$1,200 Freezeout | 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-02-2023 14:50 UTC-4

Some Counts From The Field

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dean Phelps	140,000
Manuel Herrera	130,000 80,000	80,000
Bin Weng	105,000 5,000	5,000

Justin Arnwine	102,000 52,000	52,000
Erik Ter-Gabrielyan	78,000 -9,000	-9,000
Michael Lerner	55,000
Craig Logue	45,000 -17,000	-17,000
Jason Latourette	38,000 -13,000	-13,000
Jacob Mitich	25,000 -15,000	-15,000
Joel Lanning	Busted

02-02-2023 14:50 UTC-4

Here's the Full Schedule for 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP); Win Main Event for Life!

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The dates for the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) have been in your diary since December, but now get ready to plan your entire summer with the release of the full WSOP schedule.

A total of 95 bracelets — the most at a live WSOP in history — will be awarded over the course of seven weeks at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos. In addition, there will be 20 bracelets awarded on WSOP.com in the merged network of New Jersey and Nevada, while the segregated markets of Pennsylvania and Michigan will each award seven bracelets.

The action gets underway on May 30 and runs through until July 18, 2023, on the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. Officials are doing what they can to ensure the $10,000 Main Event will be the biggest ever, including numerous satellite options, and if it is someone in the field will win a "Main Event for Life" drawing in which they will win a non-transferrable Main Event buy-in for the next 30 years!

See the full 2023 WSOP schedule here!

02-02-2023 14:39 UTC-4

Wingerden Gets a Fold

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in the hijack opened to 900 and found one caller in Cottrell van Wingerden from the big blind.

Wingerden checked to his opponent, who bet 1,000. Wingerden then check-raised to 3,000 and his opponent called.

Both players checked on the turn; however, Wingerden fired 4,000 into the middle when the completed the board. The player in the hijack folded — conceding the pot to Wingerden.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cottrell van Wingerden	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Cottrell van Wingerden

02-02-2023 14:29 UTC-4

Weng Spikes The River

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Bin Weng was all in from early position against a lone opponent in the small blind, whom he had slightly covered.

Bin Weng:
Small blind:

Weng was dominated, but the runout paired Weng's jack on the river to eliminate his opponent and send Weng the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	100,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Bin Weng

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

02-02-2023 14:03 UTC-4

Break Time

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

The field is up to 50 players.

02-02-2023 13:57 UTC-4

Check Out The MyStack App

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
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Tags: My Stack

02-02-2023 13:55 UTC-4

Latourette Takes it on The Turn

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player limped under-the-gun and action folded to Jason Latourette in the cutoff, who raised to 1,100. Action folded back to the limper, who called.

The flop came and it was checked to Latourette, who continued for 1,500. His opponent called.

The fell on the turn and it was checked to Latourette again and he bet 2,500. This time his opponent folded and Latourette took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Latourette	51,000 51,000	51,000
Justin Arnwine	50,000 50,000	50,000
Manuel Herrera	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jason Latourette

02-02-2023 13:35 UTC-4

Logue Applies Pressure

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 800 and was called by Craig Logue in the cutoff and the player in the big blind.

Action checked to the original raiser, who continued for 1,100. Logue raised to 2,600 and it was folded back to the initial bettor, who called.

The fell on the turn and Logue bet 5,000 after being checked to. His opponent again called.

The filled the river and the hijack checked once more. Logue fired 10,000 into the middle and his opponent folded — awarding the pot to Logue.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Logue	62,000

Tags: Craig Logue

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300