Sheldon Poe Leads 50 Survivors on Day 1e of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty
After almost 17 full levels of play on Day 1e of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty at the Potomac Winter Poker Open just 50 players remain from an initial field of 639. Leading those 50 players is Sheldon Poe sitting on a large stack of 976,000, far ahead of his nearest competitor, Hiep Nguyen (766,000). Rounding out the top three is Tom Northern, who was able to accumulate 725,000.
Day 1e attracted the most runners out of all the starting flights so far and pushed the total number of entries in the event near to the 2,000 mark. With the current number of players in day 1f, it looks as if the event has in fact surpassed 2,000 entries.
Bubble play did not last long during this flight, with the money reached during Level 17 when the pocket rockets of Xiaohai Wu bested his unfortunate opponent's sixes to leave just 63 players in the field.
With a tournament average stack of just over 20 big blinds, it did not take long for a further 13 players to be sent to the payout desk, bringing the day to an end. Those 13 players, while they will not be returning for Day 2 and the mystery bounty portion of the tournament, do take home $500 for their efforts.
The 50 remaining players will combine with the survivors of the other five flights on Sunday, January 27th at 12 p.m. at which point play will continue until a winner is crowned. Be sure to stay tuned as the Pokernews live reporting team remains on hand to provide comprehensive coverage of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty through to its conclusion.
The 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Mystery Bounty Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Wednesday January 25 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 278 | 22 | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1b | Thursday January 26 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 334 | 26 | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1c | Friday January 27 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | 403 | 32 | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1d | Friday January 27 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | 340 | 27 | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1e | Saturday January 28 | 11:00 | End of Level 11 | 639 | 50 | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 1f | Saturday January 28 | 17:00 | End of Level 11 | tbd | tbd | 10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8% |
| Day 2 | Sunday January 29 | 12:00 | - | - | - | Level duration increases to 45 mins, play down to a winner |
. All remaining players have locked up at least $500 with play continuing until just 8% of the field is left.
only to see Kachittavong raise. That did not discourage Kraetz, who responded by moving all in. Kachittavong called just as quickly with the covering stack to put Kraetz at risk. 
turn removed many of Kraetz's outs with the 
river completing a safe runout for the nines.
and he continued for 1,500. The small blind, seemingly unconvinced, called. 
turn saw the small blind seize the betting lead in dramatic fashion, moving their entire stack into the middle. Boker snapped it off with the covering stack to put his opponent at risk. 
completed the board, handing him a large pot while sending his opponent to the rail.
