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Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
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2019 Potomac Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1b
Al-Keliddar Fades Outs to Double
Level 9
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Yaser Al-Keliddar three-bet to 17,000 from middle position over a raise and a call. The initial raiser folded and one opponent called.
The flop came 
and Al-Keliddar bet 19,000. His opponent raised to 48,000, Al-Keliddar moved all in, and his opponent called quickly.
Al-Keliddar had the 
and his opponent had a plethora of outs with the 
.
Al-Keliddar began to stand up as the turn was the 
and the river the 
. He dodged all the outs and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
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Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Chip Counts at Table 18 as Coker Collects
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Azeez Coker was collecting a big pot as the players at the table were discussing the hand that Coker had just won to make him one of the bigger stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
235,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
195,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
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|
|
140,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Ahmadian Gets There to Bust Opponent
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Elia Ahmadian was facing an all-in shove from his opponent on a flop that read 
.
He thought it over for a few moments before he elected to call.
Ahmadian turned over the 
while his opponent had the 
.
The turn was the 
to open up a flush draw for Ahmadian. Then the river brought it home as the 
peeled off to bust his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
Moore Rivers Wheel
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with a board that read 
.
2019 PPO Opening Event champ Laura Moore called a bet of 13,000 from her opponent and the river came the 
.
Moore led with a bet of 25,000 which was called quickly by her opponent. Moore turned over the 
for the wheel and took the pot into her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Weinhold Gets Paid
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On the river the board read 
when Rich Weinhold raised his opponent's bet of 13,000 to 55,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, thinking it over hard.
Eventually, he put a stack of chips into the middle for the call.
Weinhold tabled the 
which was the winner as his opponent mucked angrily.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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Villamarin's Shove Gets Through
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On the river in a pot of about 70,000, Carlos Villamarin moved all in with the board reading 
.
His opponent, Ian Davis, contemplated the bet before laying it down after about thirty seconds as Villamarin continued his move up in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
||
|
65,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Break Time
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400