$1,200 Freezeout | 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-02-2023 18:19 UTC-4

Weng's Straight Leaves Ter-Gabrielyan With Crumbs

Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bin Weng opened to 2,500 on the button and was called by Erik Ter-Gabrielyan in the big blind.

Ter-Gabrielyan check-called a 2,000 bet from Weng on the flop, a 9,300 bet from Weng on the turn, and an all-in shove for 44,600 from Weng on the river.

Weng tabled for the nut straight, which had Ter-Gabrielyan's beat to leave Ter-Gabrielyan with just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	120,000 60,000	60,000

Erik Ter-Gabrielyan	3,100 -74,900	-74,900

Tags: Bin Weng Erik Ter-Gabrielyan

02-02-2023 18:28 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Hiep Nguyen	270,000 130,000	130,000
Justin Arnwine	230,000 55,000	55,000
Besnik Biberaj	190,000 190,000	190,000
Jeremy Fineman	175,000 45,000	45,000
Cottrell van Wingerden	165,000 -15,000	-15,000

Sang Kim	140,000 20,000	20,000
Dean Phelps	120,000 -25,000	-25,000
Michael Lerner	110,000 30,000	30,000
Jason Latourette	90,000 35,000	35,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar	82,000 32,000	32,000

Manuel Herrera	80,000
Xiaohai Wu	65,000 -50,000	-50,000
Dennis Backhaus	45,000 -40,000	-40,000
Olivia Qu	32,000 -41,000	-41,000
Jacob Mitich	15,000 -20,000	-20,000
Erik Ter-Gabrielyan	Busted

Time For a Break

Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are on another 15-minute break.

The field has grown to 73 entries and counting.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

02-02-2023 19:04 UTC-4

Pahuja Takes Out Two

Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player in early position opened to 3,500 and was called by Sang Kim in middle position. Vinny Pahuja then squeezed to 15,000 from the hijack and Jacob Mitich called all in for his last 15,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser shoved for 33,000 total and Sang got out of the way. Pahuja called to put both players at risk and all hands were revealed.

Vinny Pahuja:
Jacob Mitich:
Early-position player:

The runout made Pahuja a winning straight and he eliminated both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vinny Pahuja	165,000 165,000	165,000
Sang Kim	160,000 20,000	20,000
Jacob Mitich	Busted

Tags: Jacob Mitich Sang Kim Vinny Phauga

02-02-2023 19:20 UTC-4

Herrera Hangs Tough

Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sang Kim opened to 3,600 from under-the-gun and was called by Manuel Herrera on the button and the player in the blind.

Action checked to Kim on the flop and he bet 2,000. Herrera called and the big blind then squeezed to 9,000. Kim folded but Herrera called.

The turn brought the and the big blind fired 16,000 into the middle. Herrera again called.

Both players checked on the river and the big blind showed for a pair of sixes. It was no good against the of Herrera for queens and he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sang Kim	150,000 -10,000	-10,000
Manuel Herrera	130,000 50,000	50,000

02-02-2023 19:31 UTC-4

Weng Stays Aggressive

Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Bin Weng completed from the small. His opponent in the big blind raised and, undeterred, Weng made it 18,200 to go. The big blind called.

The flop came and Weng bet 22,000, which got a fold from his opponent.

Weng flashed the as before he collected the pot.

"I can't help myself," Weng said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	200,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Bin Weng

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-02-2023 19:47 UTC-4

Qu Doubles Through Wingerden

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Cottrell van Wingerden opened to 4,300 from early position and action folded to Olivia Qu in the small blind, who shoved for her last 18,300. The big blind folded and Wingerden quickly called to put Qu at risk.

Olivia Qu:
Wingerden:

Wingerden was ahead, but the runout gave Qu a straight and she doubled through Wingerden.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cottrell van Wingerden	210,000 -20,000	-20,000

Shahabaldin Shirazi	205,000
Olivia Qu	40,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Cottrell van Wingerden Olivia Qu

02-02-2023 20:06 UTC-4

Biberaj Shows Quads

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Three ways on a flop of , action was checked to Justin Arnwine in early position, who bet 10,000. The player in the small blind folded and Besnik Biberaj called from the big.