Action folded to the small blind Ben Gazzola who limped in, before the big blind Xiaoqiong Liu raised to 120,000. Gazzola made the call to see a flop.
After the 4♥2♦4♠ flop, Gazzola check-called a bet of 75,000 from Liu.
The turn was the 6♠ and Gazzola checked to Liu, who bet out 400,000. Gazzola sat in the tank for over a minute, before going all in for 850,000. The jam got a quick fold from Liu to give the pot to Gazzola.
Parker Talbot opened with a min-raise in the cutoff and Isiah Ditoto three-bet on the button. Talbot then four-bet all in, putting Ditoto at risk, who made the call.
Isiah Ditoto: A♣Q♣
Parker Talbot: 4♠4♦
The board ran out 5♥9♣7♦J♠7♥ and Talbot's two pair, sevens and fours, sent Ditoto to the rail.
The third and final day of the $2,200 Main Event at the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship is set to resume at 2:15 p.m. local time at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Only five players are returning from a field that started with 245 competitors. The five remaining players all have their eyes set on the $110,578 top prize out of the $500,000 prize pool, along with the two trophies.
The chip leader heading into Day 3 is Xiaoqiong Liu, who is the last woman standing in the event. Not far behind her in second is PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot. Sitting in third is Nicholas Verderamo, who was the Day 1b chip leader. Isiah Ditoto took down this event last year and enters the day fourth in chips, looking to go back-to-back. Rounding out the top five is Ben Gazzola, who has already locked up the biggest live cash of his career.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Place
Name
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Xiaoqiong Liu
United States
2,600,000
65
2
Parker Talbot
Canada
2,365,000
59
3
Nicholas Verderamo
United States
2,165,000
54
4
Isiah Ditoto
United States
1,640,000
41
5
Ben Gazzola
United States
1,025,000
27
Maryland State Poker Championship
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize (USD)
1
-
United States
$110,578
2
-
United States
$73,719
3
-
United States
$53,832
4
-
United States
$39,868
5
-
United States
$29,952
6
Michael Bills
United States
$22,832
7
Tim Faro
United States
$17,663
8
Nicholas Banyas
United States
$13,870
9
David Urban
United States
$11,058
The winner of the Main Event, in addition to their cash prize, will win a PokerStars Gold Pass. The Gold Pass is valued at $10,000 and includes a $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event buy-in, a seven-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas, and $1,800 for travel expenses.
Action will begin on Day 3 in Level 24 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Blinds will be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break taking place after every two levels, and a dinner break to be determined. The tournament will play down to completion, where a winner will be crowned.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of the $2,200 Main Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship.
