Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2019 Potomac Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1a
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
|
30,000 |
|
68,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
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
|
-8,000 |
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.
Dinner Break
Level 8
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Players are now on their 60 minute dinner break.
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
After Dinner Chip Counts
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
125,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
117,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
||
|
115,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
107,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
102,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
87,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
||
|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
65,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
41,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Registration Nearly Over
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players have about 30 more minutes to register in Flight A.
Gregg On Fire to Start
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Tony Gregg registered late but has immediately began to stack chips as he has taken out multiple opponents quickly including his most recent victim whom he took down holding the 
against 
when the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Ji Takes Small Pot With River Bet
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Dong Jun JI was called by his opponent on the turn and they went to the river and the board read 
. Ji bet 11,200 which prompted a fold out of his opponent as Ji continues a steady rise in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |