Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume with blinds at 300/500 with a 500 big blind ante.
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: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
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Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action folded to Paul Kiem who raised to 1,100, before a player from middle position three-bet to 3,000. Once it folded back to Kiem, he made the call.
The flop came 5♦6♣8♦ and Kiem check-called a bet of 2,500.
After the 7♥ turn Kiem checked, and his opponent bet 4,000. Kiem then raised to 15,000, before his opponent three-bet all in for 12,200 more. Kiem made the call to put his opponent at risk.
Middle Position: A♥A♦ 
Paul Kiem: K♦Q♦
Kiem would need to find a diamond to crack his opponents pocket aces, and he did just that when the river was the 2♦ to give him a flush, and eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action was caught on the flop of J♣4♦6♥ in a hand between Ronald Hunt in the hijack and the player in middle position.
With close to 4,000 in the pot, middle position bet 2,000 and Hunt called, bringing the K♣ turn.
Middle position checked and Hunt bet 3,500. Middle position thought for a moment before moving all in for 5,600 total, putting herself at risk. Hunt quickly made the call.
Middle position: Q♦Q♣
Ronald Hunt: K♦6♦
The river brought the 6♣, improving Hunt's hand to a full house, sixes full of kings, earning him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action folded to Louis De Pasquale who raised to 1,100 from the hijack, before being three-bet by Lilly Yeh in the cutoff to 4,500. It folded back to De Pasquale who made the call.
The flop came 10♠6♠6♣ and De Pasquale check-called a bet of 2,000 from Yeh.
After the A♣ on the turn, De Pasquale led out for a bet of 4,000. Yeh shook her head and tossed her hand in the muck to give the pot to De Pasquale.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,400 | |
|
|
30,500 |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Brett Hadlock in the cutoff and Alexander Jun in late position.
With over 5,000 in the middle and the board reading J♠J♦7♦, Jun check-called a bet of 2,500 from Hadlock.
The turn landed the 4♣ and Jun check-called again for 2,500. The river brought the 8♣ and Jun check-called once more, this time for 4,000.
Hadlock turned over 6♦4♦ for two pair, jacks and fours, while Jun tabled 10♠10♦ for two pair, jacks and tens, earning him the pot.
Hadlock was left short-stacked and was seen exiting the tournament area moments later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Fryett raised from the hijack to 1,200, and was called by the small blind Lilly Yeh, and the big blind Katelynn Miller.
The flop came 2♠6♣5♣ and all three players checked to the turn.
After the J♦ on the turn, Yeh bet out 1,500. Miller folded, and Fryett made the call.
The river was the Q♦ and Yeh again bet, this time for 3,200. Fryett called, and was shown A♥Q♠ from Yeh, and Fryett mucked his hand to give the pot to Yeh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
34,800
4,300
|
4,300 |
|
26,800
26,800
|
26,800 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The player in early position raised to 1,200, Mohammed Anwary flatted in middle position, and both players in the blinds called.
The flop of 9♣7♥6♠ checked through to the Q♦ turn. The players in the blinds checked, as did early position, and Anwary bet 3,000. Only the player in the small blind called.
The river brought the K♦ and the small blind led out for 600. Anwary raised to 7,000 and the small blind called. Anwary tabled J♥10♣ for a rivered straight, besting the set of sevens of the small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
20,900
|
20,900 |