$1,100 PSPC Event #2
Day 2 Completed
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$1,100 PSPC Event #2
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
499
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
63
Players Left
1
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
After four Day 1 flights with 499 entrants, the 63 players who advanced all came together for Day 2 of $1,100 Event #2 at Pennsylvania State Poker Championship here at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The PokerStars sponsored event created a total prize pool of $479,040, with play ending in a four-way ICM chop.
After the four-way ICM chop, Jonas Wexler held the chip lead and took home $58,780. Wexler has over $1,200,000 in poker earnings, he is also a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and holds seven WSOP circuit rings.
Along with the top prize, Wexler will also receive a Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November. PokerStars will award the winner of this event the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in.
Taking home the most cash from the chop was Westchester, PA resident Kevin Roche who was second in chips, winning $59,783. This is a new high score for Roche, who now has over $100,000 in career poker earnings.
Third in chips was Jose Waybright, who more than tripled his career poker earnings after he won $57,546. It was a rollercoaster of a tournament for Waybright, who was on the brink of elimination several times throughout the two days of the tournament.
Fourth in chips at the time of the chop was Willam Chisholm, who won $55,206, in his first career live tournament cash. Chisholm was able to ride the momentum of spiking a king on the river, when his pocket kings ran into aces early into Day 2
Prior to the final table, knockouts came fast and furious to start the day, with notables busting such as two-time WPT winner Bin Weng, World Series of Poker bracelet winners Tim Faro and Boris Kravets, as well as five-time WSOP Ring winner Brandon Mueller.
Final Table Action
At the final table the first casualty was Joseph Iannacone who ran his ace-jack in the small blind into Kevin Roche’s ace-queen and was not able to improve, to finish in ninth place.
Out in eighth place was the overall chip leader coming into Day 2, Keith Crowder. He raised all in with queen-jack suited but was dominated by the ace-jack of Christopher Csik. After the board ran out, Csik's ace high was best, and Crowder was eliminated.
Ryan Tillmann was sent to the payout desk in seventh after him and Jose Waybright ended up all in preflop. Tilmann had Ace-king versus the pocket fives of Waybright and was able to flop an ace. But Waybright turned a set to leave Tillmann drawing dead on the river.
Julian Penza was eliminated in sixth place in brutal fashion after flopping a set of sevens and being called all in by Willam Chisolm with king-queen, who had a gut shot straight draw on the flop. Penza could not fade the 10 on the river brought in the nut straight for Chisolm.
Finishing in fifth place was Christopher Csik, who [U[PLAYER="jose-waybright"]undefined[/PLAYER]RL="https://www.pokernews.com/tours/napt/2024-pennsylvania-state-poker-championship/1-100-pspc-event-2/chips.684739.htm"] jammed all in from the cutoff with ace-ten[/URL], when the big blind Jose Waybright woke up with pocket queens. Once Waybright flopped a set, Csik missed his gut shot straight draw and was eliminated.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Wexler | United States | *$58,555 |
| 2 | Kevin Roche | United States | *$59,763 |
| 3 | Jose Waybright | United States | *$57,546 |
| 4 | William Chisholm | United States | *$55,206 |
| 5 | Christopher Csik | United States | $22,480 |
| 6 | Julian Penza | United States | $18,740 |
| 7 | Ryan Tillmann | United States | $15,600 |
| 8 | Keith Crowder | United States | $12,490 |
| 9 | Joseph Iannacone | United States | $9,380 |
*Denotes four-way ICM deal
That Concludes our coverage for the $1,100 PSPC Event #2 at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. Be sure to follow PokerNewsfor live updates and coverage of events all around the world.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The four remaining players have agreed to an ICM chop, with Jonas Wexler taking home the most cash, and the NAPT Gold Pass. Full details of the chop and full day recap coming soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,960,000
15,960,000
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15,960,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused while the four players discuss an ICM chop.
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Christopher Csik opened the action with a raise to 1,500,000, leaving just 150,000 chips behind. Once it folded to the big blind Jose Waybright, he announced all in, and Csik called to put himself at risk.
Christopher Csik: A♥10♣ 
Jose Waybright: Q♦Q♣
Waybright woke up with pocket queens in the big blind, and left Csik in bad shape. After the Q♠9♣A♣ flop, things got worst for Csik, now needing running cards to beat the set of queens from Waybright. The J♦ on the turn did bring outs for Csik with a king to make a straight. But when the river came the 10♦ the set of queens were still best, and Csik was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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Busted |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kevin Roche raised from the hijack to 275,00, and William Chisholm called from the big blind.
The flop came K♣6♠Q♥ and Chisholm check-called a bet of 350,000 from Roche.
After the J♦ on the turn, Chisholm checked again and Roche bet out 1,100,000, before Chisholm announced all in. Roche quickly mucked to give the pot to Chisholm.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,075,000
-625,000
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-625,000 |
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3,100,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
William Chisholm opened to 250,000 from the hijack before Jose Waybright moved all in from the button for 1,270,000. Chisholm made the call.
Jose Waybright: K♠Q♥
William Chisholm: 10♠10♦
A fair fight heading to see five community cards, the board ran out K♦5♣2♦3♣Q♦ and Waybright's top-two pair earned him the pot and a massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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2,500,000
-2,600,000
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-2,600,000 |
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Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jose Waybright opened to 275,000 from under the gun and Kevin Roche defended his big blind.
The flop came down 3♦9♦7♣ and both players checked.
Roche led for 350,000 on the 7♦ turn and Waybright made the call.
The river 6♣ peeled off and Roche bet 1,400,000. Waybright went into the tank but ultimately stuck in a stack of chips for a call. Roche flipped over 8♣5♣ and it was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,700,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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1,300,000
-1,900,000
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-1,900,000 |
Level 29
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kevin Roche limped in from the small blind and Jose Waybright checked his option.
Roche fired 125,000 on a connected 8♦K♦9♥ flop and Waybright made the call.
The turn 3♠ peeled off and Roche bet 550,000. Waybright announced, "all in" but Roche tossed his cards into the muck. Waybright crossed the 3,000,000-chip mark as stacks continue to even out around the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,800,000
-2,000,000
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-2,000,000 |
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3,200,000
800,000
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800,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000