$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day 1a Started
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$781,746
Entries
294
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
80
Players Left
15
Day 1a of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Kicks Off at 11 AM
At 11 a.m. local time, Day 1a of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event kicks off at the beautiful MGM National Harbor. The first of three starting days gives players a chance to play their way to Day 2 which will take place on Sunday, February 16 and features a wonderful $500,000 prize pool guarantee.
In 2019 there was this edition of the Potomac Open did not exist yet but last August it was Farid Jattin who emerged as the champion after defeating Rajasekar Govindan heads-up for $247,950. Fattin hasn’t been spotted here yet but Govindan was close to cashing in the Large Stack tournament two days ago. The tournament collected 348 entries over three starting days with a buy-in of $3,300.
PokerNews has already covered two tournaments here with Yaser Al-Keliddar and Sachin Joshi walking away with the bragging rights. Al-Kelidaar will for sure be back but who knows if the Brit will be back in one of the seats here in the MGM Grand Ballroom?
Players will get 50,000 chips in their start stack and 13 levels of 45 minutes each are scheduled for Day 1a. A 15-minute break will take place after Level 3, 6, and 12 with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9. At the end of that dinner break, the late registration and single reentry period will be closed.
Day 1b will take place on Saturday, February 15 at the same time of 11 a.m. with Day 1c scheduled to start at 6 p.m. but that flight will only play nine levels. The survivors of Day 1c will return at noon on Sunday, February 13 to play the last four levels of their day. Players can late reg or do their single reentry per flight up until the moment the cards go back in the air at noon on that day.
Day 2 will take place at 3 p.m. local time on Sunday, February 16 with play continuing until 2 a.m. or until the final six players have been reached. The level duration will be increased to 45 minutes each on Day until the final table of nine as the levels will then go up to 75 minutes. And on Monday, February 17, a first-ever Potomac Winter Poker Open Main Event Champion will be crowned!
The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Schedule
| Day | Date | Starting Time | Late Reg | Entries | Survivors | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | Friday February 14 | 11:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 13 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1b | Saturday February 15 | 11:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 13 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (1) | Saturday February 15 | 18:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 9 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 1c (2) | Sunday February 16 | 12:00 | Start of Level 10 | tba | tba | 4 levels of 45 minutes |
| Day 2 | Sunday February 16 | 15:00 | - | tba | tba | 60-minute levels, play until final 6 or 2 a.m. |
| Day 3 | Monday February 17 | 13:00 | - | tba | - | final table levels increase to 75 minutes |
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
The players have been welcomed to the tables and the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal for the first of three starting flights of the Main Event.
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Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
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First Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
More Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 |
Some Day 1a Photos
Mottur Gone
Level 2
: 200/300, 300 ante
Al Mottur got all his chips in from the small blind when he shoved on the 
flop or the 
on the turn. He was called by Daniel Lim on the button who had him covered and held 
. Mottur held 
but got no help on the river as the board was completed with the 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000 | 43,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |