$3,000 Main Event ($500K GTD) Day 1b | 2020 Potomac Winter Poker Open

02-15-2020 20:29 UTC-4

Recent Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Ahmadian	160,000 15,500	15,500
Timothy Glab	125,000 23,000	23,000
Jeffrey Chang	120,000 62,000	62,000
Ben Strumpf	93,000 19,000	19,000
Andrew Brokos	86,000 24,000	24,000
Greg Raymer	71,000 29,000	29,000

Barbara Rogers	60,000 24,000	24,000
Ryan Tamanini	38,000 12,000	12,000
Rajasekar Govindan	7,700 19,300	19,300
Kenneth Lee	Busted
Aaron Pinson	Busted
Mark Wahba	Busted
Jack Eichenberger	Busted
David Fuss	Busted
Omid Azizaldin	Busted
Orson Young	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

02-15-2020 19:18 UTC-4

Dinner Break

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With 149 entries showing on the tournament clock, the remaining players have been sent for a 60-minute dinner break. Play should resume at approximately 7:16 p.m. local time.

02-15-2020 19:09 UTC-4

Ahmadian Takes One Down

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Elia Ahmadian raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and the player in the small blind shoved. The big blind folded and Ahmadian quickly made the call.

Small Blind:
Elia Ahmadian:

The board ran out for Ahmadian to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elia Ahmadian	144,500 59,500	59,500

Tags: Elia Ahmadian

02-15-2020 18:52 UTC-4

Zgorski More Than Doubles

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The player in the middle position pushed his last 4,700 in and was called by Neel Murthy in the late position. Action folded to Mike Zgorski in the big blind who shoved too but for more. Murthy asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Zgorski had 23,100 behind. Murthy called.

Middle Position:
Mike Zgorski:
Neel Murthy:

The flop came for Zgorski to hit a set immediately.

The turn was the for Murthy to hit a set too. Another eight on the river would mean that Murthy would score a double knockout but the completed the board instead for Zgorski to more than double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Neel Murthy	160,000 36,000	36,000
Mike Zgorski	53,300 700	700

Tags: Mike Zgorski Neel Murthy

02-15-2020 18:45 UTC-4

Recent Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	175,000 2,000	2,000

John Auville	136,000 86,000	86,000
Joseph Cashen	72,000 9,000	9,000
Kashka Corpening	69,000 15,500	15,500
Yaser Al-Keliddar	64,000 36,000	36,000

Nicholas Verderamo	41,000 9,000	9,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

02-15-2020 18:26 UTC-4

Luu Claims Another Victim

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The player in the late position raised to 2,400 and was called by Richard Ferrell in the cutoff. Patrick Luu three-bet to 9,600 from the small blind and the player in the big blind shoved. It was folded to Luu who asked for a count, the dealer confirmed the shove was for 18,200 in total and Luu made the call.

Big Blind:
Patrick Luu:

The board ran out for Luu to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Luu	260,000
Christian Harder	45,000

Tags: Patrick Luu

02-15-2020 18:08 UTC-4

Selection of Chip Counts

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ferrell	237,000 7,000	7,000
Chad J Brown	210,000 3,000	3,000
Sachin Joshi	158,000 117,000	117,000
Nils Tolpingrud	137,000 121,000	121,000

Ben Strumpf	112,000 7,000	7,000
Peter Karl	90,000 13,000	13,000
Elia Ahmadian	85,000 10,000	10,000
Laura Moore	77,000 37,000	37,000
Joseph Tak	75,000 75,000	75,000
Choong Baek	69,000 47,500	47,500
Adam Hendrix	47,000 3,000	3,000

02-15-2020 17:53 UTC-4

Hitchcock Gets Hall to Fold

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Shirley Ang

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The flop read with around 7,000 in the middle already.

Jane Hitchcock checked her big blind and Galen Hall bet 3,000 from the middle position. The player on the button called but Hitchcock raised to 20,000 which only Hall called.

The turn brought them the , Hitchcock continued with a bet of 15,000 which Hall called.