2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

$3,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 1a
1a1b
Event Info
2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$750,000
Total Entries
244
Players Left
124
Average Chip Stack
118,065
Total Chips
14,640,000
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
100
Players Left
20
Players Left 124 / 244
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Harder Picks Up Kings to Double

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Harder got in his last 26,100 from the cutoff and was up against an opponent in middle position.

Christian Harder: KK All in
Opponent: JJ

Harder had his opponent dominated with his kings, and the board ran out 36629 to keep him in the lead and secure his double up.

Tags: Christian Harder

Stonehill Shows a Straight in Five-Way Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Five players went to a flop of J105 where Daniel Iachan bet 4,600 from under the gun. The hijack called, as did Louis Bailey on the button and Michael Stonehill in the small blind.

Iachan bet another 12,000 on the K turn, and only Stonehill called this time. Stonehill checked the 9 river, and Iachan checked back.

Stonehill showed KQ for a straight, and Iachan mucked.

Tags: Daniel IachanLouis BaileyMichael Stonehill

Hill Leads Into Harder

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ed Hill raised to 2,000 in the cutoff, Christian Harder three-bet to 6,500 on the button, and Hill called.

The flop came 893 and Hill led out for 5,000. Harder called, and the 7 fell on the turn.

Hill then bet 12,000, and Harder called again. The river was the 5 and Hill bet 16,000. Harder took a few minutes, but this time he gave up his hand and surrendered the pot to Hill.

Tags: Christian HarderEd Hill

Updated Chip Counts

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christian Harder and Nicholas Verderamo were among the latest entries into the field.

Level: 6

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Ibrahim Shows the Nuts to Bust Liberto

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

Anthony Ibrahim bet 6,500 from middle position on a flop of J92 and Justin Liberto raised to 14,200 under the gun. Ibrahim called.

Both players checked the Q turn. Liberto also checked the K river, and Ibrahim then moved all in.

Liberto took a minute before calling for his last 50,000, and Ibrahim showed A10 for the rivered nut straight. Liberto tossed AQ into the muck as he made his exit.

Tags: Anthony IbrahimJustin Liberto

Hatmaker Joins the Field, Gets Four-Bet by Dunlevy

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Casey Hatmaker recently took his seat in the field and three-bet to 4,000 in the big blind. Russ Dunlevy came back with a four-bet to 9,600 in the cutoff, and Hatmaker called.

Both players checked the 222 flop. Dunlevy then bet 5,000 on the 7 turn, and Hatmaker quickly folded.

Tags: Casey HatmakerRuss Dunlevy

Warren Survives a Flip

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Atharv Kumar raised to 1,200 in the hijack and Tyson Warren moved all in for 8,600 in the cutoff. Ed Hill called in the big blind, while Kumar got out of the way.

Tyson Warren: AK All in
Ed Hill: QQ

"Classic," tablemate Harrison Shea said, and the flop came K78 to give Warren the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 92, and Warren doubled up.

Tags: Atharv KumarEd HillHarrison SheaTyson Warren

Did Bailey Slowroll?

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Louis Bailey
Louis Bailey

Louis Bailey had a bet of 15,000 in front of him from middle position on a flop of 9J7 before an opponent on the button moved all in for 45,000. Bailey went into the tank for a few minutes. "Alright, I think I'm going to have to call you," he eventually said.

All-In Player: J9 All in
Louis Bailey: 77

The at-risk player turned over top two pair, but Bailey had flopped a set. "I wasn't Hollywooding," Bailey reassured him, and the Q turn and 6 river sealed another bustout for Bailey.

Tags: Louis Bailey

Lehmann More Than Doubles

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position bet 5,000 on a flop of Q510 and was called by Derrick Thomas in the hijack and Simeon Lehmann in the cutoff.

The turn was the 6, where action checked to Thomas. He bet 8,000, and both opponents called.

Thomas bet 15,000 on the 2 river, and Lehmann called for his last 12,600. The middle-position player got out of the way. Thomas showed 109, but Lehmann had KQ for top pair to win the pot and double up.

Tags: Derrick ThomasSimeon Lehmann