Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
$2,200 PSPC Event #3
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
243
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
25
Players Left
4
Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Players are headed to another 15-minute break. Action will resume at Level 13 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante.
Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Action was picked up with 7,200 in the pot, heads up with the small blind Joseph Molitor, and the big blind Michael Wolf.
The flop came 2?5?7? and Wolf called a bet from Molitor to see the Q? on the turn. Wolf then called a bet of 7,000 after the Q? on the turn.
The river was the 7? and Wolf called a small bet from Molitor for 2,200. Molitor tabled 9?9? but Wolf had the winner when he showed 7?3? for trip sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
41,500
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Brandon Mincher limped in from the small blind before Joseph Molitor raised to 7,500 from the big blind. Mincher made the call.
The dealer put out 3?9?6? and Molitor continued for 5,500. Mincher called.
Molitor sized-up to 26,500 on the 4? turn and once again Mincher made the call.
Both players checked the 9? river and Mincher took down the pot with 9?8?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
70,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
A player raised to 5,000 from middle position, and was called by Jonathan Stoeber in the hijack, and Max Pinnola in the big blind.
After the 9?7?4? flop it checked to Stoeber, who bet out 7,500. Pinnola then raised all in for 33,500, and after the middle position player folded, Stoeber quickly called to put Pinnola at risk.
Max Pinnola: 9?2? 
Jonathan Stoeber: 8?8?
Pinnola was ahead with his top pair, but after the board ran out 10? on the turn, and 6? on the river, Stober improved to a flush to eliminate Pinnola.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Brandon Mincher opened the action with a raise to 4,800 from under the gun. Alex Kim defended his big blind.
The flop came down 2?Q?8? and Mincher continued for 3,500. Kim called.
The turn 3? rolled off and Mincher bet 11,000. Kim called once more.
Mincher fired 17,000 on the 10? river and Kim quickly called. Mincher showed J?9? for a rivered straight, and it was good enough to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
||
|
|
165,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Brandon Mincher opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from middle position, and was called by Max Pinnola in the hijack.
Pinnola called a bet from Mincher for 2,500 after the 9?5?6? flop.
The turn brought the 3? and Mincher checked to Pinnola, who bet out 15,000, which got a quick fold from Mincher to give Pinnola the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Michael Wolf open-jammed his last 15,100 into the middle from under the gun. The table folded one by one but Brandon Mincher made the call from the big blind.
Michael Wolf: 3?3?
Brandon Mincher: K?10?
The board ran out 6?4?9?K?7? and Mincher paired his king to send Wolf packing and chip up over the 100,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Thomas Laviano raised to 4,000 under the gun and was called by the small blind. Then the big blind Jonathan Stoeber three-bet to 12,500, who was called by Laviano, and the small blind folded.
Laviano called a bet from Stoeber after the Q?3?Q? flop for 4,000, and after the 7? turn for 12,500.
Both players checked the 8? river, and Laviano had the winner when he tabled 6?6? to take the pot as Stoeber's hand was mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
125,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |