2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$96,657
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,457
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
334
Players Left
26

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 {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} flop and action checked to Shoja on the {k-Spades} turn, prompting Shoja to shove for around 8,000. Everyone quickly folded and Shoja scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Helpard us
Dave Helpard
170,000 -20,000
Masoud Shoja us
Masoud Shoja
18,000 6,000

Tags: Dave HelpardMasoud Shoja

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Sroka Catches a Queen to Bust Opponent

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Amy Sroka
Amy Sroka

Three ways on a flop of {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, 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: {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Button: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Sroka was up against a better flush draw and was drawing slim. The {2-Spades} turn changed nothing, however, a {q-Spades} river improved Sroka to a pair of queens, sending her opponent to the rail in dramatic fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Amy Sroka us
Amy Sroka
88,000 88,000

Tags: Amy Sroka

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Al-Keliddar Finds a Double

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in early position opened to 1,200 and action folded to Yaser Al-Keliddar in the cutoff, who announced a three-bet to 3,600. It was folded back around to the original raiser, who called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} 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.

Yaser Al-Keliddar: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Early-position player: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

"I hope I win," Al-Keliddar quipped.

The {3-Hearts} turn and {2-Diamonds} river fulfilled Al-Keliddar's hopes and he doubled up with his pocket tens.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 2,000

Tags: Yaser Al-Keliddar

Jin's Coinflip Causes Sekot to Double up

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Andrew Sekot
Andrew Sekot

On a completed board of {6-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}, Andrew Sekot shoved for his last 18,300 from the big blind against Jay Jin, who was under-the-gun.

"Show me if I let you have it?" Jin asked. Sekot remained silent.

"It's fifty-fifty," Jin said as he reached for his coin card protector. "Heads I call, tails I fold." Jin then proceeded to flip his card protector, which landed heads.

True to his word, Jin immediately announced a call and Sekot tabled {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut straight. Jin held the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} for top pair and was forced to surrender the vast majority of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Sekot us
Andrew Sekot
62,000 62,000
Jay Jin us
Jay Jin
8,000 -22,000

Tags: Andrew SekotJay Jin

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Mischel Goes Runner-Runner

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player shoved for his last 6,400 from middle position and action folded around to Josh Mischel in the small blind, who also went all in. The big blind folded and hands were revealed.

Josh Mischel: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Middle-position player: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

It was a race, but the {j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop left Mischel drawing thin. The {9-Clubs} turn provided a few additional outs for Mischel, and those outs were realized when the {10-Diamonds} completed the board — giving Mischel a straight for the win and sending his opponent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Mischel us
Josh Mischel
21,000

Tags: Josh Mischel