$2,700 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$2,700 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$2,700
Entries
533
Level
31
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
99
Players Left
7
Caitlyn Cobb Leads Final Seven in Event #11: $2,700 Main Event
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
After 14 hours of play on day 2 of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open just seven players remain from a starting field of 533. Leading those seven players is Caitlyn Cobb with a big stack of 7,740,000. WSOP bracelet winner Justin Liberto sits second in chips on 5,990,000, despite losing a huge pot against Cobb when he ran his kings into her aces. Christopher Brown rounds out the top three with 3,995,000.
At the start of the day, 99 players took their seat knowing that only the top 54 would see a return on their investment. The field was cut down fairly quickly, setting up bubble play only a couple of levels into the day. Not long after Lara Eisenberg burst the bubble when her ace-king held against the at risk player's ace-ten.
Final Seven Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caitlyn Cobb | 7,740,000 | 77 |
| 2 | Justin Liberto | 5,990,000 | 60 |
| 3 | Christopher Brown | 3,995,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Joseph Lebrun | 3,265,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Mark Dickstein | 2,850,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Anthony Lam | 1,650,000 | 17 |
| 7 | Shouyi Gao | 1,200,000 | 12 |
While there was the usual post bubble bustout bonanza, the pace of play eventually slowed down significantly. Notables to make it into the money but fail to survive the day include Darren Elias, Phong Nguyen and Ryan Eriquezzo. Finally, late into night Daniel Sol was eliminated in 10th place to setup the final table of nine.
Final Table Play
Tim Faro came into the final table as the short stack and it was not long before he was eliminated in 9th place when he ran his last few chips into Cobb's cowboys.
With just a few minutes left in the day's play, Hal Rotholz was sent to the rail in 8th place after Shouyi Gao's fours held against him.
Shortly after that, the remaining seven players bagged up for the night. They will return to play down to a winner on Monday, February 6th at 1 p.m. Play will resume in Level 28 with blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Be sure to stay tuned as the Pokernews live reporting team continues coverage through to the conclusion of Event #11: $2,700 Main Event at the Potomac Winter Poker Open.
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,740,000 | 2,440,000 |
|
5,990,000 | 1,040,000 |
|
3,995,000 | -3,505,000 |
|
3,265,000 | -635,000 |
|
2,850,000 | 250,000 |
|
1,650,000 | -650,000 |
|
1,200,000 | -3,000,000 |
End of Play
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Although there are still seven players remaining, the tournament will break for the night with the remaining players returning Monday, February 6th at 12 p.m. to play down to a winner. Full chip counts and a recap of the day will follow soon.
Hal Rotholz Eliminated in 8th Place ($31,860)
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Shouyi Gao opened from early position and action folded around to Hal Rotholz in the big blind who called.
Both players checked through the 
flop to the 
turn at which point Rotholz moved all in. Gao called with the larger stack to put Rotholz at risk.
Hal Rotholz: 
Shouyi Gao: 
Gao had Rotholz in a terrible position, needing to hit a two outer to survive. The miracle comeback did not happen and Rotholz was forced to settle for 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
Busted |
Tim Faro Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,302)
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tim Faro moved all in for his last few chips from under the gun and was called by Christopher Brown in late position. Caitlyn Cobb then re-jammed her stack from the cutoff, forcing folds from the button, blinds and Brown to put Faro at risk.
Tim Faro: 
Caitlyn Cobb: 
Cobb had Faro leaving his seat even before the 
runout confirmed his exit in 9th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Table Chip Counts
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Brown | 7,500,000 | 75 |
| 2 | Justin Liberto | 4,950,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Caitlyn Cobb | 4,250,000 | 43 |
| 4 | Joseph Lebrun | 3,900,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Mark Dickstein | 2,600,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Anthony Lam | 2,300,000 | 23 |
| 7 | Shouyi Gao | 1,500,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Hal Rotholz | 1,000,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Tim Faro | 450,000 | 5 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000 | |
|
|
4,950,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
|
4,250,000 | 950,000 |
|
|
3,900,000 | 3,570,000 |
|
|
2,600,000 | 1,200,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | 2,038,500 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -550,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -2,050,000 |
Daniel Sol Eliminated in 10th Place ($20,390)
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Daniel Sol opened to 220,000 from early position and was called by Christopher Brown in middle position as well as Caitlyn Cobb in late position.
Sol continued for 280,000 after the flop came 
and Brown responded by raising to 1,000,000. Cobb folded while Sol, after considerable thought, announced he was all in. Brown called with the covering stack to put Sol at risk.
Daniel Sol: 
Christopher Brown: 
Sol was in rough shape and failed to improve on the turn or 
river to end the tournament in 10th place and bring the field down to the final table. Earlier, Michael Marder was eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000 | 3,400,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Cobb Doubles Through Liberto
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Caitlyn Cobb opened to 160,000 from late position and was called by Hal Rotholz on the button. Justin Liberto then three-bet to 565,000 out of the small blind. Cobb quickly announced she was all in, prompting a fold from Rotholz but a call from Liberto who had the covering stack.
Caitlyn Cobb: 
Justin Liberto: 
Cobb, though at risk, was way ahead. Nothing changed on the 
runout to hand Cobb a huge double while dealing a big blow to Liberto.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,450,000 | -1,500,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 | 1,400,000 |