2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open
Kash Corpening moved all in for 480,000 from under the gun and Yonnas Banteamlak put him at risk on the button.
Kash Corpening: A♣J♣
Yonnas Banteamlak: A♦Q♦
Corpening picked up the nut flush draw on the 7♣5♣6♥ flop, while the 8♠ turn kept Banteamlak in the lead. The river brought the 10♣, and Corpening made his flush to win the pot and double up.
Russell Shappy moved all in for 290,000 in early position. Dennis Backhaus, who exchanged his rubber duck suit for a Lego one today, snap-called once action got to him in the big blind.
Russell Shappy: A♣J♥
Dennis Backhaus: A♥Q♥
Backhaus had Shappy dominated as the flop came A♠5♦5♣, giving both players two pair. The turn was the 2♥, but the J♠ river gave Shappy aces and jacks to earn the double up.
Shahab Shirazi raised to 100,000 in early position and Masoud Shoja called in middle position. Kieran Toledo then moved all in for 470,000 in the hijack and Shirazi folded, while Shoja called to put Toledo at risk.
Kieran Toledo: Q♠Q♦
Masoud Shoja: K♣Q♥
Shoja was looking for a king to score the knockout, but Toledo's queens stayed in front through the 7♥5♦4♦9♥9♠ board to earn the double up.
Linda Swears and Josh Mischel went to the turn on a board of 9♠3♣5♥8♠ when Swears bet 150,000 from the big blind. Mischel called in early position.
Swears checked the K♦ river, and Mischel bet 375,000. Swears snap-called and turned over 8♥8♣ for a set, and Mischel mucked Q♣Q♦.
Xin Jin raised to 180,000 under the gun and Mark Redding reraised to 490,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Jin, and he put in his last 25,000 chip.
Xin Jin: 9♦9♥
Mark Redding: A♠K♠
Jin remained in the lead with his nines on the 8♣10♦6♦5♠ board, but Redding spiked the A♣ on the river to win the pot and send Jin to the rail.
The field has already been reduced to 42 players within the first 25 minutes of play.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Heads-up on a board of 5♠7♣4♣10♠, Alphonso Johnson bet 125,000 from the big blind and Jong Han called in early position.
The river was the 6♠ and Johnson bet another 250,000. Han again called, and Johnson showed J♦8♣ for a straight to win the pot.
At another table, Richard Gagliano had moved all in for 250,000 from the cutoff, James Freeman reshoved on the button, and the rest of the table folded.
Richard Gagliano: A♦J♠
James Freeman: 10♥10♠
The board ran out 2♣Q♦4♥K♥K♣, and Freeman's pair of tens stayed in the lead to earn him the pot and send Gagliano to the rail.
With 403 total entries, the event featured a prize pool of $167,245. The 52 returning players on Day 2 were also guaranteed $754, while the champion earns $36,428.
Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $36,428 | 13-15 | $2,178 |
| 2 | $23,042 | 16-18 | $1,675 |
| 3 | $16,255 | 19-21 | $1,508 |
| 4 | $11,898 | 22-24 | $1,256 |
| 5 | $9,049 | 25-27 | $1,139 |
| 6 | $6,871 | 28-30 | $1,005 |
| 7 | $5,195 | 31-33 | $888 |
| 8 | $3,854 | 34-36 | $805 |
| 9 | $3,184 | 37-52 | $754 |
| 10-12 | $2,681 |
Jean Bouillanne raised to 120,000 in the hijack, Josh Mischel moved all in for 235,000 in the cutoff, and Bouillanne called.
Josh Mischel: A♥8♥
Jean Bouillanne: J♣9♣
Bouillanne hit top pair on the J♥10♥4♣ flop, while Mischel picked up the nut flush draw. The 7♦ turn also gave Mischel a straight draw, and he hit the A♠ on the river to make a pair and earn the double up.