2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open

$3,000 NLH Main Event
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
58
Players Left
6
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Mian Finishes Off Lin

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Kyle Lin
Kyle Lin

Rishi Tangri limped in on the button before Waleed Mian raised to 55,000 in the small blind. Kyle Lin then moved all in for 95,000 in the big blind, Tangri folded, and Mian called.

Kyle Lin: K10 All in
Waleed Mian: A8

Lin couldn't connect with the Q32QQ board, and Mian won the pot with his ace to send Lin to the rail.

Tags: Kyle LinRishi TangriWaleed Mian

Verderamo Survives on the River

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nicholas Verderamo
Nicholas Verderamo

Matthew Faust raised to 30,000 under the gun before Nicholas Verderamo reraised to 220,000 in middle position. Faust quickly called and turned over AK, but Verderamo still had 20,000 behind.

The flop came K95 and Faust bet to put Verderamo all in. Verderamo then tossed in his last chips.

Nicholas Verderamo: KQ All in
Matthew Faust: AK

Both players had flopped top pair, but Faust was ahead with his ace-kicker. The turn was the 5, but Verderamo spiked the Q on the river to make two pair and double up.

Tags: Matthew FaustNicholas Verderamo

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Van Noy Gets Paid by Faust

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

David Van Noy raised to 18,000 in the hijack and was called by Samuel Rosen in the cutoff and Matthew Faust on the button.

Action checked to Faust on the J3A flop, and he bet 45,000. Only Van Noy called, and they both checked the 8 turn.

Van Noy then bet 75,000 on the 10 river, and Faust called. Van Noy showed J10 for two pair, and Faust mucked.

Tags: David Van NoyMatthew FaustSamuel RosenVan Noy

Heiser Falls to Hatmaker

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Scott Heiser
Scott Heiser

Casey Hatmaker raised to 16,000 in middle position and Scott Heiser called on the button. Nicholas Verderamo then three-bet to 54,000 in the small blind, and Hatmaker moved all in. Heiser called for his last 120,000, and Verderamo got out of the way.

Scott Heiser: KQ All in
Casey Hatmaker: AK

Hatmaker hit top pair on the A86 flop, while Heiser picked up flush and straight draws on the J turn. The river J was no help, however, and he was sent to the rail.

Tags: Casey HatmakerNicholas VerderamoScott Heiser

Urban Runs Into Smith's Aces

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
David Urban
David Urban

David Urban moved all in for 103,000 from the button and Kyle Smith reshoved on the button to chase away the rest of the table.

David Urban: A2 All in
Kyle Smith: AA

Smith had picked up two aces to leave Urban at risk of elimination, then improved to top set on the A93 flop. The rest of the board ran out 108, and Urban was sent to the rail.

Tags: David UrbanKyle Smith

Ibrahim Turns a Straight to Bust Ho

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Huan Ho
Huan Ho

Huan Ho moved all in for 103,000 from under the gun and Anthony Ibrahim called on the button.

Huan Ho: Q9 All in
Anthony Ibrahim: A10

Ho took the lead on the K2Q flop with a pair, but Ibrahim caught the J on the turn to make a straight. The river was the 9, and Ho was sent to the rail.

Ibrahim also eliminated Gerald Limber on the previous hand when he hit trips with AK against Limber's ace-queen in a pre-flop all in.

Tags: Anthony IbrahimGerald LimberHuan Ho

Bohmerwald Picks Up Kings to Double Off Ho

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Michael Bohmerwald got in his last 134,000 from the hijack on a flop of 1074, and Huan Ho put him at risk in middle position.

Michael Bohmerwald: KK All in
Huan Ho: 109

Ho had flopped top pair, but he still needed help against Bohmerwald's kings. The rest of the board ran out 22, and Bohmerwald doubled up.

Tags: Huan HoMichael Bohmerwald

The Rich Get Richer: Mian Snaps Off Lin For a Massive Pot

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Waleed Mian
Waleed Mian

Kyle Lin bet 22,000 from under the gun on a flop of 64J and Waleed Mian called in the big blind.

The turn was the A and Lin bet another 50,000. Mian then raised to 118,000, and Lin called.

Mian checked the K river, and Lin then slid forward nearly his entire stack for a bet of around 400,000. Mian snap-called and turned over AJ for two pair, and Lin mucked J10 as he was left with just around 40,000.

Tags: Kyle LinWaleed Mian

Tran Fills Up on Katz

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Huy Tran
Huy Tran

Huy Tran raised to 17,000 in early position, Ari Katz three-bet to 52,000 on the button, and Tran called.

The flop came K33 and Katz bet 27,000. Tran called, and the K fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 9 river, where Tran led out for 50,000. Katz called, and Tran turned over AK for a full house.

"We could've gotten it in pre. Queens," Katz said as he mucked.

Faraz Jaka was among the first bustouts of the day.

Tags: Ari KatzFaraz JakaHuy Tran