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

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

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

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

Ditoto Busts a Shorty

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

A player in the hijack shoved for their last 2,400 and was called by Isiah Ditoto in the big blind.

Isiah Ditoto: {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Hijack: {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

The {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} runout kept Ditoto best with his king-high and he collected the rest of his opponent's chips.

Ditoto, who won the $400 opening event several days ago, is sitting pretty with 120,000 in chips and is poised to make a deep run in this tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Isiah Ditoto us
Isiah Ditoto
120,000
5,000
5,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

A Few Recent Counts

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Player Chips Progress
Cortez Baker us
Cortez Baker
145,000
68,000
68,000
Isiah Ditoto us
Isiah Ditoto
115,000
65,000
65,000
Joseph Stevens us
Joseph Stevens
105,000
10,000
10,000
Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
84,000
Barry Fleishman us
Barry Fleishman
77,000
45,000
45,000
Shane Edwards us
Shane Edwards
60,000
18,000
18,000
Jared Mueller us
Jared Mueller
42,000
-13,000
-13,000
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
38,000
-10,000
-10,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner
Jane Hitchcock us
Jane Hitchcock
35,000
4,000
4,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
25,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Sze us
Michael Sze
24,000
8,000
8,000
Lara Eisenberg us
Lara Eisenberg
17,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Nguyen Makes The Right Call

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Phong Nguyen
Phong Nguyen

Heads-up on a flop of {j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, the player in the big blind checked to Phong Nguyen in the cutoff, who bet 2,400. The big blind called.

Both players checked on the {7-Diamonds} turn and Nguyen's opponent led out for 3,500 on the {6-Spades} river. Nguyen tossed in a call and his opponent said, "Good call," as he tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}.

Nguyen showed {q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for eights and sevens, which was enough to drag the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phong Nguyen us
Phong Nguyen
42,000

Tags: Phong Nguyen

Mueller Doubles Through Weng

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Jared Mueller opened from the cutoff and was three-bet to 6,000 by Bin Weng on the button. Action folded back to Mueller, who shoved for around 26,000 total. Weng called and hands were revealed.

Bin Weng: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Jared Mueller: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Weng was ahead, but the {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop put Mueller out in front with jacks and tens. The {7-Clubs} turn and {6-Spades} river provided no help to Weng and Mueller doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Mueller us
Jared Mueller
55,000
Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
48,000
-11,000
-11,000
$25K Fantasy
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Bin WengJared Mueller

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800