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What's Coming Up on Friday?

Eliot Thomas
Eliot Thomas
Mario Marsans
Mario Marsans

Friday brings another busy day of action at the Potomac Summer Poker Open, with the final two weekday starting flights of the $600 NLH Opener and one last chance to qualify through a Milestone Satellite.

TimeEventBuy-InGuarantee
10:00AM$600 NLH Opener Flight D$600$500,000
4:00PM$600 NLH Opener Flight E$600$500,000
8:00PMEvent #1 Milestone Satellite$150—

With Flights D and E on tap, players have two more opportunities to build a stack before the final starting flights take place on Saturday. Those still looking to get into the Opener at a reduced price can also take their shot in the evening's $150 Milestone Satellite.

Follow along with PokerNews throughout the festival for daily highlights and updates from MGM National Harbor.

Big Night for Bolden in $600 Opener Flight C

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Isaac Bolden
Isaac Bolden

That's a wrap on the $600 Opener Day 1c session at MGM National Harbor. There were 134 entrants in the field, but only 17 advanced to Day 2.

None of the players moving on had a stronger performnce than Isaac Bolden, who finished with 731,000 chips. He'll come back for Day 2 with a massive stack.

Some of the others who bagged big stacks include Jonathan Butler with 577,000 chips and Rishi Tangri, who left the poker room with 474,000 chips.

Tags: Isaac BoldenJonathan ButlerRishi Tangri

$600 Opener Nightcap Closing in on Bagging

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Potomac Summer Poker Open
Potomac Summer Poker Open

Chips will be bagged before long in the evening flight (Day 1c) of the $600 Opener, a $500,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em tournament.

The session attracted 134 entrants and will play down to 17 players before calling it a night. Those individuals will then bag chips and get ready for Day 2.

At last check, the blinds were at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante and 24 players remained. The average stack was at 167,000, or about 40 big blinds. So, there are still quite a few big stacks.

Valentin Lita Bags Chip Lead in $600 Opener Flight B

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Valentin Lita
Valentin Lita

The Day 1b session, which started at 10 a.m., has concluded in the $600 Opener, a No-Limit Hold'em tournament at the Potomac Summer Poker Open with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Valentin Lita finished the session with the biggest stack by a wide margin. The poker player from Ashburn with over $400,000 in live tournament cashes, ended play with 905,000 chips. Lita's nearest competitor is Shahab Shirazi, who bagged 437,000.

Shirazi won the 2024 Potomac Winter Poker Open for a career-best $246,852, beating out 444 entrants. Albert Gardner isn't far behind Shirazi in third place with 423,000 chips he'll take with him to Day 2.

Day 1c is underway at MGM National Harbor.

Tags: Albert GardnerShahab ShiraziValentin Lita

Field Growing But Registration Still Open in Flight C of $500k GTD Opener

Jon Sofen
Jon Sofen
Potomac Summer Poker Open
Potomac Summer Poker Open

Flight C of the $600 Opener at the Potomac Summer Poker Open is shaping up to close with another big field. But the good news is you can still get in on the action as registration hasn't yet closed.

At present, we're on Level 10 with the blinds at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. Players start with 30,000 chips in this $500,000 guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em event, which means if you sign-up now you'll begin with 15 big blinds. That's plenty of chips to spin it up and bag a stack for Day 2.
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