$400 Large Stack BBA
Day 2 Completed
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Large Stack BBA
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
261
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
Sachin Joshi Scoops the $400 Large Stack Tournament for $25,005
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
After almost eight hours of play, the final day of the $400 Large Stack of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open has come to an end with Sachin Joshi taking down the tournament for $25,005 by defeating Massoud “Steve” Nooralian heads-up in the 261-strong field which featured a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
This cash is his second-largest ever after coming third in an event in England a few months back and it will take hem well over the $100,000-mark according to the database on The Hendon Mob. The Londoner is in the United States for a month to visit family in Virginia and decided to play this tournament which ended up being a profitable decision.
He scooped the Day 1b chip lead and even though he got short at one point, he remained patient, waited for his spots, got lucky sometimes, and ended up walking away with all the bragging rights at a final table that included some familiar regional faces including Chris Zelesnick, who also reached the final table of the Opening Event last Sunday finishing in fifth place.
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $400 Large Stack Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Joshi | United Kingdom | $25,005 |
| 2 | Massoud Nooralian | United States | $15,414 |
| 3 | Chris Zelesnick | United States | $11,024 |
| 4 | Charles Coddington | United States | $8,854 |
| 5 | Andrew Whetzel | United States | $6,330 |
| 6 | Joel Doney | United States | $4,565 |
| 7 | Kevin Ryan | United States | $3,556 |
| 8 | Ali Salah-Eddine | United States | $2,849 |
| 9 | Barbara Rogers | United States | $2,041 |
| 10 | Ken Fishback | United States | $1,789 |
Start of the Day
When the final 19 players returned to the tables in the MGM Grand Ballroom at noon local time at the MGM National Harbor, it was Ben Strumpf who would become the first victim of Joshi when he ran his kings into Joshi's ace-five and an ace came on the flop. John Kim, Dien Le, and Vincent Marchesano were next to go before an hour of double-ups came flying in.
Andrew Whetzel then came out best in a three-way all-in situation in which William Lawson was sent to the rail with Dong Jun Ji following him a few minutes later. Stephan Waters, Jeromy Bittan, and Ryan McPherson all busted before the tournament went down to one table.
Final Table Action
Ken Fishback was the first player to leave the final table with king-queen. Barbara Rogers held the same hand when she was eliminated while Ali Salah-Eddine busted with king-jack. An hour later, Kevin Ryan first doubled up but then lost them all to Joshi in a blind-versus-blind situation. Joel Doney was the one to double Ryan up and then lost the remainder of his stack to Nooralian and Joshi when they chopped the pot.
Whetzel then left the final table stage in fifth place when his flopped top pair and kicker lost to the turned two pair of Zelesnick. Soon after Charles Coddington was kicked out by Nooralian when his gutshot to a straight didn’t get there. The three remaining players played for another 20 minutes before it was time for a break and some deal discussions which didn’t go anywhere.
It would take almost two hours of three-handed play in which Joshi was the short stack for most of the time until he first doubled up with ace-seven and cracked Nooralian’s aces and then caught him in what might be the most remarkable hand of the tournament. Joshi raised on the button and Nooralian defended his big blind. The ace-deuce-five flop got Joshi to check-raise the continuation-bet of Nooralian. who responded with a shove, which was snap-called. Nooralian held nine-seven for the backdoor-gutshot-straight-draw while Joshi had the flush draw and got there on the turn to claim over 60 percent of all the chips in play.
But it was Zelesnick who was eliminated in third place when he three-bet shoved on a nine-six-trey flop with a pair of tens. Joshi called with queen-nine and found another nine on the turn to get to heads-up. Soon, it was all over when Nooralian shoved his last nine big blinds in with queen-trey suited and was looked up with by the king-jack of Joshi. Joshi flopped top pair, Nooralian turned second pair but got no help on the river.
This is it for this tournament but PokerNews will be back at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 14 for Day 1a of the $3,000 Main Event which has a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool so make sure to return for all the action from the floor.
Massoud Nooralian Eliminated in 2nd Place ($15,414)
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
In the first hand of the new level, Massoud Nooralian shoved for 895,000 from the button and Sachin Joshi made the call.
Massoud Nooralian: 
Sachin Joshi: 
The flop came 
for Joshi to hit top pair.
The turn was the 
for Nooralian to hit a pair too to give him a glimmer of hope but he bricked the river as the 
completed the board.
Nooralian was sent to the payout desk to collect $15,414 while Joshi walks away victorious with the trophy and $25,005.
A recap of today is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,400,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Chris Zelesnick Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,024)
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chris Zelesnick raised to 180,000 on the button and got called by Sachin Joshi in the big blind.
The flop came out 
and Joshi checked to the aggressor. Zelesnick bet 175,000 and Joshi raised to 425,000. Zelesnick shoved all-in and before the dealer could finish counting out the chips, Joshi called the all-in bet of 2,735,000.
The cards got turned up and Zelesnick showed 
and Joshi flipped up 
.
The hit the turn giving Joshi trip nines.
The on the river gave Joshi a full house and the knockout. Zelesnick was eliminated in third place, cashing for $11,024.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,800,000 | 3,530,000 |
|
Busted |
"So Much For Live Reads"
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sachin Joshi raised to 160,000 from the button and Massoud Nooralian defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Nooralian continued with a bet of 350,000 and Joshi raised to 650,000 after taking some time to consider his options. Nooralian confirmed the raise and then decided to shove with the bigger stack. Joshi snap-called for the 2,615,000 he had behind.
Sachin Joshi:
Massoud Nooralian: 
When the cards were tabled, everyone including the rail looked a bit bewildered.
The turn was the 
to give Joshi the flush and leave Nooralian drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the as a formality as Joshi doubled up.
"So much for live reads..." Nooralian commented while he watched how a big chunk of his stack was awarded to Joshi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,270,000 | 3,800,000 |
|
|
1,720,000 | -3,520,000 |
Joshi Doubles Up Through Nooralian
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sachin Joshi raised to 600,000 on the button and Massoud Nooralian three-bet all-in from the big blind. Joshi called for 1,235,000 in total and they went to the runout.
Sachin Joshi: 
Massoud Nooralian: 
The board read 
and with trip sevens, Joshi doubled up to remain in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,240,000 | -1,245,000 |
|
|
2,470,000 | 1,120,000 |
Joshi Getting Shorter
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chris Zelesnick raised to 200,000 from the button and Sachin Joshi defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Joshi check-raised to 200,000 continuation-bet of Zelesnick to 480,000 after checking out how much more he had left behind. Zelesnick responded with a shove and that was enough for Joshi to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,485,000 | 885,000 |
|
|
2,505,000 | 305,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | -1,240,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Nooralian Adds to His Stack
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In a blind vs blind limped pot, Chris Zelesnick bet 60,000 on the flop and Massoud Nooralian called from the big blind.
It got checked to Nooralian on the turn after the was put down, and Nooralian bet 175,000. Zelesnick called and they went to the river.
Zelesnick checked after seeing the 
on the river and Nooralian bet 400,000. Zelesnick called and Nooralian showed 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | -340,000 |