Kevin Wright opened to 500 from the button before Richard Peticca three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. Wright made the call.
The flop came down J♥Q♠8♠ and Peticca continued for 1,800 before Wright bumped things up to 4,000. Peticca made the call.
Both players checked the A♥ turn before Peticca fired 6,500 on the 7♥ river. Wright made the call but Peticca flipped over A♣J♦ for the winner. Wright showed Q♣J♣ before mucking his hand.
Action was picked up with 6,500 in the pot, and the board showing 6♠7♦9♠.
Michael Ryan bet out 2,500, before Rathe Miller raised to 6,000. Ryan made the call to see a turn.
The turn brought the 2♣ and Ryan checked to Miller, who bet out 15,000. Ryan then raised all in for 26,600, which put Miller in the tank. He told the table "I'm going to need a minute" and after spending over two minutes debating his decision, Miller mucked his hand to give the pot to Ryan.
Michael Ryan opened to 300 from the button. Rathe Miller called in the small blind and the big blind defended.
Action checked through on a J♦2♠A♥ flop and 8♠ turn. Miller fired 500 on the 10♣ turn before Ryan raised to 2,200. Miller reraised to 4,500 and Ryan made the call. Miller showed 9♦7♦ for a straight and Ryan showed 9♥7♥ for the same hand, resulting in a chopped pot.
Rathe Miller opened the action with a raise to 300 on the button, and was called by the small blind, and the big blind Daniel Ciancio.
The flop came J♣7♣K♥ and it checked to Miller, who bet out 800. The small blind folded, and Ciancio made the call.
After the 10♣ on the turn Ciancio check-called a bet of 1,200 from Miller.
Both players checked after the 6♥ on the river. Miller tabled AxAx for pocket aces, but Ciancio had the winner with Q♣3♣ for a flush to take the pot, and crack the aces of Miller.
Joseph Quick opened to 500 from the button and Michael Ryan defended his big blind.
The flop came down 3♦J♥9♥ and Quick continued for 300. Ryan made the call.
Ryan led for 600 on the 4♦ turn before Quick raised to 1,800. Ryan called.
The river 6♠ hit the felt and Quick fired 2,500 into the middle. Ryan made the call and lost to Quick's K♥J♦. Ryan showed Q♠J♠ before mucking his cards.
The Pennsylvania State Poker Championship will continue with the final Day 1 starting at 10:15 a.m. local time here at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The $2,200 Event #3 Main Event sponsored by PokerStars as a $500,000 guarantee with Day 2 beginning Sunday, September 8th at 11:15 a.m. local time.
Chip Counts Through Day 1abc
Place
Name
Country
Chips
1
Tim Faro
United States
818,000
2
Bin Weng
United States
756,000
3
Alexander Wiggins
United States
444,000
4
Alex Kim
United States
384,000
5
Thomas Laviano
United States
380,000
6
Sebastian Harasim
United States
355,000
7
Kyle Lorenz
United States
280,000
8
Jonathan Stoeber
United States
248,000
9
Joseph Molitor
United States
237,000
10
John Tavvs
United States
192,000
Players will each be starting with 50,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds increase every 40-minutes on Day 1 and every 60-minutes on Day 2. Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once only 12.5% of the field remains.
Late registration is available until the end of Level 12, with 15-minute breaks taking place every three levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. Unlimited reentries are allowed, and players may play additional Day 1 flights in an attempt to increase their chip counts. If a player does play multiple Day 1 flights and is able to bag two separate stacks, only the higher of the two stacks will advance to Day 2.
Bin Weng
A Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November is also up for grabs and will be awarded to the first place finisher. The package is valued at $10,300 with half of it going to the buy in and the other half will cover travel expenses and accommodations.
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