$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day 1c Completed
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day: 1c
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
243
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
34
Players Left
5
Players Left 1 / 243
Filter
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1c in Event #3 $2200 Main Event at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship has been completed. The third of four Day 1 starting flights drew 34 entrants, with five players bagging and advancing to Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Tim Faro bagging 818,000.
Faro is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner from Glen Burnie, MD, with over $650,000 in career poker earnings. Faro was able to accumulate a big portion of his stack after a blind on blind encounter when he woke up with pocket kings against the small blind Sharath Sreeramoju's ace-queen.
Chips Counts From Day 1c
| Place | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Faro | United States | 818,000 |
| 2 | Alexander Wiggins | United States | 444,000 |
| 3 | Michael McNicholas | United States | 173,000 |
| 4 | Neal Liptak | United States | 166,000 |
| 5 | Michael Wolf | United States | 100,000 |
The PokerStars sponsored tournament has a $500,000 guarantee, and with the 34 entrants in today's field, the total is 93 players. Fourteen players bagged for Day 2, with only one flight left.
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. The remaining players all made the money after Nicholas Verderamo called off his tournament life with a pair of aces, but Alexander Wiggins made the nut flush on the river,to eliminate Verderamo and burst the bubble.
Day 1d, the final flight, starts Saturday, September 7, at 10:15 a.m. local time. Day 2 begins Sunday, September 8, at 11:15 a.m. local time and will play all the way down until a winner is crowned.
Day 1d 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 50,000 in chips, and late registration will go until the start of Level 13.
Another reward to the winner is aGold 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 tournament at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
818,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
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444,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
173,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
166,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
100,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Alexander Wiggins who raised to 12,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Nicholas Verderamo in the big blind, and he made the call.
Verderamo check-called a bet of 15,000 after the A♠10♥3♥ flop.
The turn was the 2♣ and both players checked to the 6♥ river. Verderamo checked to Wiggins, who bet all in for Verderamo's last 103,000. After sitting in the tank for over two minutes, Verderamo made the call to put himself at risk. Verderamo tabled A♦4♦ for a pair of aces, but Wiggins had the nuts when he showed A♥4♥ for a flush, to eliminate Verderamo on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Alexander Wiggins raised under the gun to 12,000, and when it folded to Tim Faro, he defended the big blind.
The flop came 9♦5♦J♥ and Faro checked to Wiggins who bet 15,000. Faro then raised to put Wiggins all in, and he quickly made the call.
Alexander Wiggins: K♠K♣ 
Tim Faro: J♣10♠
Faro jammed into the pocket kings of Wiggins, and after the board an out 5♠ on the turn, and 9♣ on the river, the pocket kings of Wiggins were still best, to get the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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|
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155,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The final six players are taking a break. Action will resume at Level 16 with blinds at 3,000/6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sharath Sreeramoju bumped things up to 12,000 from the small blind before Tim Faro three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Sreeramoju four-bet jammed his 285,000-chip stack into the middle and Faro quickly called.
Sharath Sreeramoju: A♣Q♥
Tim Faro: K♠K♥
Two huge hands colliding in the blinds, the dealer put out 9♦3♣10♠J♠7♣ and after a sweaty turn card, Sreeramoju could not improve and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Tim Faro opened the action with a raise to 11,000 from the hijack, and was called by the big blind Nicholas Verderamo.
The flop came K♣4♣10♠ and Verderamo check-called a bet of 14,000 from Faro.
After the 6♦ on the turn, Verderamo checked again, and Faro fired out 40,000. Verderamo quickly mucked to give the pot to Faro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
190,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sharath Sreeramoju raised to 12,000 , before Alexander Wiggins three-bet all in for 70,000. Once it folded back to Sreeramoju he made the call to put Wiggins at risk.
Alexander Wiggins: K♥K♦
Sharath Sreeramoju: A♠Q♣
Wiggins was in a great spot to double up, and once the board ran out J♥8♠10♥5♣7♦ the pocket kings were still best, to give Wiggins the double.
