2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Mystery Bounty
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
193
Players Left
1

Sechman Cracks Aces

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Joshua Sechman in the cutoff was all in and at risk against a player on the button.

Joshua Sechman: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Button Player: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Sechman was in dire straits, being on the wrong end of a nasty cooler and needing significant help to survive. None was forthcoming on the {q-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop but the {7-Clubs} turn did give him a flush draw. The {2-Clubs} river completed the backdoor draw to keep Sechman alive in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Sechman
280,000
92,000
92,000

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Petro Ousts Kachittavong

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Soukha Kachittavong
Soukha Kachittavong

Soukha Kachittavong opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 100,000 by Morgan Petro one seat over. Action folded back around to Kachittavong, who decided to call.

Kachittavong checked to Petro on a flop of {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and he continued for 80,000. After some thought, Kachittavong opted to call.

The {8-Clubs} turn put four to a straight as well as a flush on the board but that did not seem to bother Kachittavong as he moved all in. Petro instantly called with the covering stack to put Kachittavong at risk.

Soukha Kachittavong: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Morgan Petro: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Kachittavong was drawing dead to a chop but found no help on the {10-Spades} river to bring his tournament to a close. Petro, meanwhile, is now among the chip leaders thanks to the large pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Morgan Petro
950,000
648,000
648,000
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Soukha Kachittavong
Busted

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Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Nbatu Cuts Down Britton

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Emmanuel Nbatu
Emmanuel Nbatu

Picking up the action on the flop with the board reading {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, Alex Britton in late position had a bet of 150,000 in front of him and was facing an all in for around 400,000 from Emmanuel Nbatu in middle position. Nbatu's jam sent Britton deep into the tank but eventually he decided to call with the covering stack to put Nbatu at risk.

Emmanuel Nbatu: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Alex Britton: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Nbatu had outflopped Britton's jacks and was in excellent position to take down a massive pot. The {2-Hearts} turn changed nothing with the {k-Diamonds} river securing the win for Nbatu.

Player Chips Progress
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Emmanuel Nbatu
1,200,000
603,000
603,000
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Alex Britton
290,000
75,000
75,000

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Cohen Holds to Win Big

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

A player opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was called by a player on the button. Rob Cohen then moved all in for 169,000 out of the small blind. The under the gun player then re-jammed with the larger stack while the button got out of the way to put Cohen at risk.

Rob Cohen: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Under The Gun Player: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Cohen held a significant lead over his opponent and held on the {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Clubs} runout to more than double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Rob Cohen
405,000
287,000
287,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Prizepool and Payouts Confirmed

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Prizepool
Prizepool

The prizepool and payouts have now been confirmed. A total of 2,457 entries generated a prizepool of $589,270 that will be split amongst the top 245 finishers. The 193 players who returned for day 2 are all guaranteed a minimum of $766 with $96,657 set to head the eventual winner's way, along, of course, with any bounties they may win.

Bereshny Collects Bounty

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A player moved all in for their last 49,000 from early position and was called by Alex Bereshny out of the big blind.

Early Position Player: {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Alex Bereshny: {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The early position player would need to win a flip to survive but was left drawing extremely thin following the {9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop. The {4-Spades} turn ended things prior to the meaningless {j-Diamonds} river with Bereshny collecting a mystery bounty along with his opponent's last few chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Bereshny
680,000
56,000
56,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000