2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day: 1b
Event Info

2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$189,965
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$781,746
Entries
294
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
149
Players Left
34

Day 1b of the 2020 PWPO $3,000 Main Event Set to Start at 11 AM

Jeromy Bittan
Jeromy Bittan

Day 1b of the 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event starts at 11 a.m. local time today which will be the second starting flight out of three for this $5000,000 guaranteed prize pool event here at the stunning MGM National Harbor. On Day 1a, 80 entries were collected with 15 players making it through to Day 2.

Currently in the lead is Jeromy Bittan with 478,500 in chips, followed by Justin Arnwine (406,500), Sam Panzica (384,500), Joe McKeehen (377,000), and Daniel Lim (305,000).

Players will receive 50,000 in chips in their starting stack and play 13 levels of 45 minutes each today. A 15-minute break is planned after Level 3, 6, and 11 with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6. Players can reenter once per starting flight and the late registration period will remain open until the start of Level 10 which will be at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Day 1c is 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 16 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 2 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!

PokerNews will be here all day long to bring you all the happenings from the floor so keep reading the updates right here.

The 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open $3,000 Main Event Schedule

DayDateStarting TimeLate RegEntriesSurvivorsFurther Information
Day 1aFriday February 1411:00Start of Level 10801513 levels of 45 minutes
Day 1bSaturday February 1511:00Start of Level 10tbatba13 levels of 45 minutes
Day 1c (1)Saturday February 1518:00Start of Level 10tbatba9 levels of 45 minutes
Day 1c (2)Sunday February 1612:00Start of Level 10tbatba4 levels of 45 minutes
Day 2Sunday February 1615:00-tbatba60-minute levels, play until final 6 or 2 a.m.
Day 3Monday February 1713:00-tba-final table levels increase to 75 minutes

Tags: Daniel LimJeromy BittanJoe McKeehenJustin ArnwineSam Panzica