2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Justin Arnwine shoved all-in preflop with ![]()
and was called by Ken Fishback in the small blind with ![]()
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With no help from the board, Fishback won with ace-high, eliminating Arnwine from the tournament.
The board read ![]()
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with around 30,000 in the middle.
Marcus Smith checked in the small blind and the player in the cutoff shoved for 34,500. Smith contemplated for a while, cut out calling chips, and then made the call.
"Good call..." his opponent said before turning his cards over.
Cutoff: ![]()
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Marcus Smith: ![]()
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"Oh I am ahead," he realized but then the dealer turned over the
for the river to give Smith the straight to eliminate his opponent.
Level 12: 1,500/3,000/3,000
The player in middle position opened to 8,000 preflop and was three-bet by Marcus Smith to 18,000. The player in the cutoff four-bet all in for 53,500. The initial raiser folded and Smith called.
Marcus Smith turned over his hand to show ![]()
and the player in the cutoff showed ![]()
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Smith flopped trips on the ![]()
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board and all he had to do was fade the one remaining ace.
Nothing changed on the turn with the
and Smith knocked out the player in the cutoff with the
on the river.
With 112 entries collected on Day 1b, there will be 13 players cashing today with 8 players making it through to Day 2.
There are currently 47 players left in the field with just 15 minutes of late registration of reentering possible as the break after Level 11 has begun. While the 100-value chips are being raced off, player can still enter until the next level starts. in what looks to be a tournament with the first overlay of this festival.