We found Stan Jablonski and Mark Hodge both all in on a flop, with Jablonski at risk for about 9,500. A third player was thinking things over but decided to fold, and Hodge turned up , well ahead of Jablonski's . An turn ended the drama right away.
Jablonski headed to the registration desk to reenter.
Elias Zeilah bet 2,200 on a flop after two players checked to him in late position, and only an early player called. That player then checked dark as the emerged, and Zeilah checked back. The first player fired 3,500 on the river, and Zeilah announced a raise. Moments later, he put out 7,800, and his opponent leaned back and thought about 30 seconds before folding.
At another table, MSPT team pro Nick Pupillo has grabbed a seat.
Huan Ho and Elias Zeilah got in a preflop raising war with the former in the big blind and the latter on the button. There was 10,000 or so in the pot when flopped, and Ho checked to Zeilah, who bet 6,500. Ho called, and it went check-check on the turn. Ho announced he was all in on the river, and Zeilah immediately called off for about 19,000.
Ho showed , and his boat was better than Zeilah's, as he had .
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Matt Alexander bet 1,200 from early position on a board against two opponents, one of whom quickly folded. Stan Jablonski made it 3,200 from the big blind though, and Alexander called. The river brought a , and Jablonski bet 6,500.
"I'm not good enough to fold a straight," Alexander said with a smile, tossing out a call and showing .
"I was counting on you being good enough to fold," Jablonski said with a laugh, showing . "I was going for the other end."
Two of the more notable players who failed to bag up on Day 1a were Mid-States Poker Tour team pro Matt Alexander and bracelet winner Adam Friedman. Both them have recently arrived at Maryland Live! and bought into the tournament for Day 1b.
Alexander is already driving some action at Table 32, tangling in a three-bet pot with Greg Davis, who checked and folded to an Alexander continuation-bet of 1,200 on an ace-high flop.
Avon Wilson bet 850 from middle position on a board, and he got a call from his lone opponent, the small blind. The small blind fired out 1,600 on the dangerous river, but Zeilah was undeterred, raising to 3,700. The small blind shook his head and called, and Zeilah showed for an eight-high straight. The small blind mucked, saying he had the low straight.
flop, with Jablonski at risk for about 9,500. A third player was thinking things over but decided to fold, and Hodge turned up 
, well ahead of Jablonski's 
. An 
turn ended the drama right away. 
flop after two players checked to him in late position, and only an early player called. That player then checked dark as the 
emerged, and Zeilah checked back. The first player fired 3,500 on the 
river, and Zeilah announced a raise. Moments later, he put out 7,800, and his opponent leaned back and thought about 30 seconds before folding.
turn. Ho announced he was all in on the 
river, and Zeilah immediately called off for about 19,000.
board against two opponents, one of whom quickly folded. Stan Jablonski made it 3,200 from the big blind though, and Alexander called. The river brought a 
, and Jablonski bet 6,500. 
.
. "I was going for the other end."
board, and he got a call from his lone opponent, the small blind. The small blind fired out 1,600 on the dangerous 
for an eight-high straight. The small blind mucked, saying he had the low straight.