2026 Maryland State Poker Championship

$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
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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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Shell Leaves Shiferaw on Fumes

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Dwight Shell
Dwight Shell

Vernon Baker raised to 26,000 in early position and was called by Dwight Shell in the hijack, Tadele Shiferaw in the small blind, and Boris Kravets in the big blind.

Action checked to Shell on the Q♦8♣3♥ flop, and he moved all in for 210,000. Shiferaw reshoved for nearly an identical stack, while the rest of the table got out of the way.

Dwight Shell: Q♠J♣ All in
Tadele Shiferaw: Q♣10♣

Both players had top pair, while Shell was ahead with his jack-kicker. The board ran out 7♦2♠, and Shell stayed in the lead to earn the double up.

Shiferaw was left with just 20,000 and busted shortly after. Yuriy Kudrynskyy was also eliminated on another table.

Tags: Boris KravetsDwight ShellTadele ShiferawVernon BakerYuriy Kudrynskyy

Caruso, Bohmerwald Fall

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Bohmerwald
Michael Bohmerwald

Palermino Survives a Big Flip

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Palermino
John Palermino

In a preflop confrontation, John Palermino ended up all in for 379,000 from the big blind as Donovan Bates put him at risk in the cutoff.

John Palermino: Q♦Q♠ All in
Donovan Bates: A♣K♠

The two opponents were racing for a pot worth nearly 800,000, and Palermino's queens stayed in the lead through the 9♣5♦10♦6♣2♦ board to earn him the double up.

"It plays itself," Palermino said to Bates.

Tags: Donovan BatesJohn Palermino

Salera Smacks the River For a Massive Double Off Shell

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Robert Salera
Robert Salera

Dwight Shell bet 45,000 from the hijack on a board of 4♠2♦K♣10♥ and Robert Salera called in the cutoff.

Shell then moved all in on the 9♦ river, and Salera snap-called for 371,000. Shell showed A♦A♣, but Salera had spiked a set with 9♣9♥ to win the pot and double up.

Tags: Dwight ShellRobert Salera

Lita Hits the Nuts to Bust Houck

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Clint Houck
Clint Houck

Kevin Grabel raised to 20,000 under the gun and Valentin Lita called in the cutoff. Clint Houck then moved all in for 96,000 in the big blind, and both Grabel and Lita called.

Grabel and Lita checked to the river on a board of 8♠Q♥2♣K♠10♥. Lita then bet 150,000. "Damn, you have ace-jack," Grabel said as he folded. Lita indeed turned over A♣J♣ for the rivered straight, and Houck mucked A♦9♦ on his way to the payout desk.

Tags: Clint HouckKevin GrabelValentin Lita

Mottur Doesn't Get Punished Against Kravets

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Al Mottur
Al Mottur

Justin Arnwine raised to 20,000 under the gun and Alfred Mottur moved all in for 64,000 on the button. Boris Kravets then reraised to 140,000 in the big blind, and Arnwine folded.

Kravets waited for Mottur to turn over his cards first. "You're all in," he told him.

"You raised," Mottur replied.

"You guys are playing red rover," Arnwine added.

Alfred Mottur: A♠A♦ All in
Boris Kravets: Q♥Q♦

"I hope you get punished for that slowroll," Kravets said, but instead Mottur hit top set on the A♣3♣2♦ flop. "Maybe not," Kravets added.

The board ran out J♥9♠, and Mottur doubled up.

Tags: Alfred MotturBoris KravetsJustin Arnwine

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David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Baker Counterfeits Bertram on the River

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nathan Bertram
Nathan Bertram

Nathan Bertram moved all in for 120,000 in the hijack, Vernon Baker reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Nathan Bertram: A♥9♥ All in
Vernon Baker: A♣K♥

Bertram found himself dominated, but the 10♠9♣8♣ flop gave him the lead with a pair of nines. The turn was the 10♣, while the A♦ fell on the river. Bertram's nines were counterfeit, and Baker took the pot with aces and tens with his king-kicker to send Bertram to the rail.

"It was fun seeing everyone trying to figure it out. I wonder you noticed it first?" tablemate Nicholas Verderamo said.

Tags: Nathan BertramNicholas VerderamoVernon Baker

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

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