2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
67
Players Left
8

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

Day 2 Completed

Chernigoff Leads Final Eight Players of the 2020 PWPO $3,000 Main Event with McKeehen Still in Contention

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Glenn Chernigoff
Glenn Chernigoff

Day 2 of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event start at 3 p.m. local time and has come to an end after just over 11 hours. A total of 294 entries were collected over the three starting days and 67 players returned to battle it out for their share of the $781,746 prize pool where the winner will walk away with $189,965 while 30 players got paid at least $5,081. At the end of the day, only eight players made it through to the final day here at the MGM National Harbor.

Claiming the day 2 chip lead is Glenn Chernigoff with 3,455,000 in chips which will be worth 86 big blinds when they resume play. This is already Chernigoff’s biggest live cash ever according to The Hendon Mob with his previous five cashes all originating from here in Oxon Hill. Only two big blinds behind him is Ulises Roman with 3,360,000 in chips. Roman only has one recorded cash on his profile so will be recording a new record here too. Completing the podium is Jeromy Bittan with 2,410,000.

Alison Lewis Leslie is going for another deep run after finishing in 25th place in the Opening Event as she bagged 1,645,000. But the biggest name at the final table is Joe McKeehen as the 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion will return to the felt with 1,560,000 in chips. The final table also features Matthew Sesso (1,300,000), Jeff Esterling (775,000), and David Olshan with 200,000 in chips as the absolute short stack worth five big blinds.

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

Sesso was the one to burst the bubble when Stephen Deutsch was forced all-in from the big blind. The day 1c late entry held eight-four and was up against pocket eights. No help on the board so the 30 remaining players were all in the money. The Day 1a chip leader Nils Tolpingrud had been tangling with Bittan all day and ended up four-bet shoving his aces into the ace-king suited of the latter. Bittan flopped trips to take him out.

Bracelet winner James Anderson also fell victim to Sesso when he ran his queen-nine into Sesso’s tens. Cordero Hines finished in third place in the Opening Event and now fell in 17th place. Ryan Tamanini made an ill-timed bluff against McKeehen and got caught before losing the remainder of his stack to Sesso too when he five-bet shoved his ace-king suited into aces.

MGM National Harbor Poker Room Ambassador John Auville was short throughout most of the day, doubling up a few times before he ran his eights into the kings of Olshan to get eliminated in eleventh place. Justin Arnwine left the tournament in tenth place and earned some points for the leaderboard for a spot into the Borgata Fall Poker Open/MGM Resorts East Coast Poker Tour $2,000,000 Guaranteed Championship.

Galen Hall made the final table was but the only one to not make it to the final day when he just couldn’t win any all-ins during the latter stages of the day. He went into the dinner break with the chip lead but lost every heads-up battle where all the chips went in after it. McKeehen was the one to deal the final blow when Hall shoved his last seven big blinds with ace-ten into the kings of McKeehen.

When play resumes at 1 p.m. local time in the High Limit Poker Room in the Casino, Level 23 will start 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 and it is assumed that a 10-minute break will take place after every level. Play will continue until there a winner has been crowned and PokerNews will be there bring you all the action as it happens.

Tags: Cordero HinesDavid OlshanGalen HallGlenn ChernigoffJames AndersonJeff EsterlingJeromy BittanJoe McKeehenJohn AuvilleJustin ArnwineMatthew SessoNils TolpingrudRyan TamaniniStephen DeutschUlises Roman

Play Ended

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The eight remaining players have counted their chips for the final day and will return at 1 p.m. local time on Monday, February 17 in the High Roller Room in the Poker Room in the casino itself to play down to a winner.

The full chip counts and a recap are to follow.

Roman Rivers a Full House

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ulises Roman raised to 60,000 from the button and was called by Matthew Sesso and Jeromy Bittan in the blinds.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, Sesso check-folded to the 85,000 bet of Bittan which Roman did call.

The turn was the {a-Clubs}, Bittan bet 250,000 and Roman called.

The river completed the board with the {10-Clubs}, Bittan checked and Roman fired 500,000 over the line. Bittan took some time and then made the call. Roman tabled {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for the rivered full house and Bittan looked disgusted before showing he held the {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for the flopped straight.

Player Chips Progress
Ulises Roman us
Ulises Roman
3,255,000 830,000
Jeromy Bittan us
Jeromy Bittan
Day 1A Chip Leader
2,400,000 -1,325,000

Tags: Jeromy BittanMatthew SessoUlises Roman

Leslie Doubles Through Olshan

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Alison Leslie
Alison Leslie

Joe McKeehen raised to 65,000 from the middle position and David Olshan three-bet to 200,000 from the cutoff. Alison Leslie shoved from the button for 790,000 for action to fold back to McKeehen who also folded while Olshan called.

Alison Leslie: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
David Olshan: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} for Leslie to turn the higher pair to double up with.

Player Chips Progress
Alison Leslie us
Alison Leslie
1,720,000 915,000
David Olshan us
David Olshan
335,000 -795,000

Tags: Alison LeslieDavid OlshanJoe McKeehen

Roman and Sesso Clash Again

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Ulises Roman raised to 60,000 from the button and Matthew Sesso three-bet to 205,000 from the small blind. Jeromy Bittan folded his big blind and Roman responded with a four-bet to 460,000 which Sesso called after contemplating it for a bit.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, Sesso checked and Roman fired a bet of 500,000 into the pot. Sesso looked at his stack and his cards before opting to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Ulises Roman us
Ulises Roman
2,425,000 485,000
Matthew Sesso us
Matthew Sesso
1,130,000 -455,000

Tags: Jeromy BittanMatthew SessoUlises Roman

Roman Has the Higher Kicker

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Matthew Sesso raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Ulises Roman defended his big blind.

The flop came [th5dqs[, Roman check-called the 50,000 bet of Sesso.

The turn was the {2-Spades}, Roman checked again and now Sesso continued with a bet of 140,000 which was called.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds}, Roman checked for the last time. Sesso fired a bet of 220,000 into the pot which Roman called. Sesso tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts} for the pair of queens but Roman held the {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for the same pair of queens but with the ace-kicker to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ulises Roman us
Ulises Roman
1,940,000 780,000
Matthew Sesso us
Matthew Sesso
1,585,000 -520,000

Tags: Matthew SessoUlises Roman

Galen Hall Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,635)

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Galen Hall
Galen Hall

Ulises Roman raised to 60,000 from the late position and Galen Hall shoved from the hijack for 205,000. Action folded to Joe McKeehen in the big blind who shoved for more. Roman quickly folded.

Galen Hall: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Joe McKeehen: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Spades}{6-Hearts} for McKeehen to eliminate Hall in ninth place for $15,635.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McKeehen us
Joe McKeehen
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
1,275,000 275,000
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Galen HallJoe McKeehenUlises Roman