Main Event
Day 3 Started
2019 Potomac Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 3
Thirteen Players Battle for the $3300 Main Event Prize at 2 p.m.
It is time to crown a new main event champion at the 2019 Potomac Poker Open $3300 Main Event as the final day gets underway at 2 p.m.
The remaining 13 players will all be aiming for the $247,950 grand prize up top. Leading the hopefuls is Jimmy Chen who enters the day as the chip leader by some distance with 3,600,00 in chips. Chen would need to finish 4th or better to secure his biggest ever live poker cash and he sits in good position to do so with his chip lead.
It will not be easy for Chen however as several other big stacks reside at his table, in a somewhat unbalanced seat draw with two tables remaining as the top four stacks are all at Chen’s table, including Farid Jattin who is second in chips with 2,350,000. Jattin has close to 4 million in career tournament poker earnings and the player representing Colombia will be looking to add yet another big score to his impressive resume. Jonathan Gilliam (1,800,000) and Ian O’Hara (1,435,000) are also at the table of giant stacks and will be looking to disrupt the two larger stacks.
The same table also features WSOP bracelet winner Yaser Al-Keliddar who brings a stack of 1,020,000 back with him to the final day as he looks to climb the chip counts to get into the hunt.
Every player remaining still has a chance as long as they have chips however as once play gets down to the final ten players there will be a redraw and the eventual winner will have to go through everyone in order to take the top prize.
Play will begin at 2 p.m. Levels will be 60 minutes and play will begin at level 23 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,0000 big blind ante meaning that the average stack has about 33 big blinds. Breaks are every two levels and a dinner break will be decided as the day goes on.
PokerNews will cover the entirety of the day with chip counts, photos the big hands that will shape the eventual outcome.
Level: 23
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The Potomac Poker Open Main Event final day is underway!
Sita Doubles Through Kwak
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Damon Sita shoved his short stack from the cutoff. It folded to Kevin Kwak in the big blind who played with his chips for a while and said he pretty much had to call with any two and called.
Sita showed the 
while Sita had the 
. The board ran out 
and Sita doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
465,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
Jattin Gets River Value
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
On a board that read 
Farid Jattin bet 445,000 into two opponents. Ian O'Hara folded and Jimmy Chen called.
Jattin turned over the and Chen mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,150,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
||
|
2,800,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Gouindan Doubles Through Jattin
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Rajasekar Gouindan shoved from the button and was called out of the big blind by Farid Jattin.
Gouindan was well ahead with the 
while Jattin was the 
.
The flop came 
, the turn was the 
, and the river came the 
to give Gouindan a big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
1,300,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Vera Turns Trips
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn of a board that read 
.
Phil Vera bet 300,000 and was called by Rich Weinhold.
The river was the 
. Vera bet again, this time for a downsized amount of 200,000 and was quickly called by Weinhold.
Vera turned over the 
for turned trips and Weinhold mucked after showing some frustration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
450,000
-620,000
|
-620,000 |
|
||
Kwak Doubles Up
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kevin Kwak moved all in from under the gun. he was called from middle position by Jordan Fisch.
Kwak had the while Fisch had the 
.
The board stayed safe for Kwak as it came 
and Kwak doubled
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
975,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
600,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Short Stacks Continue to Survive as Sita Doubles Again
Level 23
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Damon Sita shoved all in preflop and was called on his immediate left by Dustin Semonavick. Sita had 
and Semonavick had the .
The flop kept Semonavick ahead as it came 
but the turn and river were both jacks the 
and the to give Sita another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
375,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |