$550 PSPC Event #1 Day 1ef | 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

08-23-2024 19:36 UTC-4

Wood Doubles Through Lim

Michael Giacobbe

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Robert Wood open-jammed his 32,000-chip stack into the middle from the cutoff. Daniel Lim made the call in the big blind.

Robert Wood: K♥10♦ All in
Daniel Lim: Q♣9♠

The dealer put out 10♠J♦10♥4♥5♥ and Wood doubled up, finding new life in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lim	425,000 384,500	384,500
Robert Wood	82,000 16,600	16,600

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Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-23-2024 19:23 UTC-4

Ludwick Battling Back

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action folded to Jordan Ludwick in the cutoff, and he raised to 12,000. Then the player on the button went all in for 70,000, and after it folded back to Ludwick, he made the call to put the player at risk.

All in Player: A♠7♠ All in
Jordan Ludwick: K♥Q♦

The player at risk was ahead with his ace high, but after the board ran out 2♦Q♠5♦6♥4♦ Ludwick improved to a pair of queens and eliminated his opponent.

Ludwick was down to just 9,000, has battled all the way back and is closing in on 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Ludwick	175,000 80,000	80,000

08-23-2024 19:20 UTC-4

Malczan Triples Up

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Action folded around to John Malczan in the hijack who moved all in for his last 66,500 chips. The small blind player reraised all in for over 125,000 chips and the big blind player stuck his stack of 100,000 in the middle.

John Malczan: A♥K♥ All in
Big Blind: A♦Q♠ All in
Small Blind: J♠J♦

The board ran out 4♥2♠10♣9♥A♣ and Malczan drilled his Ace on the river to triple up in a massive pot. The big blind won a side pot off the small blind player to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Malczan	205,000

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08-23-2024 19:14 UTC-4

Basilicata Spikes a Jack to Double

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Action folded around to Vincent Basilicata in the cutoff who moved all in for 68,000 chips. The small blind player made the call and had Basilicata in bad shape.

Vincent Basilicata: Q♥J♥ All in
Small Blind: A♥Q♣

The board ran out J♠3♣4♦7♥10♦ and Basilicata found a little luck from the deck to extend his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Basilicata	156,000 104,800	104,800

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08-23-2024 19:12 UTC-4

Fellman Sends a Player to the Rail

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up on the flop with a player all in, and Sean Fellman putting him at risk. There was 27,500 in the pot, and the board showing 6♦7♣9♦.

All in Player: Q♣8♦ All in
Sean Fellman: K♥9♥

Fellman was ahead with his pair of nines, would but have to fade the over card and open-ended straight draw of his opponent. But after the K♠ on the turn and Q♦ on the river, Fellman improved to two pair, kings and nines to knockout his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Fellman	180,000 180,000	180,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

08-23-2024 18:59 UTC-4

Phan Knocks Out Armstrong Blind Verus Blind

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Tyler Boyer

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

Action was picked up with Robert Armstrong in the small blind all in, and Patrick Phan in the big blind putting him at risk.

Robert Armstrong: J♦10♥ All in
Patrick Phan: K♦6♦

Phan was ahead with his king high, and Armstrong would need to improve to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out Q♣3♥8♠4♠Q♦ the king of Phan was still best, and Armstrong was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Phan	110,000
Robert Armstrong	Busted

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08-23-2024 18:54 UTC-4

Ludwick Fighting Back

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Michael Giacobbe

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

Action folded around to Jordan Ludwick on the button who moved all in for 39,000. Michael Latour made the call from the big blind and had Ludwick barely covered.

Jordan Ludwick: A♠K♥ All in
Michael Latour: A♥4♦

The dealer put out A♦A♣10♣8♦Q♣ and both players flopped trips but it was Latour's kicker that played, earning him the pot and a full double up.