2019 Potomac Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 Potomac Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Farid Jattin
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$247,950
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Entries
348
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
600,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Wellborn Shoves River to Get Fold

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up with the board reading {k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Daniel Wellborn moved all in for his remaining amount of close to 60,000 into a pot of near 70,000. His opponent thought for a while before folding after about 45 seconds and Wellborn added some to his short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Wellborn us
Daniel Wellborn
127,000
37,500
37,500

Tags: Daniel Wellborn

Al-Keliddar Gets Through Two Opponents

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn on a board that read {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Spades}. The pot was about 85,000. Yaser Al-Keliddar moved all in for his remaining count of around 155,000 into two opponents. One opponent thought for about 15 seconds before folding his hand after checking his cards. The decision was then on James Carroll who thought for a longer amount of time. He looked torn over the decision but eventually he laid it down and Al-Keliddar took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Carroll us
James Carroll
212,000
-22,500
-22,500
WPT 2X Winner
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
205,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James CarrollYaser Al-Keliddar

Pham Has Better Kicker

Level 14 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

On a board that read {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} Eric Persian bet 15,000 and was called by Edward Pham. Persian said "Just a king" and Pham turned over the {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for a pair of kings as well but with the better kicker as Persian's king was was swept away into the muck and the pot was sent over to Pham.

Player Chips Progress
Edward Pham us
Edward Pham
320,000
30,000
30,000
Eric Persian us
Eric Persian
85,000
-71,500
-71,500

Tags: Edward PhamEric Persian

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Al-Keliddar Shoves Again

Level 15 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Yaser Al-Keliddar's chips again were all in the middle on a flop of {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The decision was on Benjamin Morgan who had Al-Keliddar covered. He thought it over for a while but laid his hand down, unwilling to commit that many chips. Al-Keliddar showed one of his hole cards the {q-Diamonds} as he took in the spoils.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Morgan us
Benjamin Morgan
525,000
71,500
71,500
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
270,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin Morgan