A player opened to 600 from middle position, and when it folded to the small blind Jeff Gibson, he made a three-bet to 2,000. After the big blind folded, the middle position player quickly called to see a flop.
The flop came 6♦6♠5♥ and Gibson bet out 2,000, which was called by the middle position player.
Both players checked after the 10♦ on the turn.
The river was the 3♦ and Gibson bet out 5,000, which forced his opponent to fold, and give the pot to Gibson.
Early position opened the action with a raise to 600. George Alberta called in the cutoff and both the small and big blind came along to see three cards.
The dealer put out 7♥4♣2♣ and early position continued for 1,100. Alberta and the big blind player made the call.
The turn A♠ turn rolls off before the big blind player fired 1,200 on the 10♠ river. Alberta put in a raise to 4,600 but the big blind folded the A♣ face up. Alberta flashed 5♠3♠ before dragging in the pot.
A player in early position raised to 400, when a player in middle position three-bet to 1,600. He was called by Matt Gross in the cutoff, the small blind, and the original raiser.
After the 6♥Q♦2♣ flop it checked to the player in middle position, and he bet out 1,600. Gross called, and both the player in the small blind and early position folded.
The turn was the 5♦ and the middle position player bet out 6,500, and Gross raised to 6,500. After thinking over his decision, the player in middle position folded, to give the pot to Gross.
Action was picked up with 1,400 in the middle on a 8♣Q♠6♠ flop.
A player in middle position fired 600 into the middle. George Alberta called in the hijack along with the button player.
Players checked the Q♣ turn before middle position bet 1,700 on the 4♠ river. Alberta made the call and flipped over Q♦7♦ for the winner. His opponent showed J♠J♦ before mucking.
In a five way limped pot, Metin Adam fired 300 into the middle on a connected 4♠5♠8♣ flop from the cutoff position. Only the big blind player made the call.
The turn 2♦ rolled off and Adam wagered 500 chips. Once again the big blind called.
Adam fired 1,500 into the middle on the 10♥ river and his opponent made the call. Adam tabled K♦5♦ and it was the winner.
John Tabss raised to 300 from the hijack, and was called by the big blind.
Both players checked after the K♥5♣9♥ flop, and 10♠ turn.
After the K♣ on the river, the big blind bet out 200, which was called by Tabss. The big blind showed A♠3♦ for ace high, and Tabss tabled A♥9♣ for two pair nines, and kings, to take the pot.
The final flight of Event 1 $550 Buy in at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship is underway, as the tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal.
The Pennsylvania State Poker Championship continues at Live! Hotel and Casino. Day 1g in Event 1 $550 Buy-In will begin at 10:15 a.m. local time. The PokerStars sponsored tournament will feature a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, with seven Day 1 starting flights, taking place over four days. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 25, where a winner will be crowned.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field remains, and those who bag will be in the money for Day 2. Through three days and five flights, there has been a total of 600 entrants, with 95 players advancing to Day 2.
The chip leader of Day 1a was Donald Stchley who bagged 373,500. The Day 1b leader flights is Wen Zhang who finshed Day 1b with 449,000 chips. After Day 1c it was David Martinko who ended the night at the top of the leaderboard with 374,000 chips. The leader after Day 1d was John Wilson, who bagged 347,500. Sean Fellman topped the entire Day 1e field with a massive stack of 551,000. Fellman will enter Day 2 as the overall chipleader and will look to continue his momentum from Day 1.
Sean Fellman
Top 10 Chip Counts Through Day 1f
Place
Name
Country
Chip Count
1
Sean Fellman
United States
551,000
2
Joseph Iannacone
United States
488,000
3
Daniel Lim
United States
476,500
4
Jonathan Stoeber
United States
466,000
5
Emanuel Kanu
United States
462,000
6
Wen Zhang
United States
449,000
7
Joe Cutler
United States
437,000
8
David Martinko
United States
374,000
9
Donald Stchley
United States
373,500
10
Ryan Clark
United States
356,000
Another opportunity that a select few players have their eyes on is the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in. Through the first four flights we saw five qualifiers advance to Day 2. The players who have made it to Day 2 include Brandon Mueller, Christopher Regan, Dan McGinnis, David Kuder, and Steven Gerwitz.
All players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 30 minutes on Day 1 and every 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and reentries are allowed 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. If a player decides to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2.
Due to the Eagles Preseason Game, this morning's flight will begin an hour early, starting at 10:15 a.m. local time. Live! Hotel and Casino will be charging for event parking, but all players will be immediately reimbursed once arriving at the tournament.
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