$1,200 5-Card PLO Championship | 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-06-2023 18:07 UTC-4

Rick Aasen Eliminated in 5th Place ($5,313)

Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Action folded to the blinds, where Marshall Roof completed from the small and Rick Aasen raised to 54,000 from the big. Roof called.

The flop came and Roof bet enough to put Aasen all in for his last 30,000. Aasen went deep into the tank, but eventually committed the last of his chips.

Rick Aasen:
Marshall Roof:

Roof had Aasen in trouble with top set, and the turn and river kept Roof best — eliminating Aasen in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marshall Roof	330,000 -50,000	-50,000
Rick Aasen	Busted

Tags: Marshall Roof Rick Aasen

02-06-2023 17:45 UTC-4

Chao Huang Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,795); Anthony Luang Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,554)

Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Anthony Luong opened to 56,000 from early position and was called by Chao Huang in the small blind and Taylor Lipson in the big blind.

The flop came and action checked to Luong, who bet 160,000. Chao Huang called all in for slightly less and Taylor Lipson then re-raised to 500,000. Luong called off his remaining chips and all hands were revealed.

Anthony Luong:
Chao Huang:
Taylor Lipson:

Luong was in front with top set, but a turn gave Lipson quads and a lock on the hand.

The river made it official and Lipson scored a double knockout — sending Huang out in seventh place for having the least amount of chips and Luong out in sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Lipson	1,200,000 440,000	440,000
Chao Huang	Busted
Anthony Luong (MD)	Busted

Tags: Anthony Luong Chao Huang Taylor Lipson

Level: 16

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

02-06-2023 17:17 UTC-4

Break Time

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

The remaining seven players are now on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Geissel	920,000 20,000	20,000
Taylor Lipson	760,000 20,000	20,000
Marshall Roof	380,000 -80,000	-80,000
Anthony Luong (MD)	250,000 -150,000	-150,000
Chao Huang	200,000 -30,000	-30,000
Rick Aasen	80,000
Matt Mullins	80,000 -15,000	-15,000

02-06-2023 17:17 UTC-4

Geissel Takes a Big Pot From Huang

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Chao Huang opened to 30,000 from early position and Marc Geissel re-raised to 100,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Huang and he called.

Huang led out for 200,000 on the flop and Geissel called.

The fell on the turn and Huang opted to check. Geissel shoved for his last 240,000 and Huang folded after a bit of deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Geissel	900,000 380,000	380,000
Chao Huang	230,000 -410,000	-410,000

Tags: Chao Huang Marc Geissel

02-06-2023 16:54 UTC-4

Nicholas Bond Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,036)

Dan O'Hair

Level 15 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Chao Huang opened to 28,000 from middle position and Nicholas Bond shoved for his last 65,000 from the cutoff. Marc Geissel then re-raised pot from the button and Huang quickly folded.

Marc Geissel:
Nicholas Bond:

The board ran out and Geissel won with a straight — eliminating Bond in eight place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chao Huang	640,000 220,000	220,000
Marc Geissel	520,000 130,000	130,000
Nicholas Bond	Busted

Tags: Chao Huang Marc Geissel Nicholas Bond

Level: 15

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

02-06-2023 16:43 UTC-4

Final Table Set

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Final Table of Event #15: $1,200 5-Card PLO High Championship

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Rick Aasen	United States	80,000
2	Chao Huang	United States	420,000
3	Taylor Lipson	United States	740,000
4	Nicholas Bond	United States	185,000
5	Marc Geissel	United States	390,000
6	Anthony Luong	United States	400,000
7	Matt Mullins	United States	95,000
8	Marshall Roof	United States	460,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Lipson	740,000
Marshall Roof	460,000 -20,000	-20,000
Chao Huang	420,000
Anthony Luong (MD)	400,000 230,000	230,000
Marc Geissel	390,000 -70,000	-70,000
Nicholas Bond	185,000 -133,000	-133,000
Matt Mullins	95,000 -157,000	-157,000
Rick Aasen	80,000 -78,000	-78,000

02-06-2023 16:36 UTC-4

S.J. Bursts The Money Bubble

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Taylor Lipson limped from under-the-gun and Chao Huang rasied to 38,000 on the button. S.J. called all in for less and Lipson called as well.

The flop came and Lipson check-called a 60,000 bet from Huang.

The fell on the turn and Lipson checked it over to Huang, who bet 120,000. Lipson again called.

Both players checked on the river and Lipson showed for a set of fours. It was good against the of Huang and the of S.J. and S.J. was eliminated on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Lipson	740,000 140,000	140,000
Chao Huang	420,000 -20,000	-20,000
S.J.	Busted

Tags: Chao Huang Taylor Lipson

02-06-2023 16:19 UTC-4

Lipson Doubles Through Huang

Dan O'Hair

Level 14 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

On a completed board of , Chao Huang bet from the hijack and Taylor Lipson shoved in an already-bloated pot. Huang called Lispon tabled for queens-full, which was good against the of Huang and Lipson doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Lipson	600,000 270,000	270,000
Chao Huang	440,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Chao Huang Taylor Lipson