$600 Kickoff Event
Day 1bc Completed
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Entries
892
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
223
Players Left
29
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The Maryland State Poker Championship Flight B of the $600 Kickoff Event has been completed at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland with 125 players entering the second of six flights. Of the 125 players, the flight is down to 16 players, all of whom will return for Day 2 on Sunday, and have locked up a min-cash. The man who bagged the most chips after the end of Day 1b is Yaser Al-Keliddar with 503,000 chips.
Al-Keliddar, who won a World Series of Poker Bracelet in 2018, is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Sean Gomez (475,000) in second, and Gregory Chill (382,000) in third.
Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaser Al-Keliddar | United States | 503,000 |
| 2 | Sean Gomez | United States | 475,000 |
| 3 | Gregory Chill | United States | 382,000 |
| 4 | Derek Scott | United States | 307,000 |
| 5 | Ethan Siemiesz | United States | 303,000 |
| 6 | Michael Lavin | United States | 302,000 |
| 7 | Michael Zazzera | United States | 260,000 |
| 8 | Peter Rook | United States | 249,000 |
| 9 | Christopher Kojack | United States | 171,000 |
| 10 | Joseph Wang | United States | 167,000 |
The 16 players all reached the money when Derek Scott eliminated Glen Minnick on the stone bubble, after Minnick missed his flush draw, and Scott’s pair of jacks were best.
Day 1c began at 6:15 p.m. local time, and we will provide chip count updates when the flight is completed.
Day 1d will begin August 2 at 11:15 a.m. local time, starting in the 100/100 blind levels with a 100 ante. Players will play down to the final 12.5% of the field, who will all make the money and advance to Day 2. The players will have a 15-minute break after every four levels. Day 1e is expected to begin at 6:15 p.m. with the same structure.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage throughout the conclusion of this event.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
417,000
417,000
|
417,000 |
|
||
|
|
360,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
349,000
349,000
|
349,000 |
|
297,000
297,000
|
297,000 |
|
286,000
286,000
|
286,000 |
|
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
|
222,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
216,000
216,000
|
216,000 |
|
|
164,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
503,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
||
|
475,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
382,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
307,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
303,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
302,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
260,000
169,700
|
169,700 |
|
|
249,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
171,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
|
167,000
133,400
|
133,400 |
|
149,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
|
|
129,000
129,000
|
129,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
|
96,000
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
95,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Play has concluded for Day 1b as the 16 players have all reached the money and will return on Sunday for Day 2 when the six flights combine.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn, with Glen Minnick all in and Derek Scott putting him at risk with the board showing 3♠8♣J♣5♦.
Glen Minnick: A♣5♣ 
Derek Scott: K♠J♦
Scott was ahead with his pair of jacks, and Minnick would need an ace or club to avoid being the bubble boy. But when the river came the Q♦ Scott's pair of jacks were still best and eliminated Minnick on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Gregory Chill limped in middle position, Derek Scott raised to 16,000, Paul Min defended in the big blind, and Chill came along for the ride.
The flop came Q♠A♦3♠, Min checked, Chill bet 16,000, Scott called, and Min folded.
The turn landed the 4♠ and action went check-check, bringing the 5♥ river.
Chill led out for 30,000 and Scott thought for a moment before tossing his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
175,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
68,900
|
68,900 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With 17 players remaining and 16 making the money and Day 2, the floor has announced the tournament will go to hand for hand play.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded to Thomas Karle who raised in the cutoff. Action folded to the big blind Daniel Barry he three-bet all in. Karle quickly called to put Barry at risk.
Daniel Barry: A♠K♣
Thomas Karle: K♠K♦
Karle was poised for the knockout with his pocket kings, and when the board ran out 9♠8♦3♠7♠2♣ his kings were still best, and Barry was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Derek Scott raised to 16,000 in the hijack, Ethan Siemiesz flatted on the button, and Taylor Honkofsky three-bet shoved all in from the big blind for 44,000, putting himself at risk. Scott folded and Siemiesz made the call.
Taylor Honkofsky: 9♠9♣
Ethan Siemiesz: A♦J♥
The board ran out Q♣3♦7♠Q♠2♦ and Honkofsky's two pair, queens and nines, secured him the much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |