$1,100 Main Event Day 1b | 2025 PokerStars Open Maryland

10-23-2025 16:29 UTC-5

Corpening Flushes Out Kojack

Nick Becker

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kashka Corpening raised to 2,500 in early position and Christopher Kojack three-bet jammed in the big blind for 16,400 to put himself at risk. Corpening made the call.

The flop came 3♦9♦5♦ improving Corpening to a flush, leaving Kojack close to drawing dead.

The 10♦ turn and K♥ river offered no help to Kojack and he was sent to the rail.

Kojack elected to rebuy and received a fresh 30,000 starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kashka Corpening	105,000 44,000	44,000
Christopher Kojack	30,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Christopher Kojack Kashka Corpening

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

10-23-2025 16:06 UTC-5

Another Break

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante.

10-23-2025 16:03 UTC-5

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Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

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10-23-2025 15:57 UTC-5

Chang Backdoors His Way to a Double

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Amanda Wiswell raised to 2,500 in the cutoff, the player in the small blind called, and Andrew Chang defended in the big blind.

The flop came 8♥2♠3♦ and it checked to Wiswell who bet 3,000. Only Chang continued to the A♥ turn.

Chang check-called a bet of 5,000 from Wiswell and the K♥ landed on the river, completing the backdoor flush draw.

Chang moved all in for 18,500 to put himself at risk and Wiswell thought for a moment before reluctantly making the call.

Chang turned over 7♥3♥ for a flush, besting the A♠7♠ of Wiswell who had a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amanda Wiswell	141,000 116,000	116,000
Andrew Chang	61,500 61,500	61,500

Tags: Amanda Wiswell Andrew Chang

10-23-2025 15:40 UTC-5

Stapleton Finds the Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Lim raised to 2,000 in the hijack and was called by Jose Cayetano in the cutoff, Joe Stapleton on the button, and Arlie Shaban in the big blind.

The flop came 5♣A♣K♠ and it checked to Cayetano who bet 3,000. Stapleton then moved all in for 16,200 to put himself at risk and it folded back around to Cayetano who made the call.

Joe Stapleton: K♣Q♣ All in
Jose Cayetano: A♠J♥

The 7♠ turn was a blank for Stapleton but he got there on the 2♣ river, improving to a flush to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lim	130,000 45,000	45,000
Joe Stapleton	41,900 16,900	16,900
Jose Cayetano	40,000 40,000	40,000
Arlie Shaban	29,500 500	500

Tags: Arlie Shaban Daniel Lim Joe Stapleton

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

10-23-2025 15:26 UTC-5

Olshan's River Bet Takes It

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The under-the-gun player limped, Christopher Kojack completed in the small blind, and David Olshan checked in the big blind.

The trio saw a flop of 9♥3♦5♣, Kojack led out for 2,000, Olshan called, and under the gun folded.

On the 6♦ turn, Kojack check-called a bet of 5,000, bringing the J♦ river.

Kojack checked again and folded when Olshan fired out a bet of 12,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Olshan	49,000 29,000	29,000
Christopher Kojack	22,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Christopher Kojack David Olshan

10-23-2025 15:16 UTC-5

Big Slick for Ado

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Gabriel Ado raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and Robert Marquette defended in the big blind.

The flop came 4♠10♦8♦ and Marquette check-called a bet of 2,500 from Ado.

The J♠ turn went check-check, as did the 4♣ turn.

"Ace-high," said Marquette as he turned over A♠5♠.

Ado tabled A♦K♥ for the better ace-high to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Marquette	24,700
Gabriel Ado	20,500 1,000	1,000

10-23-2025 15:08 UTC-5

Tens Good for Lim

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Taerim Ku raised to 1,600 under the gun, the player in the hijack called, and Daniel Lim three-bet to 9,000 in the big blind. Ku called and the hijack got out of the way.

The flop of 8♥J♦6♥ checked through to the 8♣ turn where Lim checked again. Ku bet 7,500 and Lim made the call.

The K♥ river went check-check and Lim tabled the winner with 10♣10♦.