2024 Maryland State Poker Championship

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Welcome Back to Coverage of the Maryland State Poker Championship

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The 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship got underway on July 31st with the $600 Kickoff Event. Nick Kocman of Pennsylvania ended up coming out on top of a 892 entry field to claim $77,869. Another big winner from that event was 9th place finisher Daniel Bellis who, as the last qualifier standing, took home a coveted North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Gold Pass worth $10,000 in addition to the $7,787 payout.

As a reminder, the NAPT Gold Pass awards an entry into the $5,300 NAPT Main Event at Resorts World in Las Vegas as well as $2,900 for hotel accommodation and $1,800 to cover other expenses.

Since the Kickoff Event, the Maryland State Poker Championship has crowned 14 winners in side events. Full results can be found below.

Maryland State Poker Championship Winners so Far

EVENTENTRANTSPRIZE POOLWINNERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
HORSETBD$26,286Eric LucasHavre De Grace, MD$ 8,972
Kickoff892$456,704Nick KocmanYork, PA$ 77,869
Limit Omaha 840$20,000William FidelOdenton, MD$ 7,800
Pot Limit Omaha 855$20,000Donovan BatesWoodbridge, VA$ 7,400
5-Card PLO Black Chip Bounty53$20,000Timothy FaroGlen Burnie, MD$ 3,884
Ladies NLH52$12,584Jenny ChangEllicott City, MD$ 4,657
6-Max215$71,810Marshall TarzyIjamsvile, MD$ 11,823
Seniors159$53,106Joseph MalebrancheBaltimore, MD$ 10,034
PLO42$20,000Tim FaroGlen Burnie, MD$ 6,942
NLH Multi Flight243$80,676Justin ArnwineUpper Marlboro, MD$ 17,956
Big O67$22,378Matthew RiebelSavage, MD$ 7,832
Super Seniors65$21,710Steven HalperinEllicott City, MD$ 5,283
Heads Up NLH14$14,000Maxwell SchrackGlen Burnie, MD$ 7,000
PLO Purple Chip Bounty36$54,288Anthony LuongSterling, VA$ 14,878

Today's schedule sees the start of the much anticipated $2,200 Main Event. Flight A is already underway with the second final Day 1 taking place tomorrow before the field combines for Day 2 on Sunday, August 11th. At the time of writing, 54 players have registered and full updates of play can be found courtesy of the PokerNews live reporting team here.

Last year saw Isiah Ditoto take down a $5,300 version of the Main Event for a career best $221,853 after striking a heads-up deal with James Anderson. That tournament garnered 172 entries, thus failing to surpass the $1,000,000 guarantee. Those numbers are likely the reason the buy in for 2024 has been slashed by more than 50% and the guarantee cut down to just $500,000. Still, with the lower buy in, expect to see a larger field this year as the best of the best from the Maryland poker scene seek to etch their names in the state's poker history books.

While the Main Event is the marquee tournament, there are still plenty of other events set to take place over the next few days. Details of the remaining schedule can be found below.

Maryland State Poker Championship Schedule

eventDateTimeBuy-inGtd!Tournament
Main Event09-Aug11:15 AM$2,200$500,000The Main Event Flight A
Main Event10-Aug11:15 AM$2,200$500,000The Main Event Flight B
1610-Aug6:15 PM$400$20,000Black Chip Bounty Turbo
Main Event11-Aug12:15 PM  Main Event Day 2
1711-Aug2:15 PM$1,100$50,000Live! Stacks Championship
1812-Aug11:15 AM$400/team Tag Team Championship
Main Event12-Aug2:15 PM  Main Event Day 3 (If Necessary)

Be sure to stay tuned as PokerNews continues to provide periodic highlight updates from the Maryland State Poker Championship in addition to the traditional live reporting of the Main Event.

Tags: Anthony LuongDaniel BellisDonovan BatesEric LucasIsiah DitotoJames AndersonJenny ChangJoseph MalebrancheJustin ArnwineMarshall TarzyMatthew RiebelMaxwell SchrackNick KocmanSteven HalperinTim FaroTimothy FaroWilliam Fidel