2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

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Main Event Heads Up

Ben Gazzola
Ben Gazzola

With the elimination of start of day chipleader Xiaoqiong Liu in third place, the Main Event at the Maryland State Poker Championship is now heads-up.

Ben Gazzola enters the final stage of play with a nearly 2:1 chip advantage over Parker Talbot but the popular Canadian streamer has already demonstrated at this final table that he is very capable of making a comeback.

Live updates can be found here as the Main Event approaches its conclusion.

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Rippy Crowned Winner in Event #17: Live! Stacks

Arthur Rippy
Arthur Rippy

Arthur Rippy bested a 52-strong field in Event #17: Live! Stacks to claim the $18,720 first place prize. The top seven finishers each received a portion of the $50,596 prizepool and it took a marathon 13-hour day to whittle the entrants down to a winner.

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Maryland State Poker Championship Concludes

Ben Gazzola Winner
Ben Gazzola Winner

After nearly two week and eighteen events at the Maryland State Poker Championship hosted by Maryland Live! Casino, the series has drawn to a close. Samuel Renauro and Daniel Markovitz took down the final tournament, Event #18: $400 Tag Team, for $2,640 each on the same day that Ben Gazzola bested Parker Talbot in heads-up play to scoop the $2,200 Main Event for a career best $110,578. Gazzola also takes home a NAPT Gold Pass valued at $10,000.

The NAPT now heads to Philly Live! Casino from August 21st to September 8th where three more Gold Passes will be up for grabs. The series culminates with the $2,200 Main Event that will run between September 4th and 8th. As with the Maryland State Poker Championship, PokerNews will be on hand to provide coverage.

Be sure to tune in then to get more updates from the NAPT.

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