$2,200 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship
$2,200 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
5
Players Left
1
The third and final day of the $2,200 Main Event at the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship is set to resume at 2:15 p.m. local time at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Only five players are returning from a field that started with 245 competitors. The five remaining players all have their eyes set on the $110,578 top prize out of the $500,000 prize pool, along with the two trophies.
The chip leader heading into Day 3 is Xiaoqiong Liu, who is the last woman standing in the event. Not far behind her in second is PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot. Sitting in third is Nicholas Verderamo, who was the Day 1b chip leader. Isiah Ditoto took down this event last year and enters the day fourth in chips, looking to go back-to-back. Rounding out the top five is Ben Gazzola, who has already locked up the biggest live cash of his career.
Day 3 Chip Counts
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xiaoqiong Liu | United States | 2,600,000 | 65 |
| 2 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,365,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | 2,165,000 | 54 |
| 4 | Isiah Ditoto | United States | 1,640,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Ben Gazzola | United States | 1,025,000 | 27 |
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | United States | $110,578 |
| 2 | - | United States | $73,719 |
| 3 | - | United States | $53,832 |
| 4 | - | United States | $39,868 |
| 5 | - | United States | $29,952 |
| 6 | Michael Bills | United States | $22,832 |
| 7 | Tim Faro | United States | $17,663 |
| 8 | Nicholas Banyas | United States | $13,870 |
| 9 | David Urban | United States | $11,058 |
The winner of the Main Event, in addition to their cash prize, will win a PokerStars Gold Pass. The Gold Pass is valued at $10,000 and includes a $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas Main Event buy-in, a seven-night stay at Resorts World Las Vegas, and $1,800 for travel expenses.
Action will begin on Day 3 in Level 24 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Blinds will be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break taking place after every two levels, and a dinner break to be determined. The tournament will play down to completion, where a winner will be crowned.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout the remainder of the $2,200 Main Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The final five players have begun play in the $2,200 Main Event.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Parker Talbot opened with a min-raise in the cutoff and Isiah Ditoto three-bet on the button. Talbot then four-bet all in, putting Ditoto at risk, who made the call.
Isiah Ditoto: A♣Q♣ 
Parker Talbot: 4♠4♦
The board ran out 5♥9♣7♦J♠7♥ and Talbot's two pair, sevens and fours, sent Ditoto to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,965,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to the small blind Ben Gazzola who limped in, before the big blind Xiaoqiong Liu raised to 120,000. Gazzola made the call to see a flop.
After the 4♥2♦4♠ flop, Gazzola check-called a bet of 75,000 from Liu.
The turn was the 6♠ and Gazzola checked to Liu, who bet out 400,000. Gazzola sat in the tank for over a minute, before going all in for 850,000. The jam got a quick fold from Liu to give the pot to Gazzola.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
||
|
1,650,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nicholas Verderamo raised to 90,000 in the cutoff and Xiaoqiong Liu flatted in the small blind.
The flop of J♣J♥A♣ went check-check, bringing the 9♣ turn. Liu check-called a bet of 100,000.
The river brought the 7♦ and both players checked. Liu tabled 10♦10♥ for two pair, jacks and tens, and Verderamo mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,970,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,675,000
-490,000
|
-490,000 |
|
||
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Ben Gazzola raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, and when it folded to the small blind Parker Talbot, he three-bet to 300,000. After the big blind folded, Gazzola made the call.
The flop came J♦10♣10♦ and Parker bet out 160,000, which Gazzola called.
After the 8♦ on the turn, Parker again fired out a bet, this time for 175,000. Gazzola called once more, to head to the river.
Both players checked after the 7♠ river, and Talbot showed K♦J♣ for two pair jacks and tens. But Gazzola had the winner when he tabled K♠10♠ for trip tens to take the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,875,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,000,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Nicholas Verderamo raised to 90,000 on the button and Xiaoqiong Liu defended in the big blind.
The flop came 8♦3♠K♥ and action went check-check, bringing the 7♣ turn.
Liu check-called a bet of 100,000 and both players checked the A♥ river. Verderamo tabled 9♠9♥, besting the Q♦3♦ of Liu.
A couple hands later, Parker Talbot completed in the small blind and Verderamo checked in the big blind.
The flop of 3♠2♥10♥ checked through to the 9♥ turn. Talbot bet 40,000 and Verderamo called.
On the 8♣ river, Talbot check-called a bet of 100,00 and mucked his hand when Verderamo turned over K♣9♠ for a pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,675,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,125,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,725,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action folded to Parker Talbot on the button, and he raised to 80,000. After the small blind folded, the big blind Ben Gazzola made the call.
The flop came J♠4♠3♦ and Gazzola check-called a bet of 60,000 from Talbot.
After the 9♥ on the turn, Talbot over-bet the pot for 420,000. Gazzola wasted no time and tossed his hand in the muck to give the pot to Talbot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,950,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,550,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |