Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining 14 players are on a 15-minute break. Players will return to blinds at 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$2,200 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
245
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
31
Players Left
5
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Urban raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, Michael Bills three-bet to 65,000 on the button, and Nicholas Banyas cold four-bet to 175,000 from the small blind. Urban folded and Bills made the call.
The flop came 7♥7♠7♣ and Banyas fired out a bet of 225,000. Bills thought for a moment before giving up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
715,000
-129,000
|
-129,000 |
|
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400,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Parker Talbot in the hijack, and he raised to 20,000. It folded to the small blind Tim Faro, and he three-bet to 80,000. The big blind folded, and Talbot made the call to see a flop.
The flop came A♦5♠3♠ and Faro bet out 70,000, which Talbot called.
Both players checked after the 5♦ on the turn.
The river was the 9♦ and Faro checked to Talbot, who fired out 175,000. Faro spent nearly two minutes in the tank, before eventually finding a call.
Talbot told Faro "You're good" and Faro tabled Q♠Q♥ for a pair of queens, as Talbot mucked his hands to give Faro the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
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|
255,000
-193,000
|
-193,000 |
|
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Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Joseph Crowley on the button, and he raised before John Kostelac three-bet all in for 175,000. The big blind folded and Crowley made the call to put Kostelac at risk.
John Kostelac: 5♥5♣ 
Joseph Crowley: A♥J♣
It was a flip for Kostelac's tournament life, but after the board ran out 3♥A♦6♠2♥K♦ the pair of aces from Crowley were the best hand, and Kostelac was eliminated in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
615,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Olshan was all in and at risk for about 140,000 in the small blind against Ben Gazzola in the big blind.
David Olshan: A♠9♠
Ben Gazzola: K♠J♥
The board ran out four cards to a straight, with Gazzola's jack-high straight besting the pair of nines of Olshan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Urban raised to 20,000 in the hijack, Michael Fenwick flatted in the cutoff, and Brandon Mueller three-bet to 72,000 on the button. Isiah Ditoto then cold four-bet shoved all in from the small blind. Urban and Fenwick folded and Mueller made the call, putting himself at risk.
Brandon Mueller: K♣K♦
Isiah Ditoto: A♠K♠
The board ran out J♠Q♣Xx10xXx, with Ditoto hitting the nut straight on the turn to send Mueller to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Kostelac raised to 22,000 from the hijack, and when it folded to Brandon Hall on the button, he three-bet all in for 175,000. The big blind Dale Capuano made the call to put Hall at risk, as did Kostelac.
With Hall all in, the flop came Q♥2♦8♣ and Capuano moved all in for 222,000. Kostelac quickly called to put Capuano at risk.
Brandon Hall: J♦J♣
Dale Capuano: Q♠Q♣
John Kostelac: K♠K♣
Capuano flopped a set of queens to take the lead against the pocket kings of Kostelac, and the pocket jacks of Hall would need running cards to stay in the tournament. But when the turn came the 3♠ and the river was the 3♦, Capuano improved to a full house, to take a nearly million chip pot, and eliminate Hall in 18th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
990,000
674,000
|
674,000 |
|
|
220,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alan Gendelman moved all in from the cutoff for about 125,000, putting himself at risk. Joseph Crowley made the call in the small blind.
Alan Gendelman: J♠10♠
Joseph Crowley: A♠10♣
The board ran out 3♠5♥Q♥6♦4♥, and Gendelman's impressive tournament run came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Fenwick raised to 30,000 from the button, and when it folded to the big blind Isiah Ditoto, he three-bet all in for 253,000. Fenwick confirmed the count of Ditoto and said " I don't know why I'm nervous with this hand" then made the call to put Ditoto at risk.
Isiah Ditoto: J♥10♥
Michael Fenwick: A♠A♦
Ditoto ran straight into the aces of Fenwick, but after the 2♥K♥Q♠ flop Ditoto now had an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw as outs to crack the aces of Fenwick. The 4♥ on the turn left the aces of Fenwick drawing dead after Ditoto turned a flush, and the 9♣ on the river officially secured him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
352,000
-257,000
|
-257,000 |
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthew Zambanini and Brandon Mueller got it all in preflop, with Zambanini at risk.
Matthew Zambanini: J♠J♦
Brandon Mueller: K♥K♣
The board ran out A♣3♠9♣9♦5♦, and Mueller's pair of kings held to eliminate Zambanini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |