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

08-02-2024 17:47 UTC-5

Collurafici Jr Scores a Knockout

Nick Becker

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anthony Collurafici Jr raised in the cutoff and Matthew Riebel three-bet shoved all in on the button, putting himself at risk. Collurafici Jr made the call.

Matthew Riebel: A♠4♠ All in
Anthony Collurafici Jr: A♣J♥

The board of 3♥J♣2♦Q♠8♣ offered no help to Riebel, who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Collurafici Jr	224,500 109,500	109,500
Matthew Riebel	Busted

Tags: Anthony Collurafici Jr Matthew Riebel

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

08-02-2024 17:28 UTC-5

Eisenberg Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The under-the-gun player limped, as did the player in middle position, and Lara Eisenberg raised to 14,000 on the button. Under the gun moved all in, putting himself at risk, middle position folded, and Eisenberg called.

Under the gun: 6x6x All in
Lara Eisenberg: A♠K♥

The board ran out 5♠7♣J♦2♦K♣, with Eisenberg pairing her king on the river to send her opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	285,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Lara Eisenberg

08-02-2024 17:25 UTC-5

Coullurafici Finishes off Mantin

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with Mitchell Mantin all in, and Anthony Collurafici Jr. putting him at risk.

Mitchell Mantin: A♠4♥ All in
Anthony Collurafici Jr: K♠J♠

Mantin was ahead with his ace high, but after the board ran out 2x7♥K♦3♥Q♣ Collurafici Jr had the best hand with a pair of kings, and eliminated Mantin from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Collurafici Jr	115,000
Mitchell Mantin	Busted

Tags: Anthony Collurafici Jr Mitchell Mantin

08-02-2024 17:18 UTC-5

Riebel Spikes a Ten

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Nick Becker

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Matthew Riebel, Mark Castaldo and a short-stacked player were involved in a three-way all in preflop, with Castaldo covering both of his opponents.

Short-stacked player: A♦9♣ All in
Matthew Riebel: A♠10♣ All in
Mark Castaldo: A♣J♠

The board ran out 6♠8♥4♥2♠10♥ and Riebel scooped both the main pot and the side pot with a pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Riebel	80,000 51,500	51,500
Mark Castaldo	6,000 -69,000	-69,000

Tags: Mark Castaldo Matthew Riebel

08-02-2024 17:17 UTC-5

Folger Finds a Crucial Double

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded to Michael Watkins on the button, and he raised to 6,000. The small blind Michael Robinson called, before Benjiman Folger in the small blind three-bet all in for 50,500. Watkins thought about his decision for about a minute before deciding to make the call. Robinson let his hand go to leave the two players heads up, with Folger at risk.

Benjiman Folger: A♣9♥ All in
Michael Watkins: A♠6♠

Folger had Watkins dominated, and after the board ran out 5♣Q♣Q♥10♣8♠ Folger's ace nine was still best, to give him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Robinson	170,000 -20,500	-20,500
Benjiman Folger	110,000
Michael Watkins	18,500

Tags: Michael Watkins Michael Robinson

08-02-2024 17:05 UTC-5

Magness Makes Trips

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Tyler Boyer

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up with a player all in and Sean Magness putting him at risk.

All in Player: K♣J♠ All in
Sean Magness: 8♥5♥

The all-in player was ahead with his king high, but when the board ran out 9♣7♣5♣5♠4♥ Magness had the best hand with trip fives, and eliminated his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Magness	165,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Sean Magness

08-02-2024 17:04 UTC-5

PokerNews Podcast: What Will Allen Kessler Do with His $1.2 Million Slot Jackpot Win?

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Connor Richards

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In the 850th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Allen Kessler's massive $1.2 million jackpot win on a slot machine at Thunder Valley, which is currently playing host to the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS). How long did Kessler have to play and how much did he have to spend to hit it? Will he take the 20-year annual installments or the discounted lump sum? And will he do anything with his newfound fortune?

Plus, High Stakes Poker Season 13 debuted and the PokerStars Big Game returned with Lily Newhouse as the new Loose Cannon. Hear about the first episodes of each, including who was in the line-ups and a couple of big hands. Additionally, the crew talks about Elias Travis taking home $79,024 after an eight-way chop in The Hendon Mob Mid-Major Championship, previewing the RGPS Thunder Valley $2,500 Main Event August 2-5.

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Tags: Allen Kessler Chad Holloway Kyna England Lily Newhouse Mike Holtz

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-02-2024 16:45 UTC-5