2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$86,167
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$570,000
Total Entries
380
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
49
Players Left
6
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Melanie Hennigan Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,280)

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Melanie Hennigan
Melanie Hennigan

Matthew Zambanini raised to 40,000 in middle position and Kevin Grabel called in the hijack. Melanie Hennigan then moved all in for 300,000 in the small blind and Zambanin folded, but Grabel snap-called.

Melanie Hennigan: A2 All in
Kevin Grabel: 88

Hennigan was looking for an ace to stay alive, but she couldn't connect with the 9K10K6 board and was eliminated in 16th place.

Tags: Kevin GrabelMatthew ZambaniniMelanie Hennigan

Liptak Doubles, Grabel Makes a Reluctant Fold

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Neal Liptak
Neal Liptak

Melanie Hennigan limped in from middle position before Neal Liptak moved all in for 220,000 in the hijack. Matthew Zambanini then reshoved on the button.

Kevin Grabel was in the small blind and ripped off his sunglasses as he went deep into the tank. He took several minutes before folding, while Hennigan also got out of the way.

Neal Liptak: 1010 All in
Matthew Zambanini: AQ

Liptak was racing for his tournament life, and he stayed in the lead on the 98849 board to earn yet another double up. Grabel then admitted he folded ace-king.

Tags: Kevin GrabelMatthew ZambaniniMelanie HenniganNeal Liptak

Bates Hits the River to Double

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Donovan Bates
Donovan Bates

Melanie Hennigan moved all in from the cutoff on a flop of K22 and Donovan Bates committed his last 225,000 in the big blind.

Donovan Bates: 96 All in
Melanie Hennigan: A6

"I need two black cards," Hennigan said as Bates was chasing a flush draw. The 4 turn was safe for her, but Bates hit the 9 on the river to make two pair and earn the double up.

Tags: Donovan BatesMelanie Hennigan

Table 51 Chip Counts

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Table 38 Chip Counts

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Liptak Doubles Again

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Neal Liptak moved all in for 115,000 in the hijack and Kevin Grabel called in the small blind.

Neal Liptak: QQ All in
Kevin Grabel: A4

Liptak had picked up two queens and improved to a set on the Q103 flop. The rest of the board ran out K5, and Liptak doubled up.

Tags: Kevin GrabelNeal Liptak

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Kravets Sends Palermino Deep Into the Tank

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Boris Kravets bet 120,000 from the cutoff on a board of 39A6 and John Palermino called in the big blind.

The river was the 6 and Kravets moved all in, putting Palermino to a decision for his last 200,000.

"I think you got me outkicked. I've been thinking for four minutes, whatever you guys think is reasonable," Palermino said as he went deep into the tank. The clock was eventually called, and Palermino open-mucked A10.

"Do you want to see?" Kravets asked him before turning over K10 for a bluff.

Arthur Zabronsky was eliminated from this table on the next hand.

Tags: Boris KravetsJohn Palermino

Verderamo Keeps Climbing

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Arthur Zabronsky bet 25,000 from the cutoff on a flop of J23 and Nicholas Verderamo called in the small blind.

Both players then checked the A turn. Verderamo led out for 125,000 on the 9 river, and Zabronsky called.

Verderamo showed A6 for a pair of aces, and Zabronsky mucked.

Tags: Arthur ZabronskyNicholas Verderamo

Verderamo Raises Arnwine on the Turn

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Justin Arnwine and Nicholas Verderamo went to a flop of 4910 where Arnwine bet 30,000 from the cutoff. Verderamo called in the big blind.

The turn was the 3 and Arnwine bet 50,000. Verderamo then raised to 200,000, and Arnwine folded.

"I don't blame him for playing ace-jack. I wouldn't have folded either," Boris Kravets said to Arnwine as the table was still discussing Arnwine's bustout of Milos Scekic.

Tags: Justin ArnwineNicholas Verderamo