Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The remaining 10 players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante.
2025 PokerStars Open Maryland
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 PokerStars Open Maryland
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$581,030
Entries
599
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
60
Players Left
9
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Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With 10 players remaining and only 9 making it through to Day 2, the floor has announced hand-for-hand play.
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
John Scavo open-shoved on the button for 21,500 to put himself at risk and Paul Hunter made the call in the big blind.
John Scavo: J♥9♣ 
Paul Hunter: K♦Q♦
The board ran out 7♦2♦5♣A♠A♣ and Hunter's king-queen held to send Scavo packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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465,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action went four-ways to a flop of 7♣4♦Q♦ with just over 20,000 in the middle. It checked over to the under-the-gun Paul Hunter who was the initial preflop raiser and he fired out a bet of 12,000. Only John Mayo called in in the small blind.
On the 3♠ turn, Mayo check-raised all in for 190,000 over Hunter's bet of 32,000 and Hunter snap called with the covering stack.
John Mayo: Q♠10♦
Paul Hunter: A♥A♦
The J♣ rolled off on the river, earning Hunter the sizable pot. He now sits with the biggest stack in the room with 11 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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444,000
209,000
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209,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 13
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
The return of the PokerStars Big Game on Tour could have been rebranded as The Alan Keating Show.
Keating won the first six hands in the $200/$400 no-limit hold'em cash game, pushing around the table from start to finish. But he wasn't the only winner at the table.
Luke Moy, the second Loose Cannon of Season 2, had never bought into a poker game for more than $400, but he didn't play scared. He was staked $100,000 to face experienced high rollers, including Keating, Jason Koon, Lex Veldhuis, poker vlogger Alexander "Wolfgang" Seibt, and comedian Morgan Jay.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Timothy Turner raised to 4,500 in middle position and William Beer flatted in the hijack.
The flop came 9♥7♥2♠ and Turner moved all in for 19,000 to put himself at risk. Beer thought for a brief moment before making the call.
Timothy Turner: Q♠J♥
William Beer: 10♠9♠
Beer was in the lead with a pair of nines but Turner paired his jack on the J♠ turn to pull ahead.
Beer still had plenty of outs with an eight, nine, ten, or a spade and the 3♠ fell on the river to give him the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action picked up on the river with the board reading 10♦3♦2♣4♣7♥ in a hand between John Mayo and Paul Hunter.
Mayo bet 25,000 into a pot of about 35,000 and Hunter slid out a large handful of 5,000 denomination chips, signifying a big raise.
Mayo quickly tossed his cards into the muck and Hunter turned over 6♦5♦ for the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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235,000
147,000
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147,000 |
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220,000
82,000
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82,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded around to Mariya Persanova in the small blind who completed and Timothy Turner checked back in the big blind.
The flop came 3♥7♠7♥ and Persanova check-called a bet of 4,000 from Turner. The 4♦ turn and 8♥ river both went check-check.
Persanova tabled 6♦4♥ for two pair, sevens and fours, besting the 5♦3♦ of Turner who had two pair, sevens and treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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24,500
8,000
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8,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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