Kevin Grabel Bags Heaps Heading to Day 2 of $550 PSPC Event #1
Action has concluded in Day 1g of the $550 PSPC Event #1 here at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship. Of the 270 entrants who startedthe day, only 34 players will return for Day 2 tomorrow; all of whom firmly in the money.
Kevin Grabel emerged as the overwhelming chip leader after bagging a whopping 889,000 chips heading into Day 2. Grabel won a massive 300,000-chip pot to help catapult him into the chip lead. Grabel is an accomplished tournament player who recently won the 2024 Big Stax $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament for a career-best $132,000.
Daniel Buzgon finished second in chips with an impressive stack of 584,000. Buzgon has been a tournament crusher for years and came on the scene in 2011 when he came in third place at the Borgata Poker Open for $335,433. Buzgon seems destined for a deep Day 2 run.
Day 1g Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Grabel | United States | 889,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Buzgon | United States | 584,000 |
| 3 | Luke Rothschild | United States | 480,000 |
| 4 | Ronald McGrain | United States | 388,500 |
| 5 | Dominic Picinic | United States | 326,500 |
| 6 | Michael Suicco | United States | 318,000 |
| 7 | Mykhailo Lendel | United States | 313,000 |
| 8 | Seamus Delaney | United States | 306,000 |
| 9 | Chris Hancock | United States | 279,000 |
| 10 | Zachary Weimer | United States | 263,000 |
After over 15 hands of hand for hand play, the bubble finally burst in Level 18. Neal Speece moved all in from the hijack and was called by Dominic Picinic and his pocket Jacks. Speece failed to improve and was left short of the money, and a Day 2 run.
Day 2 will begin August 25th at 11:15 a.m. local time. Out of the 890 total entrants across all Day 1 flights, 113 players have made Day 2, where play will resume until a winner is crowned. Action will resume at Level 15 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and a 5,000 big blind ante.
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