Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 20 players remaining, 19 are being paid and advancing to Day 2. The tournament floor has announced play will go to Hand for Hand Play.
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 1de
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1de
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
284
Players Left
37
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot brewing between Justin Arnwine and his opponent.
With the board reading 8♦5♠7♥Q♦ and a pile of chips already in the middle, the out-of-position player checked and Arnwine moved all in, putting his opponent at risk, who eventually made the call.
Opponent: K♣K♦ 
Justin Arnwine: A♦A♥
The river landed the A♣ and Arwine's set of aces earned him the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kennet Shockett limped in under the gun, before Lara Eisenberg raised to 15,000. It folded to Steve Doyon on the button who made the call, and after the blinds folded, Shockett made the call as well.
The flop was 5♠2♦8♣ and after Shockett checked, Eisenberg bet out 17,000. Doyon made the call and Shockett folded.
Both players checked after the 3♦ turn.
The river was the 4♥ and Eisenberg bet out 5,000. Doyon said, "I feel like we have the same hand" and made the call.
Eisenberg showed 10♥10♣, but Doyon had winner with A♠Q♣ to make a wheel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
235,000
119,500
|
119,500 |
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded around to Justin Arnwine in the small blind, who raised to 23,500. Anthony Collurafici Jr defended in the big blind.
The flop came J♦Q♥J♠ and Arnwine continued with a bet of 30,000. Collurafici Jr thought for a moment before giving up his hand.
The next hand, it folded around to Arnwine on the button and he raised to 15,000. Both players in the blinds folded and Arnwine scooped the blinds and ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
|
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|
235,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded around to Lara Eisenberg in the small blind who completed, and Paul Kiem checked in the big blind.
The flop came 2♠K♥8♣ and both players checked to the Q♠ turn.
Eisenberg bet 7,500 and Kiem called, bringing the 5♥ river.
Eisenberg sized up with a bet of 21,000 and Kiem thought for a moment before making the call.
Eisenberg showed J♣9♠ for a busted straight draw and Kiem tabled 8♦6♠ to scoop the pot with a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
245,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
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Level 15
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to Lilly Yeh in middle position, and she raised to 8,000. She was called by Justin Arnwine in the hijack, and Sean Magness in the big blind.
The flop came 5♣10♠8♠ and Magness checked to Yeh who bet out 11,000. Arnwine folded, before Magness raised all in. Yeh made the call to put her tournament at risk.
Lilly Yeh: Q♥Q♦
Sean Magness: 9♠5♠
Yeh was ahead with her pocket queens, but the Q♠ on the turn improved Magness to a flush. Yeh needed the board to pair to stay alilve, but when the river was the K♦, she was officially eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action picked up on the river in a hand between Rahul Agarwal on the button and Mark Cunningham in the big blind.
With about 35,000 in the pot and the board reading K♦5♠7♥3♠J♥, Cunningham checked and Agarwal moved all in, putting Cunningham at risk who had a little over 100,000 behind.
Cunningham thought for a moment, but eventually tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
151,000
-167,500
|
-167,500 |
|
104,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
James Widmer got it all in preflop against a short-stacked player, who was at risk.
Short-stacked player: Q♦10♥
James Widmer: J♠J♥
Widmer was still in the lead on the 2♠3♥K♠ flop. The J♦ turn improved Widmer to trips, but gave his opponent an open-ended straight draw.
The river 2♦ improved Widmer to a full house, jacks full of deuces, to earn him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000
80,600
|
80,600 |