2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$96,567
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$588,900
Entries
1,812
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
143
Players Left
1

Rahul Jain Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,764)

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Rahul Jain
Rahul Jain

Rahul Jain shoved from the button and Coury Mascagni asked for a count in the big blind. The dealer was counting still the stack of Jain which was worth 2,640,000 and Mascagni already made the call.

Rahul Jain: {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Coury Mascagni: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

The flop came {10-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{k-Spades} for Mascagni to hit a straight immediately.

The turn was the {j-Clubs} which now gave Jain a chance to survive if the ace came on the river.

The river completed the board with the {7-Diamonds} to not help Jain as he was eliminated in ninth place for $9,764.

Rahul Jain
Rahul Jain
Player Chips Progress
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
11,500,000
2,800,000
2,800,000
Rahul Jain us
Rahul Jain
Busted

Tags: Coury MascagniRahul Jain

Valentin Lita Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,896)

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Valentin Lita
Valentin Lita

Valentin Lita shoved from the button for 1,630,000 and was called by Cordero Hines in the small blind.

Valentin Lita: {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Cordero Hines: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for Hines to hold with the eights for two pair to send Lita to the payout desk in tenth place for $7,896.

Player Chips Progress
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
7,600,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
Valentin Lita us
Valentin Lita
Busted

Tags: Cordero HinesValentin Lita

Tanner Martinelli Eliminated in 11th Place ($7,896)

Level 29 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Tanner Martinelli
Tanner Martinelli

Joseph Lafuria raised to 400,000 from the cutoff and Yaser Al-Keliddar three-bet on the button to what looked like 1,250,000. Tanner Martinelli contemplated his options for a while and then decided to shove for around 2,000,000. Lafuria folded and Al-Keliddar called.

Tanner Martinelli: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Yaser Al-Keliddar: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Spades} for Al-Keliddar's kicker to come into play to eliminate Martinelli in eleventh place for $7,896.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
7,495,000
2,695,000
2,695,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tanner Martinelli us
Tanner Martinelli
Busted

Tags: Joseph LafuriaTanner MartinelliYaser Al-Keliddar

Kareem Marshall Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,896)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kareem Marshall
Kareem Marshall

Kareem Marschall shoved from the small blind for around 600,000 and was called by Joseph Lafuria in the big blind.

Kareem Marshall: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Joseph Lafuria: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for Lafuria to flop a set and improve to a full house on the river to send Marshall to the payout desk to collect $7,896 for finishing in twelfth place.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
4,800,000
-800,000
-800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joseph Lafuria us
Joseph Lafuria
3,640,000
740,000
740,000
Kareem Marshall us
Kareem Marshall
Busted

Tags: Joseph LafuriaKareem Marshall

Jay Jin Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,436)

Level 28 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jay Jin
Jay Jin

Jay Jin shoved from the button for 725,000 and was called by Chris Zelesnick in the big blind.

Jay Jin: {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Chris Zelesnick: {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for Zelesnick to hold with the higher hole cards to eliminate Jin in 12th place for $6,436.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
6,300,000
300,000
300,000
Jay Jin us
Jay Jin
Busted

Tags: Jay JinChris Zelesnick

Varun Bagga Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,436)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Varun Bagga
Varun Bagga

Yaser Al-Keliddar raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Varun Bagga shoved from the button for 305,000, Mark Castaldo called in the big blind. Al-Keliddar four-bet to 975,000 and Castaldo called

The flop came {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{6-Hearts}, Castaldo check-folded to the 800,000 continuation-bet of Al-Keliddar so the cards could go on their backs.

Varun Bagga: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Yaser Al-Keliddar: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The rest of the board was completed with the {3-Spades} on the turn and the {8-Hearts} on the river for Al-Keliddar to eliminate Bagga in 15th place for $6,436.

Player Chips Progress
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
5,600,000
1,480,000
1,480,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Varun Bagga us
Varun Bagga
Busted

Tags: Varun BaggaYaser Al-KeliddarMark Castaldo

Tristan Harris Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,269)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris

Tristan Harris shoved from the middle position and was called by Chris Zelesnick in the cutoff while the rest folded.

Tristan Harris: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Chris Zelesnick: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for Zelesnick to hold and add even more chips to his stack while Harris made his way to the payout desk to collect $5,269.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
8,000,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Tristan Harris us
Tristan Harris
Busted

Tags: Chris ZelesnickTristan Harris

Andrew Chang Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,269)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Andrew Chang
Andrew Chang

Andrew Chang and Valentin Lita were heads-up and all-in with Chang at risk with the slightly shorter stack.

Andrew Chang: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Valentin Lita: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for Lita to turn the pair of aces to eliminate Chang in 17th place for $5,269.

Player Chips Progress
Valentin Lita us
Valentin Lita
2,900,000
1,690,000
1,690,000
Andrew Chang (MD) us
Andrew Chang (MD)
Busted

Tags: Andrew ChangValentin Lita

Patrick Dewey Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,269)

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Patrick Dewey
Patrick Dewey

The flop read {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} when all the chips went in for Patrick Dewey and he was called and covered by Chris Zelesnick with the bigger stack.

Patrick Dewey: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Chris Zelesnick: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

They both flopped a pair of aces but Zelesnick was ahead with the higher kicker.

The rest of the board was completed with the {j-Diamonds} on the turn and the {3-Hearts} on the river to eliminate Dewey in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
6,100,000
1,670,000
1,670,000
Patrick Dewey us
Patrick Dewey
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Patrick DeweyChris Zelesnick