Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$400 Large Stack BBA
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
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
261
Players Left
19
Nooralian Leaves Hassan Short
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mohamad Hassan raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Massoud Nooralian defended his big blind.
They both checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. Nooralian checked, Hassan bet 60,000, Nooralian raised to 125,000 and Hassan shoved for Nooralian to snap-call for the 326,000 he had behind.
Massoud Nooralian: 
Mohamad Hassan: 
Nooralian had turned quads while Hassan was drawing dead with the quads.
The river completed the board with the 
as a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
787,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
||
|
29,000
-411,000
|
-411,000 |
Down to 13
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Timothy Little started the action from under-the-gun with an open shove, and Dong Jun Ji, on his immediate left went over the top with an all-in bet. All other players folded and the cards were turned over.
Timothy Little: 
Dong Jun Ji: 
The board ran out 
to not help Little as he was eliminated as was Mike Horchoff a bit earlier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
579,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Bittan Busts Webster
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
All the chips went in on the 
flop for Jason Webster in the late position when he was covered by Jeromy Bittan in the small blind.
Jason Webster: 
Jeromy Bittan: 
Webster had the overpair but Bittan held a flush draw.
The turn brought them the 
to give Bittan the flush indeed and leave Webster drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the 
as a formality for Webster to collect $550 for finishing in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
499,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
First Person In The Money Eliminated
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Esa Al-Hanooti raised from middle position to 23,000 and was re-raised by Ben Strumpf in the small blind to 65,000. Al-Hanooti went into the tank and was eventually put on the countdown clock before going all-in with 
. Strumpf immediately called with .
The board ran out 
and Al-Hanooti was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
733,000
323,000
|
323,000 |
|
Busted |
Doney Bursts the Bubble by Eliminating Arnwine
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Stephan Waters limped in from under the gun and Justin Arnwine shoved from the cutoff for 174,000. Joel Doney looked up from the big blind over to Waters' stack before announcing he was all-in too for more. Waters quickly folded after his previous two limps were also shoved on by Arnwine.
Justin Arnwine:
Joel Doney: 
The board ran out 
for Doney to hold and even improve to a flush to eliminate the 2019 runner-up as the bubble boy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
813,000
361,000
|
361,000 |
|
Busted |
Ryan Triples Up
Level 17
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
During the fourth round of hand-for-hand play, William Lawson raised to 25,000 from the middle position and was called by Massoud Nooralian in the cutoff. Kevin Ryan shoved from the button for 114,000 in total for the blinds to fold. Lawson called but now Nooralian shoved. Lawson asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Nooralian was all-in for 465,000 in total which was too much for Lawson as he folded.
Kevin Ryan: 
Massoud Nooralian: 
The flop came 
for Ryan to hit a full house immediately.
The turn was the for Nooralian to pick up a chance to burst the bubble but the river completed the board with the to keep Ryan ahead and triple him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
367,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
|
351,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Le Doubles on the Bubble
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
During the third round of hand-for-hand play, Adonnys Medrano raised to 16,000 from the early position and Dien Le defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Le check-called the 15,000 bet of Medrano.
The turn was the 
, Le checked again and Medrano shoved. Le took some time to contemplate his options and then made the call for his last 103,000 with the 
for a pair of tens. Medrano held for the open-ended straight draw.
The river completed the board with the to keep Le alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
140,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |