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$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day 1b Completed
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day: 1b
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Total Entries
243
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
25
Players Left
4
Players Left 1 / 243
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Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Day 1b of the $2,200 PSPC Event #3 at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship has wrapped up for the evening at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The second of the four flights saw 25 entrants with four players making the money and advancing to Day 2. Alex Kim emerged as the chip leader, after accumulating 384,500 chips throughout the day
Alex Kim is from Long Island City, NY and his live tournament earnings top over $180,000. Most notably, his best cash came in June of this year at the WSOP’s $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em for $174,800. Kim is primed to add more to that total this weekend, in hopes to make a deep Day 2 run.
Day 1b Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Kim | United States | 384,500 |
| 2 | Thomas Laviano | United States | 380,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Stoeber | United States | 248,500 |
| 4 | Joseph Molitor | United States | 237,000 |
2015 Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen entered the field and looked poised to make a deep run but ultimately fell short after running into Alex Kim’s pocket kings.
Angel Lopez was the unfortunate stone bubble after battling five-handed for over two hours of play and eventually falling short to Alex Kim’s Ace-King.
Day 1a started yesterday at 11:15 a.m. local time with 34 players entering the field trying to make it into Day 2. When it was all said and done five players advanced to Day 2 including Bin Weng who bagged the chip lead with a whopping 756,000 chips. Day 1c will begin tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. local time and Day 1d which will be the final flight, starts Saturday, September 7th at 10:15 a.m. local time. Day 2 begins Sunday, September 8th at 11:15 a.m. local time and will play all the way down until a winner is crowned.
Day 1c will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. All Day 1’s will be 40-minute levels, with a 15-minute break after every three levels of play, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. Players will start with 40,000 in chips, and late registration will go until the start of Level 13. Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field remains, and those who bag will be in the money for Day 2.
Another reward to the winner is a Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November. PokerStars will award the winner of this event the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout the entirety of the tournament.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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384,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
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380,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
248,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
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||
|
237,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has concluded for the day, and the four remaining players have bagged up will return for Day 2 on Sunday September 8th.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Angel Lopez moved all in from under the gun for his last 22,000 chips and Alex Kim called in the big blind.
Angel Lopez: K♠7♥ 
Alex Kim: A♥K♥
Needing to catch a seven, Lopez was unable to after the board ran out 8♠6♥Q♥8♦6♠ and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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410,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded to Alex Kim on the button, and he raised all in. The small blind folded, and Joseph Molitor called off for his stack of 127,000, to put himself at risk.
Joseph Molitor: A♠10♣
Alex Kim: A♦3♦
Molitor called off for his tournament life, and had Kim dominated. The board ran out 2♠6♠4♣9♣A♥ and the ace-ten of Molitor remained the best hand, to give him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
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|
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266,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joseph Molitor open-jammed his 51,000-chip stack into the middle from under the gun and Angel Lopez quickly called in the big blind.
Joseph Molitor: A♥A♦
Angel Lopez: J♣J♦
An absolute cooler, the board ran out Q♣6♥3♦3♥Q♠ and Molitor dodged an Ace to double up and extend his tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
64,500
|
64,500 |
|
|
65,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alex Kim opened the action with a raise to 16,000 from the button. It folded to Joseph Molitor who defended the big blind.
The flop came 4♠7♥3♣ and Molitor check-called a bet of 11,000 from Kim.
Both players checked to the river after the 8♥ on the turn. The river came the J♥ and Molitor checked to Kim, who bet out 44,000. Molitor snap called, but was shown 9♥4♥ for a flush, and Molitor mucked to give the pot to Kim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
495,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
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50,500
59,500
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59,500 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Alex Kim opened to 16,000 from the button and Joseph Molitor defended his big blind.
The flop came down K♣3♣A♣ and Kim fired 11,000 into the middle. Molitor made the call.
Both players checked the 7♦ turn before Kim wagered 33,000 on the A♥ river. Molitor decided against it and tossed his cards in the muck, awarding the pot to Kim.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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|
|
110,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
