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

Level: 31

Blinds: 120,000/240,000

Ante: 240,000

Mark Castaldo Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,216)

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mark Castaldo
Mark Castaldo

Mark Castaldo shoved from the button and was called by Matthew McGuire in the big blind.

Mark Castaldo: {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Matthew McGuire: {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades} for the nine-kicker of McGuire to come into play to eliminate Castaldo in eighth place for $12,216.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
5,200,000
500,000
500,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo
Busted

Tags: Mark CastaldoMatthew McGuire

Zelesnick Doubles Through Castaldo

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

Chris Zelesnick shoved from the small blind for 1,370,000 and was called by Mark Castaldo in the big blind.

Chris Zelesnick: {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Mark Castaldo: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for Zelesnick to river a pair of eights to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
2,940,000
1,070,000
1,070,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo
1,500,000
-1,550,000
-1,550,000

Tags: Mark CastaldoChris Zelesnick

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

Lafuria Catches Castaldo's Bluff

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Joseph Lafuria
Joseph Lafuria

Mark Castaldo completed his small blind and Joseph Lafuria opted to check.

They both checked through the {5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop and the {a-Hearts} on the turn to the {q-Diamonds} on the river. Castaldo bet 650,000 and Lafuria took some time, cut out calling chips, and then made the call. Castaldo tabled {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for Lafuria to quickly show the {k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} for the pair of kings to pick up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Lafuria us
Joseph Lafuria
6,375,000
2,965,000
2,965,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo
3,050,000
-1,745,000
-1,745,000

Tags: Joseph LafuriaMark Castaldo

Mascagni Takes Chip Lead

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Coury Mascagni
Coury Mascagni

Matthew McGuire raised to 440,000 from the hijack and was called by Thomas Mader on the button, and Coury Mascagni and Yaser Al-Keliddar in the blinds.

They all checked through the {6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs} flop to the {2-Hearts} on the turn. It was checked to Mader who bet 800 and Mascagni was the only one to make the call.

The river completed the board with the {3-Clubs}, both players checked again. Mascagni tabled {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} which was enough to scoop the pot as Mader mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
8,700,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
6,480,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
4,700,000
-1,530,000
-1,530,000
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
2,910,000
-2,340,000
-2,340,000

Tags: Coury MascagniMatthew McGuireThomas Mader

Mader Doubles Through Zelesnick

Level 30 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Thomas Mader
Thomas Mader

Thomas Mader shoved from the cutoff for 2,475,000 and was called by Chris Zelesnick in the big blind.

Thomas Mader: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Chris Zelesnick: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} for Mader to hold with the slightly bigger pocket pair and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
5,250,000
2,775,000
2,775,000
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
1,870,000
-2,675,000
-2,675,000

Tags: Chris ZelesnickThomas Mader

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Chip Counts During the Break

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

The level duration will increase to 60 minutes after the break.

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Coury MascagniUnited States6,200,00031
2Yaser Al-KeliddarUnited States6,545,00033
3Cordero HinesUnited States7,975,00040
4Chris ZelesnickUnited States4,545,00023
5Mark CastaldoUnited States4,795,00024
6Joseph LafuriaUnited States3,410,00017
7Matthew McGuireUnited States6,230,00031
8Rahul JainUnited States3,155,00016
9Thomas MaderUnited States2,475,00012
Player Chips Progress
Cordero Hines us
Cordero Hines
7,975,000
375,000
375,000
Yaser Al-Keliddar us
Yaser Al-Keliddar
6,545,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthew McGuire us
Matthew McGuire
6,230,000
330,000
330,000
Coury Mascagni us
Coury Mascagni
6,200,000
875,000
875,000
Mark Castaldo us
Mark Castaldo
4,795,000
95,000
95,000
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
4,545,000
1,245,000
1,245,000
Joseph Lafuria us
Joseph Lafuria
3,410,000
-400,000
-400,000
Rahul Jain us
Rahul Jain
3,155,000
-1,545,000
-1,545,000
Thomas Mader us
Thomas Mader
2,475,000
-305,000
-305,000