2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1c
1a1b1c2
Event Info
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$570,000
Total Entries
380
Players Left
35
Average Chip Stack
434,286
Total Chips
15,200,000
Next Payout
Place 35
$3,740
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
193
Players Left
25
Players Left 35 / 380
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Bailey Doubles Off Bomey

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Louis Bailey moved all in for 63,000 in the small blind on a flop of A28 and Nathan Bomey called on the button.

Louis Bailey: AK All in
Nathan Bomey: 87

Bailey was ahead with his pair of aces, and Bomey couldn't catch up on the 4 turn or J river as Bailey earned the double up.

Tags: Louis BaileyNathan Bomey

Kennedy Shows Zeibaq Not One, But Two Aces

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Christopher Kennedy
Christopher Kennedy

Three-handed on a flop of 4410, Christopher Kennedy bet 25,000 from middle position and only Yousef Zeibaq called in the cutoff.

Both players checked the 5 turn. Kennedy then bet 100,000 on the A river.

"That's the one card I didn't want to see," Zeibaq said as he folded. Kennedy then showed him AA as he took down the pot.

Tags: Christopher KennedyYousef Zeibaq

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

"So Sick, This Game"; McClain Turns the Nuts to Bust Vaidya

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Suketu Vaidya
Suketu Vaidya

Joshua McClain had a bet of 25,000 in front of him from the hijack on a flop of 1086 before Suketu Vaidya moved all in for 160,000 in early position. "You flop a flush?" McClain asked Vaidya as he went deep into the tank before eventually calling.

Suketu Vaidya: KK All in
Joshua McClain: A9

Vaidya didn't remain in the lead with his kings for long, as the 9 turn gave McClain the nut flush. The river was the 6, and Vaidya was sent to the rail.

"So sick, this game," Vaidya said with a laugh as he headed to the exit.

Tags: Joshua McClainSuketu Vaidya

Makarevich Rockets to the Chip Lead in Massive Cooler

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Sean Kovalick
Sean Kovalick

Dwight Shell limped in from middle position before Anton Makarevich raised to 12,000 in the small blind. Sean Kovalick then three-bet to 40,000 in the big blind and Shell folded, while Makarevich moved all in. Kovalick snap-called for 120,000.

Sean Kovalick: KK All in
Anton Makarevich: AA

Kovalick found himself on the wrong side of the aces-versus-kings cooler, and no miracles arrived for him on the 1021045 board as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Anton MakarevichDwight ShellSean Kovalick

Verderamo Cracks Aces to Double

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Nicholas Verderamo
Nicholas Verderamo

Dinesh Purohit raised to 9,000 in middle position, Nicholas Verderamo moved all in for 82,000 in the cutoff, and Purohit snap-called.

Nicholas Verderamo: 99 All in
Dinesh Purohit: AA

Verderamo had run right into Purohit's aces, but the 9 fell in the window to give him a set. The rest of the board came 46Q3, and Verderamo earned the fortunate double up.

Tags: Dinesh PurohitNicholas Verderamo

Cayetano Survives on the River

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jose Cayetano moved all in for 61,000 from the button and Christopher Grove put him at risk in the cutoff.

Jose Cayetano: AK All in
Christopher Grove: QQ

Cayetano was racing for his tournament life as the 937J board kept Grove in the lead with his queens, but Cayetano spiked the A on the river to win the pot and double up.

Tags: Christopher GroveJose Cayetano

Shell Applies Max Pressure to Vergara

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

After two limps in front of him, Lucas Vergara raised to 18,000 in the big blind and Dwight Shell called in the cutoff, as did Duane Mitchell in the small blind.

The flop came K53 and Vergara bet 16,000. Shell then moved all in, and both Mitchell and Vergara quickly folded.

Tags: Duane MitchellDwight ShellLucas Vergara

Kravets Busts Davis Playing Blind

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Kenneth Davis
Kenneth Davis

Boris Kravets raised to 10,000 in the hijack and Kenneth Davis moved all in for 29,500 in the big blind. "I wish I didn't raise blind," Kravets said as he took a minute, but he eventually called.

Kenneth Davis: AJ All in
Boris Kravets: 42

Kravets took the lead on the 752 flop with a pair of deuces, and Davis couldn't catch up on the 10 turn or K river as he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Boris KravetsKenneth Davis

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000