$2,700 Main Event Day 1a | 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-03-2023 21:41 UTC-4

Jacks Hold For Ditoto

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 11 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Isiah Ditoto in the cutoff had his opponent in middle position all in and at risk.

Middle Position Player:
Isiah Ditoto:

Ditoto's jacks would need to hold for him to eliminate his opponent and the flop had him well on the way to doing just that. The turn ended matters prior to the meaningless river to hand Ditoto the knockout and send his stack north of the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isiah Ditoto	230,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Isiah Ditoto

02-03-2023 21:29 UTC-4

Liddell Takes Some From Elias

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 11 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

James Liddell opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Darren Elias in the big blind.

Elias check-called a bet of 6,000 from Liddell on a flop of to send the two players to the turn.

Action went check-check following the turn before Elias decided to bet out around 15,000 after the river completed the board. Liddell responded by moving all in which was met by an instant fold from Elias to leave himself short.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Liddell	170,000 41,000	41,000
Darren Elias	17,000 -133,000	-133,000

Tags: Darren Elias James Liddell

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

02-03-2023 21:09 UTC-4

Eisenberg Cannot Force Fold

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player opened to 6,000 from under the gun and was called by Lara Eisenberg in early position. A player in middle position then three-bet to 20,000, getting a fold from the under the gun player and a call from Eisenberg.

The flop saw Eisenberg check and then call a continuation of 12,500 from the middle position player.

Action checked through the turn to the board pairing river at which point Eisenberg pushed 43,000 into the middle. Her opponent did not take long to make the call and confidently turned over which was good enough to beat Eisenberg's bluff with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Lara Eisenberg	65,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Lara Eisenberg

02-03-2023 20:48 UTC-4

Liddell Wheels Out Opponent

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

James Liddell opened to 4,400 from middle position and was called by the player to his immediate left as well as Besnik Biberaj out of the small blind. The big blind player then moved all in for their last 17,300 with Liddell opting to re-jam his larger stack. Both the middle position player and Biberaj folded to put the big blind player officially at risk.

Big Blind Player:
James Liddell:

The big blind player would need to win a flip to survive and remained ahead on the flop. The turn, however, improved Liddell to a wheel, leaving the at risk player to hope for a six or ace on the river to chop. Instead, the river completed the board to send the big blind player out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Liddell	129,000 9,000	9,000
Besnik Biberaj	120,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Besnik Biberaj James Liddell

02-03-2023 20:30 UTC-4

Bregger Wins Small Pot

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Bin Weng opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Jason Bregger defended out of the big blind.

Bregger checked to Weng on a flop of and he continued for 3,100, a bet that Bregger promptly called.

Both players checked through the turn to the river at which point Bregger once again checked to Weng. 'Your ten is good' Weng said as he checked back. Bregger did not have a ten but instead turned over for the pair of kings to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bregger	160,000
Bin Weng	65,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Bin Weng Jason Bregger

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-03-2023 19:16 UTC-4

Dinner Break

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.

02-03-2023 19:09 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Mitich	235,000 185,000	185,000
Darren Elias	150,000 -60,000	-60,000

Joe McKeehen	125,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mark Dickstein	125,000 10,000	10,000
Bin Weng	125,000 88,000	88,000

Besnik Biberaj	110,000 -5,000	-5,000
Isiah Ditoto	110,000 75,000	75,000
Robert Cohen	95,000
Xiaohai Wu	75,000
Chris Smith	55,000 5,000	5,000
Jim Dike	42,000 -9,000	-9,000
Lara Eisenberg	26,000 -19,000	-19,000

Robert Fikac	Busted
Mohammed-Ali Tadjer	Busted
Justin Arnwine	Busted
John Auville	Busted
Sheldon Poe	Busted

Tags: Besnik Biberaj Bin Weng Chris Smith Darren Elias Isiah Ditoto Jacob Mitich Jim Dike Joe McKeehen John Auville Justin Arnwine Lara Eisenberg Mark Dickstein Mohammed-Ali Tadjer Robert Cohen Robert Fikac Sheldon Poe Xiaohai Wu

02-03-2023 18:53 UTC-4

Gao Felted

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Shouyi Gao in the cutoff found himself all in and at risk against a player in middle position.

Shouyi Gao:
Middle Position Player:

Gao was not in great shape and would need help to survive. None was forthcoming on the runout, sending Gao out of the tournament before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shouyi Gao	Busted

Tags: Shouyi Gao