$2,200 PSPC Event #3 Day 1b | 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

09-06-2024 00:10 UTC-5

Lopez Wins a Small One

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Jonathan Stoeber opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Angel Lopez defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 4♠10♣3♥ flop before Stoeber fired 11,000 on the 2♣ turn. Lopez made the call.

Action went check-check on the Q♠ river and Lopez took down the pot with Q♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Stoeber	225,000 25,000	25,000

Angel Lopez	185,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Angel Lopez Jonathan Stoeber

09-06-2024 00:21 UTC-5

Laviano Takes From Molitor

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Tyler Boyer

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

Joseph Molitor opened the action with a raise to 12,000 from the button. Thomas Laviano called in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦8♦8♠ and Laviano check-called a bet of 7,000.

Both players checked after the 10♦ on the turn, and 5♠ on the river.

Laviano tabled J♠9♠ for two pair nines and eights to take the pot, as Molitor mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Laviano	276,000 39,000	39,000
Joseph Molitor	131,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Joseph Molitor Thomas Laviano

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

09-06-2024 00:46 UTC-5

Kim's River Bet Gets Through

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Michael Giacobbe

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
Alex Kim	455,000 130,000	130,000

Joseph Molitor	110,000 21,500	21,500

Tags: Alex Kim Joseph Molitor

09-06-2024 01:01 UTC-5

Kim Rivers a Flush and Gets Paid

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Tyler Boyer

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
Alex Kim	495,000 40,000	40,000

Joseph Molitor	50,500 59,500	59,500

Tags: Joseph Molitor Alex Kim

09-06-2024 01:04 UTC-5

Molitor Doubles Through Lopez

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Michael Giacobbe

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♦ All in
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
Joseph Molitor	115,000 64,500	64,500
Angel Lopez	65,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Angel Lopez Joseph Molitor

09-06-2024 01:09 UTC-5

Molitor Not Scared to Bubble, Doubles Again

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Tyler Boyer

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♣ All in
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.