$2,700 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
533
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
7
Players Left
1
Winner To Be Crowned in Event #11: $2,700 Main Event
Entering the third and final day of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open just seven players remain from an original field of 533. Each of those players has locked up at least $39,506 but all eyes will surely be on the top prize of $277,053 and the title of main event champion.
Currently the player best positioned to chase that first place finish is Caitlyn Cobb who holds the chiplead with a stack of 7,740,000. She will face stiff competition, however, in the form of WSOP bracelet winner and established Maryland poker pro Justin Liberto, sitting second in chips with 5,990,000. The hyper aggressive, angry birds hat-wearing Christopher Brown, who was near the top of the chip counts for much of the tournament, rounds out the top three with 3,995,000.
Final Seven Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlyn Cobb | 7,740,000 | 65 |
| 2 | Justin Liberto | 5,990,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Christopher Brown | 3,995,000 | 33 |
| 4 | Joseph Lebrun | 3,265,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Mark Dickstein | 2,850,000 | 24 |
| 6 | Anthony Lam | 1,650,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Shouyi Gao | 1,200,000 | 10 |
Day 3 resumes at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 6th and will continue until a winner is crowned. Play commences during Level 28 with blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Stay tuned as the Pokernews live reporting team brings its coverage of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open to a conclusion.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are in the air on day 3 of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event.
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Anthony Lam Eliminated in 7th Place ($39,506)
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action folded around to Justin Liberto on the button and he raised enough to force either Shouyi Gao in the small blind or Anthony Lam in the big blind all in. Gao got out of the way while Lam, after taking one last look at his stack, called off for his tournament life.
Anthony Lam: 
Justin Liberto: 
Lam was at risk but did have two live cards. The 
flop immediately propelled him into the lead though the 
turn did give Liberto a flush draw. That draw came in on the 
river, ending Lam's impressive run in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,900,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Shouyi Gao Eliminated in 6th Place ($52,250)
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Shouyi Gao moved all in from early position and Caitlyn Cobb on the button raised to isolate. Mark Dickstein and Justin Liberto quickly vacated the blinds to put Gao officially at risk.
Shouyi Gao: 
Caitlyn Cobb: 
Gao had Cobb dominated and was in a good spot to secure a full double. The 
flop and turn kept Gao ahead but the 
river paired Cobb's inferior kicker to hand her the pot and send Gao to the rail in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,700,000
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
Busted |
Lebrun Doubles Through Brown
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Joseph Lebrun opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and was called by Christopher Brown on the button as well as Mark Dickstein in the big blind.
Action checked to Brown on a flop of 
and he led out for 600,000. That forced a fold from Dickstein but Lebrun called to see a turn.
The turn came 
and Lebrun checked for a second time. Brown immediately moved all and Lebrun, though he seemed uncomfortable with the situation, called off with the effective stack.
Joseph Lebrun: 
Christopher Brown: 
Lebrun was ahead with his pocket rockets but would need to fade Brown's flush and straight outs. He was able to do that after the river bricked out 
to hand a massive double to Lebrun while leaving Brown as the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500,000
4,235,000
|
4,235,000 |
|
800,000
-3,195,000
|
-3,195,000 |
Brown Builds Back
Level 28
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Christopher Brown had already managed to find one double through Mark Dickstein and now moved all in again for 1,200,000 from under the gun. Caitlyn Cobb then raised in the cutoff, forcing the remaining players out of the hand.
Christopher Brown:
Caitlyn Cobb: 
Cobb was ahead but could not hold on the 
runout to hand Brown another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000
-3,600,000
|
-3,600,000 |
|
|
2,500,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Christopher Brown Eliminated in 5th Place ($68,818)
Level 29
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Caitlyn Cobb opened to 480,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Christopher Brown in the big blind who moved all in. Cobb quickly called with the covering stack to put Brown at risk.
Christopher Brown: 
Caitlyn Cobb:
Brown was ahead with his ladies but the 
flop did give Cobb a flush draw. The turn left Brown hoping to make a full house on the river to survive but he could not do so as the 
river completed the board to send Brown to the payout cage in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,700,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
|
|
Busted |