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

08-02-2024 12:41 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Kiem	145,000

Roof Wins Without Showdown

Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Glenn Jacek raised to 1,000, and was called by Jeremy Bittler in early position, Ronald Hunt in the cutoff, Michael Wamsganz in the small blind, and Marshall Roof in the big blind.

The flop came A♠9♣5♥ and all players checked to the turn.

After the 6♣ turn, Wamsganz checked, and Roof bet 2,000. Jacek. Bittler, and Hunt called, while Wamsganz folded.

The river was the K♠ and after Roof and Jacek checked Bittler bet out 6,200. Hunt folded, Roof called, and Wamsganz folded as well.

At showdown Bittler immediately tossed his cards into the muck, and gave the pot to Roof, without him needing to table his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marshall Roof	42,300 42,300	42,300
Ronald Hunt	37,000 37,000	37,000
Jeremy Bittler	33,000 33,000	33,000
Michael Wamsganz	24,900 24,900	24,900
Glenn Jacek	21,200 21,200	21,200

Tags: Glenn Jacek Jeremy Bittler Marshall Roof Michael Wamsganz Ronald Hunt

08-02-2024 10:56 UTC-5

Doyon Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Lisa Karl raised to 500 in the cutoff and Steve Doyon three-bet to 1,600 on the button. Karl then four-bet to 5,700 and Doyon made the call.

The flop came 2♣8♣5♥ and Karl continued with a bet of 6,000. Doyon moved all in, putting Karl at risk.

Karl thought for a moment, but eventually tossed her cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Doyon	70,000 70,000	70,000
Lisa Karl	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Lisa Karl Steve Doyon

08-02-2024 09:18 UTC-5

Maryland State Poker Championship $600 Kickoff Event Continues with Flights Day 1d and Day 1e

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Tyler Boyer

The Maryland State Poker Championship continues at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland, with Day 1d of the $600 Kickoff Event taking place today at 11:15 a.m. local time, and Day 1e starting 6:15 p.m. local time. ThePokerStars sponsored tournament will feature a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, with six Day 1 starting flights taking place over four days. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 4, where a winner will be crowned.

Last year this event had 1,016 entrants, and through three flights there has been 319 entrants, with 41 advancing to Day 2. Here are the players who bagged the most chips after the first three flights.

Overall Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Tim Faro	United States	679,000
2	Yaser Al-Keliddar	United States	503,000
3	Sean Gomez	United States	475,000
4	Jeffery Proctor	United States	417,000
5	Michael Marsico	United States	395,000
6	Gregory Chill	United States	382,000
7	Chadd Beatty	United States	360,000
8	Luke Entwistle	United States	349,000
9	Kevin Solomon	United States	324,000
10	Derek Scott	United States	307,000

Also, up for grabs is a Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in. After the first three flights, two qualifiers have advanced to Day 2, Michael Lavin (302,000), and Joseph Weaver (59,000)

Players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 30 minutes on Day 1 and every 40 minutes on Day 2. Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field remains, and those who bag will be in the money for Day 2.

Late registration and re-entries are permitted through level 8, with 15-minute breaks taking place every four levels. Unlimited re-entries are allowed, and players may play additional Day 1 flights in an attempt to increase their chip counts. Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2.