Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,457
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
334
Players Left
26
Sroka Catches a Queen to Bust Opponent
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Three ways on a flop of 
, it appeared a player in middle position bet 10,000, which was met with a shove from the player on the button for 24,000. Amry Sroka went all in as well for 39,300 from the small blind and the initial bettor folded.
Amy Sroka: 
Button: 
Sroka was up against a better flush draw and was drawing slim. The 
turn changed nothing, however, a 
river improved Sroka to a pair of queens, sending her opponent to the rail in dramatic fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
Counts From The Field
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
75,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
70,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
67,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
52,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
49,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
48,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
35,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
22,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Shoja Sticks Around
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A player opened to 2,000 from middle position and was called by Dave Helpard from the hijack, Masoud Shoja on the button, and the player in the big blind.
All four players checked on the 
flop and action checked to Shoja on the 
turn, prompting Shoja to shove for around 8,000. Everyone quickly folded and Shoja scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
18,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Hogans Shows Aces
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Matt Lydon opened to 1,800 from under-the-gun and was three-bet to 5,000 by Jordan Hogans in the hijack. The big blind cold-called and Lydon then four-bet to 13,800. Undeterred, Hogans shoved for 78,000 total. The big blind quickly folded, as did Lydon after a bit of thought.
Hogans revealed he held 
as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
90,000 |
Second Break
Level 7
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Players are now on their second break of the day.
The field is up to 293 entrants, which has already surpassed the Day 1a total of 278.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Arnwine Over 100k
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Justin Arnwine opened to 3,000 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff shoved for around 12,000 total. Action folded back around to Arnwine, who called to put his opponent at risk.
Justin Arnwine: 
Cutoff: 
Arnwine was drawing live, and the 
flop vaulted him into the lead.
The turn gave Arnwine two pair, but also gave his opponent a draw to a flush. However, the bricked off on the river and Arnwine scored the knockout and added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
A Few Big Stacks
Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
165,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
150,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
140,000 |