2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 3
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$189,965
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$781,746
Entries
294
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
8
Players Left
1

More for McKeehen

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jeromy Bittan raised to 90,000 from the button and Joe McKeehen defended his big blind.

They both checked through the {k-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Spades} on the flop and the {10-Clubs} on the turn to the {10-Hearts} on the river. McKeehen bet 160,000 and Bittan raised to 350,000. McKeehen looked at his cards once more before taking a few seconds to consider his options. In the end, he made the call. Bittan tabled {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for McKeehen to pick up the pot with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jeromy Bittan us
Jeromy Bittan
Day 1A Chip Leader
2,270,000 -140,000
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
2,100,000 540,000

Tags: Jeromy BittanJoe McKeehen

David Olshan Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,361)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
David Olshan
David Olshan

David Olshan shoved from the button for 360,000 and Ulises Roman looked down at his cards in the big blind and asked for a count. The dealer confirmed the amount.

"I have a really bad hand," Roman commented. He cut out calling chips, contemplated it for a bit, and then made the call.

David Olshan: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Ulises Roman: {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{a-Spades} for Roman to hit a pair of fives but for Olshan to pick up some extra outs with the straight draw.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} to give Roman trips so now only a ten could save Olshan but the river completed the board with the {q-Hearts} instead to eliminate Olshan in seventh place for $27,361.

Player Chips Progress
Ulises Roman us
Ulises Roman
5,000,000 270,000
David Olshan us
David Olshan
Busted

Tags: David OlshanUlises Roman

Jeff Esterling Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,498)

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jeff Esterling
Jeff Esterling

Glenn Chernigoff raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Jeff Esterling shoved from the button for 515,000. Action folded back to Chernigoff who took some time and then made the call.

Jeff Esterling: {a-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Glenn Chernigoff: {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs} for Chernigoff to fist pump a few times as Esterling was eliminated in eighth place for $21,498.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Chernigoff us
Glenn Chernigoff
Day 2 Chip Leader
3,800,000 600,000
Jeff Esterling us
Jeff Esterling
Busted

Tags: Glenn ChernigoffJeff Esterling

Roman Takes Chip Lead

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ulises Roman raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Glenn Chernigoff defended his big blind.

A bet of Chernigoff on the {7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop was called by Roman.

The turn brought them the {10-Diamonds} and Chernigoff continued with a bet of 125,000 which Roman called.

The river completed the board with the {5-Spades}, Chernigoff now barreled a bet of 150,000 into the pot which was called. Chernigoff tabled {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for the pair of fives but Roman held {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} for the pair of queens to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ulises Roman us
Ulises Roman
4,730,000 1,370,000
Glenn Chernigoff us
Glenn Chernigoff
Day 2 Chip Leader
3,200,000 -255,000

Tags: Glenn ChernigoffUlises Roman

Olshan Doubles Up

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Jeff Esterling shoved from the hijack for 775,000 and David Olshan called for his last 180,000 from the cutoff while the rest of the table folded.

David Olshan: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Jeff Esterling: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for Olshan to hit the flop for a pair of queens and improve to two pair to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Esterling us
Jeff Esterling
595,000 -180,000
David Olshan us
David Olshan
460,000 260,000

Tags: David OlshanJeff Esterling

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Eight Return to Battle for the First-Ever Potomac Winter Poker Open Main Event Title and Trophy

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

The final day of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event starts at 1 p.m. local time and by the end of it, the first-ever Main Event champion will be crowned. A total of 294 entries were collected over the three starting days and 8 players return to battle it out for the lion-share of the $781,746 prize pool. The winner will walk away with $189,965 while everyone is guaranteed at least $21,498.

When the players return to the MGM National Harbor, a change of scenery is to be expected as the final table stage has been moved to the High Limit Poker Room in the casino itself. Glenn Chernigoff comes back with the chip lead and 3,455,000 in chips, he is followed by Ulises Roman with 3,360,000, Jeromy Bittan with 2,410,000, Alison Lewis Leslie with 1,645,000, and Joe McKeehen with 1,560,000 in chips to complete the top five. But don’t count out Matthew Sesso (1,300,000), Jeff Esterling (775,000), and David Olshan with 200,000 in chips as they’re still in it too.

Final Table Seat Draw

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ulises RomanUnited States3,360,00084
2Matthew SessoUnited States1,300,00033
3Jeromy BittanUnited States2,410,00060
4Glenn ChernigoffUnited States3,455,00086
5Joe McKeehenUnited States1,560,00039
6Jeff EsterlingUnited States775,00019
7David OlshanUnited States200,0005
8Alison LeslieUnited States1,645,00041

When play resumes, Level 23 will be the first level of the day with a small blind of 20,000, big blind of 40,000, and a big blind ante of 40,000. Level duration will increase to 75 minutes each the assumption is that a 10-minute break will take place after every level. Play will continue until there a new champion and PokerNews will be there bring you all the action as it happens.

This is what they are still playing for:

PlacePrize
1$189,965
2$115,698
3$84,038
4$64,885
5$46,905
6$35,179
7$27,361
8$21,498

Tags: Alison LeslieDavid OlshanGlenn ChernigoffJeff EsterlingJeromy BittanJoe McKeehenMatthew SessoUlises Roman

$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)

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