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

08-03-2024 14:30 UTC-5

DeAlmedia Cracks Kings

Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action was picked up with a player under the gun all in for 33,600, and Manuel DeAlmeida in the small blind putting him at risk.

Under the gun: K♠K♥ All in
Manuel DeAlmeida: A♦Q♥

The player under the gun was in a great spot to double with his pocket kings. But when the board ran out 9♦A♠5♦7♠J♠ DeAlmedia improved to a pair of aces to take the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel DeAlmeida	91,000

Tags: Manuel DeAlmeida

08-03-2024 14:18 UTC-5

Mcpherson Takes It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Sheila Dee Fisher raised under the gun to 2,500, and was called by Ryan Mcpherson in middle position, and John Martin in the cutoff.

All three players checked after the Q♣8♥4♠ flop.

The turn was the 8♠ and Fisher bet out 3,000. Mcpherson made the call, and Martin folded.

The river was the 9♠ and Fisher checked to Mcpherson who bet 3,300. Fisher quickly folded to give the pot to Mcpherson.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Martin	150,100 10,300	10,300
Ryan McPherson	62,600
Sheila Dee Fisher	11,300

Tags: John Martin Ryan Mcpherson Sheila Dee Fisher

08-03-2024 14:16 UTC-5

Chien Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn with a sizable pot brewing between Charlie Chien on the button, the player in the small blind, and the player in the cutoff.

With about 20,000 in the middle and the board reading 9♠J♠5♣10♣, the player in the small blind was already all in for 24,200 and the player in the cutoff had called. Chien moved all in to isolate, putting the cutoff at risk, who went into the tank but eventually folded.

Small blind: 8♠7♠ All in
Charlie Chien: K♠Q♠

Chien's better straight had his opponent drawing dead and the meaningless 6♦ rolled off on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Chien	185,000 126,400	126,400

Tags: Charlie Chien

08-03-2024 14:06 UTC-5

Picou Sends Opponent to the Rail

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Tyler Boyer

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pierce Picou raised from early position to 2,000, and when it folded to a player in the cutoff, he three-bet all in for 8,900. It folded back to Picou who said, "This is probably a loose call but it's my favorite hand" and put in the chips to call.

Cutoff: 3♠3♥ All in
Pierce Picou: Q♣10♠

It was a race for the cutoff's tournament life, but when the board ran out 10♣2♥2♠10♦8♣ Picou improved to a full house to eliminate his opponent and scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierce Picou	46,400

Tags: Pierce Picou

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

08-03-2024 13:57 UTC-5

Rippy Rivers a Straight

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player in middle position moved all in for 6,300, putting himself at risk, and was called by Arthur Rippy in the hijack and John Bassett on the button.

The flop came 3♥10♣7♦ and Rippy check-called a bet of 5,000 from Bassett, bringing the Q♠ turn which went check-check.

On the J♥ river, Rippy shoved all in for 28,800, putting himself at risk, and Bassett folded.

Rippy tabled 9♦8♦ for a rivered straight, besting the A♦9♠ of middle position, who was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arthur Rippy	59,700
John Bassett	43,500

Tags: Arthur Rippy John Bassett

08-03-2024 13:50 UTC-5

Shope's Two Pair is Good

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Kory Shope raised to 2,000 and after action folded to the small blind Hsiang Chan, he made the call. The big blind folded, leaving the two players heads up.

Both players checked after the J♣K♠7♦ flop.

Chan then check-called a bet of 2,000 after the 10♥ turn, and a bet of 4,000 after the 2♠ river.

At showdown Shope tabled 10♣7♣ for two pair to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kory Shope	48,800
Hsiang Chan	32,400

Tags: Hsiang Chan Kory Shope

08-03-2024 13:42 UTC-5

Elbaum Back Above Starting Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The player in early position opened with a min-raise and the player in middle position three-bet all in for 2,800, putting himself at risk. Charles Stack called in the cutoff, as did the player in the small blind, Sandra Elbaum in the big blind, and the player in early position.

Action went five-ways to the flop of 2♣2♥9♦, the small blind checked, Elbaum bet 3,000, and only Stack called.

The 7♠ turn and Q♦ river both went check-check and Elbaum tabled K♣9♣ for two pair, nines ands deuces, besting the 4♣4♠ of Stack and A♥8♥ of middle position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Stack	40,000
Sandra Elbaum	35,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Charles Stack Sandra Elbaum

08-03-2024 13:38 UTC-5

Maiden Shows Kaye the Bluff

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Tyler Boyer

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bernard Maiden raised to 1,600 under the gun, and when it folded to David Kaye in the cutoff, he three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back to Maiden who made the call.

The flop came 9♦6♣K♣ and Maiden chose to lead out for a bet of 7,000. Kaye debated his decision for a moment for deciding to fold.

After the hand Maiden showed J♥4♥ for just jack high.