Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
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 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The final 18 players have been sent on a 15-minute break. The players will be playing down to 16, who will all make the money and advance to Day 2.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ethan Siemiesz raised to 13,000 from middle position and Rahul Agarwal three-bet shoved all in for 105,500, putting himself at risk. Siemiesz made the call.
Rahul Agarwal: 10♣9♣ 
Ethan Siemiesz: A♠Q♥
Agarwal pulled ahead on the 9♠6♠6♥ flop, pairing his nine. However, Siemiesz regained the lead on the A♣ turn, pairing his ace. The river brought the J♦ and Agarwal was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
373,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 8♦8♣2♦Q♥.
Yaser Al-Keliddar bet 16,000 form the cutoff, and Daniel Barry raised to 68,000. Al-Keliddar then three-bet all in, and Barry called for 81,000 more to put Al-Keliddar at risk.
Yaser Al-Keliddar: 9♠8♠
Daniel Barry: Q♣J♠
Al-Keliddar flopped trip eights and after the 9♥ on the river he improved to a full house and secured the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was caught on the flop of A♦8♦A♥ in a hand between Glen Minnick on the button and Derek Scott in the big blind.
With about 34,000 in the middle, Scott check-called a bet of 8,000 from Minnick, bringing the 3♣ turn which went check-check.
The river brought the 7♥ and Scott led out with a bet of 19,000. Minnick thought for a moment before making the call and Scott turned over the winner with 7♠4♣ for two pair, aces and sevens.
Minnick mucked and mentioned that he had a small pocket pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
178,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
||
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Glen Minnick who limped in from the hijack, before Brett Conlon raised all in for 28,500 on the button. Once it folded back to Minnick, he made the call to put Conlon at risk.
Brett Conlon: A♠3♠
Glen Minnick: 5♥5♦
Minnick was ahead with his pocket fives, and when the board ran out 2♣3♣9♦4♦Q♥ his pair of fives were still best, and he eliminated Conlon from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel Barry, who was on the button, got it all in preflop against the short-stacked player who was under the gun and at risk.
Under the gun: 5♣5♠
Daniel Barry: J♦10♦
The board ran out Q♦Q♥9♦9♥6♣ and Barry's two pair, queens and nines with a jack kicker, sent his opponent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
325,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to Michael Lavin in the cutoff who raised to 10,000. He was called by Brett Conlon on the button, and both the blinds folded.
The flop came J♠6♦4♠ and both players checked to the turn.
After the 5♦ Lavin check-called a bet of 12,000 Conlon.
The river was the 4♦ and Lavin checked to Conlon who bet 27,000. Lavin wasted no time and made the call. Conlon tabled 10♥9♥ for just ten high, and Lavin showed A♠K♥ for ace high, which was good enough to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
75,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Sean Gomez raised to 13,000 in the cutoff, Gregory Chill flatted on the button, and Michael Lavin three-bet to 45,000 from the big blind.
Gomez and Chill gave up their hands, and Lavin scooped the pot to chip up.
The next hand, Andrew Chang moved all in from under the gun for 46,000, putting himself at risk. Sean Gomez made the call from the hijack.
Andrew Chang: 9♥9♠
Sean Gomez: A♦Q♣
The flop came 4♣3♠2♣, with Chang still in the lead. That was until the A♥ rolled off on the turn, with Gomez pairing his ace. The river landed the 6♠ and Chang was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
256,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
130,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
Busted |