2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
243
Players Left
30
Average Chip Stack
324,000
Total Chips
9,720,000
Level Info
Level
18
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
34
Players Left
30

Alex Kim Eliminated in 27th Place ($4,030)

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alex Kim
Alex Kim

Alex Kim opened the action with a raise to 23,000, before Grant Wang three-bet to 88,000. When it folded back to Kim, he four-bet all in for 300,000, and Wang made the call to put him at risk.

Alex Kim: 10?10? All in
Grant Wang : Q?Q?

Kim ran into the pocket queens of Wang, and once the board ran out he was not able to improve, and Wang took the pot with his pocket queens, eliminating Kim in 27th place.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Wang us
Grant Wang
850,000
373,000
373,000
Alex Kim us
Alex Kim
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Grant WangAlex Kim

Wolf Triples Up

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf open-jammed his 92,000-chip stack into the middle from middle position. Alex Kim called in the small blind before Christopher Regan reraised all in from the big blind for over 300,000 chips. Kim mucked his cards.

Michael Wolf: A?J? All in
Christopher Regan: J?J?

The board ran out 7?A?K?6?9? and Wolf spiked an Ace to extend his tournament run and gain new life.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kim us
Alex Kim
330,000
-54,500
-54,500
Day 1B Chip Leader
Michael Wolf us
Michael Wolf
300,000
200,000
200,000
Christopher Regan us
Christopher Regan
230,000
119,000
119,000

Tags: Alex KimChristopher ReganMichael Wolf

Coullurafici Wakes Up With Kings

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

Action folded to Thomas Laviano who raised to 22,000 from the hijack, and was called by Bin Weng on the button. Then the small blind Anthony Collurafici Jr three-bet all in for 186,000. The big blind and Laviano folded, and Weng confirmed the count, and put in the chips to call.

Anthony Collurafici Jr: K?K? All in
Bin Weng: 8?8?

Collurafici woke up with kings and was in a great spot to double up versus Weng's smaller pocket pair. After the board ran out 2?10?A?5?3? the pocket kings were still best, and Collurafici secured the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
680,000
-76,000
-76,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
WPT 2X Winner
Anthony Collurafici Jr us
Anthony Collurafici Jr
416,000
140,000
140,000
Thomas Laviano us
Thomas Laviano
330,000
-50,000
-50,000

Isakov Wins a Race

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

Andrew Porter opened to 20,000 from under the gun before Azamat Isakov moved all in for 52,000. Porter made the call.

Azamat Isakov: A?J? All in
Andrew Porter: 6?6?

The dealer put out 4?10?8?J?Q? and the jack on the turn gave Isakov the pot and a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Porter us
Andrew Porter
140,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Azamat Isakov us
Azamat Isakov
125,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Andrew PorterAzamat Isakov

Molitor Finds the Right Call

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

Joseph Molitor opened to 20,000 from the cutoff. Azamat Isakov defended his big blind.

The dealer put out K?J?10? and Molitor continued for 15,000. Isakov made the call.

Both players checked the 2? turn before Isakov bet 26,000 on the 5? river. Molitor made the call. Isakov showed Q?4? for a missed straight draw and the pot was pushed to Molitor with 6?6?.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Molitor us
Joseph Molitor
385,000
148,000
148,000
Azamat Isakov us
Azamat Isakov
60,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Azamat IsakovJoseph Molitor

Stoeber Doubles Through Zambanini

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jonathan Stoeber
Jonathan Stoeber

Matthew Zambanini opened to 21,000 from early position before Jonathan Stoeber moved all in for 175,000 from the small blind. Zambanini made the call.

Jonathan Stoeber: Q?Q? All in
Matthew Zambanini: 9?9?

The dealer put out [ Kc3c4s8d2d] and Stoeber's ladies held on to drag in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Zambanini us
Matthew Zambanini
800,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Jonathan Stoeber us
Jonathan Stoeber
385,000
136,500
136,500

Tags: Jonathan StoeberMatthew Zambanini

Tavss Finishes Off Kidd

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
John Tavss
John Tavss

Action folded to David Kidd in the hijack, and he raised all in for 25,000. Then it folded to John Tavss on the button, and he three-bet to 100,000. Both the blinds folded leaving the players heads up, with Kidd at risk.

David Kidd: K?2? All in
John Tavss: K?J?

Kidd was dominated by Tavss, and once the board ran out K?7?7?J?2? Tavss made two pair, kings and jacks to eliminate Kidd.

Player Chips Progress
John Tavss us
John Tavss
210,000
17,500
17,500
David Kidd us
David Kidd
Busted

Tags: John TavssDavid Kidd

Porter Doubles

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

Action folded around to Andrew Porter on the button who moved all in for his last 115,000 chips. David Kidd called from the big blind.

Andrew Porter: 10?9? All in
David Kidd: A?10?

The board ran out 2?8?9?9?5? and trip nines was good enough for Porter to drag in the pot and gain new life in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Porter us
Andrew Porter
245,000
128,000
128,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Kidd us
David Kidd
5,000
-180,000
-180,000

Tags: Andrew PorterDavid Kidd

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Bohmerwald Gets Paid on The River

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

Action was picked up on the river with roughly 140,000 in the pot, and the board showing Q?10?2?J?K?.

Michael Bohmerwald bet out 58,000 from the button, and put Azamat Isakov in the tank. After debating his decision, Isakov found the call. Bohmerwald tabled A?J? for the Broadway straight. Isakov tossed 10?10? in the muck face up, as his set of tens were no good.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Bohmerwald us
Michael Bohmerwald
605,000
38,000
38,000
Azamat Isakov us
Azamat Isakov
155,000
-43,000
-43,000

Tags: Michael BohmerwaldAzamat Isakov