Main Event
Day 1a Started
Main Event
Day 1a Started
It is time for the Potomac Poker Open’s premier event, Event 11: $3,300 Main Event. What has been an eventful fortnight of poker at the MGM National Harbor will peak with this tournament.
The $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool tournament will get underway at 11 a.m. local time with Flight A. Aside from today’s action there are two other opening Flights with Flight B starting on Saturday August 3 at 11 p.m and Flight C beginning at 6 p.m on Saturday.
Day 1 Levels for this event are 50 minutes in length. Each Day 1 will play 13 levels of action before ending play for the night. Re-entry is allowed up until level 9. Breaks will be every three levels, with a dinner break coming after level 9.
The big blind ante format will be utilized and players received a deep stack of 50,000 starting chips with each entry. Many familiar names that have been battling on the felt throughout the entire PPO are expected to take their shot in the Main Event and a chance at what will be a big first place prize.
PokerNews will be on hand to cover this event from start to finish with updates, big hands, chip counts and more.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The 2019 Potomac Poker Open Main Event is underway! The clock shows 33 entries as play begins.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Curtis Ehrgott | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Eric Persian | 50,000 | 50,000 |
David Israelite | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Ian Davis | 50,000 | 50,000 |
George Awad
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Mark Castaldo | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Yoon Cheon | 50,000 |
Here is a look at the remaining Potomac Poker Open Schedule.
WSOP Bracelet winner Ari Engel has just entered the PPO Main Event. Engel won his first bracelet this past summer at the WSOP and made several other deep runs. He will certainly be one to watch throughout this event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ari Engel
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50,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The floor has just announced that breaks have been adjusted. They will now be every two levels rather than the originally scheduled after every three levels. Dinner break has been moved up to after level 8 and registration is now open until roughly 8:15 p.m.