$600 Kickoff Event
Day 1f Completed
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$600 Kickoff Event
Day: 1f
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1f
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$456,704
Entries
892
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
289
Players Left
37
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Day 1f of the $600 Kickoff Event for the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship has been completed at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. There were 289 entrants, 37 of which bagged up for Day 2. The 37 players who will be advancing to Day 2 have all locked up a minimum cash. The chip leader at the end of the night was John Wilson (557,000).
Wilson who is a Malvern, PA resident, has over $500,000 in career poker earnings. Joining him on the top of the leaderboard is Dale Capuano (467,000) in second, and Matthew Sabia (458,000) in the third.
Day 1f Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wilson | United States | 557,000 |
| 2 | Dale Capuano | United States | 467000 |
| 3 | Matthew Sabia | United States | 458,000 |
| 4 | William Childs | United States | 455,000 |
| 5 | Bear Buckley | United States | 449,000 |
| 6 | Eric Lucas | United States | 403,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Isak | United States | 393,000 |
| 8 | John Goveia | United States | 393,000 |
| 9 | Michael Choe | United States | 383,000 |
| 10 | Luis Nieto | United States | 328,000 |
Bubble Hand
The bubble was burst in bizarre fashion, with John Basset being the unfortunate bubble boy. Basset jammed all in with a pair of threes and a gut shot straight draw and was snapped by John Goveia with a flopped straight. Basset was drawing to a chop, but didn't even wait to see the river and stormed out of the tournament area after seeing Goveia’s hand.
With this being the final Day 1 flight, the 37 players who made Day 2 will join the 78 players who qualified in the earlier flights on Sunday August 4th starting at 11:15 a.m. local time.
Full Payouts and level information will be released later tonight.
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.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until the conclusion of this event.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Robert Salera | United States | 323,000 | 40 |
| 34 | 2 | Wesley Clark | United States | 276,000 | 35 |
| 34 | 3 | Jesse Carreno | United States | 56,000 | 7 |
| 34 | 4 | Anthony Collurafici Jr | United States | 207,000 | 26 |
| 34 | 5 | Dan Cosner | United States | 164,000 | 21 |
| 34 | 6 | Michael Jouaneh | United States | 121,000 | 15 |
| 34 | 7 | Paul Kiem | United States | 349,000 | 44 |
| 34 | 8 | Z Stein | United States | 72,000 | 9 |
| 35 | 1 | John Wilson | United States | 557,000 | 70 |
| 35 | 2 | Eric Lucas | United States | 403,000 | 50 |
| 35 | 3 | Tim Faro | United States | 679,000 | 85 |
| 35 | 4 | Chris Kojack | United States | 171,000 | 21 |
| 35 | 5 | Daniel Isak | United States | 393,000 | 49 |
| 35 | 6 | Chris Lomuntad | United States | 123,000 | 15 |
| 35 | 7 | Rishi Tangri | United States | 422,000 | 53 |
| 36 | 1 | Paul Min | United States | 110,000 | 14 |
| 36 | 2 | James Dike | United States | 152,000 | 19 |
| 36 | 3 | Allen Alvarez | United States | 246,000 | 31 |
| 36 | 4 | Bear Buckley | United States | 449,000 | 56 |
| 36 | 5 | Rami Ilyasov | United States | 150,000 | 19 |
| 36 | 6 | Mike Zazzera | United States | 260,000 | 33 |
| 36 | 7 | Sean Magness | United States | 450,000 | 56 |
| 36 | 8 | Roger Greenwald | United States | 121,000 | 15 |
| 37 | 1 | Michael Oar | United States | 91,000 | 11 |
| 37 | 2 | Dale Capuano | United States | 467,000 | 58 |
| 37 | 3 | Alan Lee | United States | 54,000 | 7 |
| 37 | 4 | Brian Funk | United States | 127,000 | 16 |
| 37 | 5 | Joseph Crowley | United States | 286,000 | 36 |
