Dinner Break
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are now on their 60 minute dinner break.
2019 Potomac Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1a
Ke Yang Emerges Victorious in Event #7: $370 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
PokerNews is at the 2019 Potomac Poker Open (PPO) to offer live updates from three tournaments, but those are just a few of the 14 events playing out at MGM National Harbor.
Another was Event #7: $370 Short Deck No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that attracted 22 entries and resulted in a $6,600 prize pool. Short deck is a relatively new variant that’s grown in popularity. It strips the deck of deuces through fives and make it so flushes, which are harder to make, rank higher than full houses.
Only the top three players got paid, and it was Ke Yang of Jacksonville, North Carolina who claimed the title and $3,300 first-place prize. Meanwhile, Tommy Hwang took second for $1,980 while Robert Salaka finished third for $1,320.
It was the second win in just over a month for Yang, who back on June 11 took down a $470 pot-limit Omaha tournament out in Las Vegas at ARIA, good for a career-high $24,392.
Ji's Shove Gets Through
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
On a flop of 
, Dong Jun Ji shoved all in for his remaining 109,000 over a bet of 11,000 from his opponent who thought it out for a while but eventually decided to pitch his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,000 | -8,000 |
Xue Shoves River to Force Moore to Fold
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action was picked up on the river with a pot of about 25,000 in the middle and a board that read 
. Laura Moore checked and Zhongyuan Xue moved all in which was counted out to be for 42,600.
"Is two pair no good" asked Moore to no response from Xue. She confirmed the amount of the all in and laid it down. Xue showed the 
and pulled in the decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000 | 30,000 |
|
68,000 | -27,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Defending Champion Enters Field
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The 2018 Potomac Poker Open Main Event Champion Carlos Chadha Villamarin has just entered the field and taken his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Lask Gets Caught But Hits Ace to Bust Opponent
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action was picked up pre-flop after some action it appeared as though from the big blind Dylan Lask three-bet to 11,000 after an initial raise to 3,500 from his under the gun opponent. His opponent then four-bet to 22,000. Lask five-bet piled all in which had his opponent's decent size stack covered.
His opponent went into the tank and wondered allowed if the action could indicate anything other than pocket aces. After close to a minute he made the call. Lask frowned and showed the 
while his opponent turned over 
. But the flop launched Lask into the lead as it came 
to pair the ace. The turn was the and the river the 
to bust the at risk player with kings and to give Lask a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 60,000 |
Chip Counts
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 10,000 |
|
132,000 | 132,000 |
|
|
127,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
115,000 | -20,000 |
|
112,000 | -6,000 |
|
95,000 | 5,000 |
|
84,000 | 18,000 |
|
80,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
63,000 | 18,000 |
|
53,000 | -32,000 |
|
51,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
30,000 | 5,000 |
|
12,000 | 12,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Fifteen Minute Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Players are on break, many heading out to the nice outside deck of MGM National harbor to overlook the water and city.