$600 Kickoff Event Day 1bc | 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

08-01-2024 19:01 UTC-5

Al-Keliddar Flops Trips

Tyler Boyer

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♠ All in
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
Yaser Al-Keliddar	345,000 345,000	345,000

Daniel Barry	130,000 -195,000	-195,000

Tags: Daniel Barry Yaser Al-Keliddar

08-01-2024 19:06 UTC-5

Siemiesz Eliminates Agarwal

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Nick Becker

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♣ All in
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
Ethan Siemiesz	373,000 133,000	133,000
Rahul Agarwal	Busted

Tags: Ethan Siemiesz Rahul Agarwal

08-01-2024 19:08 UTC-5

Break Time

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Tyler Boyer

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: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

08-01-2024 19:30 UTC-5

Honkofsky Doubles Through Siemiesz

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Nick Becker

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♣ All in
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
Ethan Siemiesz	310,000 -63,000	-63,000

Tags: Derek Scott Ethan Siemiesz Taylor Honkofsky

08-01-2024 19:31 UTC-5

Karle Cools Barry

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Tyler Boyer

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♣ All in
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
Thomas Karle	240,000 240,000	240,000
Daniel Barry	Busted

Tags: Daniel Barry Thomas Karle

08-01-2024 19:34 UTC-5

Hand For Hand

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Tyler Boyer

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.

08-01-2024 19:45 UTC-5

Chill Isn't Slowing Down

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Nick Becker

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
Gregory Chill	420,000 290,000	290,000
Derek Scott	175,000 -3,000	-3,000

Paul Min	110,000 68,900	68,900

Tags: Derek Scott Gregory Chill Paul Min

08-01-2024 19:53 UTC-5

Scott Bursts the Bubble

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Tyler Boyer

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♣ All in
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.