| 37 | 6 | Alan Gendelman | United States | 265,000 | 33 |
| 37 | 7 | Andrew Chang | United States | 512,000 | 64 |
| 37 | 8 | Steven Burnett | United States | 178,000 | 22 |
| 38 | 1 | Ken Schockett | United States | 74,000 | 9 |
| 38 | 2 | Yaser Al-Keliddar | United States | 503,000 | 63 |
| 38 | 3 | Michael Lavin | United States | 302,000 | 38 |
| 38 | 4 | Alvin Anton | United States | 100,000 | 13 |
| 38 | 5 | Aaron Pinson | United States | 208,000 | 26 |
| 38 | 6 | Jason Bullock | United States | 170,000 | 21 |
| 38 | 7 | Eric Liebeler | United States | 125,000 | 16 |
| 38 | 8 | Tom Karle | United States | 149,000 | 19 |
| 39 | 1 | Haider Nadhem | United States | 105,000 | 13 |
| 39 | 2 | Josh Mischel | United States | 227,000 | 28 |
| 39 | 4 | Michael Robinson | United States | 208,000 | 26 |
| 39 | 5 | Luke Browning | United States | 216,000 | 27 |
| 39 | 6 | Skender Alicka | United States | 253,000 | 32 |
| 39 | 7 | Tysheem Jones | United States | 53,000 | 7 |
| 39 | 8 | Marshall Tarzy | United States | 223,000 | 28 |
| 43 | 1 | Matthew Sabia | United States | 458,000 | 57 |
| 43 | 2 | Michael Warren | United States | 95,000 | 12 |
| 43 | 3 | Charlie Chien | United States | 240,000 | 30 |
| 43 | 4 | Bradley Mcfarland | United States | 259,000 | 32 |
| 43 | 5 | Yevgeny Gans | United States | 235,000 | 29 |
| 43 | 6 | Kirk Willis | United States | 205,000 | 26 |
| 43 | 7 | Michael Choe | United States | 383,000 | 48 |
| 43 | 8 | Brian Cardone | United States | 101,000 | 13 |
| 44 | 1 | Luke Entwistle | United States | 349,000 | 44 |
| 44 | 2 | David Danlag | United States | 129,000 | 16 |
| 44 | 3 | Vichien Siprajim | United States | 145,000 | 18 |
| 44 | 4 | Derek Scott | United States | 307,000 | 38 |
| 44 | 5 | James Patterson | United States | 125,000 | 16 |
| 44 | 6 | Gerald Miller | United States | 240,000 | 30 |
| 44 | 7 | Luis Nieto | United States | 328,000 | 41 |
| 44 | 8 | Taylor Honkofsky | United States | 96,000 | 12 |
| 45 | 1 | Arthur Rippy | United States | 313,000 | 39 |
| 45 | 2 | Gregory Chill | United States | 382,000 | 48 |
| 45 | 3 | Justin Arnwine | United States | 707,000 | 88 |
| 45 | 4 | Jeff Kostolni | United States | 79,000 | 10 |
| 45 | 5 | James Kennedy | United States | 61,000 | 8 |
| 45 | 6 | Arash Asadabadi | United States | 250,000 | 31 |
| 45 | 7 | Chaloemphon Phuangchit | United States | 301,000 | 38 |
| 45 | 8 | Ethan Siemiesz | United States | 303,000 | 38 |
| 47 | 1 | Andy Schmegel | United States | 142,000 | 18 |
| 47 | 2 | Jeremy Rodriguez | United States | 76,000 | 10 |
| 47 | 3 | Nick Kocman | United States | 646,000 | 81 |
| 47 | 4 | John Goveia | United States | 393,000 | 49 |
| 47 | 5 | Rahul Agarwal | United States | 62,000 | 8 |
| 47 | 6 | Greg Jackson | United States | 254,000 | 32 |
| 47 | 7 | Zachariah Kates | United States | 161,000 | 20 |
| 47 | 8 | Daniel Bellis | United States | 70,000 | 9 |
| 48 | 1 | Braden Kulley | United States | 49,000 | 6 |
| 48 | 2 | Shiraz Hasan | United States | 114,000 | 14 |
| 48 | 3 | Kevin Solomon | United States | 324,000 | 41 |
| 48 | 5 | Steven Tatum | United States | 102,000 | 13 |
| 48 | 6 | Mark Cunningham | United States | 98,000 | 12 |
| 48 | 7 | Pierre Picou | United States | 232,000 | 29 |
| 48 | 8 | Chadd Beatty | United States | 360,000 | 45 |
| 49 | 1 | Scott Michaelson | United States | 318,000 | 40 |
| 49 | 2 | Mohamed Salem | United States | 289,000 | 36 |
| 49 | 3 | Michael Marsico | United States | 395,000 | 49 |
| 49 | 4 | Hamid Sepehri | United States | 95,000 | 12 |
| 49 | 5 | Nicholas Snarski | United States | 176,000 | 22 |
| 49 | 6 | Richard Persico | United States | 83,000 | 10 |
| 49 | 7 | Jeffrey Proctor | United States | 417,000 | 52 |
| 49 | 8 | Joseph Weaver | United States | 59,000 | 7 |
| 50 | 1 | Glenn Segal | United States | 462,000 | 58 |
| 50 | 2 | Jeffrey Benhart | United States | 80,000 | 10 |
