Level: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
890
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
113
Players Left
1
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Malczan opened the action from early position with a raise to 25,000. A player in middle position called and Kevin Grabel defended his big blind.
Malczan continued for 28,000 on Q♥8♣4♥ before Grabel check-raised all in, covering Malczan. Malczan snap-called and saw the dream hand to be up against.
John Malczan: Q♦Q♣ 
Kevin Grabel: 8♠4♠
The turn 7♦ and river K♥ completed the full double up for Malczan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
-179,000
|
-179,000 |
|
||
|
385,000
176,500
|
176,500 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Starting with 15 players on Day 2, there are only nine NAPT online qualifiers remaining in the field.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Matthew Gross opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 20,000. Nicholas Skyllas three-bet to 65,000 from the small blind before Gross raised all in, covering Skyllas. Skyllas immediately called.
Nicholas Skyllas: A♥A♦
Matthew Gross: K♦K♣
The board ran out 4♥7♣6♠7♥A♣ and Skyllas doubled up, leaving Gross with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
32,000
-221,000
|
-221,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Henry Holst in the cutoff, and he raised to 20,000. After it folded to Ahmed Fahmy, he defended the big blind.
The flop came 3♦A♥4♦ and Fahmy led out, going all in for 110,000. Holst quickly called to put Fahmy at risk.
Ahmed Fahmy: 7♣4♣
Henry Holst: A♦Q♠
Fahmy jammed right into the top pair of Holst, and once the board ran out K♣ on the turn, and 8♠ on the river, the pair of aces for Holst remained best and Fahmy was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
357,500
|
357,500 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Robert Wood moved all in from the button for 172,000. Alfredo Serajose called in the small blind before Wen Zhang moved all in from the big blind for 980,000. Serajose folded.
Robert Wood: J♣10♣
Wen Zhang: A♥K♠
Wood found protection, dead money and the perfect hand to go up against. The dealer put out 10♥6♥10♦9♠Q♣ and he tripled up back to over 500,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
||
|
540,000
405,000
|
405,000 |
|
|
420,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Joseph Hagedorn opened the action moving all in from the button for 78,000 chips. Alfredo Serajose called in the big blind.
Joseph Hagedorn: A♣7♦
Alfredo Serajose: K♣10♣
The board came down 6♥A♦7♥10♦8♦ and Hagedorn flopped massive to scoop in the pot and find much-needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000
594,050
|
594,050 |
|
180,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Steven Gewirtz moved all in for his last 102,000 chips from the hijack. David Martinko reraised all in for 260,000 chips from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.
Steven Gewirtz: A♦J♥
David Martinko: 9♦9♠
A fair fight heading to see five community cards, the dealer put out 8♣10♥10♣A♣3♠ and Gewirtz paired his Ace to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | |
|
150,000
-224,000
|
-224,000 |
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded to Dan McGinnis on the button, and he raised to 16,000. Then the small blind Robert Kuehl three-bet all in for 51,000. After the big blind folded, McGinnis called to put Kuehl at risk.
Robert Kuehl: Q♠10♦
Dan McGinnis: K♦10♥
McGinnis had Kuehl dominated, and once the board ran out A♥4♠7♦5♥A♣ the king of McGinnis remained best, and Kuehl was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
Busted |