Norman Rodriguez and Jason Nguyen were heads up to the 10♦2♣5♥J♥ turn. Rodriguez led out from the big blind by moving all in for his last 16,300.
After taking some time, Nguyen opted to let his hand go and Rodriguez raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
32,000 | |
|
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Alex Soares opened to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Jason Bullock in the big blind.
The 4♣5♥6♦ flop saw Soares lead out for 1,100 and the call was made. The dealer then flipped over the 6♣ turn and Soares fired again for 2,300.
Bullock called to see the 5♦ river, where Soares sized up to 7,000. That was enough to take down the pot, as Bullock mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
34,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
On Wednesday, the $300 Ambassador Bounty event was contested here at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
Patrick Bergen came out on top, besting PokerStars Ambassador Maria Konnikova for the top prize of $4,472.
Konnikova earned $2,679 for the runner-up position, while fellow Ambassador Arlie Shaban also earned a spot in the money with a 12th-place finish.
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Bergen | United States | $4,472 |
| 2 | Maria Konnikova | United States | $2,679 |
| 3 | Maria Scardaville | United States | $1,692 |
| 4 | Anna Knishevitskaya | United States | $1,093 |
| 5 | Robert Johnson | United States | $846 |
| 6 | Robert Brobyn | United States | $670 |
| 7 | Peter Clesi | United States | $564 |
| 8 | Manish Chaddha | United States | $494 |
| 9 | Rebecca Bottoms | United States | $447 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Action was heads-up to the 6♣2♥9♥ turn, where Joseph Reddick led out for a bet of 3,600.
Donald Farnen took some time across the table before sliding out a raise to 10,500. Reddick took some time of his own before opting to lay it down, as Farnen took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
136,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
After defending her big blind, Jen Shahade checked the 10♥A♠7♠ flop and called when Jeremy Rodriguez fired a bet of 1,200 in middle position.
Shahade checked again after seeing the 9♥ turn, where Rodriguez continued for 5,500. Shahade did not take long to let her hand go, as Rodriguez raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | |
|
|
38,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
From March 21 through April 7, PokerStars PA hosted the Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker (PA SCOOP). The entire series – of which there were 43 numbered events, each with low, medium, and high buy-ins – catered to a combined 39,695 entrants and awarded $2,436,277.40 in prize money.
One of the big storylines of the online festival was the sheer number of repeat winners, many of whom are well-known grinders in the segregated market. A quartet of players tied for most titles with four apiece in “NutFlopper412”, “Dionysus1888”, “dabigquk1”, and “OMC Escher”.
Meanwhile, nine players notched three titles each, while another eight were on the board with a pair of titles. That included established Pennsylvania poker pro Zach ”KennyTheRipper” Gruneberg, a two-time WSOP PA Online bracelet winner and 10-time gold ring winner.
With 160 entries through the first five levels of Day 1c, the prize pool has already hit the guarantee of $500,000.
Late registration remains open tonight until the start of Level 13, with Day 1d still to come tomorrow!
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
