2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 1cd
Event Info

2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$47,474
Event Info
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$200,000
Entries
890
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
171
Players Left
22

David Martinko Bags Big on Day 1c of Event #1 $550 PSPC

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
David Martinko
David Martinko

Action has concluded in Day 1c of the$550 PSPC Event #1 here at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship. Of the 101 entrants who started the day, only 13 will return for Day 2 on Sunday, all of whom will be in the money starting the day.

David Martinko has emerged as the chip leader, bagging a whopping 374,000 chips. Martinko chipped up steadily throughout the day and won a massive pot on the stone bubble to propel him into the chip lead. Martinko got his Ace-High flush draw all in against his opponent’s top pair and flush draw.

John Cipriano was able to chip up to 307,000 before the day ended and sits comfortably in second place. Boris Kravets was also able to bag a sizable stack, totaling 270,000 heading into Day 2. Kravets won an online bracelet in 2022 Event #4 2022 No-Limit Hold’em lucky 7s (PA) and is an accomplished tournament player.

Boris Kravets
Boris Kravets

Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1David MartinkoUnited States374,000
2John CiprianoUnited States307,000
3Alexander RolfeUnited States297,500
4Boris KravetsUnited States270,000
5Robert LamannaUnited States262,000
6Matthew ThesingUnited States$260,500
7Danny FocarelliUnited States$241,000
8Dan McGinnisUnited States$236,500
9Thomas SvensenUnited States$220,500
10David KazanjianUnited States198,000

Norman Rodriguez was the unfortunate bubble boy after losing an enormous pot to the eventual chip leader when he got his money in good on an action flop.

Day 1e will begin August 23rd at 11:15 a.m. local time with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Play will conclude once 12.5% of the field, all of whom will make Day 2 and be guaranteed in the money.

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Tags: Alexander RolfeBoris KravetsDan McGinnisDanny FocarelliDavid KazanjianDavid MartinkoJohn CiprianoMatthew ThesingNorman RodriguezRobert LamannaThomas Svensen