueller jumped in the lead but the button player was drawing to a flush. The turn 3♣ and river 7♦ were no help for the button, and the pot was pushed in Mueller's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Mueller	190,000 142,800	142,800

Tags: Brandon Mueller

08-31-2024 14:16 UTC-5

Johnson Finds a Six

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded to Jeremy Brown on the button, and he raised to 2,000. The small blind Kevin Johnson made the call, and once the big blind folded, it was the two players heads up.

The flop came 5♠9♣6♠ and both players checked to the 7♠ turn. After the turn Johnson bet out 4,000, and was called by Brown.

Both players checked after the 9♦ on the river, and Brown tabled A♠K♦ for ace high, and Johnson showed the winner with A♣6♥ for a pair of sixes to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Johnson	65,900
Jeremy Brown	53,300

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-31-2024 14:32 UTC-5

Richards Triples Up

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Zhenjie Hou opened to 1,800 from middle position. Kevin Roche called from the cutoff before Cleveland Richards moved all in from the button for 14,000. Both Hou and Roche made the call.

Action checked all the way down on Q♠9♠J♣Q♣5♠ and Richards took down the pot with A♠K♣. Hou showed A♥8♥ and Roche showed 7♣6♠ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhenjie Hou	115,000 6,000	6,000
Cleveland Richards	45,000
Kevin Roche	30,000

Tags: Cleveland Richards Kevin Roche Zhenjie Hou

08-31-2024 14:36 UTC-5

Kunkel Scores Double Knockout

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in middle position opened to 1,600 and George Kunkel called from the hijack. The small blind reraised all in for 14,000 and middle position moved all in for 27,000. Kunkel made the call, covering both opponents.

Small Blind: K♠Q♦ All in
Middle Position: A♦Q♣ All in
George Kunkel: 7♥7♠

The board ran out 3♥4♥2♥10♠8♣ and Kunkel's pair of sevens held on to drag in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Kunkel	110,000

Tags: George Kunkel

08-31-2024 14:39 UTC-5

Pahuja Bets Small and Gets Paid Off

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Jonathan Stoeber in middle position and was called by the cutoff Mukul Pahuja.

Both players checked after the 5♣6♠8♠ flop.

The turn brought the 10♣ and Stoeber check-called a bet of 3,000 from Pahuja.

After the 3♥ on the river Stoeber again check-called a bet of 2,000.

Pahuja tabled Q♦10♦ for top pair, and Stoeber mucked his hand to give the pot to Pahuja.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mukul Pahuja	135,000
Jonathan Stoeber	52,000 52,000	52,000

08-31-2024 14:45 UTC-5

McGarry Gets it in Good and Holds

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in early position open-jammed his 21,000-chip stack into the middle. Robert McGarry reraised all in for 24,000 from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.

Early Position: A♦Q♣ All in
Robert McGarry: A♣K♠

The board ran out 7♠6♥9♦3♣K♥ and McGarry held on to eliminate his opponent and essentially double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert McGarry	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Robert McGarry

08-31-2024 14:50 UTC-5

Kim's River Jam Gets Through

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Derek Scott raised to 2,000 from early position, and was called by Hyon Kim in middle position, and both the small and big blind.

The flop came 7♥2♦8♦ and the blinds checked to Scott, who bet 3,000. Then Kim raised to 8,000, which got both blinds to fold, and Kim made the call.

Scott then check-called a bet of 14,500 after the J♠ on the turn.

The river was the 6♠ and Scott checked to Kim, who announced all in for Scott's last 37,500. Scott looked at his two and tossed them in the muck.

Scott didnt show his cards but told the table he folded pocket aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyon Kim	145,000 47,200	47,200
Derek Scott	37,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Derek Scott Hyon Kim

08-31-2024 14:57 UTC-5

Daddario Gets an Almost Full Double Up

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing A♦J♥10♦2♣Q♥ with roughly 25,000 in the pot. Michael Daddario went all in for 31,000, and James Cialella calling for slightly less.

James Cialella: Ax5x All in
Michael Daddario: A♣K♥

Daddario had Cialella dominated, and once the 2♣ came on the turn, and the Q♥ on the river, the top pair top kicker of Daddario was still best, and Cialella was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Daddario	85,100 46,600	46,600
James Cialella	Busted

Tags: Michael Daddario James Cialella

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200