Al-Keliddar Back in The Mix
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Yaser Al-Keliddar is back for Day 1b after busting on Day 1a.
In a recent hand, Al-Keliddar was three ways on a flop of 
. Action checked to Al-Keliddar in middle position, who bet 900. Only one player called from early position.
Both players checked down on the 
turn and 
river. Al-Keliddar's opponent showed 
for a pair of sixes, while Al-Keliddar tabled 
for a wininng pair of jacks.
Al-Keliddar, who won the Potomac Winter Open $400 event back in 2020, is sitting just above a starting stack and will be looking to make another deep run this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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. The initial raiser bet 800 and Morrison raised to 3,000. His opponent called. 
and Morrison's opponent check-called a 7,000 bet from Morrison. 
completed the board and this time Morrison's opponent led out for 9,000. Morrison thought a while before sliding out his entire stack for a raise to about 32,000. Morrison's opponent folded after some deliberation — awarding the sizable pot to Morrison.
flop left Mischel drawing thin. The 
turn provided a few additional outs for Mischel, and those outs were realized when the 
, Andrew Sekot shoved for his last 18,300 from the big blind against Jay Jin, who was under-the-gun. 
for top pair and was forced to surrender the vast majority of his chips.
and it was checked to Al-Keliddar, who shoved for his last 9,100. His opponent called after a bit of deliberation to put Al-Keliddar at risk and hands were tabled. 
turn and 
river fulfilled Al-Keliddar's hopes and he doubled up with his pocket tens.