Parker Talbot raised to 20,000 from early position, and Brandon Hall three-bet all in for 57,000. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two players heads up, with Hall at risk.
Brandon Hall: 7♦7♣
Parker Talbot: 4♠4♦
Hall was ahead and at risk on the stone money bubble, but when the board ran out K♦10♣9♥6♠3♠ the pocket sevens of Hall were still best, and he doubled up.
Edgar Propst raised to 20,000, and when it folded to the big blind Michael Ryan in the big blind, he three-bet all in for 85,000. Propst made the call to put Ryan at risk.
Michael Ryan: A♦K♦
Edgar Propst: K♠J♠
Ryan had Propst dominated, but when the board ran out 3♦9♥8♣J♦2♥ Propst improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Ryan on the bubble.
The $2200 Main Event has completed Day 1b at the Maryland State Poker Championship at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland. The second of two Day 1 flights saw 145 entrants, with 19 players advancing to Day 2. The chip leader after Day 1b is Nicholas Verderamo with $910,000.
Verderamo has over $1,500,000 in poker earnings will look to add to that as he takes a commanding chip lead into Day 2. Joining Verderamo at the top of the leaderboard is Ben Gazzola (648,000) in second, and Michael Fenwick (609,000) in third.
The 19 players from Day 1b and the 13 players from Day 1a will all return on Sunday August 11 at 12:15 p.m local time for Day 2. The field is expected to play down to its final six players, before returning for Day 3 to complete the tournament on Monday August 12.
The prize pool and seat draw will be confirmed later tonight, and PokerNews will provide updates when available.
The winner of The Main Event, in addition to their cash prize, will win The Gold Pass. The Gold Pass is valued at $10,000 and includes a $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event buy-in, a 7-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas, and $1,800 for travel expenses.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned in the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship $2,200 Main Event.
