Yuriy Kudrynskyy raised to 10,000 under the gun and was called by Daniel Iachan in middle position, Boris Kravets in the cutoff, and Torsten Boker in the small blind. Diane Zimmerman then three-bet to 60,000 in the big blind, and the table folded back around to Boker who moved all in for 107,000. Zimmerman snap-called.
Torsten Boker: A♥5♥
Diane Zimmerman: K♠K♥
Another tablemate told Boker he had folded an ace going to the flop, but Boker still found one of the two left in the deck on A♠7♦J♣. The rest of the board ran out Q♠3♥, and Boker doubled up.
Peter Repole raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and Arthur Zabronsky three-bet to 41,000 in the small blind. Repole then moved all in for 164,000, and Zabronsky quickly called.
Peter Repole: A♠K♦
Arthur Zabronsky: J♠J♣
Repole was racing for his tournament life on one of the first hands of the day, but he couldn't connect with the 3♣10♥5♦2♣8♦ board and became the first casualty of Day 2.
The 380 entries generated a prize pool of $570,000. The remaining 49 players are guaranteed at least a min-cash of $3,600, while the champion earns $111,000.
The race to the final table is on when 49 players return for Day 2 of the Maryland State Poker Championship $1,700 Main Event at 11:15 a.m. local time.
Christopher Kennedy leads the way into the event’s penultimate day with a massive stack of 921,000, nearly 300,000 ahead of his closest challenger. Matthew Zambanini follows in second place with 663,500, while Valentin Lita (656,000), Michael Bohmerwald (625,000), and Kevin Grabel (552,000) round out the top five.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Christopher Kennedy
United States
921,000
184
2
Matthew Zambanini
United States
663,500
133
3
Valentin Lita
United States
656,000
131
4
Michael Bohmerwald
United States
625,000
125
5
Kevin Grabel
United States
552,000
110
6
Nicholas Verderamo
United States
507,000
101
7
Roy Kim
United States
476,000
95
8
Justin Arnwine
United States
471,000
94
9
Jeffrey Boyd
United States
458,500
92
10
Anton Makarevich
United States
426,000
85
Others still in contention include Nicholas Verderamo (507,000), Justin Arnwine (471,000), Melanie Hennigan (384,000), Daniel Iachan (370,000), Christopher Caruso (347,000), and Diane Zimmerman (305,500). Further down the leaderboard are Dominic Lake (271,500), Aaron Pinson (225,000), Dawn Lucarelli (188,000), and Brandon Mueller (160,500).
A total of 380 players came to the Live! Casino Maryland over three starting flights to chase state supremacy. The remaining 49 players have already secured a piece of the $570,000 prize pool, with the eventual champion earning $111,000.
Action picks up on Day 2 with 36 minutes remaining in Level 15, with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante. Each subsequent level will be 60 minutes. The plan is to play down to the final six players today, and they’ll return tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. for the final table.
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