Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
533
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
223
Players Left
41
Break Time
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante.
Weng Does Not Take the Bait
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Bin Weng opened to 1,600 from the cutoff and was called by a player on the button as well as the big blind.
The big blind checked to Weng on a flop of 
and he continued for 2,500. That got rid of the button but the big blind came along to see a turn.
Action checked through the 
turn to the 
river. The big blind then checked for a third time and before tabling 
for the flush after Weng, not taking the bait, checked back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Liddell Gets a Fold
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A player opened to 1,800 from middle position and was called by the cutoff as well as James Liddell in the big blind.
Liddell checked following the 
flop and the middle position player continued for 2,000. That elicited a fold from the cutoff player but Liddell was not going anywhere just yet and made the call.
Both players checked through the 
turn to see the 
river at which point Liddell pushed 8,000 into the middle. After some thought, his opponent folded to send the pot Liddell's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Gao Outflops Ditoto
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Shouyi Gao opened to 1,500 from early position and was called by a player on the button. Isiah Ditoto then three-bet to 8,500 out of the small blind only to see Gao respond by four-betting to 20,000. The button player folded to send the action back to Ditoto who moved all in. Gao called with the effective stack to put himself at risk.
Shouyi Gao: 
Isiah Ditoto: 
Gao was in rough shape, needing to come from behind with a dominated hand to survive. He found immediate help, however, on the 
flop. Nothing changed on the 
turn or 
river to hand Gao a full double while dealing a crippling blow to Ditoto's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
35,000 |
Tadjer Chipping Up
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Mohammed-Ali Tadjer opened to 2,000 before a player in middle position three-bet to 6,000. Action folded back around to Tadjer who made the call.
Both players checked through the 
flop to the 
turn at which point Tadjer took over the betting lead, firing off 4,000. That single bet was enough to force his opponent off their hand and take down a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
2023 PSPC Hands of the Week: Will this Misclick Cost One Player Millions of Dollars?
Level 5
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
PokerStars wrapping the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) with the conclusion of the second ever PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC). That $25,000 buy-in tournament attracted 1,014 entries and will award the winner a $4,053,200 top prize.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been on-site to offer live updates from a slew of PCA tournaments. Here’s a look at five of the more interesting hands captured in our live updates from the PSPC, including one that happened at the final table not long ago and could very well cost one player millions of dollars.
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Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Liddell Outflips Opponent
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action folded around to James Liddell in the small blind who raised to 2,000. The big blind responded by three-betting to 7,500 only to see Liddell move all in. That sent the big blind deep into the tank as he counted the 20,000 or so remaining chips he would have left were he to fold. Eventually he did commit the rest of his stack to put himself at risk.
Big Blind Player: 
James Liddell: 
Though no comment was made, it did appear that several players at the table were at the very least taken aback by how long it took the big blind to make the call. Regardless of that fact, however, the at risk player would need to win the most classic of poker races to double up and survive. That outcome became less likely following the 
flop. Neither the turn or river provided the necessary broadway card for the big blind player, sending him out of the tournament while Liddell collected a sizable pot to go along with the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
23,000
|
23,000 |