2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$110,578
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
245
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
100
Players Left
13

Young's Turn Shove Gets Through

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action folded around to Derek Sudell in the small blind who completed and Brad Young checked in the big blind.

The flop came 24K, Sudell bet 1,600 and Young called, bringing the Q turn.

Sudell bet 6,000 and Young moved all in, putting himself at risk. Sudell mucked and Young scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Derek Sudell
190,000
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Brad Young
58,300

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Little Bets a Lot

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Timothy Little
Timothy Little

Timothy Little opened the action with a raise in the hijack and Joseph Lebrun three-bet to 9,000 on the button. Brandon Hall then cold four-bet to 19,000 from the small blind.

Little then came over the top and moved all in for 56,100 total, putting himself at risk, resulting in quick folds from Lebrun and Hall.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Hall
96,000
56,000
56,000
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Timothy Little
85,700
44,300
44,300
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Joseph Lebrun
40,300
-15,500
-15,500

Tags: Brandon HallJoseph LebrunTimothy Little

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Schrack Cools Off Cucina

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Maxwell Schrack in the cutoff and Andrew Cucina in the big blind.

With 18,700 in the middle and the board reading 6J10910, Cucina check-raised to 40,000 over Schrack's bet of 16,000. Schrack then came over the top and reraised all in for 85,900 total, putting himself at risk.

Cucina made the call and turned over 99 for a full house, nines full of tens. He saw the bad news when Schrack tabled 109 for a better full house, tens full of nines.

Player Chips Progress
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Maxwell Schrack
190,500
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Andrew Cucina
62,000
-72,400
-72,400

Tags: Andrew CucinaMaxwell Schrack

Repole Gets Aces to Double Up

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with 6,800 in the pot, and the board showing 7J4.

Dominic Lake checked to Ravi Repole, who went all in for 12,500, and Lake made the call to put him at risk.

Ravi Repole: AA All in
Dominic Lake: 97

Repole was in great shape for a double against the pair of sevens of Lake. After the board ran out Q on the turn and J on the river, the aces of Repole were still best, to give him a double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Ravi Repole
31,800
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Dominic Lake
30,600
-79,900
-79,900

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Lim Calls River in Tough Spot

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Daniel Lim
Daniel Lim

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Matthew Dillon in the hijack and Daniel Lim in the big blind.

With over 50,000 in the pot and the board reading 4K1085, Lim checked and Dillon bet enough to put Lim all in, who had 27,300 behind.

After some contemplating, Lim made the call and tabled JJ, for a pair of jacks, besting the 22 of Dillon.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Lim
109,600
72,000
72,000
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Matthew Dillon
71,000
34,700
34,700

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Cucina Finds Kings to Eliminate Day

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to Andrew Cucina who raised to 2,500 from middle position. He was called by Matthew Zambanini on the button before Norman Day three-bet all in for 20,000 from the big blind. Cucina made the call, and Zambanini folded, leaving the players heads up with Day at risk.

Norman Day: 99 All in
Andrew Cucina: KK

Day ran into the kings of Cucina and would need help to stay in the tournament. But after the board ran out 73Q104 the pocket kings were still best, and Day was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Cucina
134,400
-30,600
-30,600
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Matthew Zambanini
44,500
-21,500
-21,500
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Norman Day
Busted

Tags: Matthew ZambaniniAndrew Cucina

Kostelac Wins Another

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action went three-ways to a flop of 54A in a hand between Joseph Crowley in the hijack, John Kostelac in the cutoff, and the player in the big blind.

With roughly 9,000 in the middle, the big blind checked, Crowley bet 3,000, Kostelac called, and the big blind folded.

The turn landed the 5 and Crowley bet again, this time for 5,000. Kostelac called.

The 4 river went check-check and Kostelac tabled AJ for two pair, aces and fives, besting the 109 of Crowley.

Player Chips Progress
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John Kostelac
116,000
36,100
36,100
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Joseph Crowley
41,600
-11,900
-11,900

Tags: John KostelacJoseph Crowley