$1,700 Main Event Day 2 | 2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

1 day 15 hours ago

Scekic Picks the Wrong Time to Shove on Arnwine

David Salituro

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

Milos Scekic raised to 35,000 on the button and Justin Arnwine three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind. Sceckic then moved all in for 750,000, and Arnwine snap-called. "That escalated quickly," tablemate Boris Kravets said,.

Milos Scekic: A♦J♣ All in
Justin Arnwine: A♣K♥

Arnwine had Scekic dominated as the flop came 8♠7♣2♦, while the K♣ turn gave Arnwine top pair and left Scekic drawing dead. The river was the Q♦, and Scekic was sent to the rail.

Tags: Boris Kravets Justin Arnwine Milos Scekic

1 day 15 hours ago

Iachan Shows Down a Flush to Double

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 5♠J♣J♠7♠, Daniel Iachan bet 60,000 from the button and Vernon Baker called in the cutoff.

The river was the 8♦ and Iachan moved all in for 220,000. Baker tanked for a few minutes before calling, and Iachan showed A♠10♠ for a flush. Baker mucked K♥J♦ as he handed over the double up.

Tags: Daniel Iachan Vernon Baker

1 day 15 hours ago

Zabronsky Commits His Last Chip

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David Salituro

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

Milos Scekic raised to 35,000 on the button before Arthur Zabronsky three-bet to 155,000 in the big blind, leaving one 5,000 chip behind. Scekic called.

Zabronsky then committed his last chip on the 7♣6♥7♥ flop, and Scekic called.

Arthur Zabronsky: A♣K♣ All in
Milos Scekic: A♦9♣

Zabronsky was ahead with his king and picked up a flush draw on the 4♣ turn. The K♦ river gave him two pair, and Zabronsky doubled up.

Jeffrey Boyd was eliminated at this table a few hands earlier.

Tags: Arthur Zabronsky Jeffrey Boyd Milos Scekic

1 day 16 hours ago

Liptak Wins a Flip

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David Salituro

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

Matthew Zambanini raised to 35,000 under the gun, Neal Liptak moved all in for 125,000 in the small blind, and Zambaninin called.

Neal Liptak: 7♥7♦ All in
Matthew Zambanini: Q♦9♣

The board ran out K♦K♣6♦3♣8♥, and Liptak's sevens stayed in the lead to win him the pot for the double up.

Tags: Matthew Zambanini Neal Liptak

1 day 16 hours ago

Kravets Takes Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

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

Justin Arnwine raised to 30,000 in the hijack and was called by Boris Kravets and Milos Scekic in the blinds.

Arnwine bet another 30,000 on the K♣7♥4♦ flop, and both opponents called. Arnwine then bet 75,000 on the A♦ turn, and Kravets and Scekic called once more.

All three players checked down the 2♠ river, and Kravets showed A♥8♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Tags: Boris Kravets Justin Arnwine Milos Scekic

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

1 day 16 hours ago

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 19 players are going on a 15-minute break.

1 day 16 hours ago

Liptak Doubles Off Hennigan

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Melanie Hennigan on the button and Robert Salera in the small blind limped in before Neal Liptak moved all in for 65,000 in the big blind. Hennigan called, while Salera got out of the way. "I don't have anything special," Hennigan told Liptak.

Neal Liptak: A♥6♦ All in
Melanie Hennigan: J♣6♣

The board ran out Q♥6♥10♣3♣K♠, and Liptak remained in the lead with his pair of sixes and ace kicker to earn the double up.

Tags: Melanie Hennigan Neal Liptak Robert Salera

1 day 16 hours ago

Arnwine Spikes a Set to Bust Mueller

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Justin Arnwine moved all in from the button and Brandon Mueller used his elbow to knock his last 60,000 into the middle of the table out of the big blind.

Brandon Mueller: A♦7♣ All in
Justin Arnwine: 5♥5♣

It didn't remain a coin flip for long, as Arnwine improved to a set on the 10♠5♦3♣ flop. The rest of the board ran out 8♦8♥, and Mueller was sent to the rail.

Tags: Brandon Mueller Justin Arnwine

1 day 16 hours ago

Grabel Flips Purohit to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Daniel Iachan raised to 25,000 under the gun and Dinesh Purohit three-bet to 110,000 in middle position. Kevin Grabel then four-bet to 300,000 in the small blind and Iachan folded, while Purohit moved all in for 500,000. Grabel snap-called.

Dinesh Purohit: A♥K♠ All in
Kevin Grabel: Q♦Q♠

More than 1,000,000 was at stake in the classic flip, and the flop came J♥10♦2♠. "Pair the board, please," Grabel pleaded as the 7♥ fell on the turn, while the 8♥ river gave him the massive pot to send Purohit to the rail.

Alfred Mottur was also eliminated on another table.

Tags: Alfred Mottur Daniel Iachan Dinesh Purohit Kevin Grabel