2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$550 PSPC Event #1
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
113
Players Left
1

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Malczan Doubles through Grabel After Action Flop

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? All in
Kevin Grabel: 8?4?

The turn 7? and river K? completed the full double up for Malczan.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Grabel us
Kevin Grabel
710,000
-179,000
-179,000
Day 1G Chip Leader
John Malczan us
John Malczan
385,000
176,500
176,500

Tags: John MalczanKevin Grabel

Skyllas Doubles, Aces versus Kings

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nicholas Skyllas
Nicholas Skyllas

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? All in
Matthew Gross: K?K?

The board ran out 4?7?6?7?A? and Skyllas doubled up, leaving Gross with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Skyllas us
Nicholas Skyllas
760,000
390,000
390,000
Matthew Gross us
Matthew Gross
32,000
-221,000
-221,000

Tags: Matthew GrossNicholas Skyllas

Holst Eliminates Fahmy

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? All in
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
Henry Holst us
Henry Holst
550,000
357,500
357,500
Ahmed Fahmy us
Ahmed Fahmy
Busted

Wood Triples Up

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? All in
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
Wen Zhang us
Wen Zhang
840,000
391,000
391,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Robert Wood us
Robert Wood
540,000
405,000
405,000
Alfredo Serajose us
Alfredo Serajose
420,000
-210,000
-210,000

Tags: Alfredo SerajoseRobert WoodWen Zhang

Hagerdorn Doubles

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? All in
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
Alfredo Serajose us
Alfredo Serajose
630,000
594,050
594,050
Joseph Hagedorn us
Joseph Hagedorn
180,000
70,000
70,000

Tags: Alfredo SerajoseJoseph Hagedorn

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Gerwirtz Turns an Ace to Double

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? All in
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
Steven Gewirtz us
Steven Gewirtz
240,000
David Martinko us
David Martinko
150,000
-224,000
-224,000
Day 1C Chip Leader

Tags: David MartinkoSteven Gewirtz

McGinnis Finishes Off Kuehl

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dan Mcginnis
Dan Mcginnis

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? All in
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
Dan McGinnis us
Dan McGinnis
295,000
58,500
58,500
Robert Kuehl us
Robert Kuehl
Busted

Tags: Robert KuehlDan McGinnis