2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 1g
Event Info
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$47,474
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Total Entries
890
Places Paid
114
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1g
Entries
270
Players Left
34
Players Left 1 / 890
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Picinic Eliminates Another

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A player in early position moved all in for his last 25,500 chips. Players folded one by one before Dominic Picinic made the call on the button.

Early Position: A♠Q♣ All in
Dominic Picinic: 8♠7♠

The board ran out 2♣5♥10♥3♦8♥ and Picinic drilled the river to stack his opponent and chip up.

Tags: Dominic Picinic

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Bronk Dodges Paint to Double Up

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Charles Bronk open-jammed his 34,500-chip stack into the middle from under the gun. Players folded before the big blind decided to flick in a chip for a call, covering Bronk.

Charles Bronk: A♦7♦ All in
Big Blind: K♠Q♦

The dealer put out 2♦10♥10♠9♣8♥ and Ace-high was good enough for a full double up and new life in the tournament.

Tags: Charles Bronk

Yaghnam Battling Back

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with a player all in for 14,300, and Ziad Yaghnam calling to put him at risk.

All in Player: Q♦8♣ All in
Ziad Yaghnam: 2♥2♦

Yaghnam was ahead with pocket deuces, and after the board ran out 7♠J♦A♦K♥5♠ they were still best. Yaghnam took the pot, and he eliminated his opponent.

Tags: Ziad Yaghnam

Chen Can't Lose

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Under the gun open-jammed his 36,000-chip stack into the middle. Yingxin Chen isolated his opponent and bumped things up to 100,000 from middle position and the rest of the table folded.

Under The Gun: A♦Q♣ All in
Yingxin Chen: A♥A♣

The board ran out J♠8♦J♥7♣6♣ and Chen sent his opponent packing while continuing to chip up, covering the entire table.

Tags: Yingxin Chen

Marrero Flops a Set and Doubles Up

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action was picked up with Kevin Marrero all in for 30,300, and Ziad Yaghnam in the cutoff putting him at risk.

Kevin Marrero: 7♠7♣ All in
Ziad Yaghnam: A♠K♥

Marrero was ahead with his pocket sevens, but it was a flip for his tournament life against the ace-king of Yaghnam. But after the flop came 7♦K♦3♠ Marrero flopped a set, and left Yaghnam needing running cards. But after the J♥ on the turn, Yaghnam was left drawing dead. The 10♠ on the river officially gave Marrero the double up with his set of sevens.

Tags: Kevin MarreroZiad Yaghnam

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Rieg Staying Alive

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joseph Rieg open-jammed his 26,000-chip stack into the middle from early position. Players folded one by one before the small blind decided to make the call.

Joseph Rieg: 7♦7♠ All in
Small Blind: A♠J♠

The board ran out 6♥9♠6♣3♦K♦ and Rieg found a safe runout to double up and extend his tournament run.

Tags: Joseph Rieg