$2,200 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$2,200 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
245
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
145
Players Left
19
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The $2200 Main Event has completed Day 1b at the Maryland State Poker Championship at Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland. The second of two Day 1 flights saw 145 entrants, with 19 players advancing to Day 2. The chip leader after Day 1b is Nicholas Verderamo with $910,000.
Verderamo has over $1,500,000 in poker earnings will look to add to that as he takes a commanding chip lead into Day 2. Joining Verderamo at the top of the leaderboard is Ben Gazzola (648,000) in second, and Michael Fenwick (609,000) in third.
Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1b
| Place | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | 910,000 |
| 2 | Ben Gazzola | United States | 648,000 |
| 3 | Michael Fenwick | United States | 609,000 |
| 4 | Edgar Propst | United States | 551,000 |
| 5 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 448,000 |
| 6 | David Urban | Slovakia | 369,000 |
| 7 | Dale Capuano | United States | 316,000 |
| 8 | Isiah Ditoto | United States | 300,000 |
| 9 | Alan Gendelman | United States | 296,000 |
| 10 | Jimmy Born | United States | 284,000 |
All 19 players made the money after Michael Ryan lost with ace-king against king-jack after Edgar Propst turned a jack to eliminate Ryan on the stone bubble.
The 19 players from Day 1b and the 13 players from Day 1a will all return on Sunday August 11 at 12:15 p.m local time for Day 2. The field is expected to play down to its final six players, before returning for Day 3 to complete the tournament on Monday August 12.
The prize pool and seat draw will be confirmed later tonight, and PokerNews will provide updates when available.
The winner of The Main Event, in addition to their cash prize, will win The Gold Pass. The Gold Pass is valued at $10,000 and includes a $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event buy-in, a 7-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas, and $1,800 for travel expenses.
Be sure to follow PokerNews for live updates and coverage until a champion is crowned in the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship $2,200 Main Event.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | Casey Hatmaker | United States | 60,000 | 10 |
| 35 | 2 | Matthew Zambanini | United States | 88,000 | 15 |
| 35 | 3 | Nicholas Banyas | United States | 583,000 | 97 |
| 35 | 4 | Riva Arthur | United States | 131,000 | 22 |
| 35 | 5 | Derek Sudell | United States | 306,000 | 51 |
| 35 | 6 | Thomas Brandt | United States | 121,000 | 20 |
| 35 | 7 | Michael Fenwick | United States | 609,000 | 102 |
| 35 | 8 | Brandon Mueller | United States | 422,000 | 70 |
| 36 | 1 | John Kostelac | United States | 440,000 | 73 |
| 36 | 2 | Xiaoqiong Liu | United States | 296,000 | 49 |
| 36 | 3 | Brandon Hall | United States | 94,000 | 16 |
| 36 | 4 | Michael Bills | United States | 844,000 | 141 |
| 36 | 5 | Carlos Chadha Villamarin | United States | 194,000 | 32 |
| 36 | 6 | David Urban | United States | 369,000 | 62 |
| 36 | 7 | Sharman Olshan | United States | 68,000 | 11 |
| 36 | 8 | Joseph Crowley | United States | 274,000 | 46 |
| 43 | 1 | Kevin Solomon | United States | 147,000 | 25 |
| 43 | 2 | Tim Faro | United States | 252,000 | 42 |
| 43 | 3 | David Olshan | United States | 187,000 | 31 |
| 43 | 4 | Isiah Ditoto | United States | 300,000 | 50 |
| 43 | 5 | Ben Gazzola | United States | 648,000 | 108 |
| 43 | 6 | Edgar Propst | United States | 551,000 | 92 |
| 43 | 7 | Jimmy Born | United States | 284,000 | 47 |
| 43 | 8 | Open Seat | |||
| 44 | 1 | Ting Luo | United States | 20,000 | 3 |
| 44 | 2 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | 910,000 | 152 |
| 44 | 3 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 448,000 | 75 |
| 44 | 4 | Alan Gendelman | United States | 296,000 | 49 |
| 44 | 5 | Daniel Lim | United States | 90,000 | 15 |
| 44 | 6 | Alvin Anton | United States | 207,000 | 35 |
| 44 | 7 | Dale Capuano | United States | 316,000 | 53 |
| 44 | 8 | Charles Furey | United States | 189,000 | 32 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
910,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
||
|
648,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
609,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
551,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
448,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
||
|
369,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
316,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
300,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
296,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
284,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
207,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
|
187,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
147,000
41,500
|
41,500 |
|
143,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
131,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
94,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
68,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
60,000
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
20,000 | |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has concluded for the night. The final 19 players have all bagged up and will return Sunday at 12:15 p.m. local time for Day 2.
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Edgar Propst raised to 20,000, and when it folded to the big blind Michael Ryan in the big blind, he three-bet all in for 85,000. Propst made the call to put Ryan at risk.
Michael Ryan: A♦K♦ 
Edgar Propst: K♠J♠
Ryan had Propst dominated, but when the board ran out 3♦9♥8♣J♦2♥ Propst improved to a pair of jacks to eliminate Ryan on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Olshan and Ting Luo got it all in preflop, with Olshan at risk.
David Olshan: A♠A♣
Ting Luo: A♥K♦
The board ran out Q♦9♣7♣4♠2♥ and Olshan's pair of aces held to earn him the double up. Luo was left with just two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
207,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
20,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded around to Ben Gazzola in the small blind, who moved all in, putting Sharman Olshan at risk. Olshan made the call.
Sharman Olshan: A♥2♥
Ben Gazzola: J♥6♣
The board ran out 2♣9♦K♥7♦8♣, securing Olshan the much needed double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
98,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Parker Talbot raised to 20,000 from early position, and Brandon Hall three-bet all in for 57,000. The rest of the table folded, leaving the two players heads up, with Hall at risk.
Brandon Hall: 7♦7♣
Parker Talbot: 4♠4♦
Hall was ahead and at risk on the stone money bubble, but when the board ran out K♦10♣9♥6♠3♠ the pocket sevens of Hall were still best, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
139,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With 20 players left, and 19 making the money and advancing to Day 2, the tournament director has announced that they will go to hand for hand play until the money bubble bursts.