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

08-03-2024 17:57 UTC-5

Player	Chips	Progress
John Goveia	135,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pinson	121,500 66,500	66,500

Riebel Hits Trips on the Turn

Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Matthew Riebel on the button and the player in early position.

With over 50,000 in the pot and the board reading K♠5♣2♣5♦, early position checked and Riebel moved all in, putting early position at risk, who had about a half-pot sized bet left. Early position thought for a moment before putting in the call.

Early position: 10♣10♠ All in
Matthew Riebel: A♠5♠

The river brought the K♦, with Riebel improving to a full house, fives full of kings to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Riebel	200,000 65,000	65,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

08-03-2024 17:29 UTC-5

Sabia Turns A straight to Knockout a Player

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Tyler Boyer

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

Matthew Sabia raised to 6,000 from the cutoff, and was called by a player on the button, the small blind Matthew Sabia, and the big blind Vichien Siprajim.

The flop came 7♥6♠4♠ and it checked to the player on the button, who bet out 20,000. Riebel and Siprajim folded before Sabia raised all in. The player on the button quickly called, putting his tournament at risk.

Button: 9♥9♦ All in
Matthew Sabia: K♠5♠

The button was ahead with his pocket nines, but would have to fade a spade, a three, an eight or a king to stay alive. But when the 8♣ came on the river Sabia improved to a straight, and the 8♥ on the river officially eliminated the player on the button and the pot went to Sabia.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Sabia	170,000 170,000	170,000
Matthew Riebel	135,000 135,000	135,000
Vichien Siprajim	110,000 110,000	110,000

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08-03-2024 17:28 UTC-5

Richards Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

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

The player in early position moved all in for 9,000, putting himself at risk and was called by Mohamed Salem in the small blind and Cleveland Richards in the big blind.

The flop of 9♣K♣10♥ went check-check, bringing the 8♣ turn. Salem check-called a bet of 6,000 from Richards.

Both players checked the 7♠ river and all hands were tabled. Richards' A♥10♣ for a pair of tens bested the 3♣3♦ of Salem and the A♠3♥ of early position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohamed Salem	185,000 127,500	127,500
Cleveland Richards	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Cleveland Richards Mohamed Salem

08-03-2024 17:18 UTC-5

Bassett Applies the Pressure

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Nick Becker

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

The under-the-gun player raised to 6,500, the player on the button flatted, and John Bassett defended in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣6♣9♦, Bassett checked, under the gun bet 7,500, the button called, and Bassett raised to 17,000. Under the gun folded and the button made the call.

The turn landed the 8♣, completing flush and straight draws, and Bassett moved all in for about 65,000, putting himself at risk.

The button quickly folded and the pot was pushed Bassett's way.