$370 Opening Event
Day 2 Started
2019 Potomac Poker Open
$370 Opening Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Potomac Poker Open
Buy-in
$370
Prize Pool
$583,356
Entries
1,952
Level
36
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
50,000
Day 2 Seat Assignments
Payout Structure and Prizepool
The $370 Opening Event Culminates on Day 2 as 154 Players Return to Play Down to a Champion
Day 2 of the $370 Opening Flight is finally upon us. After five grueling and exciting opening flights of play that drew an astounding 1,952 entries only 154 players return to action today at 12 p.m.
A winner will be crowned on Day 2 and the winner’s reward will be $94,203 once the dust settles which will likely be late into the morning. The first few players to be eliminated on Day 2 will receive $806 and the payouts go up steadily from there.
Curtis Ehrgott leads the returning hopefuls with 1,402,000 in chips and he will be looking to continue his run of eliminating players that he ended with on Day 1. Maxwell Schrack is on his heels with 1,329,000 in chips. Richie Smith (1,308,500), Columbus Randolph Jr (1,123,000) and Ian Mason (807,500) round out the top 5 chip stacks.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Chip Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Ehrgott | 1,402,000 |
| 2 | Maxwell Schrack | 1,329,000 |
| 3 | Richie Smith | 1,308,500 |
| 4 | Columbus Randolph | 1,123,000 |
| 5 | Ian Mason | 807,500 |
| 6 | Brandon Holder | 800,500 |
| 7 | Jae Chong | 704,000 |
| 8 | Justin Stonehill | 680,000 |
| 9 | Joseph Paul | 676,000 |
| 10 | Quan Nyen Tran | 663,000 |
Play will begin with 11 minutes left in Level 20 with blinds at 6,000-12,000 and with a 2,000 ante. All levels on Day 2 are 45 minutes in length until the final table when the level length is stretched to 60 minutes.
PokerNews will provide all the coverage on a scintillating Day 2 of Potomac Poker Open action!
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has announced shuffle up and deal. 11 minutes and 20 seconds remain in level 20, then the first 45 minute level of the tournament will begin in level 21.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Degan Takes Out Weimer
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jerry Degan held pocket fives against the 
of Herbert Weimer all in preflop.
The flop gave Degan a set immediately as it came 
and neither the turn nor river changed a thing. With that, Degan claimed an early victim as he busted Weimer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
388,000 | 101,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Vakser Takes From Chong With Straight
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
On a board that read 
Jae Chong bet 70,000 into a pot of near 100,000. Yefim Vakser thought for about 10 seconds before calling.
Chong showed the 
for a set but Vakser had him beat with 
for the straight and he took some chips from Chong's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000 | -104,000 |
|
550,000 | 97,500 |
Stocks Doubles Up
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Teddy Stocks was seen collecting a double up as his ace-queen found a straight to best his opponent's ace-jack which had hit a jack to take the lead on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000 | 176,000 |