The Potomac Summer Poker Open is back at MGM National Harbor from August 5-17, bringing 13 days of tournament action and more than $1.5 million in guaranteed prize pools across a 23-event schedule.
Powered by BetMGM Poker, the series has a collection of mixed-game offerings, bounty tournaments and a $3,000 Main Event, as players from across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond compete for trophies.
PokerNews will once again be on-site throughout the series, with live reporting beginning on Day 2 of the $600 NLH Opener on August 9, followed by Day 2 of the $500 Monumental Stack event. The team will then provide wall-to-wall live coverage of the $3,000 Main Event, which runs from August 14-17. There will also be a daily tournament highlights blog throughout the festival.
Potomac Summer Poker Open Full Schedule
MGM National Harbour
The main attraction of the series is the $3,000 Main Event, which boasts a $750,000 guaranteed prize pool and features two starting flights on August 14 and 15 before combining for Day 2 on August 16. The champion will be crowned at the final table on August 17.
Before then, players will have plenty of opportunities to build momentum. The series opens with the $600 NLH Opener, a seven-flight event carrying a $500,000 guarantee, while the $500 Monumental Stacks promises another six-figure prize pool with a $100,000 guarantee.
Mixed-game specialists also have plenty to look forward to, with events including TORSE, Mixed PLO, 8-Game Mix, PLO 8 and Big O, while bounty fans can take aim at tournaments such as the Double Board PLO Bomb Pot, 5-Card PLO Bounty and Cakes Classic Bounty NLH.
Players chasing a seat in the Main Event will have multiple chances to qualify through a series of Main Event Super Satellites running throughout the festival, each guaranteeing five seats.
Date
Time
Buy-in
Event
Guarantee
Wed, Aug. 5
12 p.m.
Invite Only
Pride of the Lions Freeroll
3 Main Event / 3 Event 14 / 3 Event 1 Seats
Wed, Aug. 5
2 p.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight A
$500,000
Wed, Aug. 5
8 p.m.
$150
Event 1 Milestone Satellite
—
Thu, Aug. 6
10 a.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight B
$500,000
Thu, Aug. 6
1 p.m.
$400
TORSE
$10,000
Thu, Aug. 6
4 p.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight C
$500,000
Thu, Aug. 6
8 p.m.
$150
Event 1 Milestone Satellite
—
Fri, Aug. 7
10 a.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight D
$500,000
Fri, Aug. 7
4 p.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight E
$500,000
Fri, Aug. 7
8 p.m.
$150
Event 1 Milestone Satellite
—
Sat, Aug. 8
9 a.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight F
$500,000
Sat, Aug. 8
2 p.m.
$600
NLH Opener Flight G
$500,000
Sat, Aug. 8
6 p.m.
$300/team
Tag Team
—
Sun, Aug. 9
9 a.m.
$400
Super Seniors (60+)
$10,000
Sun, Aug. 9
11 a.m.
—
Event 1 Day 2
Restart
Sun, Aug. 9
1 p.m.
$500
NLH
$50,000
Sun, Aug. 9
6 p.m.
$300
NLH Turbo Black Chip Bounty
—
Mon, Aug. 10
10 a.m.
$500
Seniors NLH (50+)
$30,000
Mon, Aug. 10
12 p.m.
$400
Mixed PLO
$10,000
Mon, Aug. 10
3 p.m.
$400
NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$10,000
Mon, Aug. 10
7 p.m.
$250
Main Event Super Satellite
5 Seats Guaranteed
Tue, Aug. 11
10 a.m.
$500
Monumental Stack Flight A
$100,000
Tue, Aug. 11
2 p.m.
$400
8-Game Mix
$10,000
Tue, Aug. 11
6 p.m.
$400
Double Stack NLH
$10,000
Tue, Aug. 11
7 p.m.
$250
Main Event Super Satellite
5 Seats Guaranteed
Wed, Aug. 12
10 a.m.
$500
Monumental Stack Flight B
$100,000
Wed, Aug. 12
3 p.m.
$300
NLH Double Green Chip Bounty
$10,000
Wed, Aug. 12
7 p.m.
$260
Event 14 Milestone Satellite
—
Thu, Aug. 13
11 a.m.
—
Event 10 Day 2
Restart
Thu, Aug. 13
1 p.m.
$1,100
NLH
$100,000
Thu, Aug. 13
5 p.m.
$250
Main Event Super Satellite
5 Seats Guaranteed
Thu, Aug. 13
7 p.m.
$300
Double Board PLO Bomb Pot
$10,000
Fri, Aug. 14
11 a.m.
$3,000
Main Event Flight A
$750,000
Fri, Aug. 14
2 p.m.
$400
PLO 8
$10,000
Fri, Aug. 14
2 p.m.
—
Event 14 Day 2
Restart
Fri, Aug. 14
6 p.m.
$250
Main Event Super Satellite
5 Seats Guaranteed
Sat, Aug. 15
9 a.m.
$500
NLH Freezeout
$10,000
Sat, Aug. 15
11 a.m.
$3,000
Main Event Flight B
$750,000
Sat, Aug. 15
2 p.m.
$300
Women’s NLH
$10,000
Sat, Aug. 15
5 p.m.
$400
Big O
$10,000
Sun, Aug. 16
10 a.m.
$400
40/40
$40,000
Sun, Aug. 16
12 p.m.
—
Main Event Day 2
Restart
Sun, Aug. 16
5 p.m.
$400
5-Card PLO Bounty
$10,000
Mon, Aug. 17
11 a.m.
$300
Cakes Classic Bounty NLH
$20,000
Mon, Aug. 17
1 p.m.
—
Main Event Day 3
Final Table
Mon, Aug. 17
2 p.m.
—
Event 21 (40/40) Day 2
Restart
BetMGM Poker Ambassador Esther Taylor Says Women Have an Edge at the Table
Anderson Returns as Defending Champion
Last year’s Potomac Poker Open Main Event attracted 377 entries, generating a $1,017,900 prize pool.
After four days of action, Robert Anderson emerged victorious to claim the title and the $211,915 top prize, defeating Lucas Vergara heads-up.
2025 Potomac Poker Open Main Event Final Table Results
Place
Player
Prize
1
Robert Anderson
$211,915
2
Lucas Vergara
$148,400
3
Brett Bassock
$95,410
4
Samuel Rosen
$62,855
5
Frank Zhang
$48,400
6
Nick Verderamo
$40,085
7
Anthony Ibrahim
$33,590
8
Chu-Ming Wu
$27,370
9
Jason Raber
$21,195
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Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive
Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.
Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
