Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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.
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 ![]()
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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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 ![]()
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
135,000
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135,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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235,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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165,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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165,000
115,000
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115,000 |
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109,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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105,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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105,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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95,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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95,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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93,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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63,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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55,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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50,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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38,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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 ![]()
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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 ![]()
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but made what appeared to be a disciplined fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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215,000
15,000
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15,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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.
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.
| 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 |