$400 Mystery Bounty Day 1e | 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

01-28-2023 20:26 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Messick	95,000 27,000	27,000

Dinner Break

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The remaining 99 players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. They will return to blinds of 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 big blind ante.

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

01-28-2023 21:30 UTC-4

Kachittavong Felts Kraetz

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Soukha Kachittavong opened to 20,000 from middle position and was called by James Kraetz out of the small blind.

Kraetz led out for 25,000 on a flop of 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.

James Kraetz:
Soukha Kachittavong:

Kachittavong was ahead but would need to fade spades and queens to hold. The turn removed many of Kraetz's outs with the river completing a safe runout for the nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soukha Kachittavong	430,000
James Kraetz	Busted

Tags: James Kraetz Soukha Kachittavong

01-28-2023 21:44 UTC-4

Straight Good For Belanger

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Rory Belanger limped from middle position before a player in late position raised to 16,000. The player in the cutoff called as did the big blind and Belanger to generate four-way action heading to the flop.

The big blind checked to Belanger on a flop of and he led out for 15,000. Only the cutoff called.

The turn came prompting Belanger to fire off another bet, this time 20,000. The cutoff raised and with no hesitation Belanger announced all in. The cutoff player did not seem thrilled with the position but did end up making the call with the effective stack.

Cutoff Player:
Rory Belanger:

Belanger was ahead with his straight but the at risk player could still find a heart to survive. The river bricked out to keep Belanger ahead and send the cutoff player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rory Belanger	360,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Rory Belanger

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

01-28-2023 21:50 UTC-4

Bubble Approaches

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

With just 68 players remaining and 64 getting paid, play has slowed down significantly.

01-28-2023 22:14 UTC-4

Wu Bursts the Bubble

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

A player in late position limped and Xiaohai Wu raised to 35,000 on the button. The small blind got out of the way while the big blind moved all in, prompting the late position player to fold. WU instantly called with the larger stack to put his opponent at risk on the bubble.

Big Blind Player:
Xiaohai Wu:

Wu held a commanding lead and looked set to score the elimination to burst the bubble. That is exactly what happened after the board ran out . All remaining players have locked up at least $500 with play continuing until just 8% of the field is left.