2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Monster Triple Stack
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$22,298
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
275
Players Left
19
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Arnwine Chops It Up

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Justin Arnwine opened to 35,000 from middle position and the player to his immediate left moved all in for their last 189,000. Action folded back around to Arnwine who made the call with the covering stack to put his opponent at risk.

Middle Position Player: {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}
Justin Arnwine: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The at risk player was dominated and asked the dealer for a chop to survive No help came for the middle position player on the {k-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop or {9-Clubs} turn but the {3-Diamonds} river meant that Arnwine's superior kicker did not play and as a result, the pot was split between the two players.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Arnwine
510,000

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Break Time

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The remaining 45 players have been sent on a 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante at which stage the money bubble will begin to loom large.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Mitich Outraces Opponent

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jacob Mitich opened to 45,000 from middle position and faced an all in shove for 158,000 from a player in the cutoff. He quickly called with the covering stack to put his opponent at risk.

Cutoff Player: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Jacob Mitich: {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

It was a coinflip with Mitich needing to hit to win. The at risk player maintained their lead through the {2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop and {q-Hearts} turn but it was Mitich who ended the hand ahead after the {k-Spades} rolled off the deck on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Mitich
1,150,000
780,000
780,000

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Matei Scores Knockout

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, a player in the small blind was all in and at risk against Dan Matei in middle position.

Small Blind Player: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}
Dan Matei: {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}

The small blind player would need to win a flip to survive but fell far behind on the {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts} flop. Nothing changed on the {3-Diamonds} turn or {6-Hearts} river to send the small blind player packing while keeping Matei chipping up as one of the big stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Matei
730,000
624,000
624,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 24,000

Dike Goes Runner-Runner

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Jim Dike moved all in from middle position before a player in the cutoff called off with the shorter stack. The remaining players got out of the way and the cutoff was officially at risk.

Cutoff Player: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Jim Dike: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The cutoff would need to win a flip to survive and pulled into a commanding lead following the {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Hearts} flop. The {2-Hearts} turn did give Dike a flush draw and it came in on the {a-Hearts} river to eliminate the cutoff close to the bubble in cruel fashion.

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Jim Dike
650,000

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Eisenberg Eliminates Matei

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Lara Eisenberg
Lara Eisenberg

Lara Eisenberg limped from early position as did Roger Laing on the button and the small blind. Dan Matei then moved all in for his last 94,000 from the big blind and was only called by Eisenberg.

Dan Matei: {k-Spades}{q-Spades}
Lara Eisenberg: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Eisenberg was marginally ahead but Matei took the lead on a flop of {9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. The {a-Spades} turn flipped the tables back around and Matei headed to the exits just shy of the money after the {9-Hearts} river completed the board.

After the hand was over, a player at the table suggested Eisenberg needed to 'regain her confidence' to which she responded 'I feel confident'. Given Eisenberg's chip stack, it seems the WSOP bracelet winner is, in fact, playing with a great deal of confidence.

Player Chips Progress
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Lara Eisenberg
1,250,000
200,000
200,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roger Laing
300,000
70,000
70,000
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Dan Matei
Busted

Tags: Dan MateiLara EisenbergRoger Laing

Updated Chip Counts

Level 21 : Blinds 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Mitich
1,260,000
110,000
110,000
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James Borgata
860,000
170,000
170,000
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Justin Arnwine
700,000
190,000
190,000
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James Liddell
550,000
442,000
442,000
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Cory Sitzman
390,000
420,000
420,000
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John Auville
Busted
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Stephani Czap
Busted
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Izzy Einsidler
Busted
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Steve Burnett
Busted
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Marshall Roof
Busted
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Xiaohai Wu
Busted
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Ron Hunt
Busted
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Jason Bregger
Busted
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Mohammed-Ali Tadjer
Busted
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Mark Martin
Busted

Tags: Cory SitzmanMohammed-Ali TadjerIzzy EinsidlerJacob MitichJames BorgataJames LiddellJason BreggerJohn AuvilleJustin ArnwineMark MartinMarshall RoofRon HuntSteve BurnettXiaohai Wu

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000