2023 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Mike Wamsganz opened to 2,000 from early position and was called by the player in the cutoff. The player in the big blind squeezed to 6,000 and, undeterred, Wamsganz four-bet to 14,000. The cutoff folded and the squeezer called.
Both players checked on the ![]()
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flop, but the big blind led out for 7,000 on the
turn. Wamsganz quickly raised to 25,000 and his opponent folded ![]()
face up — conceding the pot to Wamsganz.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Mir Ramin limped from the hijack and the player in the cutoff limped along. The player in the small blind then raised to 3,000 and was met with a three-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Ramin cold called, the second limper folded, and the initial raiser called.
Action checked to the initial three-bettor, who fired 7,000 into the middle. Ramin responded by shoving for around 20,000 and everyone folded in turn.
Yaser Al-Keliddar was all-in preflop against a player with a shorter stack when cards were revealed.
Yaser Al-Keliddar: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Al-Keliddar gave his patented, "I hope I win," before the dealer dealt out a ![]()
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board — keeping Al-Keliddar out in front for the knockout.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
A player opened to 1,200 from the hijack and was three-bet to 3,500 by the player in the cutoff. Nick Chow cold-called from the big blind and the initial raiser called as well.
Action checked to the three-bettor on the ![]()
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flop and he bet 4,000. Both the hijack and Chow called.
All three players checked down on the
turn and
river. The cutoff showed As2s for deuces, which were no good against the ![]()
of Chow. The other played flashed the
before mucking — awarding the pot to Chow.

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.
Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).
All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500