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

09-07-2024 20:52 UTC-5

Bohmerwald's River Lead Gets Through

Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in early position opened to 5,000. Charles Bryant called on the button along with Michael Bohmerwald in the small blind. The big blind defended.

Action checked to Bryant who fired 15,000 on a 6♣4♥10♦ flop. Bohmerwald made the call.

Bryant sized-up to 30,000 on the 2♣ turn and Bohmerwald made the call.

Bohmerwald led all in for 90,000 on the 8♦ river but Bryant mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Bryant	250,000 48,000	48,000
Michael Bohmerwald	188,000

Tags: Charles Bryant Michael Bohmerwald

09-07-2024 20:48 UTC-5

Kidd Takes it Down

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sarah Wasch raised to 10,000 from the under gun, and was called by Thomas Romeo in the hijack, and the big blind David Kidd.

Players checked to the turn after the 9♠3♥3♦ flop. The turn was the 6♦ and Kidd bet out 16,000. Wasch made the call, and Romeo folded.

After the K♣ on the turn, Kidd bet 30,000, and Wasch laid her hand down, giving the pot to Kidd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Wasch	265,000 50,000	50,000
David Kidd	240,000 5,000	5,000
Thomas Romeo	178,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Thomas Romeo Sarah Wasch David Kidd

09-07-2024 20:37 UTC-5

Beer Turns a Seven

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Justin Lett open-ripped his 46,500-chip stack into the middle from under the gun. William Beer called in early position and the rest of the table folded.

Justin Lett: A♥Q♣ All in
William Beer: A♣7♣

The dealer put out 6♠J♠K♦7♦K♣ and Lett was eliminated while Beer dragged in the pot to catapult him over the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Beer	235,000 105,000	105,000
Justin Lett	Busted

Tags: Justin Lett William Beer

09-07-2024 20:34 UTC-5

Frankowski Turns a Flush to Double Through Wasch

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Tyler Boyer

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sarah Wasch raised to 10,000 from under the gun, and once it folded to Matthew Frankowski on the button, he three-bet all in for 66,500. Once the blinds folded Wasch made the call to put Frankowski at risk.

Matthew Frankowski: A♦10♦ All in
Sarah Wasch: A♣Q♥

Frankowski was dominated by Wasch's bigger ace, but once the flop came A♠2♦6♦ Frankowski picked up a flush draw. The flush came right in on the turn when the K♦ hit, leaving Wasch drawing dead. The K♥ on the river officially gave Frankowski the best hand, and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Wasch	315,000 185,000	185,000
Matthew Frankowski	145,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Sarah Wasch Matthew Frankowski

09-07-2024 20:31 UTC-5

Matrone Doubles Through Braufman

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to Michael Matrone in the small blind who moved all in for his last 27,500 chips. Gary Braufman was sitting in the big blind and stuck in a stack of a chips for a call.

Michael Matrone: 6♥6♠ All in
Gary Braufman: K♣Q♣

The dealer put out 9♠7♠7♥4♦7♣ and Matrone's full house was good enough to drag in the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Matrone	60,000 80,500	80,500
Gary Braufman	50,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Gary Braufman Michael Matrone

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

09-07-2024 20:21 UTC-5

Beer's Jam Gets Through

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

William Beer opened the action with a raise to 18,000 from the hijack, and was called by the small blind Charles Bryant.

After the J♦10♦6♣ flop, Bryant check-called a bet of 20,000 from Beer.

The turn brought the 7♣ and Bryant checked to Beer, who went all in, which got a quick fold from Bryant to give the pot to Beer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Bryant	202,000 33,300	33,300
William Beer	130,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Charles Bryant William Beer

09-07-2024 20:12 UTC-5

Chop it Up

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

William Beer opened to 9,000 from under the gun and Connor Berkowitz called in middle position. Action was on Justin Lett in the big blind who moved all in for 48,500. Beer mucked but Berkowitz made the call.

Justin Lett: A♥Q♠ All in
Connor Berkowitz: A♣10♣

The dealer put out 4♠4♦5♣5♠4♣ and a full house on the board resulted in a chopped pot and both players managed to profit small.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Berkowitz	175,000 72,000	72,000

William Beer	75,000 70,000	70,000
Justin Lett	54,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Connor Berkowitz Justin Lett William Beer

09-07-2024 20:11 UTC-5

Schwartz Takes From Sharpe

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Tyler Boyer

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Max Sharpe raised to 8,000 under the gun, and was called by Joseph Schwartz in the hijack.

The flop came A♦J♣5♥ and Sharpe check-called a bet of 10,000 from Schwartz.

Players checked to showdown after the J♦ turn, and K♠ river.

Schwartz showed A♣10♠ and Sharpe mucked to give the pot to Schwartz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Schwartz	165,000 69,000	69,000
Max Sharpe	94,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Max Sharpe Joseph Schwartz

09-07-2024 19:58 UTC-5

Klein's Jacks Hold

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for his last 6,500 chips. Justin Vaysman reraised to 13,000 from middle position before Robert Klein moved allin for 73,500 from the cutoff. Vaysman gave it some thought but eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

Early Position: K♦5♥ All in
Robert Klein: J♣J♥

After a sweaty 6♠4♣3♣ flop, Klein dodged several outs on the 9♣ turn and Q♣ river to eliminate his opponent and chip up.