$370 Opening Event | 2019 Potomac Poker Open

07-28-2019 19:13 UTC-4

Darren Keyes Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,177)

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Pham Le raised to on the button and Darren Keyes moved all in out of the big blind, he was snap called by Le who woke uo with pocket queens and Keyes showed .

The flop provided Keyes with a lot of hope as it came but Le faded all outs as the on the turn and the on the river confirmed Keyes's elimination in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Pham Le	4,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Darren Keyes	Busted

Tags: Christopher Pham Le Darren Keyes

07-28-2019 19:05 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
James Canoles	8,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Nicholas Pham	4,200,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Paul Min	3,700,000 100,000	100,000
Charles Gang	3,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Richie Smith	3,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Laura Moore	3,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Christopher Pham Le	3,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
James Priest	3,100,000 -200,000	-200,000
Lalith Mannur	2,900,000 -200,000	-200,000
Steven Cho	2,800,000 900,000	900,000
Justin Stonehill	2,500,000 -300,000	-300,000
Curtis Ehrgott	2,400,000 350,000	350,000
Sam Birchem	2,300,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
Darren Keyes	1,400,000 -300,000	-300,000
Al Mottur	1,200,000 -250,000	-250,000
Alex Pryor	1,000,000 -200,000	-200,000
Ken Holmes	900,000 -600,000	-600,000
Kenneth Schafer	800,000 50,000	50,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Oar	Busted
Kashka Corpening	Busted
Wen Kong Ni	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
James Canoles	6,200,000 350,000	350,000
Christopher Pham Le	3,300,000 150,000	150,000
Lalith Mannur	3,100,000 700,000	700,000
Justin Stonehill	2,800,000
Curtis Ehrgott	2,050,000 -3,350,000	-3,350,000
Wen Kong Ni	1,500,000 -700,000	-700,000
Al Mottur	1,450,000 700,000	700,000

Pham Le Rivers Boat and Gets Paid

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Pham Le bet 200,000 into his opponent Lalith Mannor on a flop of . Mannor made the call. The turn was the , Le bet 300,000 and was called again. The river came the .

After pausing for a few moments, Le moved all in that was counted out to be 995,000. Mannor thought about it for about 20 seconds before making the call.

Le turned over the for a full house to which Mannor could only say "good hand" and muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Pham Le	3,150,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Lalith Mannur	2,400,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Christopher Pham Le Lalith Mannor

07-28-2019 18:20 UTC-4

Photos from Day 2, Remaining Players

Jeff McMillan

07-28-2019 18:15 UTC-4

Dramatic Sets on Turn and River Wounds Stonehill

Jeff McMillan

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Justin Stonehill and Wen Kong Ni were all in preflop with Stonehill holding pocket sixes against the pocket jacks of Ni.

The flop was innocuous, but the turn was a six to launch Stonehill into the lead. However, the river was a dramatic jack to give Ni the better set and a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wen Kong Ni	2,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Justin Stonehill	600,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Tags: Justin Stonehill Wen Kong Ni

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

07-28-2019 17:59 UTC-4

Priest Makes Big Call to Bust Mason

Jeff McMillan

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

As the rest of the players had headed off to break, one hand was still in progress.

The flop showed and James Priest was facing a big decision as Ian Mason was all in. Priest thought about it for a while before tossing in the one-chip call after about 30 seconds.

Mason showed the for ace-high while Priest pumped his fist and turned over the for middle pair. The turn was the and the river came the to hold the pair for Priest and he pumped his fist some more and let out a shout as Mason was left without any chips.