Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,457
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
278
Players Left
22
Parrish Flushes Opponent Out
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
On a board of 
, Charles Parrish bet 6,000 from the cutoff and his lone opponent shoved for 18,500 on the button. Parrish called after some deliberation to put his opponent at risk.
Charles Parrish: 
Button: 
Parrish was drawing to a flush against his opponent's two pair, which filled in on the 
river — good for the knockout and sizable pot.
Parrish is among the chip leaders with around 135,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 |
Growing Field
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The player pool for Day 1a is now up to 222 entrants, which has already surpassed the previous Day 1a total of 207 from the opening $400 event in 2020.
Late registration will remain open through the end of level 11.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Defending Champ in The Field
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A player in middle position opened to 1,800 and was called by Yaser Al-Keliddar in the hijack.
Both players checked on the 
flop, but Al-Keliddar bet 1,500 on the 
turn after being checked to a second time. His opponent folded and Al-Keliddar took down the pot.
Al-Keliddar, who won the Potomac Winter Open $400 event back in 2020, is sitting with about 70,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Second Break of The Day
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on another 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
63,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
49,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
|
48,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
40,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Ace on The River Spares Perkins
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
It appeared Thomas Perkins got into a raising war from the small blind against a player in late position, with Perkins getting all in against a lone opponent for his last 39,600.
Thomas Perkins: 
Late-Position Player: 
The 
flop and turn looked dire for Perkins, but a 
river provided Perkins with a winning pair of aces and he doubled through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
82,000
|
82,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Some Big Stacks
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
185,000 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
120,000 |