Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
533
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
310
Players Left
58
Dinner Break
Level 11
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big blind ante. At that stage, late registration will open for just one more level before final entry numbers in Event #11: $2,700 Main Event are confirmed.
Al-Keliddar Applies Pressure
Level 11
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
A player opened to 5,000 from late position and was called by Yaser Al-Keliddar in the big blind.
Al-Keliddar checked to the preflop aggressor on a flop of 
and he continued for 6,000, a bet that Al-Keliddar called.
The 
turn saw Al-Keliddar check for a second time and then, after his opponent fired off a bet of 11,000, ask how much the late position player had behind. After hearing it was around 35,000 he made the call to see a river.
The river came 
to put a four liner to a straight as well as three clubs on the board. Al-Keliddar decided to take over the betting lead at this point, asking 26,000 of his opponent. The late position player, who appeared to be the victim of an unfortunate turn and river runout, folded with a certain amount of exasperation to send a sizable pot over to Al-Keliddar.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
Bond Up Big
Level 11
: Blinds 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Picking up the action on the river, Nicholas Bond on the button was involved in a hand with a player in middle position. With the board reading 
the middle position player checked to Bond who bet 65,000 into a pot of around 95,000. That bet represented most of his opponent's stack. The middle position player went deep into the tank, thinking for several minutes before finally making the call. Bond turned over 
for top two which was good enough to take down a massive pot and send Bond shooting up the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
Updated Chip Counts
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
165,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
165,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
109,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
|
105,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
95,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
93,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
63,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
55,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
50,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
38,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Bond Bets Eights
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
A player opened to 4,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Nicholas Bond in the big blind who defended.
Both players checked through the 
flop and 
turn to see the 
river at which point Bond led out for 6,000. His opponent thought for a moment before making the call. Bond turned over 
for the thin value bet which was good enough to take down the pot.
On the previous hand, Bond had been put to the test on the river, facing a near all in raise for 46,000 from his opponent after he bet 12,000 with the board reading 
but made what appeared to be a disciplined fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Break Time
Level 9
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players have been sent on another 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante.
Remaining 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open Schedule
Level 9
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The Potomac Winter Poker Open at MGM National Harbor, which runs through February 6, will offer over $1,000,000 in guarantees over 16 events.
Here's a look at the remaining schedule.
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | Starting Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, February 4 | 7 p.m. | Event #13: NLH Rookie’s Event | $200 | 10K |
| Sunday, February 5 | 12 p.m. | Main Event Restart | ||
| Sunday, February 5 | 1 p.m. | Event #14: NLH $50K GTD 1 Day | $400 | 25K |
| Sunday, February 5 | 5 p.m. | Event #15: 5-Card PLO Championship | $400 | 25K |
| Monday, February 6 | 11 a.m. | Event #16: NLH Double Stack $50K GTD 1 Day | $400 | 50K |
| Monday, February 6 | 1 p.m. | Main Event Final Table |