John Wilson Bags Chip Lead After Day 1f of the $600 Kickoff Event
Day 1f of the $600 Kickoff Event for the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship has been completed at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. There were 289 entrants, 37 of which bagged up for Day 2. The 37 players who will be advancing to Day 2 have all locked up a minimum cash. The chip leader at the end of the night was John Wilson (557,000).
Wilson who is a Malvern, PA resident, has over $500,000 in career poker earnings. Joining him on the top of the leaderboard is Dale Capuano (467,000) in second, and Matthew Sabia (458,000) in the third.
Day 1f Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wilson | United States | 557,000 |
| 2 | Dale Capuano | United States | 467000 |
| 3 | Matthew Sabia | United States | 458,000 |
| 4 | William Childs | United States | 455,000 |
| 5 | Bear Buckley | United States | 449,000 |
| 6 | Eric Lucas | United States | 403,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Isak | United States | 393,000 |
| 8 | John Goveia | United States | 393,000 |
| 9 | Michael Choe | United States | 383,000 |
| 10 | Luis Nieto | United States | 328,000 |
Bubble Hand
The bubble was burst in bizarre fashion, with John Basset being the unfortunate bubble boy. Basset jammed all in with a pair of threes and a gut shot straight draw and was snapped by John Goveia with a flopped straight. Basset was drawing to a chop, but didn't even wait to see the river and stormed out of the tournament area after seeing Goveia’s hand.
With this being the final Day 1 flight, the 37 players who made Day 2 will join the 78 players who qualified in the earlier flights on Sunday August 4th starting at 11:15 a.m. local time.
Full Payouts and level information will be released later tonight.
Besides the top prize and trophy, there will also be a Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November given away. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in.
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