2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$77,869
Event Info
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Entries
892
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
115
Players Left
1

Paul Kiem Eliminated in 22nd Place ($2,856)

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

Paul Kiem open shoved from middle position for 270,000, putting himself at risk and was called by Bradley McFarland in the big blind.

Paul Kiem: Q6 All in
Bradley McFarland: AJ

The board ran out 227105 and Kiem was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Paul Kiem
Busted

Tags: Paul KiemBradley McFarland

Luke Browning Eliminated in 21st Place ($2,856)

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

Action was picked up with Luke Browning all in, and Z Stein putting him at risk.

Luke Browning: 55 All in
Z Stein: AA

Browning would need help to crack the aces of Stein, but when the board ran out 2A637 Stein improved to a set of aces and eliminated Browning in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
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Z Stein
1,250,000
340,000
340,000
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Luke Browning
Busted

Tags: Luke BrowningZ Stein

Jackie Berry Eliminated in 20th Place ($3,412)

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

Jackie Berry raised under the gun all in for 270,000, and Justin Arnwine in early position called. When it folded to the big blind Alan Gendelman in the big blind, he announced all in for 950,000, and Arnwine folded, leaving the two players heads up.

Jackie Berry: 77 All in
Alan Gendelman: JJ

Berry would need help to beat the jacks of Gendelman. But when the board ran out 86494 the pocket jacks of Gendelman were best, and Berry was eliminated in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Arnwine
1,675,000
-125,000
-125,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Alan Gendelman
1,500,000
800,000
800,000
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Jackie Berry
Busted

Tags: Alan GendelmanJackie BerryJustin Arnwine

Michael Choe Eliminated in 19th Place ($3,412)

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

With a sizable pot brewing on a board of 35276, Michael Choe moved all in, putting himself at risk.

Michael Zazzera made the call and turned over AK for an ace-high flush.

Choe tabled Qx10x with no spade, and was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Zazzera
3,300,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
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Michael Choe
Busted

Tags: Michael ChoeMichael Zazzera

Michael Lavin Eliminated in 18th Place ($3,412)

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

Michael Lavin moved all in from under the gun for about 300,000, putting himself at risk. Josh Mischel made the call from the big blind.

Michael Lavin: A10 All in
Josh Mischel: A8

Mischel picked up a flush draw on the Q42 flop and hit another diamond on the Q turn for the nut flush. The meaningless 5 rolled off on the river and Lavin was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Mischel
950,000
950,000
950,000
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Michael Lavin
Busted

Tags: Josh MischelMichael Lavin

Sepehri Doubles with Quad Aces

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: AA All in
Michael Zazzera: JJ

Sepehri woke up with aces and was in a great spot to double up. When the board ran out 6AKA10 Sepehri improved to quad aces and secured the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hamid Sepehri
2,850,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
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Lara Eisenberg
2,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michael Zazzera
1,600,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000

Tags: Hamid SepehriLara EisenbergMichael Zazzera

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

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

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 A2 fell to Alan Gendelman's 87 on a board that read 637KJ.

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

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

Tags: James PattersonAlan Gendelman

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

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

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

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: K8 All in
Hamid Sepehri: AA

Mischel would need lots of help to crack the aces of Sepehri, but when the board ran out A3JK2 Sepehri improved to a set, and Mischel was eliminated in 16th place.

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

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

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

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: A7 All in
Justin Arnwine: AK

Arnwine had Chien dominated and after the board ran out A4AJ8 Arnwine's trip aces with a king kicker was still best, and Chien was eliminated in 15th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Arnwine
2,700,000
1,025,000
1,025,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Alan Gendelman
2,500,000
500,000
500,000
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Charlie Chien
Busted

Tags: Alan GendelmanCharlie ChienJustin Arnwine