Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
890
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
171
Players Left
22
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up with the small blind all in for 20,000 versus Rollande Stillings in the big blind, who put the small blind at risk.
Small Blind: Kx3x 
Rollande Stillings: K♦10♠
Stillings had the small blind crushed, and after the board ran out K♥J♣6♥10♣7♣ Stillings improved to two pair, kings and tens to knockout her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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155,000
127,500
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127,500 |
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Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Brian Pagano open-jammed his 52,000-chip stack into the middle from under the gun. The player on the button called all in for less and the blinds got out of the way.
Button: 5♣5♦
Brian Pagano: A♠A♥
The flop came down 8♣4♣Q♣ and the button flopped several outs but the turn A♦ gave Pagano top set. The river 3♠ peeled off and Pagano escaped after a scary flop to stack his opponent and nearly double up himself.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,200
50,700
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50,700 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Christopher Shum raised to 8,000 under the gun, and when it folded to Matthew Thesing in middle position, he three-bet to 25,000. After it folded back to Shum, he four-bet all in which was quickly called by Thesing to put Shum at risk.
Christopher Shum: 10♦10♣
Matthew Thesing: J♥J♦
Shum ran into the jacks of Thesing and would need help to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 7♥4♠3♠6♣8♥ the pocket jacks of Thesing remained best, and Shum was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
120,600
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120,600 |
|
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Busted |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The cutoff player opened the action with a raise to 6,000. Honghao Shi called in the small blind and the big blind completed.
The cutoff continued for 5,500 on 6♣3♣K♣ and only Shi made the call.
The cutoff fired 12,000 on the 6♠ turn and Shi called once more.
The river A♦ rolled off and the cutoff went for it all, firing 36,500 and Shi immediately called. "Do you have a flush?" asked the cutoff player. "Yes" said Shi, tabling J♣8♣ for a flopped flush. The cutoff showed 7♥6♥ for turned trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
91,600
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91,600 |
|
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Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
John Cipriano raised to 5,000 from middle position, and when it folded to the big blind Donald Price, he three-bet to 32,500. Cipriano then four-bet all in for Price's stack of 88,000, which he quickly called to put himself at risk.
Donald Price: A♦K♥
John Cipriano: K♠K♣
Price ran into the pocket kings of Cipriano and would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 10♣6♠2♦5♥3♥ the pocket kings of Cipriano remained the best hand, and Price was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
The hijack player opened up the action with a raise to 5,000. The small blind Radley Pazmino moved all in for his last 24,500 chips before Sheri Moores reraised all in from the big blind. The initial raiser got out of the way and Moores had her opponent crushed.
Radley Pazmino: Q♥Q♦
Sheri Moores: K♠K♣
The dealer put out 9♣6♠J♣J♥6♥ and Moores held on to eliminate Radley Pazmino and chip up to over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Alfred Gillette raised to 5,000 from early position, when Ryan Mccarroll in middle position, and Sheri Moores in the small blind made the call.
The flop came 7♥A♣5♣ when Moores and Gillette checked to Mccarroll, who bet out 8,000. Moores folded, and Gillette made the call.
Both players checked after the 7♦ turn, and Q♠ river. Gillette quickly turned over A♦J♠ for a pair of aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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129,000 | |
|
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87,500 | |
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70,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
