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

10-24-2025 14:21 UTC-5

Sardo Goes for Thin Value

Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jason Sardo raised to 1,300 on the button and Daniel Sanders defended in the big blind.

The flop of 4♦6♠9♦ went check-check, as did the 3♦ turn.

The Q♦ river brought the fourth diamond on the board and Sanders checked once more. Sardo put out a small bet of 600 and Sanders made the call.

Sardo tabled A♠2♦ for the flush, besting the Q♠9♥ of Sanders who had two pair, queens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sanders	79,500 79,500	79,500
Jason Sardo	32,500

Tags: Daniel Sanders Jason Sardo

10-24-2025 14:11 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	67,000 29,500	29,500

Petro Eliminates Turner

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action went four-ways to a flop of K♠9♥9♣ with over 5,000 in the middle. It checked to Timothy Turner in middle position who bet 1,900 and only John Petro called on the button.

The 10♥ turn went check-check, bringing the 9♦ river where Turner checked again. Petro bet enough to put Turner all in who had 6,000 behind.

Turner made the call, tabling K♣J♦ for a full house, nines full of kings but Petro turned over A♣A♥ for the better full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Petro	54,500 54,500	54,500
Timothy Turner	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

10-24-2025 13:49 UTC-5

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

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10-24-2025 13:42 UTC-5

Cowboys Hold for Zabronsky

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Arthur Zabronsky was under the gun and got it all in preflop against the short-stacked player in early position who had about 6,500 to start the hand.

Early position: A♣K♣ All in
Arthur Zabronsky: K♥K♦

The flop came 2♣4♠Q♠ with Zabronsky's pair of kings still in the lead. Early position picked up a flush draw on the 7♣ turn but was unable to get there as the Q♦ completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Zabronsky	26,000

Tags: Arthur Zabronsky

10-24-2025 13:29 UTC-5

Pinson In the Mix

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Aaron Pinson raised to 1,100 in the hijack and was called by Alexander Sabatini in the cutoff and James Dike in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦4♣K♥ and it checked to Pinson who bet 1,500. Both of his opponents called.

On the K♣ turn, it checked to Pinson again and he continued with a bet of 3,500. Sabatini and Dike both folded and the pot was pushed Pinson's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Dike	65,000 35,000	35,000
Alexander Sabatini	62,000 62,000	62,000
Aaron Pinson	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Aaron Pinson Alexander Sabatini James Dike

10-24-2025 13:23 UTC-5

William Warren

30,000

Table 42Seat 6

10-24-2025 13:19 UTC-5

Brandt Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The player on the button raised to 1,100, Thomas Brandt flatted in the small blind, and Mark Castaldo three-bet to 5,000 in the big blind. The button got out of the way and Brandt stuck around.

The flop came A♣5♦3♠, Brandt led out for 5,000 and Castaldo called, bringing the J♦ turn.

Brandt bet 10,000 and Castaldo thought for a brief moment before giving up his hand.