$400 Large Stack BBA Day 1ab | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$400 Large Stack BBA

Day 1ab Started

02-12-2020 11:01 UTC-4

$100,000 GTD in the $400 Large Stack 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open Tournament

Shirley Ang

Get stuck in for another exciting day at the MGM National Harbor for Day 1a and 1b of the $400 Large Stack at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. local time of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open. The eighth event features a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 and is sure to attract a bunch of poker players like it did for the Opening Event which was won by Yaser Al-Keliddar by defeating Matthew McGuire heads-up.

In 2019 there was no Winter Open but last August it was Jeremy Carney who walked away with the title after a heads-up deal was agreed with Justin Arnwine. With 330 entries last year and a lower buy-in of $370 but with the numbers of the Opening Event surpassing last year’s number, who knows how many players will be coming to take their shot at that amazing prize pool for a two-day event.

Players will get 40,000 in chips in their start stack, level duration will remain at 30 minutes during the first 18 levels and increase to 45 minutes until the final table has been reached. The level duration will then be increased again but to 60 minutes. The late registration period and single reentry period will remain open until the start of Level 12.

The tournament will pay 12% of the field and play down until 8% is left. Day 2 will start at the earliest time any of the two starting flights end and all players who make the money on Day 1 are guaranteed to cash for $550.

PokerNews will be there from the first shuffle until the final end-of-day chip count has been noted so stick around for all the live action from the floor.

Tags: Justin Arnwine Yaser Al-Keliddar Matthew McGuire Jeremy Carney

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

02-12-2020 12:01 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

The players have been welcomed back to the tabled and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.

02-12-2020 12:10 UTC-4

My Stack App Activated

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.

02-12-2020 12:25 UTC-4

First Familiar Faces in the Field

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kashka Corpening	40,000
Kenneth Lee	40,000
Joseph Tak	40,000
Harvey Doncev	40,000
Joseph Cashen	40,000
David Kim	40,000
James Anderson	40,000

Joel Doney	40,000
John Neacsu	40,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

02-12-2020 12:42 UTC-4

Cashen Climbs Back

Shirley Ang

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Joseph Cashen has just doubled up when he held against the of his opponent when the board read for him to flop the higher pair and improve to two pair on the river to take him back to the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cashen	39,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Joseph Cashen

02-12-2020 12:51 UTC-4

Bittan Doubles Up

CodyShook

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

The board read , the first player checked, the second player bet 600 and both Jeromy Bittan and the other player called.

The turn was the , the first player checked again, the second player continued with a bet of 2,500 which was called by both again.

The river completed the board with the for the first player to check for the last time. The second player barreled another bet into the pot, this time for 4,500 and Bittan responded with a shove. The first player folded but the other player called for less with for a flopped two pair.