| 50 | 3 | Jeffrey Mason | United States | 199,000 | 25 |
| 50 | 4 | Eric Florczak | United States | 170,000 | 21 |
| 50 | 6 | Alex Altman | United States | 91,000 | 11 |
| 50 | 7 | William Childs | United States | 455,000 | 57 |
| 50 | 8 | Peter Rook | United States | 249,000 | 31 |
| 51 | 1 | Anton Smolyanskiy | United States | 330,000 | 41 |
| 51 | 2 | Sean Gomez | United States | 475,000 | 59 |
| 51 | 4 | Mario Marsans | United States | 77,000 | 10 |
| 51 | 5 | Shane Kelly | Ireland | 117,000 | 15 |
| 51 | 6 | Joel Lanning | United States | 297,000 | 37 |
| 51 | 7 | Craig Seltzer | United States | 54,000 | 7 |
| 51 | 8 | Lara Eisenberg | United States | 537,000 | 67 |
| 52 | 1 | Ben Kaufman | United States | 88,000 | 11 |
| 52 | 2 | Rob Cochran | United States | 129,000 | 16 |
| 52 | 3 | Steve Doyon | United States | 161,000 | 20 |
| 52 | 4 | Matt Riebel | United States | 77,000 | 10 |
| 52 | 5 | Brandon Frazier | United States | 52,000 | 7 |
| 52 | 6 | Joseph Wang | United States | 167,000 | 21 |
| 52 | 7 | Cameron Tahmasebi | United States | 140,000 | 18 |
| 52 | 8 | Jackie Berry | United States | 222,000 | 28 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
557,000
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
||
|
467,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
458,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
455,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
449,000
449,000
|
449,000 |
|
403,000
357,200
|
357,200 |
|
393,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
393,000 | |
|
383,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
328,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
323,000
-122,000
|
-122,000 |
|
|
318,000
318,000
|
318,000 |
|
313,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
240,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
240,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
232,000
147,600
|
147,600 |
|
208,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
176,000
139,400
|
139,400 |
|
170,000
123,700
|
123,700 |
|
145,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
121,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night, and the final 37 players have all bagged, and will return Sunday August 4th for Day 2.
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With players on the stone bubble, action folded to the small blind John Goveia who limped in, and the big blind John Bassett checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦9♣10♥ and Goveia check-called a bet from Bassett for 22,000.
After the 3♣ on the turn, Goveia checked to Bassett who bet all in, which was snap called by Goveia.
John Bassett: 6♠3♦ 
John Goveia: 8♦6♣
Once Bassett saw the straight from Goveia, he didn't even wait to see the river before storming out of the tournament area, despite being able to hit an eight to chop the pot. However, the river was the Q♠ and Goveia's straight was best, and Bassett was the unfortunate bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
393,000
258,000
|
258,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The final 38 players have been sent on 15-minute break.
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
John Wilson raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Trevor Tracy three-bet shoved all in for 124,500, putting himself at risk. Wilson took some time to think through his decision before eventually making the call.
Trevor Tracy: K♥K♦
John Wilson: 8♦8♥
The board ran out 9♦A♥3♠A♦4♦ and Tracy's pocket kings held to secure him the double up on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
496,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
258,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With 38 players left and 37 making the money and Day 2, the floor has announced the tournament will go to hand for hand play.