button in SafariDavid Van Noy Edges Justin Liberto For The Chip Lead on Day 1a of the Potomac Summer Poker Open $3,000 Main Event
A big river call helped David Van Noy jump over Justin Liberto and take the chip lead after Day 1a of the Potomac Summer Poker Open $3,000 Main Event.
Van Noy was faced with an all-in shove from Nicholas Verderamo and found a call for his last 130,000 with aces and tens to win the massive pot and double up. Van Noy kept up the momentum from there, and he ended up atop the leaderboard with 655,000 as 20 players survived the event’s opening flight.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Van Noy | United States | 655,000 | 82 |
| 2 | Justin Liberto | United States | 638,000 | 80 |
| 3 | Ed Hill | United States | 495,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Casey Hatmaker | United States | 351,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Yabetse Wedeneh | United States | 343,000 | 43 |
| 6 | James Morris | United States | 340,000 | 43 |
| 7 | Samuel Rosen | United States | 325,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Ari Katz | United States | 325,000 | 41 |
| 9 | Alex Grace | United States | 309,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Patrick Martorella | United States | 309,000 | 39 |
Liberto was right behind him with 638,000. The two-time WSOP bracelet winner busted early in the day, but his second bullet went much better, including when he made quad sixes to earn a double up.
Ed Hill (495,000), Casey Hatmaker (351,000), and Yebetse Wedeneh (343,000) round out the top five. Hatmaker nearly didn’t make it through the day until he spiked a set of jacks on the river to double up late in the last level of the night.
Faraz Jaka took his seat right at the end of late registration and managed to bag up 186,000. James Morris, meanwhile, finished with 340,000 while multi-tabling with a blackjack tournament downstairs on the main casino floor. Others through to Day 2 include last year’s fourth-place finisher Samuel Rosen (325,000), Ari Katz (325,000), Verderamo (247,000), and Christian Harder (151,000).
Justin Arnwine will have to try again tomorrow if he wants to add this title to his sizeable collection, as he ran into Rosen’s kings late in the day. Monumental Stack champion Andrew Chang, Daniel Iachan, Matthew Su, Kyle Dishongh, and Russ Dunlevy also busted. Political pundit and podcast host Tim Pool joined the fray today and flopped two pair against Verderamo’s kings, but Verderamo spiked a king on the river to make a set and send Pool to the rail.
A total of 100 players entered on Day 1a. Tomorrow’s final flight is expected to be much bigger as players continue to chase a piece of the $750,000 guaranteed prize pool. The action picks up at 11 a.m. as a new crop of hopefuls descend on the MGM National Harbor.
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