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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The remaining 35 players are going on a 15-minute break.
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$570,000
Total Entries
380
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
49
Players Left
6
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Christopher Caruso bet 20,000 from middle position on a flop of 4♥3♦6♦ and was called by Melanie Hennigan in the hijack and Donovan Bates on the button.
Caruso then bet 100,000 on the 9♠ turn, and only Bates called. The river was the 6♣ and Caruso moved all in.
Bates tanked for several minutes before calling for his last 122,000. He showed 10♥10♦, while Caruso had 5♥5♠.
"I thought you had sevens. Nice call," Caruso told him before handing over the double up.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Valentin Lita raised to 20,000 in the small blind, John Hall moved all in for 74,000 in the big blind, and Lita called.
John Hall: A♥5♠ 
Valentin Lita: K♣J♦
Lita picked up a straight draw on the Q♣8♦9♠ flop, but Hall held on through the 4♣ turn and A♦ river to earn the double up with a pair of aces.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Jeffrey Boyd raised to 17,000 in middle position and Tadele Shiferaw called in the hijack. Dominic Lake then moved all in for 210,000 on the button, and only Boyd called.
Dominic Lake: 10♣10♥
Jeffrey Boyd: A♠K♣
Lake was racing for his tournament life, but he fell behind on the A♦9♥K♥ flop as Boyd hit top two pair. The turn, though, brought the 10♠ to give Lake a set.
"Yes! Hold!" he yelled out, but the K♠ fell on the river to give Boyd a full house.
"No f**king way, dude," Lake lamented as he awaited his payout slip before heading off to the exit.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Joshua McClain bet 15,000 from middle position on a flop of A♥4♦6♠ and Michael Bohmerwald called in the big blind.
The turn was the 8♥ and McClain bet 35,000. Bohmerwald called to see the 2♠ river, where McClain moved all in for 180,000. Bohmerwald instantly turned over the A♣ and tossed it into the muck.
McClain showed K♥10♥ as he took the pot. "Did you make a move? Did I hear all in?" tablemate Aaron Pinson joked with McClain.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Anton Makarevich had lost an all in against Joshua McClain the previous hand and then shoved for his last 32,500 on the button. Brandon Mueller called in middle position.
Anton Makarevich: Q♠9♦
Brandon Mueller: 10♠10♣
Makarevich picked up additional outs on the A♠4♣9♠ flop with a pair, but it was Mueller who ended up improving on the 6♠10♦ board with a set to send Makarevich to the rail.
Roy Kim was also eliminated on another table.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Tadele Shiferaw raised to 18,000 in middle position and Gabriel Leost three-bet to 56,000 in the cutoff. Shiferaw then moved all in, and Leost called for 160,000.
Gabriel Leost: Q♦Q♥
Tadele Shiferaw: A♥K♠
Leost remained in the lead on the 7♥4♠5♣ flop, but Shiferaw hit the K♦ on the turn to make top pair. Leost slammed the table in frustration as he got up from his seat to await the river, which came the 8♦ to seal his elimination.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Daniel Iachan raised to 17,000 in middle position, Yuriy Kudrynskyy moved all in for 100,000 in the small blind, and Iachan called.
Yuriy Kudrynskyy: 7♦7♠
Daniel Iachan: J♠J♥
Kudrynskyy found himself dominated by Iachan's jacks, but the 9♥7♣4♣ flop gave him the lead with a set. The board ran out A♠9♠, and Kudrynskyy improved to a full house to secure the double up.
Ari Katz was eliminated at the same time on another table.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
