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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Kocman	646,000

Andrew Chang	512,000 512,000	512,000
Glenn Segal	462,000
Rishi Tangri	422,000 422,000	422,000
Anton Smolyanskiy	330,000 330,000	330,000
Bradley McFarland	259,000 259,000	259,000
Skender Alicka	253,000 253,000	253,000
Jeffrey Mason	199,000 199,000	199,000
Rami Ilyasov	150,000 150,000	150,000
David Danlag	129,000 129,000	129,000
James Patterson	125,000 125,000	125,000
Roger Greenwald	121,000 121,000	121,000
Haider Nadhem	105,000 105,000	105,000
Steven Tatum	102,000 102,000	102,000
Hamid Sepehri	95,000 95,000	95,000
Alan Lee	54,000 54,000	54,000
Brandon Frazier	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jason Bullock	17,000 17,000	17,000

Player

Chips

Progress

646,000

512,000

462,000

422,000

330,000

259,000

253,000

Jeffrey Mason

199,000

150,000

129,000

125,000

121,000

Haider Nadhem

105,000

102,000

95,000

54,000

52,000

17,000

Action has concluded in Day 1d of the the $600 Kickoff Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship hosted by Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Of the 145 runners who started the day, only 19 players will return for Day 2 on Sunday, all of whom have already made the money.

Justin Arnwine emerged as the overwhelming chip leader of Day 1d, bagging an impressive 707,000. Arnwine chipped up steadily throughout the day, and propelled his stack to the top of the leaderboard with just 20 players left when found himself in the dream spot with pocket aces versus his opponent's pocket kings. Arnwine, who is no stranger to the Maryland poker scene, heads into Day 2 with a healthy stack in hopes of locking up another victory.

Finishing Day 1d second in chips is Maryland native Lara Eisenberg with 537,000. Eisenberg won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the 2021 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Ladies Championship. Not far behind her in third is Sean Magness with 450,000.

Day 1d Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Justin Arnwine	United States	707,000
2	Lara Eisenberg	United States	537,000
3	Sean Magness	United States	450,000
4	Paul Kiem	United States	349,000
5	Wesley Clark	United States	276,000
6	Alan Gendelman	United States	265,000
7	Yevgeny Gans	United States	235,000
8	Michael Robinson	United States	208,000
9	Anthony Collurafici Jr	United States	207,000
10	Kirk Willis	United States	205,000

The remaining 19 players all locked up a seat for Day 2 when Mark Castaldo was eliminated on the stone bubble, when he was involved in a three-way all in as the short stack at the table.

Day 1e began at 6:15 p.m. local time, and chip counts will be posted once the flight is completed.

Day 1f will begin August 3 at 11:15 a.m. local time, with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Play will conclude once 12.5% of the field remains, and those who bag will be in the money for Day 2. At the end of every four levels, players will be sent on a 15-minute break. Day 2 will commence on Sunday, August 4 at 11:15 a.m. local time.

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Tags: Alan Gendelman Anthony Collurafici Jr Justin Arnwine Kirk Willis Lara Eisenberg Mark Castaldo Michael Robinson Paul Kiem Sean Magness Wesley Clark Yevgeny Gans