2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

$3,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b2
Event Info
2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$756,000
Total Entries
280
Players Left
21
Average Chip Stack
800,000
Total Chips
16,800,000
Next Payout
Place 21
$7,115
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
180
Players Left
38
Players Left 21 / 280
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Mian Keeps Building a Tower

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Waleed Mian and Justin Arnwine went to a flop of K98 where Mian bet 20,000 from under the gun. Arnwine called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 4 turn. Mian then bet 40,000 on the 7 river, and Arnwine quickly called.

Mian showed KJ for top pair, and Arnwine mucked as Mian took the pot to move up to around 900,000.

Tags: Justin ArnwineWaleed Mian

Dunlevy Survives a Flip

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Russ Dunlevy
Russ Dunlevy

Thomas Barry raised to 12,000 in early position, Russ Dunlevy moved all in for 85,000 on the button, and Barry called.

Russ Dunlevy: A10 All in
Thomas Barry: 66

"I got a little desperate," Dunlevy said once the cards were revealed, and the AA2 flop gave him the lead with trips. The rest of the board ran out 75, and Dunlevy doubled up.

Tags: Russ DunlevyThomas Barry

Kwak Picks Up Aces to Double

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

A player in middle position raised to 13,000 and Lynell Laws called in the hijack. Kevin Kwak then moved all in for 67,000 in the cutoff and the middle-position player reshoved, and Laws tossed AK into the muck.

Kevin Kwak: AA All in
Opponent: 77

Kwak had picked up two aces and had his opponent dominated, and the board ran out 4Q855 to earn him a double up.

"This guy always has aces," Elia Ahmadian called over from another table.

Tags: Elia AhmadianKevin KwakLynell Laws

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Tangri Picks One Off With a Straight

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in the big blind bet 15,000 on a board of 6895 and Rishi Tangri raised to 45,000 in early position. His opponent then moved all in for 95,000, and Tangri snap-called.

The big blind showed A7 for a straight, but Tangri had a higher straight with 107. The river was the 8 and Tangri took down the pot to send his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Rishi Tangri

Heiser Raises Pool on the Flop

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tim Pool raised to 12,000 in early position and was called by Scott Heiser in the cutoff and another opponent in the big blind.

Pool continued for 15,000 on the K64 flop, and Heiser raised to 50,000. The big blind quickly folded, while Pool also instantly gave up his hand as Heiser took down the pot.

Tags: Scott HeiserTim Pool

Bohmerwald Hits the Nuts on the Turn

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Bohmerwald moved all in for 55,000 in the cutoff, the small blind reshoved, and the rest of the table got out of the way.

Michael Bohmerwald: J10 All in
Opponent: A9

The 985 flop had something for both players, as the small blind hit top pair while Bohmerwald picked up a straight draw. The 7 turn gave Bohmerwald his straight, and he secured the double up after the 9 river.

Tags: Michael Bohmerwald

Vergara Falls to Kinane

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Lucas Vergara
Lucas Vergara

Lucas Vergara moved all in for 40,000 from under the gun and David Kinane called in the hijack.

Lucas Vergara: A4 All in
David Kinane: AQ

"Chop it up?" Vergara said to Kinane, but Kinane's queen-kicker stayed in the lead through the 996J5 board to send last year's runner-up to the rail.

Tags: David KinaneLucas Vergara

Bathan Spikes the River to Double

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

A player in the cutoff bet 30,000 on a flop of J102, Ernesto Bathan moved all in for 137,000 in the big blind, and his opponent called.

Ernesto Bathan: QJ All in
Opponent: AA

"You got a monster, dude," Bathan's opponent said going to the turn, which came the 9 to give Bathan even more outs with a straight draw. The river was the 7, and Bathan spiked a flush to crack his opponent's aces and earn the double up.

"What were you worried about?" his opponent said as he handed over the big pot.

Tags: Ernesto Bathan

Lin on Right Side of a Cooler

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kyle Lin
Kyle Lin

With around 40,000 in the pot on a board of 723J, Kyle Lin bet 20,000 from the hijack and an opponent under the gun raised to 75,000. Lin then moved all in for 136,000, and his opponent called.

The under-the-gun player showed J3 for two pair, but Lin had a higher two pair with J7. The river was the 4 and Lin, who won the $1,100 High Roller event yesterday, doubled up.

Kyle Lin double
Kyle Lin double

Tags: Kyle Lin