2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

$3,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
180
Players Left
38
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Chavanarojrit Shoves the River on Hall

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

James Chavanarojrit bet 8,500 from under the gun on a flop of K♠6♠J♦ and was called by an opponent in the hijack and John Hall in the small blind.

Chavanarojrit bet another 35,000 on the 6♥ turn, and only Hall called this time. The river was the 2♦, and Chavanarojrit moved all in for 68,000.

Hall took a few minutes before folding, and Chavanarojrit took the pot. "Write James shoves with air on the river," another tablemate said.

Tags: James ChavanarojritJohn Hall

Pool Hits Quads to Bust Ramnarine

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Jason Ramnarine
Jason Ramnarine

Jason Ramnarine and Tim Pool saw a flop of 8♣10♣10♦ when Pool bet 10,500 from the big blind. Ramnarine then moved all in for 35,000 in the cutoff, and Pool called.

Jason Ramnarine: J♠J♥ All in
Tim Pool: Q♥10♥

Ramnarine showed two jacks, but Pool had flopped trips. The 10♠ turn gave Pool quads, and the 8♦ on the river sealed Ramnarine's elimination.

Tags: Jason RamnarineTim Pool

Cayetano Survives a Flip With Pinson

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jose Cayetano moved all in for 37,000 from the small blind and was up against Aaron Pinson in middle position.

Jose Cayetano: J♣J♦ All in
Aaron Pinson: A♣K♣

Cayetano was racing for his tournament life, and his jacks held on through the 8♠6♣8♦2♠7♠ board to earn him the double up.

Tags: Aaron PinsonJose Cayetano

Chen Falls to Paul

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jimmy Chen moved all in for his last 35,000 on the button and Shajan Paul put him at risk in the small blind.

Jimmy Chen: A♦10♦ All in
Shajan Paul: A♠J♦

Paul had Chen dominated, and the board ran out 9♥6♦3♠Q♥4♠ to keep him in the lead with his jack-kicker and send Chen to the rail.

Tags: Jimmy ChenShajan Paul

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Pool Shows Zambrana a Straight

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a battle between the blinds, Tim Pool bet 2,500 on a flop of J♣10♥8♣ and Ivan Zambrana raised to 5,000. Pool called, and the saw the 9♠ fall on the turn.

Pool then led out for 8,000, and Zambrana called. Pool bet another 25,000 on the 3♦ river, and Zambrana again called.

Pool showed Q♠3♠ for a straight, and Zambrana mucked J♠7♦.

Tags: Ivan ZambranaTim Pool

Bohmerwald "Miraculously" Survives Against Jampana

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Jose Cayetano and Daniel Iachan both limped in before Michael Bohmerwald moved all in for 32,000 from the small blind. Raju Jampana called in the big blind, while Cayetano and Iachan got out of the way.

Michael Bohmerwald: A♦A♥ All in
Raju Jampana: J♦7♦

"Oh no, not the jack-seven," Bohmerwald said, and Jampana picked up a flush draw on the 8♦8♠3♦ flop. The K♥ turn was safe for Bohmerwald, while the 2♣ river kept him in the lead for a double up.

"I was behind, even though I was ahead," Bohmerwald joked.

Tags: Daniel IachanJose CayetanoMichael BohmerwaldRaju Jampana

Su Smacks the Flop to Double

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just a few hands later, Matthew Su three-bet to 15,000 in the hijack and Vamsa Magam moved all in from middle position. Su snap-called.

Matthew Su: K♥K♣ All in
Vamsa Magam: A♣A♠

Su turned over two kings, but he ran right into Magan's aces as Magan was poised to take the big pot until the flop brought K♠8♠3♠, giving Su top set. Magam picked up a flush draw, but he missed the 2♥ turn and J♥ river as Su secured the pot.

The stacks were counted down, and Magam barely had Su's remaining 91,000 covered, leaving him nursing an extreme short stack.

Tags: Matthew Su

Su Shoves Again

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Matthew Su limped in from the small blind before the big blind raised to 7,500. Su called, and they went heads-up to the 5♣7♠J♠ flop.

The big blind continued for 9,000, and Su raised to 25,000. His opponent called to see the 8♠ turn, where Su moved all in for 41,500.

His opponent tanked for a minute, but he eventually gave up his hand and Su took down the pot.

Tags: Matthew Su

Schmegel Building a Massive Stack

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Andy Schmegel
Andy Schmegel

Richard Ray bet 4,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 10♠5♥8♣ and Andy Schmegel raised to 13,000 in the big blind. Ray called.

The turn was the 9♣ and Schmegel bet another 18,000. Ray again called, and they both checked the K♦ river. Schmegel showed 10♥8♦ for two pair, and Ray mucked.

Schmegel is currently sitting with well over 300,000 and has the biggest stack in the room.

Tags: Andy SchmegelRichard Ray