Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day: 1d
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1d
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
243
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
150
Players Left
20
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Players are headed to their second break of the day. Action will resume at Level 7 with blinds of 400/800 and a 800 big blind ante.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Thomas Romeo opened to 1,500 from early position before middle position three-bet to 5,200. Ronnie Dowdy four-bet to 15,600 from the big blind and went with his hand moving all in for 23,000. Dowdy called.
Thomas Romeo: 7♠7♥ 
Ronnie Dowdy: K♠K♥
The board ran out 2♥4♦9♠K♣4♦ and the king on the turn wrapped things up, awarding to pot to Dowdy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Kevin Wright opened the action with a raise all in for 3,000. It folded to the small blind In Sun Geoum, who made the call to put Wright at risk. The big blind folded, and it was the two players heads up.
Kevin Wright: K♠7♣
In Sun Geoum: A♦6♦
Wright would need to improve against the ace high of Geoum, but once the board ran out Q♦2♦7♦6♣8♠ Geoum flopped the nuts, and Wright was not able to improve and Wright was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Hyon Kim raised from the button and was called by the big blind Bharat Thackar.
Thackar check-called a bet of 1,200 after the 3♣A♣9♠ flop.
The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked to the 4♠ river. Thackar then bet out 2,400, which got a quick fold from Kim to give the pot to Thackar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
33,800
10,700
|
10,700 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Action was picked up with Karneet Arora all in and at risk from early position for his last 49,400 chips. In Sun Geoum was sitting in the cutoff holding the goods, hoping to score a knockout.
Karneet Arora: J♣J♠
In Sun Geoum: K♥K♦
The flop came down J♥5♠10♠ and Arora jumped into the lead. The turn 6♠ peeled off and river 6♥ hit the felt, securing the double up for Arora.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
50,200
|
50,200 |
|
|
50,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Thomas Hill raised from early position, and was called by Joseph Schwartz in the hijack, and the big blind Raymond Ferretti.
The flop came A♣8♥7♥ and Ferretti checked to Hill who bet out 2,000. Schwartz folded, and Ferretti called.
Ferretti check-called a bet of 4.500 from Hill after the 9♦ on the turn.
The river was the 8♣ and Ferretti checked once more, and Hill bet out 6.500, which got a fold from Ferretti to give Hill the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,200 | |
|
75,500 | |
|
35,100 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action was picked up with Arshdeep Virk all in for 14,500, and Michael Ryan putting him at risk on a board showing 8♣4♠Q♦.
Arshdeep Virk: K♠Q♥
Michael Ryan: A♦Q♣
Virk was dominated by the bigger kicker of Ryan, and after the 9♣ on the turn, and Q♣ on the river, both players had trip queens, but it was Ryan with the ace kicker to take the pot, and eliminate Virk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,500
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted |
