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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of 8♠8♣J♣, Justin Arnwine bet 35,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Iachan called in middle position.
The turn was the Q♠ and Arnwine bet another 80,000. Iachan again called, and he checked over to Arnwine on the 9♣ river.
Arnwine checked back and turned over K♠K♥, but Iachan had Q♦Q♥ for a full house to win the pot.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In a battle between the blinds, Christopher Grove was all in for 80,000 and up against John Palermino.
Christopher Grove: K♠Q♣ 
John Palermino: A♦J♦
Grove hit top pair on the flop to take the lead, and the rest of the board ran out 6♠J♠ to secure him the pot as Palermino was forced to hand over another double up.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Heads-up on a flop of Q♠3♦4♦, Dominic Lake got in his last 58,500 from the big blind and was up against Jeffrey Boyd in the cutoff.
Dominic Lake: Q♦6♦
Jeffrey Boyd: 6♥4♥
Lake was ahead with top pair and a flush draw, and the 2♠ turn and 7♦ river improved him to a flush to secure the double up.
"Back on my feet! Let's go!" Lake shouted out.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nicholas Verderamo raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Jose Cayetano three-bet to 45,000 on the button. Robert Salera then moved all in from the small blind and Verderamo folded, while Cayetano snap-called for 130,000.
Jose Cayetano: K♠K♣
Robert Salera: A♥K♥
Salera was looking for an ace against Cayetano's kings, and the Q♣2♥5♠7♥ board also gave him a flush draw going to the river. He spiked the A♦ on the river, and Cayetano was sent to the rail.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Palermino raised to 13,000 in the cutoff and Melanie Hennigan called in the small blind. Marcia Kuntz then moved all in for 145,000 in the big blind and Palermino reshoved. Hennigan snap-called for 260,000, creating a pot worth around 700,000.
Marcia Kuntz: K♣Q♠
Melanie Hennigan: A♠A♥
John Palermino: A♦K♦
Hennigan had woken uup with two aces, and neither Kuntz nor Palermino could improve on the 10♦7♣2♣4♥8♠ board. Hennigan earned the double up off Palermino, while Kuntz was sent to the rail.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Iachan raised to 12,000 in early position and Boris Kravets called in the hijack, and did Torsten Boker on the button. Diane Zimmerman then three-bet to 48,000 in the small blind and Kravets moved all in. The rest of the table got out of the way, while Zimmerman called for 220,000.
Diane Zimmerman: A♥Q♣
Boris Kravets: A♦A♣
Kravets had woken up with aces to leave Zimmerman at serious risk of elimination, and she got no help on the J♠6♠9♣5♦5♣ board and was sent to the rail.
At another table, Brandon Mueller was all in for 99,500 on the button and up against Michael Bohmerwald in the small blind.
Brandon Mueller: Q♥Q♠
Michael Bohmerwald: A♦K♣
It was a classic race, and Mueller stayed in the lead with his queens on the 2♥2♠J♦6♦9♠ board to earn the double up.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Valentin Lita bet 30,000 from the cutoff on a board of K♠4♠7♠2♥ and John Hall called on the button. Clint Houck then raised to 75,000 in the big blind and Lita folded, while Hall called for 65,000.
Houck showed K♥7♦ for two pair, but Hall had flopped the nut flush with A♠J♠. The river was the 2♦, and Hall doubled up.
Kevin Golshan was recently eliminated on another table.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Around 100,000 was already in the pot as Daniel Iachan and Yuriy Kudrynskyy went to the turn on a board of K♠9♠2♣8♦. Iachan then bet 56,000 from the small blind, andn Kudrynskyy tanked for a few minutes before calling in the cutoff.
The river was the A♥ and Iachan moved all in. Kudrynskyy had around 70,000 behind and again took a few minutes, but this time he elected to fold as Iachan took in the pot.
At the same time at another table, Matthew Riebel and Anton Makarevich were on the river with the board showing 6♦9♥4♣4♠10♣ and around 150,000 in the pot. Riebel then moved all in for 125,500 in the cutoff, and Makarevich snap-called in middle position.
"You got quads?" Riebel asked as he turned over 6♥6♣ for a full house. Makarevich didn't have quads, instead flashing two queens as he sent them into the muck and handed over the double up.
