2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$1,200 Freezeout
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$23,048
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,200
Prize Pool
$86,900
Entries
79
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
24,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
79
Players Left
1

Evening Chip Counts

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hiep Nguyen us
Hiep Nguyen
270,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Justin Arnwine us
Justin Arnwine
230,000
55,000
55,000
Profile photo of Besnik Biberaj us
Besnik Biberaj
190,000
190,000
190,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Fineman us
Jeremy Fineman
175,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Cottrell van Wingerden gb
Cottrell van Wingerden
165,000
-15,000
-15,000
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Profile photo of Sang Kim us
Sang Kim
140,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Dean Phelps us
Dean Phelps
120,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Michael Lerner us
Michael Lerner
110,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jason Latourette us
Jason Latourette
90,000
35,000
35,000
Profile photo of Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
82,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Manuel Herrera co
Manuel Herrera
80,000
Profile photo of Xiaohai Wu us
Xiaohai Wu
65,000
-50,000
-50,000
Profile photo of Dennis Backhaus us
Dennis Backhaus
45,000
-40,000
-40,000
Profile photo of Olivia Qu us
Olivia Qu
32,000
-41,000
-41,000
Profile photo of Jacob Mitich us
Jacob Mitich
15,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Erik Ter-Gabrielyan us
Erik Ter-Gabrielyan
Busted

Weng's Straight Leaves Ter-Gabrielyan With Crumbs

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Bin Weng opened to 2,500 on the button and was called by Erik Ter-Gabrielyan in the big blind.

Ter-Gabrielyan check-called a 2,000 bet from Weng on the {9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop, a 9,300 bet from Weng on the {5-Clubs} turn, and an all-in shove for 44,600 from Weng on the {j-Diamonds} river.

Weng tabled {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for the nut straight, which had Ter-Gabrielyan's {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} beat to leave Ter-Gabrielyan with just a few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
120,000
60,000
60,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Ter-Gabrielyan us
Erik Ter-Gabrielyan
3,100
-74,900
-74,900

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Wingerden Makes The Right Call

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Cottrell van Wingerden
Cottrell van Wingerden

Cottrell van Wingerden was on the button and facing an all-in bet of 44,000 from his opponent in the big blind on a completed board of {8-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}.

Wingerden thought it over and eventually called, which got a "Good call," from his opponent, who tabled {q-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a missed flush draw. Wingerden held the {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a pair of aces — good for the pot and elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Cottrell van Wingerden gb
Cottrell van Wingerden
180,000
90,000
90,000
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Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Herrera Doubles

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The player under-the-gun opened to 2,500 and action folded to Manuel Herrera on the button, who three-bet to 9,000. The blinds folded back to the initial opener, who called.

The flop came {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and it was checked to Herrera, who continued for 6,000. The under-the-gun player then check-raised all in, which was enough to put Herrera all in for his last 30,000. Herrera called and hands were face up.

Manuel Herrera: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Under-the-gun: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

The {j-Spades} turn improved Herrera to a straight and the {q-Clubs} river changed nothing — awarding Herrera the full double up.

Herrera, who won Event #4: $500 5-Card PLO High a few days ago, is trying his hand at No-Limit Hold'em today and will be looking to make a deep run.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Manuel Herrera co
Manuel Herrera
80,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Manuel Herrera

Mitich up; Weng Down

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jacob Mitich raised to 2,000 from the hijack and was called by Sang Kim in the small blind and the player in the big blind.

Both blinds checked to Mitich on the {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop and he bet 1,600. Both his opponents quickly folded and Mitich added to his stack.

At another table, it appeared Bin Weng suffered a set-under-set cooler and lost a considerable amount of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sang Kim us
Sang Kim
120,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
60,000
-50,000
-50,000
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jacob Mitich us
Jacob Mitich
35,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Bin WengJacob MitichSang Kim

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Fineman Gets Folds

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Jeremy Fineman
Jeremy Fineman

Jeremy Fineman opened to 1,800 from the hijack and was called by Manuel Herrera in the cutoff and Sang Kim in the big blind.

Sang checked to Fineman on the {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop and he bet 3,000. Both Herrera and Kim called.

The {a-Hearts} appeared on the turn and Kim checked to Fineman, who bet 10,000. This time Herrera and Kim quickly folded and Fineman took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jeremy Fineman us
Jeremy Fineman
130,000
Profile photo of Sang Kim us
Sang Kim
95,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Manuel Herrera co
Manuel Herrera
70,000
-13,000
-13,000

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Phelps Chips up

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Dean Phelps
Dean Phelps

Cottrell van Wingerden opened to 2,000 from under-the-gun and was called by the player to his direct left, Dean Phelps in the cutoff, and the player in the big blind.

Action checked to Wingerden on the {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Spades} flop and he bet 2,500. Phelps and the player in the big blind called.

The turn brought the {3-Hearts} and it was checked to Phelps, who bet 7,500. Wingerden got out of the way and the big blind called.

The {8-Hearts} completed the board and it was checked to Phelps once more. This time Phelps bet 15,000 and his opponent folded — awarding the pot to Phelps without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dean Phelps us
Dean Phelps
145,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Cottrell van Wingerden gb
Cottrell van Wingerden
25,000
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