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Justin Liberto Headlines the Six Who Return For the Potomac Summer Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Final Table at 1 p.m.
A champion will be crowned today when the final table of the Potomac Summer Poker Open $3,000 Main Event begins at 1 p.m. local time.
Six players return to the MGM National Harbor poker room to chase the $154,006 top prize and BetMGM trophy after outlasting a field of 280 players. Among them is Justin Liberto, who’s continuing a scorching summer that’s already seen him make three final tables at the WSOP, including winning his second career bracelet.
Liberto enters the final table in third place with 3,530,000 as he looks to add to his more than $8 million in live earnings. He and the rest of the field, however, are looking up at Patrick Martorella. The New York native is the chip leader with 3,805,000, and while he already has more than $530,000 in career earnings, the first-place prize would be the largest on his resume by far.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kiani | United States | 1,290,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Phong Nguyen | United States | 3,750,000 | 63 |
| 3 | Patrick Martorella | United States | 3,805,000 | 63 |
| 4 | Jonathan Moritz | United States | 1,610,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Kyle Smith | United States | 2,840,000 | 47 |
| 6 | Justin Liberto | United States | 3,530,000 | 59 |
Phong Nguyen is in second place with 3,750,000. He also has a WSOP final table from 2022 and is coming off a deep run in the WSOP Main Event last month. Kyle Smith (2,840,000) is in fourth place, while Jonathan Moritz (1,610,000) sits in fifth. Moritz earned his seat into this event in a BetMGM online qualifier and has already eclipsed his total career earnings combined with his run this week. Chris Kiani, who has no recorded live cashes, completes the final table lineup as the short stack with 1,290,000.
The action at the final table picks up with 36 minutes remaining in Level 25 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60 minutes throughout the day. Each of the six finalists has already locked up $37,204 out of the $756,000 prize pool for making it this far.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $154,006 | ||
| 2 | $112,048 | ||
| 3 | $83,320 | ||
| 4 | $60,640 | ||
| 5 | $48,544 | ||
| 6 | $37,204 | ||
| 7 | Nicholas Verderamo | United States | $28,132 |
| 8 | Kevin Kwak | United States | $20,118 |
| 9 | Casey Hatmaker | United States | $14,902 |
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PokerNews will be following the action until the champion is crowned, so stay tuned for all the updates.