2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
403
Players Left
32

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

McCauley Forces a Fold

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A player in the cutoff limped before Jeff McCauley made it 800 to go on the button. Grant Juric in the small blind responded by three-betting to 2,700. The big blind and cutoff players quickly folded to send the action back to McCauley who, with little hesitation, moved his entire stack into the middle. Juric immediately appeared frustrated, picking up his cards as he exclaimed 'I've got tens in the hole!'. He questioned why McCauley had opted for the maximum re-raise, saying 'why not make it 6,000?' before eventually tossing his cards towards the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff McCauley us
Jeff McCauley
26,500
Grant Juric us
Grant Juric
24,000

Tags: Grant JuricJeff McCauley

Sommers Wins Small One

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

A player opened to 300 from under the gun and was called by Lee Sommers out of the small blind as well as the player in the big blind to send action three-way to the flop.

Both blinds checked on a flop of {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{k-Clubs} and the initial raiser continued for 800. Sommers made the call while the big blind got out of the way.

The {a-Spades} turn saw Sommers take over the betting lead, tossing 1,500 into the middle. His opponent did not pause for long before tossing their holding into the muck to send a small pot Sommers' direction early in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Lee Sommers us
Lee Sommers
27,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Lee Sommers

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

Welcome to Day 1c of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty

Shouyi Gao
Shouyi Gao

Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open continues today with Day 1c, the third of six starting flights.

Days 1a and 1b saw a combined 612 entries with just 48 of those players making it through to Day 2. Currently leading the survivors is Shouyi Gao of the United States, sitting on a massive stack of 920,000. Other large stacks include Jacob Mitich (806,000), Lashawn Myles (670,000) and day 1a chip leader David Simard (663,000).

Play for Day 1c is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time. Players taking their seats at that time will start with 25,000 in tournament chips and blinds of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels throughout the day will be 30 minutes in length and late registration will remain open until level 12. The money bubble will burst once 10% of the field remains and play will only conclude when 8% of the initial runners are left. Those who make it into the money but bust on Day 1 will receive a flat $500.

The mystery bounty portion of the tournament does not come into play until Day 2, at which stage every remaining player will be assigned a mystery bounty. At that time, if a player knocks out an opponent, they will receive a mystery bounty ticket, which can be redeemed at the mystery bounty redemption table. Potential prizes range in value from $50 to $25,000.

Day 2 resumes on Sunday, January 29th at 12 p.m. with blind levels increasing to 45 minutes. Play will then continue until a winner is crowned.

The 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Mystery Bounty Schedule

DayDateStarting TimeLate RegEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aWednesday January 2517:00End of Level 112782210% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1bThursday January 2617:00End of Level 113342610% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1cFriday January 2711:00End of Level 11tbdtbd10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1dFriday January 2717:00End of Level 11tbdtbd10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1eSaturday January 2811:00End of Level 11tbdtbd10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1fSaturday January 2817:00End of Level 11tbdtbd10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 2Sunday January 2912:00---Level duration increases to 45 mins, play down to a winner

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide updates of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open.

Tags: David SimardJacob MitichShouyi Gao

$400 Mystery Bounty

Day 1c Started