$550 PSPC Event #1
Day 1ef Completed
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 1ef
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ef
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
890
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
135
Players Left
35
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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Iannacone | United States | 488,000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Stoeber | United States | 466,000 |
| 3 | Emanuel Kanu | United States | 462,000 |
| 4 | Joe Cutler | United States | 437,000 |
| 5 | Mike Latour | United States | 429,500 |
| 6 | Creiton Barbosa | United States | 392,000 |
| 7 | Gary Martin | United States | 246,000 |
| 8 | Robert Wood | United States | 178,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Assiran | United States | 156,000 |
| 10 | Jonathan Wong | United States | 154,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Day 1e has been completed at Live! Hotel and Casino for Event 1 $550 Buy-In at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship. The fifth of seven flights saw the most entrants so far, with 135 players entering, and 17 bagging up for Day 2. The chip leader at the end of the night was Sean Fellman finishing with 551,000 chips.
Fellman was able to accumulate large portion of his stack after a double knockout, when Fellman made a full house aces full of nines, to beat aces full of sixes, and eliminated another short stack in the process. Behind him on the leaderboard is Daniel Lim (476,500) and Ryan Clark (356,000).
Top 10 Chip Counts from Day 1e
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Fellman | United States | 551,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Lim | United States | 476,500 |
| 3 | Ryan Clark | United States | 356,000 |
| 4 | Jordan Ludwick | United States | 294,000 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Chrin | United States | 288,500 |
| 6 | Ahmed Fahmy | United States | 283000 |
| 7 | Andrew Kershaw | United States | 248,000 |
| 8 | John Welsh | United States | 221000 |
| 9 | John Malczan | United States | 208,500 |
| 10 | Henry Holst | United States | 192,500 |
One of the biggest pots of the day happened early in Level 12, when Michael Daddario and Jordan Ludwick got involved in a blind versus blind cooler. Daddario got his aces cracked by the ace-king suited of Ludwick, who turned a Broadway straight to take a pot worth over 250,000 and eliminate Daddario.
Ludwick was also involved in the hand that burst the money bubble, when he rivered a flush against his opponents flopped two pair.
Important Day 1g Info
The seventh and final flight of the opening event at the Pennsylvania State Championship will start at 10:15am, due to the Eagles Preseason Game. Live! Hotel and Casino will be charging for event parking, but all players will be immediately reimbursed once arriving at the tournament. Blinds will be starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Play will conclude once 12.5% of the field remain, all of whom will make Day 2 and be guaranteed in the money.
Late registration and reentries are permitted through Level 8, with 15-minute breaks taking place every four levels. Unlimited reentries are allowed and players may play additional Day 1 flights in an attempt to increase their chip counts. Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout the entirety of this event.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The 17 players have bagged up, and will return Sunday August 25th for Day 2.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
551,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
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|
488,000
488,000
|
488,000 |
|
||
|
476,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
466,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
|
||
|
462,000
462,000
|
462,000 |
|
437,000
437,000
|
437,000 |
|
429,500
429,500
|
429,500 |
|
|
392,000
392,000
|
392,000 |
|
356,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
294,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
288,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
283,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
248,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
246,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
|
221,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
208,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
192,500
127,500
|
127,500 |
|
189,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
178,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
170,000
146,700
|
146,700 |
|
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
156,000
156,000
|
156,000 |
|
|
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
|
|
139,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player raised to 17,000 from middle position, and when it folded to the big blind Jordan Ludwick, he made the call.
Both players checked after the Q♦8♥K♣ flop.
The turn was the 7♥ and Ludwick check-called a bet of 20,000.
After the A♥ on the river Ludwick announced all in, which was snap called. Ludwick announced "Flush" and tabled K♥9♥ for a king high flush. Ludwick's opponent showed KxQx before exiting the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 18 players remaining, and 17 players cashing and advancing to Day 2, the tournament has gone to hand for hand play.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Welsh opened the action with a raise to 12,000 in middle position before the cutoff player moved all in for 122,000. Welsh made the call.
Cutoff: 10♥10♦ 
John Welsh: K♦K♣
Two big hands colliding, the dealer put out 7♠2♠5♠5♣3♥ and Welsh sent his opponent to the rail while adding to his already impressive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Jeffrey Chrin opened the action on the button with a raise to 12,000. The big blind player moved all in for his last 86,000 chips and Chrin made the call.
Big Blind: A♥4♥
Jeffrey Chrin: K♣Q♥
The dealer put out 6♣3♣J♠K♠10♦ and Chrin turned a King to stack his opponent and chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
208,300
|
208,300 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to John Malvasio in the cutoff, and he raised all in for 78,000. Then Sean Fellman announced all in as well on the button. Both the blinds folded, to leave the players heads up, with Malvasio at risk.
John Malvasio: A♦10♦
Sean Fellman: 9♥9♣
Fellman was ahead with his pocket nines, and after the board ran out 2♦J♥Q♣4♠4♦ the pockets nines were still best, and Malvasio was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
302,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
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Busted | |
