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

01-28-2023 21:47 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Kelly	140,000	35,000
Harry Armstrong	110,000	5,000
Yercy Salcedo	88,000	40,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar	64,000	34,000
Evan Kochav	50,000	-15,000
Alberto Sabogali	42,000	2,000
Mir Ramin	40,000	-12,000
Justin Arnwine	25,000	25,000
Jay Jin	20,000	20,000
Paul Barton	Busted
Benjamin Pewterbaugh	Busted

Wamsganz Forces a Fold

Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Mike Wamsganz opened to 2,000 from early position and was called by the player in the cutoff. The player in the big blind squeezed to 6,000 and, undeterred, Wamsganz four-bet to 14,000. The cutoff folded and the squeezer called.

Both players checked on the flop, but the big blind led out for 7,000 on the turn. Wamsganz quickly raised to 25,000 and his opponent folded face up — conceding the pot to Wamsganz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wamsganz	105,000

Tags: Mike Wamsganz

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-28-2023 21:17 UTC-4

Ramin Goes All in

Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Mir Ramin limped from the hijack and the player in the cutoff limped along. The player in the small blind then raised to 3,000 and was met with a three-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Ramin cold called, the second limper folded, and the initial raiser called.

Action checked to the initial three-bettor, who fired 7,000 into the middle. Ramin responded by shoving for around 20,000 and everyone folded in turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mir Ramin	52,000	52,000

Tags: Mir Ramin

01-28-2023 20:59 UTC-4

Jacks Hold For Al-Keliddar

Dan O'Hair

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Yaser Al-Keliddar was all-in preflop against a player with a shorter stack when cards were revealed.

Yaser Al-Keliddar:
Opponent:

Al-Keliddar gave his patented, "I hope I win," before the dealer dealt out a board — keeping Al-Keliddar out in front for the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar	30,000	30,000

Tags: Yaser Al-Keliddar

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

01-28-2023 20:43 UTC-4

Chow Takes One Down

Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player opened to 1,200 from the hijack and was three-bet to 3,500 by the player in the cutoff. Nick Chow cold-called from the big blind and the initial raiser called as well.

Action checked to the three-bettor on the flop and he bet 4,000. Both the hijack and Chow called.

All three players checked down on the turn and river. The cutoff showed As2s for deuces, which were no good against the of Chow. The other played flashed the before mucking — awarding the pot to Chow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Chow	45,000

Tags: Nick Chow

01-28-2023 20:35 UTC-4

Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch

Matt Hansen

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.

Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).

All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.

Read the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch Here!

01-28-2023 20:29 UTC-4

Some Counts From The Field

Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Kelly	105,000	45,000
Kent Wright	85,000	49,000
Evan Kochav	65,000	5,000
Andrew Sekot	60,000	8,000
Benjamin Pewterbaugh	55,000	55,000
Yercy Salcedo	48,000	-2,000
Alberto Sabogali	40,000	40,000
Paul Barton	30,000	30,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500