$400 Large Stack BBA
Day 1ab Completed
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Large Stack BBA
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
261
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
261
Players Left
19
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With 149 entries on Day 1a and 112 entries on Day 1b, the day has finally come to an end at 5 a.m. local time for the players of the $400 Large Stack tournament. Day 1a paid out 17 people with 11 players making it through to Day 2 and Day 1b had 13 players cashing with 8 players returning to the felt in the MGM Grand Ballroom in the hotel lobby of the MGM National Harbor. The $100,000 guaranteed prize pool in the first edition of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open wasn’t reached so they players are enjoying a tasty overlay in this event.
On Day 1a it was Massoud Nooralian who would claim the chip lead with 880,000 in chips, narrowly beating Joel Doney as he collected 858,000 chips today. But this pales in comparison to the Day 1b chip leader Sachin Joshi who won a huge pot during the latter stages of the day against Divakaran Marella who had flopped top two pair when he shoved more than half a million into the aces of Joshi. Unlucky for him, his two pair would get counterfeited on the river to create a new overall chip leader for the tournament. Joshi will be coming back after a short night's rest with a whopping 1,332,000.
When the 19 surviving players out of 261 entries in total return at noon local time on Thursday, February 13, they will first play the remainder of Level 19 where Day 1a stopped with 42 minutes and 3 seconds left. The level duration will remain at 45 minutes until the final table has been reached. The level duration will then be increased to 60 minutes and play will continue until a brand-new winner has been found.
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Day 2 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2 | Jeromy Bittan | United States | 658,000 | 41 |
| 24 | 4 | Kevin Ryan | United States | 633,000 | 40 |
| 24 | 5 | Stephan Waters | United States | 265,000 | 17 |
| 24 | 6 | Chris Zelesnick | United States | 684,000 | 43 |
| 24 | 7 | Dong Jun Ji | United States | 574,000 | 36 |
| 24 | 9 | Barbara Rogers | United States | 349,000 | 22 |
| 27 | 1 | Massoud Nooralian | United States | 880,000 | 55 |
| 27 | 4 | Vincent Marchesano | United States | 280,000 | 18 |
| 27 | 5 | John Kim (VA) | United States | 413,000 | 26 |
| 27 | 6 | Sachin Joshi | United Kingdom | 1,332,000 | 83 |
| 27 | 7 | Ryan McPherson | United States | 539,000 | 34 |
| 27 | 8 | Ali Salah-Eddine | United States | 450,000 | 28 |
| 27 | 9 | Ben Strumpf | United States | 665,000 | 42 |
| 28 | 1 | Charles Coddington | United States | 243,000 | 15 |
| 28 | 5 | Andrew Whetzel | United States | 595,000 | 37 |
| 28 | 6 | Ken Fishback | United States | 275,000 | 17 |
| 28 | 7 | William Lawson | United States | 466,000 | 29 |
| 28 | 8 | Dien Le | United States | 179,000 | 11 |
| 28 | 9 | Joel Doney | United States | 858,000 | 54 |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,332,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
684,000
637,500
|
637,500 |
|
595,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
450,000 | |
|
413,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
349,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
275,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The eight remaining players have made it through to Day 2. The full chip counts, seat draw, and recap are to follow.
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Undrakhbold Dovdontseren shoved all-in from the early position for 120,000 with 
and was called by Ali Salah-Eddine in the small blind, holding 
The final board of the night ran out 
to eliminate Dovdontseren from the tournament and take the field down to eight players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Vincent Marchesano raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Andrew Whetzel shoved from the small blind for 360,000. Peter Karl called for the 215,000 he had behind which sent Marchesano into the tank. After a while, he opted to get out of their way.
Peter Karl: 
Andrew Whetzel: 
The flop came 
to give Whetzel the higher pair to jump ahead.
The turn was the for Karl to pick up some extra outs to stay alive but the river completed the board with the 
for Whetzel to stay ahead and eliminate Karl before being able to make it to Day 2.
The second table has now been broken up and used to fill up the last time. One more player needs to bust before play ends for Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Chin Nguyen shoved from the cutoff for 79,000 and was called by Sachin Joshi on the button with the bigger stack while the blinds folded.
"Nothing much'" Joshi said before turning his cards over.
Chin Nguyen: 
Sachin Joshi: 
The board ran out 
for Joshi to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,280,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Undrakhbold Dovdontseren shoved from under the gun and Jeremy Moore called from the big blind for 164,000.
Jeremy Moore: 
Undrakhbold Dovdontseren: 
Dovdontseren flopped top pair and it held as the board ran out 
. He just barely had Moore covered, but it was enough to get the elimination and closer to bagging chips on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 19
: 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The 12 remaining players have been sent for a 10-minute break.