2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b1c
Event Info
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$500,000
Total Entries
362
Players Left
120
Average Chip Stack
120,667
Total Chips
14,480,000
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
600 / 1,200
Ante
1,200
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
124
Players Left
16
Players Left 120 / 362
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Arnwine Trips Up Chaput

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Justin Arnwine and David Chaput went to the turn on a board of 7494 when Arnwine bet 7,000 from the big blind. Chaput called in the cutoff.

The river was the 10 and Arnwine bet 23,000. Chaput again called, and Arnwine turned over 43 for trips. "I had three pair," Chaput said with a laugh as he mucked.

Tags: David ChaputJustin Arnwine

Paul Catches Guedes Making a Move

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Shajan Paul bet 3,000 from under the gun on a flop of K4K and Fernando Guedes raised to 8,000 in the cutoff. Paul called, and the 4 fell on the turn.

Guedes then moved all in, and Paul quickly called for his last 18,000. He showed QQ, while Guedes could only turn over a bluff with 96. The river was the A, and Paul doubled up.

Tags: Fernando GuedesShajan Paul

Chaput Races Out Kaanga

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jared Kaanga
Jared Kaanga

David Chaput raised to 2,500 under the gun and William Zgorski called in middle position. Jared Kaanga then moved all in for 14,500 on the button, and only Chaput called.

Jared Kaanga: 77 All in
David Chaput: QJ

"It's a race," Chaput declared, and he took the lead on the JA2 flop with a pair of jacks. The rest of the board ran out 43, and Kaanga was sent to the rail.

Tags: David ChaputJared KaangaWilliam Zgorski

Riebel Gets a Big Shove Through Off Chatham

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

MacLaren Chatham and Matthew Riebel checked to the turn on a board of 810J9. Chatham then led out for 2,300 from middle position, and Riebel riased to 7,600 in the cutoff. Chatham came back with a reraise to 17,300.

Riebel then moved all in, sending Chatham into the tank. He took a minute before folding, and Riebel took the pot. "I had a queen. I didn't know what to do," Riebel told him.

Tags: MacLaren ChathamMatthew Riebel

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Iachan Flops the Goods to Double Off Guedes

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Daniel Iachan bet 1,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 867 and Dawn Lucarelli called in the small blind. Fernando Guedes then raised to 9,000 in the big blind and Iachan moved all in for 35,900. Lucarelli folded, while Guedes called.

Daniel Iachan: 54 All in
Fernando Guedes: 86

Guedes had flopped two pair, but Iachan turned over a straight. "Pair that board," Guedes pleaded, but he got no help on the K turn or 9 river as Iachan doubled up.

Tags: Daniel IachanDawn LucarelliFernando Guedes

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Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Rouk Cracks Schmegel's Aces With Quads

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

With around 15,000 in the pot on a flop of QJJ, Scott Rouk moved all in for 24,000 from the hijack and Andy Schmegel put him at risk in the cutoff.

Scott Rouk: QQ All in
Andy Schmegel: AA

Schmegel turned over two aces, but Rouk had flopped a full house to take the lead. The turn was the 9, while the Q river gave Rouk quads to secure the pot and double up.

Tags: Andy SchmegelScott Rouk

Stein Gets There on the River to Double

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ronald Birmingham bet 2,500 from the cutoff on a flop of 7Q10 and Z Stein called under the gun.

The turn was the 4 and Stein moved all in for 8,600. Birmingham called with K10 for a pair of tens, while Stein had 96 for a straight and flush draws. The 8 river gave him a straight, and Stein doubled up.

Tags: Ronald BirminghamZ Stein