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Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Waleed Mian raised to 2,400 in the cutoff before Melanie Hennigan three-bet to 10,000 in the big blind. Mian then moved all in, and Hennigan called for 52,600.
Melanie Hennigan: K♥K♣ 
Waleed Mian: Q♠Q♦
Hennigan had Mian crushed with her kings, and the board ran out 8♣7♦J♦5♥10♣ to earn her the double up.
Arlie Shaban was recently eliminated for a second time today, while Nathan Bomey was also sent to the rail.
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Valentin Lita moved all in for 15,000 from the hijack and Robert Marquette put him at risk in the cutoff.
Valentin Lita: A♦6♦
Robert Marquette: 8♦8♠
Lita was looking for an ace to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the K♠Q♠7♦4♠8♥ board as Marquette finished with a set to send him to the rail.
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Thomas Karle raised to 4,200 in the cutoff and was called by Viswanath Ponraj on the button and Diane Zimmerman in the big blind.
"Let's play a game like they do in school. Can you spell this word? F-O-L-D," Karle joked with Ponraj as they headed to the 3♣10♦8♠ flop. He then bet 14,000, and Ponraj tapped the felt and folded.
"He hasn't won yet," Zimmerman said as she called.
"It was a nice bet," Ponraj replied with a laugh.
The turn was the 9♥ and Karle bet 35,000. Zimmerman then moved all in for 56,900, and Karle quickly called. "I turned the nuts," Zimmerman said, turning over Q♣J♠.
"You called with a gutter ball? How?" Karle lamented as he tossed J♦J♣ into the middle of the table. The river was the A♠, and Zimmerman doubled up.
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Thomas Karle limped in from the hijack before Nathan Bomey, who had chipped up significantly since taking the massive hit against Diane Zimmerman earlier, raised to 4,000 in the cutoff. Viswanath Ponraj called on the button, while Karle then reraised to 42,200. Bomey called, while Ponraj got out of the way.
Karle had just 1,200 behind and put in it even before the dealer revealed the 7♦J♠K♣ flop. Bomey called.
Thomas Karle: A♥K♠
Nathan Bomey: A♣J♦
Both players had flopped a pair, while Karle was ahead with his kings. The board ran out 5♦Q♣, and Karle doubled up.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Cosner raised to 2,200 under the gun before Rishi Tangri three-bet to 5,000 in middle position. Cosner then four-bet to 13,000, and Tangri called.
The flop came 7♥7♣10♣ and Cosner bet 9,000. Tangri called, and they both checked down the A♣ turn and Q♥ river. Cosner showed K♠K♦, and Tangri mucked.
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Diane Zimmerman bet 6,500 from the cutoff on a board of 10♠6♦9♣Q♦ and Nathan Bomey raised to 15,000 in the big blind. Zimmerman called, and the 8♣ fell on the river.
Bomey then bet 15,500, and Zimmerman moved all in for 24,800. Bomey called with A♥J♠ for a straight, but Zimmerman had the nut straight with K♦J♣ to win the pot and double up. Bomey was left with less than big blind after the hand.
"If you saw that online, you would be like, f**k that shit," tablemate Thomas Karle said.
At another table, Rishi Tangri had three-bet to 5,200 on the button and Daniel Cosner called in the cutoff.
Tangri continued for 3,400 on the 9♠4♣3♠ flop, and Cosner called. Both players checked the 2♠ turn, and Cosner then led out for 20,000 on the 8♠ river.
Tangri tanked for a few minutes before a tablemate called the clock. He eventually called, and Cosner showed Q♠10♦ for a flush to win the pot.
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Arlie Shaban raised to 2,000 in the cutoff, Matthew Zambanini three-bet to 8,200 in the small blind, and Shaban called.
The flop came 8♣2♠3♥ and Zambanini bet 4,500. Shaban called, and the 6♠ fell on the turn.
Zambanini then moved all in, and Shaban quickly folded.
