Fifteen Minute Break
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
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2019 Potomac Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1b
Burakgazi Gets Clocked Then Busts Opponent
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
A call of clock was heard at a table. The flop read 
and Mehmet Burakgazi was facing an all in bet from his opponent. As the floor came over to start the countdown Burakgazi called. His opponent turned over the 
and Burakgazi took a few moments before slowly showing his hand which was the 
.
His opponent got up, surprised to see the aces after the time it took to make the call. The the turn came the 
and the river was the 
to bust the at risk player and send Burakgazi's stack higher who is off to a good start as he claimed after the hand, that this is the first tournament he has every played.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000 | 45,000 |
Engel Calls Down Anderson With Worse Kicker to Bust Out
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
The action was picked up on the river and John Anderson retold the action after the hand.
As he explained, Anderson opened and was called by Ari Engel on his immediate left. The flop came 
and Anderson bet 3,100. Engel called. The turn was the 
, Anderson fired again, this time for 7,400, and Engel again called.
The river came the 
to pair the board. Anderson bet a large chunk of chips that was enough to put Engel's remaining 20,300 at risk.
Engel assessed the bet and talked out loud to himself for a few moments before eventually putting the rest of his stack in for the call.
Anderson tabled the 
for two pair and Engel said "That's good." He then turned over the 
for the same two pair but with the far inferior kicker as the king on the board was trumped by Anderson's ace and he was left without any chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | 160,000 |
|
Busted |
Colpitts Rockets Corpening's Stack
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action was on the flop as the board read 
. Kashka Corpening bet 20,000 and was called by Jeffrey Colpitts. The turn was the 
. Corpening bet another 20,000 which Colpitts responded to with an all in shove which Corpening immediately called.
Colpitts had the goods with the while Corpening had the inferior overpair with the 
. The river came the 
and Corpening was left with a handful of big blinds after the stacks were counted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 155,000 |
|
2,200 | -77,800 |
Flight A Recap
Level 6
: 400/800, 800 ante
As Flight B is humming along, get caught up on what happened during Flight A yesterday which included Dylan Lask taking the chip lead with 495,500 and Tony Gregg finishing the day with 402,500.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Siu Calls With Flush
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action was picked up on the river with a board that read 
. Mei Kat Siu was facing a bet of 25,500 from Marzouq Shehadeh. After thinking for a few moments she tossed in the one chip call. Shehadeh turned over ace high with the 
and Siu had the winner with the flopped flush as she gathered in the substantial pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
98,000 | -33,000 |
A Round of Chip Counts
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
131,000 | 46,000 |
|
|
130,000 | |
|
125,000 | 83,000 |
|
116,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
115,000 | 20,000 |
|
110,000 | 37,000 |
|
105,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
84,000 | 84,000 |
|
|
80,000 | 27,000 |
|
74,000 | 6,000 |
|
70,000 | -2,000 |
|
64,000 | |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | -10,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
55,000 | -11,000 |
|
48,000 | 23,000 |
|
7,000 | 7,000 |
Ngamsaard Takes Small Pot
Level 5
: 300/600, 600 ante
On the river the board read 
Ake Ngamsaard called the bet of 4,000 from his opponent and showed 
which was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000 | 9,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600