2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

$3,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$136,054
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$756,000
Total Entries
280
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
100
Players Left
20
Players Left 1 / 280
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Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Nguyen Tries to Trap Bailey

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

After two limps in front of him, Louis Bailey raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and was called by a player in middle position and Danny Nguyen in the hijack.

The flop came 8♠J♣J♠ and Bailey bet 8,000. Only Nguyen called.

Bailey bet another 13,500 on the 2♦ turn, and Nguyen again called. Nguyen checked the 5♥ river, and Bailey checked back this time.

"Good check," Bailey told him as he turned over K♠J♥ for trips to win the pot.

2022 WSOP finalist Matthew Su just joined the field.

Tags: Danny NguyenLouis BaileyMatthew Su

Patel Raises the Turn

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 7♥3♠9♥, a player under the gun bet 3,000 and only Akash Patel called on the button.

The turn was the 10♠ and the under-the-gun player bet another 3,000. Patel then raised to 13,000, and his opponent tanked for a minute before folding.

Tags: Akash Patel

Shea Shows Down a Straight

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three players went to a flop of 7♦10♠6♠ where the hijack bet 2,000. Only Harrison Shea called on the button.

The hijack checked to Shea on the 10♦ turn, and he bet 6,000. His opponent called to see the 8♠ river, where Shea bet another 7,000. His opponent snap-called.

Shea showed A♦9♥ for a straight, and his opponent mucked K♣10♥.

Tags: Harrison Shea

Hill Spikes a Set to Bust One

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Edward Hill
Edward Hill

A player under the gun moved all in for 22,000 and Ed Hill put him at risk in the big blind.

All-In Player: J♥J♣ All in
Ed Hill: 10♥10♠

The at-risk player had Hill dominated with his jacks until the flop brought 10♦5♦2♣ to give Hill top set. The rest of the board ran out 4♦7♣, and Hill scored the knockout.

Tags: Ed Hill

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Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Level: 4

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Shea Shows Down a Bigger Ace

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Harrison Shea
Harrison Shea

A player in the cutoff raised to 1,100, Harrison Shea three-bet to 2,200 on the button, and his opponent called.

The flop came A♠2♠8♦ and Shea continued for 2,000. The cutoff called, and they both checked the 3♠ turn.

The cutoff then led out for 4,500 on the 5♦ river, and Shea quickly called. "Ace," the cutoff announced.

"Ace-king," Shea replied, turning over A♣K♣ to win the pot.

Tags: Harrison Shea

Bousman Finds a King to Double

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joan Bousman limped in from middle position before the hijack raised to 2,000. Another opponent in the cutoff three-bet to 6,500, and both Bousman and the hijack called.

The flop came K♥8♦9♠ and Bousman moved all in for 16,000. The hijack quickly folded, while the cutoff tanked for a minute before calling.

Joan Bousman: A♥K♦ All in
Opponent: Q♦Q♣

Bousman had outflopped her opponent's queens with top pair, and she held up through the 5♣ turn and 2♣ river to double up.

Tags: Joan Bousman