Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Players are headed to a 15-minute break. Action will resume in Level 13 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante.
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
Players Left 1 / 243
Filter
(1)
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Max Sharpe raised to 6,000 from the hijack, and he was called by Christopher Hancock in the cutoff, and the big blind Matthew Sabia.
The three players checked to the turn after the 7♣A♦8♥ flop. The turn was the 8♣ and it checked to Hancock, who bet out 8,000. Sabia folded, and Sharpe made the call.
The river was the K♥ and Sharpe check-called a bet of 15,000. Hancock let Sharpe know he was good, and he tabled A♠J♥ for a pair of aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
75,000
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Christopher Hancock open-ripped his 28,500-chip stack into the middle from middle position. Matthew Zambanini called from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.
Christopher Hancock: K♥10♥ 
Matthew Zambanini: K♣Q♦
The dealer put out A♦6♣7♣J♣7♥ and Hancock was eliminated while Zambanini added to his mountain of chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Matthew Zambanini raised to 7,000 from early position, and when it folded to Harry Rubin in the hijack, he three-bet all in for 47,000. It folded back to Zambanini and he called to put Rubin at risk.
Harry Rubin: A♣Q♥
Matthew Zambanini: 6♠6♦
It was a flip for Rubin's tournament life, and he would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But once the board ran out 2♣5♦6♥10♣2♦ Zambanini improved to a full house, sixes full of deuces to knockout Rubin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Gary Braufman moved all in for his last 42,000 chips from early position. Eric Ladny called in middle position and the rest of the table folded.
Gary Braufman: 4♥4♣
Eric Ladny: A♦K♠
The dealer put out A♣8♠9♥J♥4♠ and Braufman found his two-outer on the river to sit back down in his chair and keep his Day 2 hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
78,400
|
78,400 |
|
92,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph Renzi opened to 6,000 from under the gun. Early position called, middle position called, the button called and Boris Kravets defended his big blind.
The flop came down 6♣2♦2♥ and Renzi continued for 15,000. Action folded back around to Kravets who moved all in for 36,000. Renzi made the call.
Boris Kravets: 6♦3♦
Joseph Renzi: 10♥10♦
The turn Q♥ and river Q♦ sealed the deal, and Kravets was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 13
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tiffany Wong raised all in for 57,000 from under the gun. It then folded to Michael Matrone in middle position, and he four-bet all in for 80,500. Action folded around and it was the two players heads up, with Wong at risk.
Tiffany Wong: J♥J♦
Michael Matrone: 8♦8♣
Wong was in great shape for the double with bigger pair, but once the board ran out 8♥10♥Q♦4♦3♦ Matrone flopped a set for the best hand, and eliminate Wong.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,500
500
|
500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The floor has announced that out of the 150 entrants who registered throughout the day, only 19 players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow.
