2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 1cd
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$47,474
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
890
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
171
Players Left
22
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Stillings Forces the Fold

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Rollande Stillings raised to 800 from early position, before a player from middle position three-bet to 2,000. It folded back to Stillings who made the call.

Stillings check-called a bet of 3,000 after the 8J3 flop.

Both players checked after the 4 on the turn.

The river was the 5 and Stillings bet out 5,000, which got a quick fold from the middle position player, to give the pot to Stillings.

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Rollande Stillings
27,500

Weaver Doubles in Blind vs. Blind Battle

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a 7K3 flop with 8,500 in the midde.

The small blind fired out 2,900 and Joseph Weaver made the call in the big blind.

The turn 4 rolled off and the small blind put Weaver all in for his last 9,900 chips. Weaver made the call and was in great shape to double.

Joseph Weaver: KQ All in
Small Blind: A2

Needing to dodge an Ace and a five, Weaver managed after the Q rolled off and he gained new life as Level 4 comes to a close.

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Joseph Weaver
34,800

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Moores Finds Some Heat From the Deck to Double Up

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Under the gun opened the action with a raise to 700. Two opponents called before Sheri Moores three-bet to 4,200 from the small blind. Everyone called and players went four ways to a flop.

Moores continued for 7,500 on a A94 flop. Only under the gun called.

The turn 8 peeled off and Moores fired again, this time for 11,000. Under the gun moved all in, covering Moores and she made the call for her tournament life.

Sheri Moores: AK All in
Big Blind: Q2

The river 6 bailed Moores out and she completed the full double up through her opponent, inching close to 100,000 chips.

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Sheri Moores
93,400
93,400
93,400

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Cutler Gets a Bluff Through

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Christopher Shum raised to 800 from the under the gun, before Joseph Cutler in middle position three-bet to 2,400. It folded back to Shum who called to see a flop.

Shum check-called bets of 1,800 after the 494 flop, and 4,600 after the 2 turn.

After the 9 on the river, Shum led out for a bet of 8,800, and Shum raised all in for 17,900. After sitting in the tank, Shum mucked his hand to give the pot to Cutler.

After the hand, Cutler said to Shum "I had the best hand, right?" and tabled K10 for king high.

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Joseph Cutler
47,900
47,900
47,900
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Christopher Shum
16,500
16,500
16,500

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Svensen Spikes an Ace

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Alex Su opened the action with a raise to 600 from the cutoff. Thomas Svensen three-bet to 2,100 from the small blind before Su moved all in for 9,400. Svensen made the call.

Alex Su: JJ All in
Thomas Svensen: AJ

Su, who won his seat via a satellite, got his money in great and needed to fade an Ace to extend his tournament life. The dealer did not oblige after the board ran out 89A87 and he was eliminated.

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Thomas Svensen
36,400
36,400
36,400
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Alex Su
Busted

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Junior-Barbosa Wins the Flip to Double Up

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up with Cleiton Junior-Barbosa all in for 12,600. and Norman Rodriguez putting him at risk.

Cleiton Junior-Barbosa: QQ All in
Norman Rodriguez: AK

Junior-Barbosa was ahead with his pocket queens but would have to fade the two over cards from Rodriguez to stay in the tournament. But when the board ran out J65103 the pocket queens of Junior-Barbosa were still best, to secure him the double up.

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Norman Rodriguez
28,000
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Cleiton Junior-Barbosa
26,000

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McGinnis Finds the Right Call, Stacks Opponent

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Dan McGinnis opened the action in the cutoff with a raise to 600; the big blind defended.

Players went heads up to a 1079 flop and McGinnis continued for 1,200. The big blind raised to 3,100 and McGinnis made the call.

The big blind moved all in for 15,300 on the 3 turn and McGinnis called.

Big Blind: Q7 All in
Dan McGinnis: 107

The river 4 peeled off and McGinnis sent his opponent packing while scooping in the pot.

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Dan McGinnis
62,500

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Steinhardt Gets Some Value

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Joseph Steinhardt limped in from the hijack, when Michael Jouaneh raised to 1,200 from the cutoff. The player on the button and Steinhardt both made the call.

After the 849 flop Steinhardt checked to Jouaneh who bet 2,200. The player on the button called, and Steinhardt folded.

The turn was the J and the button called another bet from Jouaneh, this time for 4,000.

Both players checked after the 9 river. Jouaneh tabled AJ for two pair, jacks and nines, which was good to take the pot as the button mucked his hand.

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Joseph Steinhardt
61,300
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Michael Jouaneh
34,600