2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$77,869
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Entries
892
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
115
Players Left
1

Sepehri Check-Raises the Turn

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Hamid Sepehri
Hamid Sepehri

Michael Marsico raised to 32,000 on the button and Hamid Sepehri flatted in the small blind.

The flop came 3?Q?5? and action went check-check, bringing the 10? turn.

Sepehri check-raised to 100,000 over Marsico's bet of 42,000. "I think you're full of it," said Marsico, as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Sepehri showed Q?5?, proving that he had it.

Player Chips Progress
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Hamid Sepehri
428,000
333,000
333,000
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Michael Marsico
300,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Hamid SepehriMichael Marsico

Funk Finds A Double

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded to Chaloemphon Phuangchit in the cutoff, and he raised to 45,000. Once it folded to the small blind Brian Funk, he three-bet all in for 154,000. After the big blind folded Phuangchit folded to put Funk at risk.

Brian Funk: A?7? All in
Chaloemphon Phuangchit: K?J?

Funk was ahead with his ace high, and after the board ran out 3?6?5?5?7? Funk improved to two pair sevens and fives to secure the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Chaloemphon Phuangchit
625,000
324,000
324,000
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Brian Funk
340,000
213,000
213,000

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Rodriguez Wins a Small One; Eisenberg Sitting with Heaps

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Lara Eisenberg
Lara Eisenberg

Jeremy Rodriguez raised to 42,000 in early position, Michael Zazzera flatted on the button, and Tim Faro defended in the big blind.

The flop of 5?4?3? checked through to the 5? turn. Faro checked, Rodriguez bet 35,000, Zazzera folded, as did Faro and the pot was pushed to Rodriguez.

Also sitting at the table is Lara Eisenberg, who is the current chip leader with just under two million.

Player Chips Progress
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Lara Eisenberg
1,950,000
1,413,000
1,413,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael Zazzera
770,000
510,000
510,000
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Jeremy Rodriguez
425,000
349,000
349,000
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Tim Faro
370,000
-255,000
-255,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jeremy RodriguezLara EisenbergMichael ZazzeraTim Faro

Chill Eliminates Magness

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Gregory Chill
Gregory Chill

Action folded to Gregory Chill in the cutoff, and he raised to 35,000. Justin Arnwine on the button then three-bet to 105,000, before the big blind Sean Magness four-bet all in for 140,000. Chill then five-bet all in for 320,000, and Arnwine folded to leave the players heads up and Magness at risk.

Sean Magness: K?9? All in
Gregory Chill: 10?10?

Chill was ahead with his pocket tens, and when the board ran out J?J?2?7?9? and the tens of Chill was still best, and Magness was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Arnwine
615,000
-92,000
-92,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Gregory Chill
590,000
208,000
208,000
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Sean Magness
Busted

Tags: Gregory ChillSean MagnessJustin Arnwine

Solomon Finds the Double

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kevin Solomon and Alan Gendelman got it all in preflop, with Solomon at risk.

Kevin Solomon: 6?6? All in
Alan Gendelman: 4?4?

The flop rolled out 2?4?6? with both players improving to a set. The 9? turn and Q? river saw the pot being pushed Solomon's way.

Player Chips Progress
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Alan Gendelman
915,000
90,000
90,000
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Kevin Solomon
176,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Alan GendelmanKevin Solomon

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Gendelman Building a Stack

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Alan Gendelman
Alan Gendelman

Kevin Solomon raised to 30,000 in middle position and Alan Gendelman three-bet shoved all in from the big blind, putting Solomon at risk.

Solomon thought for a moment before folding pocket nines face up. Gendelman showed ace-queen and scooped the pot.

Gendelman is now sitting with one of the larger stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
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Alan Gendelman
825,000
560,000
560,000
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Kevin Solomon
145,000
-179,000
-179,000

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Faro Rivers Trips to Send Smolyanskiy to the Rail

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Timothy Faro
Timothy Faro

Action was picked up on the turn with Anton Smolyanskiy all in and Tim Faro calling to put him at risk. There was 104,000 in the pot already and the board showing 4?8?9?2?

Anton Smolyanskiy: Q?9? All in
Tim Faro: 8?7?

Smolyanskiy was ahead with is top pair, but Faro had middle pair and a flush draw. The river was the 8? which gave Faro trip eights and the best hand, to eliminate Smolyanskiy.

Player Chips Progress
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Tim Faro
625,000
160,000
160,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Anton Smolyanskiy
Busted

Tags: Anton SmolyanskiyTim Faro