Arthur Rippy raised to 75,000 from under the gun and Brian Funk three-bet shoved for 436,000, putting Rippy at risk. Rippy, who had 326,000 behind, made the call.
Arthur Rippy: 2?2?
Brian Funk: 4?4?
The flop came Q?7?10? with Funk still in the lead. That was until the dealer put out the 2? on the turn, improving Rippy to a set. The 7? rolled off on the river and Rippy scooped the sizable pot. Funk was left with less than two big blinds.
Jason Bullock raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, and when it folded to Daniel Bellis on the button, he three-bet all in for 142,000. Then the small blind Dale Capuano called, as did Bullock.
The flop came Q?8?6? and Capuano bet all in for, which got Bullock to quickly fold, leaving Capuano heads up with Bellis who was at risk.
Daniel Bellis: K?Q?
Dale Capuano: 10?10?
Bellis was able to flop top pair and held the best hand against Capuano's pocket tens. After the board ran out, Capuano was not able to improve, and the Bellis secured the double up.
Bellis is one of the two players reaming from the online qualifier. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the NAPT Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in.
Action folded to a player in middle position who raised to 35,000. He was called by Jeremy Rodriguez in the hijack, and Joel Lanning in the cutoff. Then Lara Eisenberg three-bet to 160,000, and the player in middle position four-bet all in. Rodriguez and Lanning folded, and Eisenberg made the call to put the player in middle position at risk.
Middle Position: K?K?
Lara Eisenberg: J?J?
The player in middle position was in great shape to get more than a double up, but the board ran out with four diamonds on it, to give Eisenberg a flush, and eliminate her opponent.
Jeremy Rodriguez raised to 42,000 in early position, Michael Zazzera flatted on the button, and Tim Faro defended in the big blind.
The flop of 5?4?3? checked through to the 5? turn. Faro checked, Rodriguez bet 35,000, Zazzera folded, as did Faro and the pot was pushed to Rodriguez.
Also sitting at the table is Lara Eisenberg, who is the current chip leader with just under two million.
Action folded to Gregory Chill in the cutoff, and he raised to 35,000. Justin Arnwine on the button then three-bet to 105,000, before the big blind Sean Magness four-bet all in for 140,000. Chill then five-bet all in for 320,000, and Arnwine folded to leave the players heads up and Magness at risk.
Sean Magness: K?9?
Gregory Chill: 10?10?
Chill was ahead with his pocket tens, and when the board ran out J?J?2?7?9? and the tens of Chill was still best, and Magness was eliminated.
Action was picked up on the flop with 45,000 in the pot, and the board showing 5?3?4?.
Yaser Al-Keliddar checked from the big blind, as did Aaron Pinson in the hijack. Then Thomas Karle bet all in for 44,000. Al-Keliddar made the call, and Pinson quickly folded.
Thomas Karle: Q?9?
Yaser Al-Keliddar: A?2?
Al-Keliddar flopped a wheel, but Karle had outs with his flush draw. Karle didn't have to wait long for his flush draw to come in as the 7? hit the turn, leaving Al-Keliddar drawing dead. The 5? of officially gave Karle the double up with his queen high flush.
The player in the hijack moved all in for just 5,000, Thomas Karle moved all in in the cutoff, the player on the button called for less, and Michael Lavin called in the big blind, covering everyone.
Hijack: K?10?
Button: A?K?
Thomas Karle: A?7?
Michael Lavin: 10?10?
The board ran out 7?9?7?5?9?, and Karle's full house, sevens full of nines, earned him the main and side pots. The hijack and button were sent to the rail.
Day 2 of the $600 Kickoff Event at the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship is set to resume at 11:15 a.m. local time at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. The Day 1 starting flights saw a total 892 entries, 115 of which will be returning for Day 2. The remaining players will be competing for a prize pool of $456,704, with the top prize being worth $77,869.
Day 1a had 96 entries with 12 players advancing to Day 2, and the chip leader was Tim Faro with 679,000 chips.
The leader after Day 1b was WSOP bracelet winner Yaser Al-Keliddar with 503,000. The flight saw 125 entries with 16 advancing to Day 2.
Day 1c saw 98 entries and 13 players making Day 2, with Jeffery Proctor being the chip leader with 417,000.
Day 1d had a total of 145 entries, with 16 advancing to Day 2, and Justin Arnwine being the chip leader with 707,000.
Day 1e chip leader was Nick Kocman who bagged 646,000. The flight saw 139 entries, with 18 players bagging for Day 2.
The final flight Day 1f had the most entries with 289, and 37 making it to Day 2. The chip leader was John Wilson with 557,000.
Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Justin Arnwine
United States
707,000
2
Tim Faro
United States
679,000
3
Nick Kocman
United States
646,000
4
John Wilson
United States
557,000
5
Lara Eisenberg
United States
537,000
6
Andrew Chang
United States
512,000
7
Yaser Al-Keliddar
United States
503,000
8
Sean Gomez
United States
475,000
9
Dale Capuano
United States
467,000
10
Glenn Segal
United States
462,000
The players will be competing for a prize pool worth 456,704, a min cash being worth $913, and a top prize of $77,869.
Besides the top prize and trophy, there will also be a Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November given away. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in. The online qualifiers who advanced to Day 2 are Michael Lavin (302,000), Greg Jackson (254,000), Daniel Bellis (70,000) Rahul Agarwal (62,000), Joseph Weaver (59.000).
$600 Kickoff Event Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$77,869
21-24
$2,856
2
$51,836
25-32
$2,421
3
$38,135
33-40
$2,077
4
$28,316
41-48
$1,805
5
$21,648
49-56
$1,589
6
$15,985
57-64
$1,417
7
$12,739
65-72
$1,280
8
$9,591
73-80
$1,172
9-10
$7,787
81-88
$1,088
11-12
$6,253
89-96
$1,023
13-14
$5,049
97-104
$976
15-16
$4,126
105-112
$945
17-20
$3,412
113-115
$913
Michael Lavin
Action will resume in level 17 at 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante, with 29 minutes remaining on the clock. They will play 40-minute levels and will have a 15-minute break after every three levels of play. The field will play down to a winner today.
Be sure to followPokerNews for live coverage and updates until we have a winner in the $600 Kickoff Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship.
