Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Casey Hatmaker raised to 16,000 from the hijack and was called by David Urban in the big blind.
The flop came A♣J♠7♠ and Urban check-called a bet of 12,000 from Hatmaker.
Both players checked after the 8♠ on the turn.
The river was the 3♣ and Urban bet out 33,000, which was called by Hatmaker. Urban tabled Q♠2♠ for a queen high flush, and Hatmaker mucked his hand to give the pot to Urban.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
103,000
68,400
|
68,400 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Parker Talbot raised to 16,000 under the gun and Isiah Ditoto three-bet to 44,000 on the button, resulting in a fold from Talbot.
Currently 21 players remain, with only 19 advancing to Day 2. The pace of play has slowed down as the money bubble nears.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
335,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Maxwell Schrack raised to 16,000 from under the gun, and was called by Ben Gazzola in early position, and Riva Arthur in the cutoff. Then Joseph Cashen three-bet all in for 70,000, and after it folded back to Schrack, he folded. Then Gazzola four-bet all in, which made Arthur quickly fold, leaving the two players heads up, with Cashen at risk.
Joseph Cashen: A♥7♣ 
Ben Gazzola: 8♥8♦
Gazzola was ahead with his pocket eights, and after the board ran out 9♠5♥Q♠4♦4♣ the pocket eights of Gazzola were still best, and Cashen was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
575,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
160,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Riva Arthur raised to 18,000 from early position, and it folded to the small blind Sharman Olshan who three-bet all in for 45,800. Once it folded back to Arthur, she called to put Olshan at risk.
Sharman Olshan: A♠J♣
Riva Arthur: K♠J♠
Olshan had her opponent dominated and was poised for a double. But when the flop came 3♥K♥2♥ it was Arthur who took the lead with her pair of kings. But the A♦ on the turn put Olshan back in front, and the 2♦ on the river secured the double up for Olshan with her pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
104,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Action folded around to David Urban in the small blind who moved all in, putting Zachariah Kates at risk in the big blind. Kates, who had about 120,000, slowly peeled his cards and made the call.
Zachariah Kates: A♠K♥
David Urban: 10♣10♦
The flop came 3♦10♥5♣ with Urban improving to a set of tens. The 3♣ turn and 6♠ river offered no help to Kates and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joseph Cashen raised to 12,000 from early position, and when it folded to the big blind Isiah Ditoto, he three-bet all in for 80,000. Cashen thought over his decision and made the call to put Ditoto at risk.
Isiah Ditoto: A♥10♠
Joseph Cashen: K♦4♦
Ditoto was at risk but ahead with his ace high, and when the board ran out 4♠10♣Q♣J♦Q♥ Ditoto improved to two pair, tens and queens to double up through Cashen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
177,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was caught on the flop of J♥4♠8♣ in a hand between Matthew Riebel and Ben Gazzola.
With about 40,000 in the middle, Riebel check-raised all in over Gazzola's bet of 13,000, putting himself at risk.
Gazzola asked for a count and the dealer advised it was 150,000. Gazzola had Riebel slightly covered and made the call.
Matthew Riebel: A♠A♦
Ben Gazzola: A♥J♦
The turn landed the 6♥, with Riebel in great shape to double up. That was until the dealer revealed the J♠ on the river, with Gazzola hitting the two outer to send Riebel to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Joseph Cashen raised to 15,000 from the hijack and was three-bet to 45,000 by Alvin Anton in the cutoff. Once it folded back to Cashen, he made the call.
The flop came A♥J♥K♠ and both players checked.
After the 6♣ on the turn, Cashen bet out 20,000, which was called by Anton.
The river was the 10♦ and Cashen bet 34,000, before Anton raised to 80,000. Cashen then mucked his hand to give the pot to Anton, who showed QxQx.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
315,000
62,500
|
62,500 |