$600 Kickoff Event | 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

08-04-2024 17:41 UTC-5

Stein Doubles Up

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Nick Becker

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Z Stein was all in preflop on the button versus John Wilson in the small blind, who had Stein covered.

Z Stein: A♥J♥ All in
John Wilson: 9♥9♣

Stein pulled ahead on the A♦8♠K♦ flop, pairing his ace. The K♠ turn and Q♦ river earned him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Wilson	1,450,000 -375,000	-375,000

Z Stein	770,000 355,000	355,000

Tags: John Wilson Z Stein

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

08-04-2024 17:13 UTC-5

Daniel Bellis Wins Gold Pass as Last Qualifier Standing

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Connor Richards

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Pennsylvania's Daniel Bellis outlasted Michael Lavin to be the last online qualifier standing in the $600 Kickoff Event to win a coveted Gold Pass package to NAPT Las Vegas in November.

Bellis had his first live cash earlier this year in Las Vegas and is now guaranteed a payday of at least $5,049 as he heads to dinner break with 14 players remaining.

Tags: Daniel Bellis Gold Pass Michael Lavin

08-04-2024 17:00 UTC-5

Dinner Break

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Players have been sent on Dinner Break and play will resume at 6:30 p.m. local time.

08-04-2024 16:59 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley McFarland	4,050,000 460,000	460,000
Hamid Sepehri	3,500,000 -800,000	-800,000
Lara Eisenberg	3,200,000 400,000	400,000

Justin Arnwine	2,700,000

Alan Gendelman	2,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Daniel Bellis	2,125,000 1,025,000	1,025,000
John Wilson	1,825,000 -275,000	-275,000

Eric Florczak	1,400,000 550,000	550,000
Alex Altman	1,075,000 600,000	600,000
Michael Zazzera	925,000 -675,000	-675,000
Luis Nieto	730,000 255,000	255,000
Andrew Chang	720,000 -55,000	-55,000
Nick Kocman	650,000 -690,000	-690,000

Z Stein	415,000 -835,000	-835,000

Charlie Chien Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,126)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded to Alan Gendelman on the button, and he limped in. Then Charlie Chien went all in from the small blind, as did Justin Arnwine in the big blind. Gendelman folded leaving the two players heads up, with Chien at risk.

Charlie Chien: A♦7♦ All in
Justin Arnwine: A♥K♦

Arnwine had Chien dominated and after the board ran out A♠4♠A♣J♦8♦ Arnwine's trip aces with a king kicker was still best, and Chien was eliminated in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Arnwine	2,700,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Alan Gendelman	2,500,000 500,000	500,000
Charlie Chien	Busted

Tags: Alan Gendelman Charlie Chien Justin Arnwine

08-04-2024 16:53 UTC-5

Joshua Mischel Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,126)

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Tyler Boyer

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Hamid Sepehri raised to 125,000 from the hijack, and when it folded to Joshua Mischel in the big blind, he called all in for less.

Joshua Mischel: K♥8♣ All in
Hamid Sepehri: A♦A♣

Mischel would need lots of help to crack the aces of Sepehri, but when the board ran out A♥3♠J♣K♣2♥ Sepehri improved to a set, and Mischel was eliminated in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Sepehri	4,300,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Joshua Mischel	Busted

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

08-04-2024 16:44 UTC-5

James Patterson Eliminated in 17th Place ($3,412)

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Nick Becker

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

James Patterson was short-stacked and all in with just 60,000 in the small blind in a multi-way pot.

Patterson had hopes of running his stack back up, but fell short when his A♥2♦ fell to Alan Gendelman's 8♦7♠ on a board that read 6♠3♦7♥K♣J♦.

Gendelman's pair of sevens ended Patterson's impressive tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Gendelman	2,000,000 500,000	500,000
James Patterson	Busted

Tags: James Patterson Alan Gendelman

08-04-2024 16:27 UTC-5

Sepehri Doubles with Quad Aces

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Tyler Boyer

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Hamid Sepehri raised to 100,000 from early position, before Lara Eisenberg three-bet to 300,000 in the cutoff. Michael Zazzera called on the button, and when it folded back to Sepehri, he announced all in for 1,255,000. Eisenberg folded, and Zazzera called to put Sepehri at risk.

Hamid Sepehri: A♠A♣ All in
Michael Zazzera: J♥J♦

Sepehri woke up with aces and was in a great spot to double up. When the board ran out 6♠A♥K♥A♦10♥ Sepehri improved to quad aces and secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hamid Sepehri	2,850,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Lara Eisenberg	2,800,000 -300,000	-300,000

Michael Zazzera	1,600,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Hamid Sepehri Lara Eisenberg Michael Zazzera