2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$500,000
Total Entries
187
Players Left
24
Average Chip Stack
311,667
Total Chips
7,480,000
Level Info
Level
16
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
63
Players Left
8
Players Left 24 / 187
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Dolezal Shows Rippy Aces

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Melanie Hennigan limped in from the cutoff before Jeffrey Dolezal raised to 1,600 in the small blind. Hennigan called, and they went heads-up to the A♥J♣9♠ flop.

Dolezal then bet 2,200 and Hennigan called. Dolezal bet another 4,000 on the 4♥ turn, and Hennigan folded.

The next hand, Dolezal bet 2,000 from the button on a flop of 3♦K♣7♦ and Arthur Rippy raised to 5,000. Dolezal then moved all in and Rippy, with around 25,000 behind, took a minute before flipping over the K♠ and tossing it into the muck. Dolezal flashed A♣A♥ as he took the pot.

Tags: Arthur RippyJeffrey DolezalMelanie Hennigan

Houck Calls Down Hudson

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Clint Houck
Clint Houck

Derek Hudson raised to 1,500 under the gun before Clint Houck three-bet to 3,500 in the hijack. Hudson then four-bet to 7,500, and Houck called.

Hudson checked the A♥K♥3♠ flop, and Houck bet 5,000. Hudson called, and they both checked the 6♦ turn.

Hudson then led out for 7,000 on the K♣ river, and Houck called. "You're good," Hudson said as he turned over Q♥Q♣, while Houck had A♠9♠ for two pair to win the pot.

Tags: Clint HouckDerek Hudson

Karle Raises With Enthusiasm

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Russ Dunlevy bet 2,000 from the big blind on a board of K♣3♣4♣6♥ before Thomas Karle, kneeling on his chair, announced a raise to 5,000.

"I like the enthusiasm," Dunlevy told him.

"I'm always enthusiastic. I love playing poker," Karle replied.

Dunlevy called and checked to Karle on the 9♠ river. "Just in case you have a flush. I have the nut straight," Karle said as he checked behind and turned over 7♦5♥. Dunlevy sent his cards into the muck.

"Wait a second," Dunlevy joked as he pretended to look back at his cards.

Tags: Russ DunlevyThomas Karle

Kuntz Picks Off MIan

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Marcia Kuntz bet 2,000 from under the gun on a flop of 6♦8♣5♣ and Waleed Mian called in the small blind.

Kuntz bet another 4,000 on the Q♦ turn, and Mian again called. The river was the 7♣ and Mian led out for 10,000. Kuntz quickly called and turned over 8♥7♥ for two pair, and Mian mucked 7♠6♥.

Tags: Marcia KuntzWaleed Mian

Updated Chip Counts

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Poker Player Wins 5,000 Buy-Ins, Biggest Payout in PokerStars FanDuel History

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
PokerStars FanDuel
PokerStars FanDuel

PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel recently paid out the single largest payout in the operator's short history, and it left one Pennsylvania poker player a quarter-million dollars richer.

The massive payout of $250,000 was awarded in a $50 buy-in Spin & Go, a hyper-turbo sit & go format where prizes are randomized and can range from 2x to 10,000x the buy-in. The six-figure prize went to "Jesuz1zBlac", who claimed the entire prize thanks to the winner-take-all format.

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Zambanini Makes Short Work of Mian

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After a few limps in front of him, Waleed Mian raised to 3,000 in the small blind and only Matthew Zambanini called on the button.

The flop came 7♣2♥J♦ and Mian continued for 2,600. Zambanini then raised to 10,500, and Mian moved all in for 23,000. Zambanini called.

Waleed Mian: 8♦8♥ All in
Matthew Zambanini: Q♥J♥

Zambanini was ahead with top pair, and the 7♥Q♦ board improved him to two pair to send Mian, who had only just taken his seat a few minutes earlier, to the rail.

Tags: Matthew ZambaniniWaleed Mian

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