Benjamin Foster Tops Day 1b Field of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event
Following 15 levels of play on day 1b of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open, 58 players survived from an initial field of 310. Leading those 58 players is Benjamin Foster who span his starting stack up to an impressive 723,500. That was a fair amount more than his nearest competitor, Sung Lee (645,500). Hal Rotholz rounds out the top three on 516,000.
Several notable players were able to navigate their way through the day's play, including WSOP bracelet winner Justin Liberto (363,500), 2022 GPI POY Stephen Song (320,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Lara Eisenberg (167,000).
Well known players to enter but not find a bag include 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, poker pro Joey Weissman and WSOP bracelet winner Yaser Al-Keliddar.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Foster | United States | 723,500 |
| 2 | Sung Lee | United States | 645,500 |
| 3 | Hal Rotholz | United States | 516,000 |
| 4 | Jacob Hershey | United States | 477,500 |
| 5 | Vincent Pahuja | United States | 461,000 |
| 6 | Ryan Eriquezze | United States | 428,500 |
| 7 | Joseph Lebrun | United States | 420,000 |
| 8 | Phong Nguyen | United States | 409,500 |
| 9 | David Frutchev | United States | 408,000 |
| 10 | Christopher Brown | United States | 388,500 |
The 58 survivors from day 1b will combine with the 41 players from day 1a on Sunday, February 5th at 12 p.m. at which point play will continue until just six players remain. Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team provides comprehensive coverage of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open.