2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Monster Triple Stack
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$22,298
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
275
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
28
Players Left
1

Jim Dike Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,130)

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jim Dike
Jim Dike

Jim Dike moved all in for 1,685,000 from middle position and William Pinkerton called off for his last 1,550,000 on the button.

William Pinkerton: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Jim Dike: {a-Spades}{8-Hearts}

Dike was marginally ahead but could not hold on the {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} runout to hand Pinkerton a full double while leaving Dike with crumbs.

The very next hand Dike moved all in from under the gun and was called by Pinkerton in the cutoff as well as James Liddell in the small blind and Brett Butz in the big blind.

Action checked through all streets as the board ran out {j-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{k-} with Pinkerton tabling {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} for the absolute nuts to eliminate Dike in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
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William Pinkerton
3,200,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
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Jim Dike
Busted

Tags: Brett ButzJames LiddellJim DikeWilliam Pinkerton

Belram Rais Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,212)

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Belram Rais
Belram Rais

Brett Butz opened to 280,000 from the cutoff before Belram Rais moved all in for his last 895,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Butz made the call with the covering stack to put Rais at risk.

Belram Rais: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Brett Butz: {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Rais had Butz dominated but was already leaving his seat after the flop came {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}. No miracle comeback was on the cards for Rais as the {3-Clubs} turn and {8-Spades} river completed the board to send him out of the tournament in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Butz
3,500,000
900,000
900,000
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Belram Rais
Busted

Tags: Brett ButzBelram Rais

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Alan Gendelman Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,524)

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Alan Gendelman
Alan Gendelman

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Alan Gendelman in the small blind was all in and at risk against Brett Butz in middle position.

Alan Gendelman: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Brett Butz: {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Gendelman was in rough shape and found no help on the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds} runout to send him to the payout cage in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Butz
2,600,000
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Alan Gendelman
Busted

Tags: Alan GendelmanBrett Butz

Ahn Applies Pressure

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Alan Gendelman opened to 250,000 from under the gun and was called by Jacob Mitich in middle position as well as Minwoo Ahn in the big blind.

Ahn checked to Gendelman on a flop of {2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and he continued for 325,000. That bet was enough to force Mitich out of the hand but Ahn made the call to send the two players heads-up to the turn.

The {3-Hearts} turn saw Ahn check for a second time before raising to 900,000 after Gendelman fired off a bet of 450,000. That raise elicited a fold from Gendelman to send a sizable pot Ahn's direction.

Player Chips Progress
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Minwoo Ahn
4,200,000
500,000
500,000
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Alan Gendelman
1,600,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Alan GendelmanJacob MitichMinwoo Ahn

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Cory Sitzman Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,835)

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Cory Sitzman
Cory Sitzman

James Liddell moved all in on the button and Cory Sitzman called off for his tournament life out of the big blind.

Cory Sitzman: {a-Spades}{4-Clubs}
James Liddell: {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Sitzman was marginally ahead but fell behind on the {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Diamonds} flop. Nothing changed on the {9-Hearts} turn or {q-Hearts} river to send Sitzman to the rail in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
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James Liddell
5,400,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
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Cory Sitzman
Busted

Tags: Cory SitzmanJames Liddell

Final Table Chip Counts

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
RankPlayerChip Count
1James Liddell4,050,000
2Minwoo Ahn3,700,000
3Jacob Mitich3,650,000
4Jim Dike2,050,000
5Alan Gendelman1,800,000
6Belram Rais1,650,000
7William Pinkerton1,300,000
8Cory Sitzman1,250,000
9Brett Butz675,000
Player Chips Progress
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Cory Sitzman
12,500,000
11,690,000
11,690,000
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James Liddell
4,050,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
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Minwoo Ahn
3,700,000
1,975,000
1,975,000
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Jacob Mitich
3,650,000
-250,000
-250,000
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Jim Dike
2,050,000
550,000
550,000
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Alan Gendelman
1,800,000
1,040,000
1,040,000
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Belram Rais
1,650,000
550,000
550,000
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William Pinkerton
1,300,000
805,000
805,000
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Brett Butz
675,000
405,000
405,000

Tags: Alan GendelmanBrett ButzCory SitzmanJacob MitichJames LiddellJim DikeWilliam Pinkerton

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000