2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 NLHE
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$15,685
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$58,080
Entries
176
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
176
Players Left
1

Helpard Lessens The Field

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position was all in for about 15,000 against Dave Helpard in the big blind, who had his opponent covered and at risk.

Dave Helpard: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Early-position player: {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Helpard held two live cards, and the {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades} runout improved Helpard to two pair — good for the knockout.

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Dave Helpard
53,000

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Eisenberg Gets Value

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Lara Eisenberg
Lara Eisenberg

A player opened to 1,600 from early position and was called by Lara Eisenberg from the small blind and the player in the big blind.

All three players checked on the {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop and action checked to the preflop raiser on the {3-Spades} turn, who bet 2,400. Only Eisenberg called.

The {9-Clubs} completed the board and Eisenberg slid a single $1,000 chip into the middle. Her opponent called and Eisenberg tabled {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a pair of eights. It was good, as her opponent mucked.

"It was worth a thousand," Eisenberg said as she collected the pot.

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Lara Eisenberg
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Magness Trips up Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Sean Magness
Sean Magness

Cortez Baker opened to 2,300 from the cutoff and was called Sean Magness in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

Magness led out for 1,500 on the [AhAd8s flop and only Baker called.

Magness fired 2,100 into the middle on the {j-Hearts} turn and Baker again called.

The {4-Hearts} completed the board and Magness bet 3,000. Baker flung in a call and Mangess showed {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} for trip aces. Baker couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Magness.

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Cortez Baker
77,000
-8,000
-8,000
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Sean Magness
58,000

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Al-Keliddar Applies Pressure

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where the player in the small completed and Yaser Al-Keliddar raised to 2,000 from the big. His opponent called.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Al-Keliddar down-bet to 1,200 when checked to. His opponent called.

The {6-Spades} fell on the turn and the small blind checked, prompting a 5,000 bet from Al-Keliddar. This time his opponent folded and Al-Keliddar took down the pot.

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Yaser Al-Keliddar
29,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Weng Doubles

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Bin Weng
Bin Weng

Action folded around to the blinds, where the player in the small raised to 1,200. Bin Weng re-raised from the big blind and his opponent quickly went all in to put Weng in for his last 24,600. Weng called and hands were revealed.

Bin Weng: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Small blind: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs} ruonout kept Weng best with his cowboys and he doubled up.

Weng, who just recently won a $5,300 Borgata event, will be looking to make another deep run in this event.

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Bin Weng
51,000
51,000
51,000
WPT 2X Winner

Hitchcock Chips up

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 2,000 by Jane Hitchcock on the button. Action folded back to the original raiser, who called.

The player in the cutoff check-folded to a 2,000 continuation bet from Hitchcock on the {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop and Hitchcock took the pot uncontested.

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Jane Hitchcock
28,000