Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Potomac Poker Open

08-02-2019 22:59 UTC-4

Chang Adds More

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

With a board that read Jeffrey Chang bet 17,000 over to his opponent Joseph Zeman who folded fairly quickly as Chang continued his recent surge in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Chang	320,000 15,000	15,000
Joseph Zeman	180,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Jeffrey Chang Joseph Zeman

08-02-2019 22:47 UTC-4

Song Bluffs Off Most of Stack, Busts Shortly After

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was picked up on a the river with the board reading . A pot of about 70,000 was in the middle. Stephen Song announced a bet of 80,000 and cut out the chips, leaving himself with only stacks of the smallest chips behind.

Jeffrey Chang thought it over for about ten seconds before calling. Song gave a forlorn half smile and turned over . Chang flipped over the winning hand the .

Song was left with a small amount of chips and was busted a couple of hands later in a preflop all in when his lost to when an eight hit the turn. He will try again tomorrow on Day 2bc.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Chang	305,000 305,000	305,000
Stephen Song	Busted

Tags: Jeffrey Chang Stephen Song

08-02-2019 22:22 UTC-4

Gebeyehu Gets it Back With Kings

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Shortly after losing to aces with queens, Abel Gebeyehu had pocket kings preflop which held vs ace-queen to give him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abel Gebeyehu	70,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Abel Gebeyehu

08-02-2019 22:14 UTC-4

Moore Doubles With Aces

Jeff McMillan

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Laura Moore was all in preflop holding the up against the of Abel Gebeyehu. The board would produce no queens as it came and Moore secured a double

Player	Chips	Progress
Laura Moore	36,000 -9,000	-9,000
Abel Gebeyehu	35,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Laura Moore

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

08-02-2019 21:55 UTC-4

Assortment of Chip Counts

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	265,000 -25,000	-25,000

Kevin Kwak	245,000 245,000	245,000
Dong Jun Ji	240,000 100,000	100,000
Dylan Lask	223,000 -17,000	-17,000

Joseph Zeman	215,000 13,000	13,000
Jeffrey Chan	145,000 -3,500	-3,500
Zhongyan Xue	130,000 130,000	130,000
Eric Persian	85,000 -25,000	-25,000
Samy Azzam	82,000 82,000	82,000
Abel Gebeyehu	58,000 17,000	17,000

Laura Moore	45,000 -20,000	-20,000
Osman Aslan	28,000 -17,000	-17,000
Loukas Michael	26,000 8,000	8,000

08-02-2019 21:47 UTC-4

Images from Day 1a

Jeff McMillan

08-02-2019 21:34 UTC-4

Ahmadian Hits Set On Turn to Stay Alive

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Elia Ahmadian was all in preflop in a race with pocket eights vs . The flop sent his opponent into the lead as it came . But the turn launched Ahmadian back on top when a rolled off. The river was a jack and Ahmadian stayed alive with a big double up.