2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 1a
Event Info

2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
$96,657
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
2,457
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
278
Players Left
22

David Simard Leads Day 1a of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
David Simard Chip Leads Day 1a
David Simard Chip Leads Day 1a

Day 1a of Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty has ended here at the 2023 Potomac Winter Open with David Simard leading the charge after bagging 663,000 in chips. Not far behind him is Frankie Greever, who bagged up 589,000 for Day 2.

Simard managed to steadily increase his chip stack throughout the day before scooping a huge pot against Christian Taylor with a dominating flush draw. From that point, Simard held the tournament chip lead and didn't appear to give it back for the duration of Day 1a.

Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Mystery Bounty Day 1a Top 5 Chip Counts

PlayerCountryChip Count
David ImardCanada663,000
Frankie GreeverUnited States589,000
Charles ParrishUnited States576,000
Besnik BiberajUnited States572,000
Brandon FrazierUnited States443,000

Play began with 87 entrants and by the time late registration ended, that number had swelled to 278. Action was fast, however, and that number dwindled to 28 (the bubble) by level 16. Among the casualties who didn't make the money was the defending champion from 2020, Yaser Al-Keliddar, who busted after getting all in with pocket jacks against Chris Quintanilla's pocket aces and failing to improve.

The bubble burst after two players got eliminated at two different tables, which meant that they would split a $500 min-cash between them.

From that point on, it didn't take long for an additional five players to bust to end play for the night. Arthur Nalls bubbled Day 2 after getting all in with ace-three against Yamil Saenz's ace-ten and failing to improve.

The remaining 22 players from Day 1a will join the other survivors of the upcoming Day-1 flights for Day 2 on Sunday, January 29 at noon. Pokernews will cover Day 1b next at 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, so be sure to tune in for all the action as Event #1: $400 Mystery Bounty continues.

The 2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Mystery Bounty Schedule

DayDateStarting TimeLate RegEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aWednesday January 2517:00End of Level 112782210% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1bThursday January 2617:00End of Level 11tbatba10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1cFriday January 2711:00End of Level 11tbatba10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1dFriday January 2717:00End of Level 11tbatba10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1eSaturday January 2811:00End of Level 11tbatba10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 1fSaturday January 2817:00End of Level 11tbatba10% of field will be in the money, play down to 8%
Day 2Sunday January 2912:00---Level duration increases to 45 mins, play down to a winner

Tags: David SimardFrankie GreeverYaser Al-Keliddar