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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Bomey Sends Out Tarzy

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Marshall Tarzy
Marshall Tarzy

Nathan Bomey moved all in from the small blind, and Marshall Tarzy called for his last 50,000 in the big blind.

Marshall Tarzy: A10 All in
Nathan Bomey: AQ

Bomey had Tarzy dominated, and the 965J6 board earned him the pot and the knockout.

Jared Kaagna did not, in the end, make the greatest comeback ever as he was elimniated shortly afterward.

Tags: Jared KaagnaMarshall TarzyNathan Bomey

Sandlin All In Twice With Ace-King

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Phillip Sandlin
Phillip Sandlin

Phillip Sandlin was all in from the big blind and up against Nathan Bertram, but both players had ace-king and ended up chopping the pot.

"We're all in again," Sandlin yelled out a few hands later as he again had the rest of his 67,000 in the middle on the button. Jared Kaagna put him at risk in middle position.

Phillip Sandlin: AK All in
Jared Kaagna: AQ

Sandlin had Kaagna dominated, and he remained in the lead on the 977108 board to secure the pot. "He can have it," Kaagna said as he began to leave the table, but a count showed he had Sandlin covered by just 2,000.

"Greatest comeback ever," tablemate Melanie Hennigan said to him.

"You only play ace-king?" Michael Bohmerwald asked Sandlin.

Tags: Jared KaagnaMelanie HenniganNathan BertramPhillip Sandlin

Sommers Wins a Flip With Vaidya

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Suketu Vaidya raised to 6,500 in the hijack, Lee Sommers moved all in for 63,000 in the small blind, and Vaidya called.

Lee Sommers: AQ All in
Suketu Vaidya: 99

Sommers was racing for his tournament life, and the AQ2 flop gave him the lead with two pair. The rest of the board ran out JK, and Sommers doubled up.

Tags: Lee SommersSuketu Vaidya

Scekic Drills the River Against Kennedy

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Christopher Kennedy raised to 6,000 under the gun and Milos Scekic called in the big blind.

The flop came 39Q and Kennedy continued for 6,000. Scekic called, and the 9 fell on the turn. Kennedy then bet 12,000, and Scekic again called.

The river was the 8 and Scekic led out for 40,000. Kennedy called, and Scekic showed 88 for a rivered full house. Kennedy flashed the 9 as he mucked.

Tags: Christopher KennedyMilos Scekic

Bomey Doubles Off Shell With Ace-High

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Dwight Shell bet 12,500 on a flop of 783 and Nathan Bomey moved all in for 67,500. Shell quickly called.

Nathan Bomey: A9 All in
Dwight Shell: Q10

Both players were on flush draws, while Bomey was ahead with his ace. The J turn and 6 river improved neither player, and Bomey held on with ace-high to earn the double up.

Tags: Dwight ShellNathan Bomey

Grove Shows the Goods

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Christopher Grove
Christopher Grove

Dawn Lucarelli bet 20,000 from the cutoff on a flop of AJ8 and John Hall called under the gun. Christopher Grove then raised to 60,000 in middle position, and only Hall called.

The turn was the 5 and Grove bet 35,000. Hall again called, and the 2 fell on the river. Grove then bet 80,000, and Hall snap-folded.

Grove showed AA as he took the pot. "I had queens. What did you have?" Lucarelli asked Hall.

"I had ace crackers, is what I had," Hall replied.

Tags: Christopher GroveDawn LucarelliJohn Hall

Wills Trips Up Hennigan in Four-Way Pot

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Melanie Hennigan limped in from middle position before Dustin Wills raised to 9,000 in the hijack. Casey Hatmaker called in the cutoff, as did Jared Kaagna on the button and Hennigan.

All four players checked the Q27 flop. Hennigan then bet 13,000 on the K turn, and Wills, Hatmaker, and Kaagna all called.

Wills then bet 15,000 on the K river, and only Hennigan called. Wills showed K10 for trips, and Hennigan mucked QJ.

Tags: Casey HatmakerDustin WillsJared KaagnaMelanie Hennigan

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Chip Counts at Break (full)

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

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