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

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Foster	723,500 723,500	723,500
Sung Lee	645,500 645,500	645,500
Hal Rotholz	516,000 53,500	53,500
Jacob Hershey	477,500 327,500	327,500
Vincent Pahuja	461,000 461,000	461,000
Ryan Eriquezze	428,500 428,500	428,500
Phong Nguyen	409,500 174,500	174,500
David Frutchev	408,000 408,000	408,000
Christopher Brown	388,500 388,500	388,500
Michael Truman	364,500 364,500	364,500
Justin Liberto	363,500 363,500	363,500

John Filippone	351,500 -98,500	-98,500
Eugene Chung	348,000 348,000	348,000
Joseph Lebrun	343,000 343,000	343,000
Ponnamy Kiep	338,000 338,000	338,000
Richard Weinhold	336,500 336,500	336,500
William Staursty	336,000 336,000	336,000
Joseph Rollin	331,000 331,000	331,000
Corey Wade	327,000 327,000	327,000

Michael Mander	326,000 326,000	326,000
Stephen Song	320,000 320,000	320,000

Vinod Muorjan	308,000 308,000	308,000
Casey Hotmoker	302,500 302,500	302,500
Chan Woo Kim	302,000 302,000	302,000
David Olshon	300,500 300,500	300,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Benjamin Foster

723,500

Sung Lee

645,500

Hal Rotholz

516,000

53,500

Jacob Hershey

477,500

327,500

Vincent Pahuja

461,000

Ryan Eriquezze

428,500

Phong Nguyen

409,500

174,500

David Frutchev

408,000

Christopher Brown

388,500

Michael Truman

364,500

Justin Liberto

363,500

John Filippone

351,500

-98,500

Eugene Chung

348,000

Joseph Lebrun

343,000

Ponnamy Kiep

338,000

Richard Weinhold

336,500

William Staursty

336,000

Joseph Rollin

331,000

Corey Wade

327,000

Michael Mander

326,000

Stephen Song

320,000

Vinod Muorjan

308,000

Casey Hotmoker

302,500

Chan Woo Kim

302,000

David Olshon

300,500

Following 15 levels of play on day 1b of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open, 58 players survived from an initial field of 310. Leading those 58 players is Benjamin Foster who span his starting stack up to an impressive 723,500. That was a fair amount more than his nearest competitor, Sung Lee (645,500). Hal Rotholz rounds out the top three on 516,000.

Several notable players were able to navigate their way through the day's play, including WSOP bracelet winner Justin Liberto (363,500), 2022 GPI POY Stephen Song (320,000) and WSOP bracelet winner Lara Eisenberg (167,000).

Well known players to enter but not find a bag include 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, poker pro Joey Weissman and WSOP bracelet winner Yaser Al-Keliddar.

Top Ten Chip Counts

RANK	PLAYER	COUNTRY	CHIP COUNT
1	Benjamin Foster	United States	723,500
2	Sung Lee	United States	645,500
3	Hal Rotholz	United States	516,000
4	Jacob Hershey	United States	477,500
5	Vincent Pahuja	United States	461,000
6	Ryan Eriquezze	United States	428,500
7	Joseph Lebrun	United States	420,000
8	Phong Nguyen	United States	409,500
9	David Frutchev	United States	408,000
10	Christopher Brown	United States	388,500

The 58 survivors from day 1b will combine with the 41 players from day 1a on Sunday, February 5th at 12 p.m. at which point play will continue until just six players remain. Be sure to stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team provides comprehensive coverage of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open.

Tags: Benjamin Foster Christopher Brown Hal Rotholz Jacob Hershey Joe McKeehen Joey Weissman Justin Liberto Lara Eisenberg Phong Nguyen Sung Lee Yaser Al-Keliddar