2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$500 5-Card PLO Hi
Day: 1
12
Event Info
2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj1076
Prize
$25,562
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$56,805
Entries
47
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
47
Players Left
5
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Gao Doubles Through Palokangas

Level 13 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Shouyi Gao
Shouyi Gao

The action was already finished on a {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades} board. Shouyi Gao was all in from the cutoff against Dean Palokangas in the small blind.

Palokangas held {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} against the {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} of Gao for broadway and Palokangas was left with crumbs.

Palokangas busted shortly after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Shouyi Gao
400,000
400,000
400,000
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Dean Palokangas
Busted

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Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Break Time

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

The remaining 13 players are now on a 15-minute break.

At this time the $500-denomination chips will be removed from play.

Player Chips Progress
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Roy Kim
1,600,000
200,000
200,000
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Bob Fitzgerald
940,000
940,000
940,000
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Manuel Herrera
570,000
150,000
150,000
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Hossein Fard
230,000
340,000
340,000
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Dean Palokangas
205,000
15,000
15,000
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Anthony Luong (MD)
130,000
170,000
170,000

Prize Pool Announced

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A total of 47 players entered Event #4: $500 5-Card PLO High and there were 127 add-ons/re-buys.

This brought the total prize pool to $56,805.

Just 15 players remain and of those, five will make the money. A min-cash for fifth will be worth $2,840 and the eventual winner will take home $25,562.

Fard's Straight Sends One to The Rail

Level 12 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Hossein Fard
Hossein Fard

Hossein Fard opened to 20,000 from early position and action folded to the player in the big blind, who re-raised to 63,000. Fard took a bit of time before announcing a pot-sized raise and Fard quickly went all in for 273,000 total. Fard called having his opponent covered.

Hossein Fard: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}
Big blind: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

It was aces versus aces, but the {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades}{k-Diamonds} runout gave Fard a straight — sending his opponent to the rail and nearly doubling up.

Player Chips Progress
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Hossein Fard
570,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Kim Takes From Lee

Level 11 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Kim Lee
Kim Lee

Chris Lee opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and found one caller in Roy Kim from the big blind.

Lee check-called a 17,000 bet from Kim on the {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop and the turn brought the {k-Spades}. This time Kim led out for 33,000 and Lee folded after a bit of thought.

Player Chips Progress
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Roy Kim
1,100,000
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Chris Lee (MD)
240,000
140,000
140,000

Tags: Chris Lee (MD)Roy Kim

Level: 11

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0