2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Large Stack BBA
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$25,005
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
261
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
19
Players Left
1

Nooralian Wins at Showdown

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sachin Joshi opened from the button to 125,000 and it was called by both Chris Zelesnick and Massoud Nooralian in the blinds.

The flop came out {4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{k-Clubs} and it was checked to Joshi who bet 125,000. Nooralian was the only one to make the call.

The {a-Spades} hit the turn and Nooralian check-called a 225,000 bet from Joshi.

It went check, check on the river when the {7-Diamonds} came out and Nooralian showed {a-Hearts}{4-Clubs} to take down the pot and bring in more chips.

Player Chips Progress
Massoud Nooralian us
Massoud Nooralian
Day 1A Chip Leader
4,560,000 435,000
Sachin Joshi gb
Sachin Joshi
Day 1B Chip Leader
1,650,000 -600,000

Tags: Chris ZelesnickMassoud NooralianSachin Joshi

More for Zelesnick

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Chris Zelesnick raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Massoud Nooralian defended his big blind.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, Zelesnick continued with a bet of 100,000 which Nooralian called.

The turn was the {9-Hearts} and now Zelesnick barreled 200,000 into the pot which was called by Nooralian.

The river completed the board with the {j-Hearts}, Zelesnick fired a 300,000 bet over the line and now Nooralian decided to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Massoud Nooralian us
Massoud Nooralian
Day 1A Chip Leader
4,125,000 -210,000
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
3,805,000 450,000

Tags: Chris ZelesnickMassoud Nooralian

Joshi Makes the Right Call

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Sachin Joshi completed his small blind and Chris Zelesnick opted to check.

They both checked through the {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades} flop to the {6-Spades} on the turn. Joshi check-called the 50,000 bet of Zelesnick.

The river completed the board with the {3-Diamonds} and Joshi checked for the last time. Zelesnick fired 200,000 into the pot and Joshi went through the options in his head for a bit before making the call.

"Good call," Zelesnick said and then showed {9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for the bluff. Joshi quickly turned over {q-Hearts}{j-Spades} for the pair of jacks to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
3,355,000 -445,000
Sachin Joshi gb
Sachin Joshi
Day 1B Chip Leader
2,250,000 -150,000

Tags: Sachin JoshiChris Zelesnick

Charles Coddington Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,854)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Charles Coddington
Charles Coddington

The action folded to Charles Coddington in the small blind where he raised to 200,000. Massoud Nooralian called in the big blind.

The flop came out {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} and Coddington checked to the big blind where Nooralian bet 500,000 and Coddington would eventually call.

The {4-Diamonds} hit the turn and Coddington checked again. Nooralian put Coddington all-in on the turn and he called for his last 485,000.

Coddington showed {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} for a gutshot to a straight and Nooralian showed {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for the nut-straight.

The {9-Clubs} came on the river and Coddington was eliminated in fourth place for $8,854.

Player Chips Progress
Massoud Nooralian us
Massoud Nooralian
Day 1A Chip Leader
4,335,000 1,235,000
Charles Coddington us
Charles Coddington
Busted

Tags: Charles CoddingtonMassoud Nooralian

Andrew Whetzel Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,330)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Andrew Whetzel
Andrew Whetzel

Andrew Whetzel raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and got two calls behind him, Massoud Nooralian on the button and Chris Zelesnick in the big blind.

When the flop came out {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, Zelesnick checked, Whetzel shoved all-in for 630,000. Nooralian folded, and Zelesnick called with two cards remaining.

Andrew Whetzel: {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Chris Zelesnick: {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

The {q-Clubs} hit the turn giving Zelesnick two pair and with the {j-Clubs} on the river, he was able to get the knockout and make it to the final four. Whetzel was eliminated in fifth place for $6,330.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Zelesnick us
Chris Zelesnick
3,800,000 1,015,000
Andrew Whetzel us
Andrew Whetzel
Busted

Tags: Andrew WhetzelChris ZelesnickMassoud Nooralian

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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Coddington Back Over a Million

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Charles Coddington has shoved a few times to build his stack back up and in the last hand, he shoved for 1,065,000 from the cutoff after Chris Zelesnick had raised to 110,000 from under the gun. When action was folded back to Zelesnick, he tanked for a while but opted to fold in the end.

Player Chips Progress
Charles Coddington us
Charles Coddington
1,300,000 600,000

Tags: Charles CoddingtonChris Zelesnick

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Nooralian Continues to Stack Chips

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Massoud Nooralian raised to 105,000 from middle position and got a call from Charles Coddington in the big blind.

Both players checked through the {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades} flop to the {10-Hearts} on the turn. Nooralian bet 150,000 and Coddington check-called to see the river card.

When the {8-Hearts} came, Nooralian bet 350,000 and got Coddington to check-fold before the showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Massoud Nooralian us
Massoud Nooralian
Day 1A Chip Leader
3,100,000 300,000
Charles Coddington us
Charles Coddington
700,000 -690,000

Tags: Charles CoddingtonMassoud Nooralian