2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$15,685
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$58,080
Entries
176
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
176
Players Left
1

Shimada's Straight Sends One to The Rail

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Shinya Shimada
Shinya Shimada

A player opened to 2,500 from early position and was called by Shinya Shimada in the cutoff. The player on the button then squeezed to 10,00 and only Shimada called.

Both players checked on the {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop and Shimada bet 10,000 on the {7-Hearts} turn. His opponent called.

Shimada checked to his opponent on the {4-Clubs} river and he shoved for a bit less than 10,000. Shimada snap-called and showed {9-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut straight. Shimada's opponent held {a-}{10-} for top two pair and was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Shinya Shimada (MD) us
Shinya Shimada (MD)
106,000

Tags: Shinya Shimada

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Sullivan Flops a Straight; Doubles

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan was heads-up against one opponent on a {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop in a three-bet pot. Sullivan check-called a 5,000 bet from his opponent and checked again when the {5-Hearts} fell on the turn. Sullivan's opponent quickly put Sullivan all in and Sullivan called off his remaining 20,000 and hands were revealed.

Michael Sullivan: {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Late-position player: {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}

Sullivan had flopped the nuts and had his opponent drawing dead.

An irrelevant {k-Hearts} completed the board and Sullivan doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Sullivan us
Michael Sullivan
62,000

Tags: Michael Sullivan

Tannen Takes One Down

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Biff Tannen
Biff Tannen

Biff Tannen opened to 3,500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 7,000 by Jane Hitchcock on the button. The player in the small blind then shoved for his last 12,000 and action folded back to Tannen, who went all in also for around 30,000. Hitchcock folded and hands were tabled.

Biff Tannen: {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}
Small blind: {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The {j-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds} runout left Tannen best with a full house and he collected the rest of his opponent's chips.

Player Chips Progress
Biff Tannen us
Biff Tannen
52,000
52,000
52,000
Jane Hitchcock us
Jane Hitchcock
40,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Jane Hitchcock

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Recent Chip Counts From The Field

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Cortez Baker us
Cortez Baker
240,000
95,000
95,000
Shaun Yawkey us
Shaun Yawkey
215,000
Isiah Ditoto us
Isiah Ditoto
155,000
35,000
35,000
Barry Fleishman us
Barry Fleishman
150,000
73,000
73,000
Joseph Stevens us
Joseph Stevens
125,000
20,000
20,000
Lara Eisenberg us
Lara Eisenberg
58,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Sullivan us
Michael Sullivan
54,000
-8,000
-8,000
Shane Edwards us
Shane Edwards
51,000
-9,000
-9,000
Jane Hitchcock us
Jane Hitchcock
43,000
3,000
3,000
Jared Mueller us
Jared Mueller
31,000
-11,000
-11,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
23,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
18,000
-24,000
-24,000

Al-Keliddar Flops a Flush to Double

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The player in the cutoff opened to 5,100 and was called by Cortez Baker in the small blind. Yaser Al-Keliddar then shoved for his last 21,800 from the big blind and only the initial raiser called to put Al-Keliddar at risk.

Yaser Al-Keliddar: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Cutoff: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}

It was close to a coin flip, but the {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} flop left Al-Keliddar's opponent needing some kind of runner-runner.

The {2-Spades} turn and {8-Hearts} river kept Al-Keliddar in front with his flush and he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
50,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cortez BakerYaser Al-Keliddar

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000